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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 5929509" data-attributes="member: 65823">I can&#039;t understand why someone could read this and believe it is literal given why John wrote the Revelation, how it was written, the purpose it was written, not to mention that a literal translation of this would contradict a zillion passages in the New Testament.The book of Revelation is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, and when you lose sight of the overall picture, you lose sight of the very key to understanding the book itself. All the details of every example may not ever be fully comprehended by anyone, but I do believe that the basic general picture of Revelation can be understood. I also believe the many false theories can be easily seen and understood.Revelation, by its very nature, was not designed to be interpreted literally, as can be easily seen by anyone who sits down to actually read it. John affirms in Rev. 1:1 that it was sent and &quot;signified&quot;-a term which means to speak in signs or symbols ( not literal, but figurative). Such symbolic language is common.. from the parables, illustrations in John 10, the Lord&#039;s Supper the bread and fruit of the vine are symbolic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 5929509, member: 65823"] I can't understand why someone could read this and believe it is literal given why John wrote the Revelation, how it was written, the purpose it was written, not to mention that a literal translation of this would contradict a zillion passages in the New Testament. The book of Revelation is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, and when you lose sight of the overall picture, you lose sight of the very key to understanding the book itself. All the details of every example may not ever be fully comprehended by anyone, but I do believe that the basic general picture of Revelation can be understood. I also believe the many false theories can be easily seen and understood. Revelation, by its very nature, was not designed to be interpreted literally, as can be easily seen by anyone who sits down to actually read it. John affirms in Rev. 1:1 that it was sent and "signified"-a term which means to speak in signs or symbols ( not literal, but figurative). Such symbolic language is common.. from the parables, illustrations in John 10, the Lord's Supper the bread and fruit of the vine are symbolic. [/QUOTE]

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