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Whose religious text is this mocking? Text below: Mammon slept. And the beast reborn spread over the earth and its numbers grew legion. And they proclaimed the
by AndyKelley 15y ago
Whose religious text is this mocking? Text below:
Mammon slept. And the beast reborn spread over the earth and its numbers
grew legion. And they proclaimed the times and sacrificed crops unto the
fire, with the cunning of foxes. And they built a new world in their own
image as promised by the
sacred words, and spoke
of the beast with their children. Mammon awoke, and lo! it was
naught but a follower.
from The Book of Mozilla, 11:9
(10th Edition)
- marshray 15y agoIt's a parody of the Bible book of Revelation specifically.
- AndyKelley 15y agoWhat makes you say that? Do you have specific verses to cite that reveal the similarity?
- marshray 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Mozilla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Mozilla "apparent quotations hidden in Netscape and Mozilla give this impression by revealing passages in the style of apocalyptic literature, such as the Book of Revelation in the Bible." http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13&version=NIV http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+13... Read the two and decide for yourself.
- AndyKelley 15y ago"And thus the Creator looked upon the beast reborn and saw that it was good. from The Book of Mozilla, 8:20" OK I can see how that is similar to Genesis 1:31: "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good."