gdemetz wrote:You are clearly wrong Mittens. I already gave you the reference from Revelation 20 which shows you are wrong. However, I will break it down more for you. or rather let Steve Wohlberg break it down for you verse by verse. See "The 1000 Millennium"!
guess it depends on which calender you go by, and Revelation 20 is symbolic
Justice = Getting what you deserve Mercy = Not getting what you deserve Grace = Getting what you can never deserve
Give me a break Mittens. I know that you would like to just brush the whole chapter off by stating that it is merely symbolic, but it is clearly not. It is a vivid description of events that will surely come to pass!!!
gdemetz wrote:Give me a break Mittens. I know that you would like to just brush the whole chapter off by stating that it is merely symbolic, but it is clearly not. It is a vivid description of events that will surely come to pass!!!
There are mythological creatures in Revelations. Do you believe they are all real and literal creatures?
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
gdemetz wrote:No, Just Me, of course not. Some of these beasts, in other chapters, represent kingdoms, which is a common Jewish symbolism.
So, parts are symbolic and parts are literal. How do you know which is which?
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
just me wrote: So, parts are symbolic and parts are literal. How do you know which is which?
You take the time to study and not jump to agenda-oriented conclusions.
Blessings,
jo
So, you did it and know it.
And hold out it on us. Be more helpful, please...
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
jo1952 wrote: You take the time to study and not jump to agenda-oriented conclusions.
Blessings,
jo
So, you did it and know it.
And hold out it on us. Be more helpful, please...
Exactly!
Well, my "agenda" when studying was to learn the truth that god wanted me to know. my bad.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
The Book of Revelation is not something that you can read casually a few times and become an expert on it. I have studied it for years and written a commentary on it which I need to make a few changes on. However, when it mentions a beast "having seven heads and ten horns," that is a very good clue that it is not literal, and when it states that we "will reign with Christ" for a thousand years, then that is a good clue to me that it can be taken literally, especially since this period and events are mentioned a number of times.