More seriously the use of the Bible as a lucky dip of mysterious allusions and promises, intelligible only to the initiated, departs from the pattern laid down by Jesus and his apostles. This approach reminds me of a children s ditty. A ruler is a foot. Queen Elizabeth is a ruler. Queen Elizabeth is a ship on the sea.
Fish swim in the sea.
Fish have fins. The Finns fought the Reds. The Reds were Russians. Fire engines are always rushin . Therefore they must be red.