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Isa. 2:18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
Isa. 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and
for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isa. 2:20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself
to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isa. 2:21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the
glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
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The Amplified Theistic Evolution Bible Interpretation:
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Revelation 6: The only name for God throughout the whole Roman Empire
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Decline of Graeco-Roman polytheism
When Constantine became the sole Roman Emperor in 323,
Christianity became the leading religion of the empire. After the death of
Constantine in 337, two of his sons, Constantius II and Constans took over the
leadership of the empire. Constans, ruler of the western provinces, was, like
his father, a Christian. In 341, he decreed that all pre-Christian Graeco Roman
worship and sacrifice should cease; warning those who still persisted in
practicing ancient Graeco-Roman polytheism with the threat of the death penalty.
Lay Christians took advantage of new anti-Graeco-Roman
polytheism laws by destroying and plundering the temples. Temples that survived
were converted into Christian churches: the Pantheon is the most notable
example, having once been a temple to all the gods and later becoming a church
in honor of all the saints. Many of the buildings in the Roman Forum were
similarly converted, preserving the structures if not their original intent.
Isa. 2:17 And the loftiness of man shall
be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD, (Christ), alone shall be exalted in that day, (380AD).
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Rev. 6:12 And I beheld, (in the days
of Theodocius, who established the Holy Roman, Catholic, Apostolic Church), when he, (the Lamb of the tribe of Judah, the off-spring of the root of David;[Rev 5:5]), had opened the sixth seal of (scripture), and, lo, there was a great earthquake (of religious social change); and the Sun (signs of Astrologies) became (as)
black as (the) sackcloth of (a nun's) hair, and the moon became as
blood (of Christ, to determine the very day of the Christian Passover).
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Rev. 6:13 And the stars' (twelve constellations of
Sun Signs) of heaven fell (from popular grace) unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, (ruined), when she is (destructively) shaken
of a mighty wind.
Rev. 6:14 And (Astrology) departed (from popular practice) as
a scroll when it is rolled together; and every (Pagan religion and secret society) were moved out of their places.
Rev. 6:15 And (1) the kings of the earth, (POLITICIAN), and (2)
the great men, (STATESMEN), and (3) the rich men, (ECONOMIC
BARONS), and (4) the chief captains, (PRIESTHOODS), and (5)
the mighty men, (MILITARY LEADERS), and (6) every bondman,
(CRAFTSMAN), and (7) every free man, (PEASANT), hid themselves in the dens
and in the rocks of the (pagan temples);
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Rev. 6:16 And said to the mountains (of the previous
social institutions) and rocks (of cultural norms), Fall on us, (help!), and hide us from the face (of Papal judgment) of
(Universal Christianity), him that sitteth on the throne
(of Christian Rome) and from the (words of) wrath of the Lamb, (the Word of the New Testament):
Rev. 6:17 For the great day of his wrath, (the one
thousand year reign predicted), is come; and who, (what other
God or church), shall be able to stand (during these Dark
Ages)?
(link to chapter 7)
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