The Church hasn’t defined a dogma about the book of the Apocalypse because it didn’t need to. A dogma arises when there are multiple points of view which can lead to error as in the numerous pre-milly groups like the Adventists
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.' |