Humans reap destruction when they allow the predators to rule. Remember the 4 creatures of the Throne of God? Lion, Eagle, Man, Ox. The first two usually try to usurp power and are referred to as "Simon-Levy" by Jacob in Genesis 49. Simon-Levy (Lion-Eagle) kills the man and hamstrings the ox. The proper configuration is for the Man and the Ox to rule the lion and eagle so that the lion lays down with the lamb (Judah is the lamb Aries). The point is that we begin as predatory creatures, but actual human sapient evolution transforms the predation of others into a predation of knowledge and prosperity for all. Meanwhile, Simon and Levy are not harmful to the major population when they are checked by the overall unity of the 4 creatures and the zodiac itself., ruled by a Septre of Judah, who represents the unity of the entire Zodiac, rather than a single sign. The zodiac, a.k.a. Israel, is a system that takes us from black/white either/or to understanding the glory of both...and and multiple configurations beyond the binary that binds modern man. Scripture offers Words of wisdom from the past that are useful for our current reality, but first you have to learn the allegorical language of scripture and this hasn't been taught for centuries.
The connections between the zodiac and scripture are fascinating. Michael Heiser of Naked Bible Podcast did a fascinating study of the star the wisemen followed.
You’re right we don’t know how to read the Bible allegorically. Jonathan Pageau addresses seeing the world symbolically through his The Symbolic World podcast. His earlier stuff is fascinating.
The commentator on Revelation that I’m reading, Peter Leithart,identifies the beasts differently but he too ties them with the tribes of Isreal and the Zodiac, the four directions, and the gospel writers.
The lamb who was slain conquered by his death and resurrection and holds the keys to death and hades.
The first step is to recognize that we are all the lion and the eagle, but we don't stop there...progressing to the man and the ox - the latter "ox" being one that evolved beyond man, but steps down from the higher worlds for the service of man, much as the Buddhist idea of a Bodhisattva. Just as the ox has given up part of itself for service, so too do higher evolved beings will to step down into humanity to do good. The only way to conquer the lion is to admit the lion within oneself...which is why Simon and Levy are still part of Israel...even though taken apart from the rest, they are a danger to Israel and the world (this has nothing at all to do with modern Israel and Jews!).
Authoritarianism is prowling like a roaring Lion. It’s in the air.
Humans reap destruction when they allow the predators to rule. Remember the 4 creatures of the Throne of God? Lion, Eagle, Man, Ox. The first two usually try to usurp power and are referred to as "Simon-Levy" by Jacob in Genesis 49. Simon-Levy (Lion-Eagle) kills the man and hamstrings the ox. The proper configuration is for the Man and the Ox to rule the lion and eagle so that the lion lays down with the lamb (Judah is the lamb Aries). The point is that we begin as predatory creatures, but actual human sapient evolution transforms the predation of others into a predation of knowledge and prosperity for all. Meanwhile, Simon and Levy are not harmful to the major population when they are checked by the overall unity of the 4 creatures and the zodiac itself., ruled by a Septre of Judah, who represents the unity of the entire Zodiac, rather than a single sign. The zodiac, a.k.a. Israel, is a system that takes us from black/white either/or to understanding the glory of both...and and multiple configurations beyond the binary that binds modern man. Scripture offers Words of wisdom from the past that are useful for our current reality, but first you have to learn the allegorical language of scripture and this hasn't been taught for centuries.
The connections between the zodiac and scripture are fascinating. Michael Heiser of Naked Bible Podcast did a fascinating study of the star the wisemen followed.
You’re right we don’t know how to read the Bible allegorically. Jonathan Pageau addresses seeing the world symbolically through his The Symbolic World podcast. His earlier stuff is fascinating.
The commentator on Revelation that I’m reading, Peter Leithart,identifies the beasts differently but he too ties them with the tribes of Isreal and the Zodiac, the four directions, and the gospel writers.
The lamb who was slain conquered by his death and resurrection and holds the keys to death and hades.
No. We are the Lion and they will be consumed.
Not sure I agree. He who sits in the heavens laughs and holds them in derision.
The first step is to recognize that we are all the lion and the eagle, but we don't stop there...progressing to the man and the ox - the latter "ox" being one that evolved beyond man, but steps down from the higher worlds for the service of man, much as the Buddhist idea of a Bodhisattva. Just as the ox has given up part of itself for service, so too do higher evolved beings will to step down into humanity to do good. The only way to conquer the lion is to admit the lion within oneself...which is why Simon and Levy are still part of Israel...even though taken apart from the rest, they are a danger to Israel and the world (this has nothing at all to do with modern Israel and Jews!).