*Is Abaddon to be feared?* My argument is no. I'm interested in knowing the origin of the cited scripture. Or is it scripture? It looks like it may be another person's version of the scripture which comes across as... It feels evil and foreboding. I have 2 sources that paint a different picture. In biblical text the apostle John translated the Hebrew word Abaddon to Greek which is Apollyon. Apollyon means “Destroyer,” and is given as the name of “the angel of the abyss.” Though most reference works apply this name to some evil person or entity, the whole setting of the apocalyptic vision in Revelation is to the contrary. It consistently portrays angels being used by God to bring woe and destruction upon His enemies. Not the devil or his demons. Destruction is not always evil. The Interpreter’s Bible says: “Abaddon, however, is an angel not of Satan but of God, performing his work of destruction at God’s bidding.” It wasn't until the 19th century that the 'angel of the a...
Many Bothans died to bring us this information.
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Scheurmann R. Wrong piece of media.
ReplyDeleteI can not do anything with that. it is too low res. But thanks anyhow.
ReplyDeleteGood use those Bothans were :P
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ReplyDeleteGiven the screenshots I have seen, I think each shard is a piece of the Enlightened symbol. I'll have to see a couple more to be sure.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I was looking at Brandon Badger 's screenshot, and it really does look like that from the side, but it was missing some pieces
ReplyDeleteRight. I think it's just broken up into, well, shards. The one in the current screenshot looks rather like half of the downward pointing "ray" coming off the eye. I also saw another one that looked like it might be the top curve of the "eye".
ReplyDeleteKind of disappointing, at least from the perspective of making wacky models.
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