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From: jclark@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (John Clark)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: Re: ENDTIMES STUDY
Message-ID: <Jun.3.02.59.55.1991.3748@athos.rutgers.edu>
Date: 3 Jun 91 06:59:57 GMT
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In article <Jun.2.01.41.52.1991.16506@athos.rutgers.edu> billg@bony1.bony.com (Bill Gripp) writes:
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+>are the twelve birthstones of the zodiac.  This is an obvious allusion
+>to astrology.  From this allusion (a as in aardvark, not i as in illusion)
+>we can conclude one (or both) of two things: 1.  God is the author of

Have you ever heard of the 'Kabbala'? There is a long tradition of
interpreting Biblical text in terms of some esoteric knowledge.
There has been much crossover from Kabbala, ceremonial magick and
various forms of occultisms.

Of course there are some who would argue that the Revelations writer
was well steeped in Middle Eastern magick practices and was writing
accordingly.

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John Clark
jclark@ucsd.edu