by Matthew N. Morales | Aug 14, 2022 | Biblical Studies, Christian Origins, Christianity, Judaism, Religion, Revelation Unredacted, Textual Criticism
The Two Witnesses Taken to Heaven in a Cloud. Image Credit: FCIT. This post is the second of a five-part series exploring the proposal of an original Essene Jewish core of the Book of Revelation. In case you missed it, catch up by reading part one where I lay out the...
by Matthew N. Morales | Aug 7, 2022 | Biblical Studies, Books, Christian Origins, Christianity, Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Revelation Unredacted, Textual Criticism
A surrealistic take on Revelation. Image credit: W. Ralph Walters. “For there shall be yet another vision concerning the appointed time. It shall tell of the end and shall not lie.”Habakkuk 2:3 “Interpreted, this means that the final age shall be...
by Matthew N. Morales | Aug 24, 2021 | Christian Origins, Dead Sea Scrolls, Mythology
I, Theophilus, was in the land of the Eagle on the Lord’s Day. I had been studying the scriptures and was in the Spirit, when after many hours of seeking the truth, I fell into a deep slumber. After I know not how long, I awoke to find that night had fallen, and my...