Reply #1: I don't interpret Revelation, for a few reasons. [View All]

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Mostly because of what it says. So I don't comment on that book except to say that that I try not to speak about what I think different parts of that chapter might be about.

Its complicated, I can say I think people have to have the oil for their lamps already inside them, and not to go to the store, and also I think people that read the Bible memorize verses for a reason.


I should add many teachings are about the calling of people to share joy and love, the merriment in that verse is attached to an event, so it is not just making merry in that verse, but why that merry was made within that context. Not as an interpretation but as a comment on people not fearing being joyful in life even if life can be difficult.

And I honestly hope that is not an interpretation of that passage, but instead is a comment outside of that passage on the better meaning of joy, and not fearing sharing joy.