I originally posted this in Wikipedia, but I think it shoud be repeatd
here:
There's an interesting passage in chapter 11. Someomne or something
called "the Candlesticks of God" speaks with flame, causes floods, and
makes trouble for people who don't believe its prophesies. Sollog has
been accused of posting flames online, flooding websites and in-boxes,
and causing trouble for people who don't believe his prophesies.
But how can we explain the "Candlesticks of God" reference? Simple.
Just consider the effect that advancing technology has had on our use
of metaphors. Nowadays we have lightbulbs that are brighter than many
candles, so a more appropriate, modern version would be "Light of God".
No wonder Sollog doesn't like the phrase "Son of Light, Light of God".
It gives away his true position in the divine scheme of things.
The candlesticks then become destroyed in a war against a beast that
crawled out of a bottomless pit. People will gather round the dead
candlesticks and rejoice that the evil false prophets have been
defeated. That's good news, but who is this beast that's gonna destroy
Sollog?
Well, Wikipedia is a sort of endless pit of knowledge. Perhaps the
passage is referring to Wikipedians defeating him in this edit war.
Their victory is guaranteed -- it's predicted right there in the Bible.
Well, no, actually it isn't. Read the actual chapter, and you'll see
I've had to twist it a lot to get this interpretation, cherry picking
those verses that support my prediction, ignoring those that don't.
Just like Sollog does with his prophesies. If you play with words and
numbers, you can twist almost any passage to have almost any meaning!
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But...
Is there any other passage in Revelation, which could be about him?
Any other possible mention? What does Sollog himself say about it? If
he genuinely believes he's the Second Coming of the Messiah, how does
he fit his behaiviour with the predicted behaviour of "the Lamb of
God"?
And if the candlesticks aren't him, who *are* they supposed to be?
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