I'm not religious in any conventional sense of the word. I don't believe in God, and I don't think the Bible is an accurate documentary of the past or the future. However, I do believe that there's wisdom in the Bible and that it can be accessed and used by all to create a better life for ourselves. The trick is to read it with an open mind and with a constructive desire to get at the useful bits, because there's plenty of practical advise in the Bible for those who're willing to look for it.
Students of history will also see that there's plenty of overlap between Bible stories and actual historic events. But there are also discrepancies. The Bible is not a reliable source for archaeology. However, it's good at interpretation. It gives good advice when it comes to life and how to live in harmony, even under averse conditions. There is advice on what to look for and what to do and not to do when navigating society and life itself.
Seen in this light, Bible prophesies come across as something more than just psychedelic doom and gloom. They are not merely visions of the future. They're also visions of the past, with vivid and strange imagery deliberately introduce in order to obscure the specifics. The thinking being that the future is going to be a repetition of the past, but draped differently. The signs of things to come are specific enough for us to discern, but vague enough to make them relatively unrelated to history.
The four horsemen of the apocalypse becomes in this way a generic story about unsustainable political and economic ambitions. The advice to us is also clear. We must stay away from such projects. We must seek our likeminded and disappear from society if necessary. We are also encouraged to look for signs of trouble. There's all sorts of imagery, all of it vague enough to fit almost anything, but specific enough to tell us whether or not a specific person or event is ominous or not.
Babylon the Great, commonly known as the Whore of Babylon, is a good example of a sign that we're encouraged to look for. The imagery used is that of a person and a great city, and it's unclear whether we should look for either or both. It's also unclear if the location of this entity is physical or allegorical. However, it's clear that we should be suspicious of overly ambitions women of questionable moral standing as well as large cities, especially those at the heart of empires. In the event of such a woman ascending to the peak of power in a city associated with political grift and empire, we're pretty much spot on as far as identity goes. Should for instance Kamala Harris one day be sworn in as president of the US, we're likely to see some serious shenanigans going forward. Specifically, we can view such an event as a sign that the current socio-economic cycle is about to come to an apocalyptic end.
Such signs should be taken seriously, and proper action should be taken to protect ourselves. Unwinding speculative positions, and withdrawal from the public scene is a safe and sensible first step. Moving out and away from large cities is another sensible thing we can do. Owning gold and silver is never a bad idea. Withdrawing savings from banks and credit institutions is also a good idea. But hiding out in a bunker somewhere is not recommended. The Bible doesn't suggest this as an option. Instead, we're advised to seek likeminded people and create community, commerce and industry together with them.
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By Henri-Marcel Magne - Self-photographed by GFreihalter, November 2018, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
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