Actually, topcat54 is a Biblically-sophisticated Christian, who loves the Lord, and treats the hobo saints with more patience and compassion than may, perhaps, be reasonable. He embraces the whole Bible as the Word of God, and diligently seeks to interpret God's Word by God's Word.
People who use the New York Slimes or the Washington Compost as their primary tools of eisogesis have trouble understanding Biblical Christians, let alone the Book of Revelation. John's Apocalypse is perhaps the most densely hyperlinked book in the Bible. It's almost like an index to the whole Bible, and is conveniently located at the end. FOR EXAMPLE: if you compare "lectionary" versions of Apocalypse and Ezekiel, the latter echoes the former image by image all the way through. To appreciate that, however, one needs to understand prophetic language, and the use of word-pictures in the Bible. (I'm still waiting to see that hooker with a butt big enough to cover seven mountains! Talk about a heavy date!)
Biblical Christians have compassion upon, and sympathy for, the hobo saints. We recognize them as members of the family, even if they refuse to avail themselves of all the Owner has purchased for them, and insist on riding the undercarriage. We regret the way they let the shysters and snake-oil salesmen defraud them of what the Master wanted them to have. We do not question their integrity or their relationship with God -- just their sanity. The dispensationalists are the crazy relations we love, but have to make excuses for all the time. Fortunately, no one takes them too seriously; they mostly mumble nonsense to themselves in the corner.
Your ranting becomes less valuable to intelligent debate every time I see you post. Accusing people of not using scripture to substantiate their views is weak and your spiteful vitriol is only worthy of contempt.
Makes a nice fairy tale, but his every post to this thread has rejected the clearest facts of God’s word in favor of the adversary’s attack on the rapture of the saints.
Perhaps sophisticated in the ways of men, but certainly not in the ways of the word.
Praise eisogesis