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Thursday, April 6, 2017

What does the Apostle John's description of Heaven in the book of Revelation have in common with the philosopher Plato's “Theory of Forms?”

To give a brief summary of the Greek philosopher Plato’s “Theory of Forms,” also known as “Metaphysics,” everything in the material universe is but a mirror image, and an imperfect, “form” of something that already exists in an original, perfect, and supernatural realm. In the book of Revelations, the Apostle John gives the reader a vivid description of his visions of the ultimate state of Heaven, which for all intents and purposes would be seen by Plato as the ultimate “form” in terms of a realm or sphere. In Revelations chapter 21:9, we see one of the seven angels of the apocalypse reveal “the Lamb’s wife,” namely the bride of Christ; to the Apostle John, this designation, in the Christian cultural tradition is believed to be the “body of Christ,” or the Church of Christ. This shows the reader, that the concept of marriage, or the concept of eternal unity originated, and has its ultimate and most perfect form in Heaven and was later bestowed upon mankind and womankind in the Earth. Furthermore, in Revelations chapter 21:10, we see the Apostle John’s vision of “that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.” This shows the reader that the ultimate concept, or “form” of cities, namely organized entities containing societies originated in Heaven, and were later bestowed upon mankind after the Creation. It also shows the natural capacity of mankind to develop traits that compel them to organize, which for all intents and purposes is a trait that God holds in its ultimate form in Heaven. In Revelations chapter 21:18–21, we see where there are vast gates made out of precious stones such as gold, jasper, sapphire, emerald, etc… This is significant because it shows that these precious stones were first precious in their Heavenly form, and then later precious in their imperfect earthly forms after creation. In Revelations chapter 22:1, we see one of the seven angels of the apocalypse show John in a dream, that the “water of life” flows from the throne of God, and the Lamb, namely Jesus Christ, throughout Heaven. This indicates according to scripture, that water itself, originated in Heaven in a perfect form, and the water we have on Earth is an imperfect mirror image of heavenly water. In Revelation chapter 22:2, we see where the perfect formation of the “Tree of Life” is present in the “street” in midst of God. This tree of life “yields her fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” According to Plato's concept of metaphysics, this indicates that "cycles," namely points in time that yield a certain result in accordance with nature, have an original and ultimate form in Heaven. This further indicates that “streets,” namely foundations that can be maneuvered upon, and built upon, have a perfect form in Heaven as well, and man developed the capacity during his physical, and psychological evolution to devise and create imperfect forms of similar streets here on the Earth. Furthermore, the Tree of Life is present in the Creation story, namely in the book of Genesis chapters 2 and 3, and is apparently an imperfect mirror image, or form of the “eternal” tree of life that is in Heaven. Furthermore, a tree yielding its fruit every month is something we see in Revelation chapter 22:2, as a mechanism that originated in Heaven in its perfect form, and then later in the Earth after the creation of vegetation and greenery by God. In the book of Genesis, chapter 1:26, we see God tell a pre-mortal Jesus Christ, (John 1:1,) that he wanted to make man in our “image.” According to Plato's metaphysics, this indicates that man himself, is an imperfect mirror image of God himself, who by Plato’s estimation, would be the original, ultimate, and most perfect form in terms of his ability to perceive and create.

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