Yeah, a lot of people find the Bible hard. I imagine it's tempting just to squish over all the details and edges, and force it all into a big, pastel, washy water color painting. When there are no controlling facts, it's a lot easier. The cult I was saved out of did that.
And I've heard all sorts of stories about why folks left Protestantism for Roman Catholicism, all sad. I tend to stick to the facts of the text, as noted above, again and again.
Dan
Jean and I must have really irritated you yesterday. Your posting is getting more and more colorful.
BTW, besides figuring out that we are right now in the age of the kingdom of God, I also figured out that the first resurrection in Rev 20 could not possibly be the resurrection of the dead. When the Lord finally gave me ears to hear, all of this stuff became absurdly simple to figure out.