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Originally Posted by ericwgreene
pbiwolski, thanks for joining the discussion...
Have you ever considered the literary genre of the various books of the Bible? Revelation is clearly apocalyptic and must be understood that way. One does not interpret prose the same they interpret a poem or even legal code. As such, to have a proper hermeneutic we must consider the qualities of apocalyptic literature. Have you ever done literary analysis in your Bible studies? A literal reading of apocalyptic literature is generally not the right way to go... Apocalyptic literature tends to have vivid imagery and great symbolism. It should be interpreted in light of the more clear passages from the Gospels and Paul's letters...
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This is the same garbage that was spewed from my old anglican ministers mouth before I switched Bibles and Churches.
It basically means "Revelation is a book we can never understand, so why bother"