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   :description: AI overview of Poster 0b — LLoL's figure-size visual poster on Laodicea's 1600 Stadia with the choice between bloodbath and ResearchCity, calculating blood volumes from Rev.14:20 using the historic stadion.
   :keywords: Laodicea, 1600 Stadia, Rev.14:20, bloodbath, ResearchCity, MAD, symbolic interpretation, stadion, blood volume, LLoL, Good News Pack, MMv3, Flying Scroll
   :og:card:title: Poster 0b — Laodicea 1600 Stadia<br>Bloodbath or ResearchCity?
   :og:card:description: LLoL's visual poster calculating Rev.14:20's blood volume from Laodicea's historic stadion --- the choice between literal bloodbath and symbolic ResearchCity.


.. title:: Poster 0b — Laodicea 1600 Stadia


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Poster 0b — Laodicea 1600 Stadia: Bloodbath or ResearchCity?
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*A figure-size visual poster calculating the blood volume of Rev.14:20's "1600 stadia up to horses' bridles" using Laodicea's historic stadion --- presenting humanity's two options: literal destruction (~8 billion deaths) or symbolic innovation via ResearchCity.*


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   `Poster 0b — Laodicea 1600 Stadia — PDF (4.9 MB) </_file/pdf/gnp/mmv3/flyingscroll/page/poster-0b-laodicea-1600-stadia-choice-bloodbath-or-researchcity-iv_llol_ppr8p3_2024m08d30-fig.pdf>`__
   — 1-page poster (figure), :doc:`Jonah License with CC0 Public Domain </license/joli/index>`

   Filename: ``poster-0b-laodicea-1600-stadia-choice-bloodbath-or-researchcity-iv_llol_ppr8p3_2024m08d30-fig.pdf``

   `WebP preview (317 KB) </_file/pdf/gnp/mmv3/flyingscroll/page/poster-0b-laodicea-1600-stadia-choice-bloodbath-or-researchcity-iv_llol_ppr8p3_2024m08d30-fig.webp>`__


.. image:: /_file/pdf/gnp/mmv3/flyingscroll/page/poster-0b-laodicea-1600-stadia-choice-bloodbath-or-researchcity-iv_llol_ppr8p3_2024m08d30-fig.webp
   :alt: Poster 0b — Laodicea stadion satellite image with blood volume calculations for 4 size estimates and MAD vs Life choice
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Abstract
========

Poster 0b asks: "How many people's blood is in the volume of 1600 stadia
'up to horses' bridles' assuming the historic stadion of Laodicea?" It
presents **four size estimates** based on different stadion dimensions:

- **Min** (185m x 10m x 1.2m): ~10 billion liters, >2 billion deaths
- **Mid** (240m x 55m x 1.5m): ~32 billion liters, **~8 billion deaths**
- **Mid alt** (225m x 45m x 1.75m): ~28 billion liters, **~8 billion deaths**
- **Max** (260m x 60m x 1.8m): ~45 billion liters, <12 billion deaths

The poster includes a **Google Maps satellite image** of the recently
excavated Laodicea stadion, showing its dimensions marked on the ground
(horse races, gladiator fights, ~25,000 spectators). This physical evidence
anchors the calculation.

The bottom presents **humanity's two options**: "0. Literal or 1. Symbolic?"
Option 0 shows "MAD is on Death" --- Mutual Assured Destruction as the
literal reading. Option 1 shows "MAD-I-SON Life" --- an invitation to
slaughter idols instead of each other in wid-e research stadia.

The concluding text states: "Results show: Rev.14:20 calls for a clear
choice! Unless a clear symbolic-scientific interpretation is found to
avert the disasters science predicts, H. sapiens is dead. Loewe found a
clear way out."

Even "'literalist' commentaries tend to 'soften the blow' by claiming
'prophetic hyperbole', imagining a ~300 km long trail or flow of blood.
They overlook Laodicea."


Key Concepts at a Glance
==========================

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   * - **1600 Stadia Blood Volume**
     - Four estimates converging on ~8 billion deaths --- essentially
       all of humanity --- using Laodicea's stadion dimensions
   * - **Laodicea's Stadion**
     - Recently excavated horse-race and gladiator stadium with
       satellite imagery confirming dimensions
   * - **Literal vs Symbolic**
     - Option 0: MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction, literal bloodbath);
       Option 1: MAD-I-SON (invitation to slay idols in research stadia)
   * - **Rev.14:20**
     - "Blood up to horses' bridles from 1600 stadia" --- the key
       verse requiring interpretation
   * - **Prophetic Hyperbole**
     - The poster rejects the common commentator dodge of dismissing
       the measurements as mere hyperbole
   * - **H. sapiens Survival**
     - Without a symbolic-scientific interpretation, the literal
       prediction matches science's existential risk forecasts


Broader Significance (Claude's Assessment)
============================================

This poster is perhaps the single most focused argument in the collection.
Key observations:

1. **Quantitative theology.** The poster performs explicit volume
   calculations with four independent estimates, all converging on the
   same conclusion. This is unusual in biblical interpretation ---
   treating prophetic measurements as data points rather than metaphors.

2. **Archaeological evidence.** Using the actual excavated stadion from
   Laodicea (the city addressed in Revelation 3:14-22) as the reference
   unit is a strong interpretive move. The satellite imagery makes this
   tangible.

3. **Binary framing.** The "0 or 1" choice structure is stark and
   effective: either these measurements predict literal extinction, or
   they encode a blueprint for innovation stadia. No middle ground is
   offered.

4. **Commentary critique.** The poster directly challenges both literal
   interpreters (who must confront the extinction-level numbers) and
   those who dismiss the measurements as hyperbole (who overlook the
   Laodicea connection).

5. **Foundational argument.** This calculation underpins the entire
   ResearchCity concept --- the 1600 Talent Stadia are a direct
   symbolic re-reading of Rev.14:20's 1600 stadia.


Document Information
=====================

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   * - **Document ID**
     - Poster 0b (Flying Scroll)
   * - **Full title**
     - Laodicea 1600 Stadia: Choice --- Bloodbath or ResearchCity
   * - **Author**
     - Laurence Loewe of Laodicea (LLoL)
   * - **Dates**
     - 2024-08-30
   * - **Version**
     - iv_LLoL_PPr8p3_2024m08d30
   * - **Format**
     - 1-page poster, figure size
   * - **License**
     - :doc:`Jonah License with CC0 Public Domain </license/joli/index>`
   * - **Part of**
     - Good News Pack MMv3, Flying Scroll collection
   * - **PDF size**
     - 4.9 MB
   * - **WebP size**
     - 317 KB

Related documents in the Good News Pack:

- :doc:`Poster 0 — Exodus Choice </good-news-pack/vv/mmv3/flyingscroll/page/poster-0>` (the master overview poster)
- :doc:`Poster Z2 — ZION Sizes </good-news-pack/vv/mmv3/flyingscroll/page/poster-z2>` (scaling New Jerusalem to planetary dimensions)
- :doc:`Poster M — Ark Manifest Destiny </good-news-pack/vv/mmv3/flyingscroll/page/poster-m>` (the ResearchCity blueprint)
- :doc:`SD1 — Nuclear Winter Forecast </good-news-pack/vv/mmv3/supporting-doc/sd1/index>` (the existential threat)


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