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Originally posted by Conan:
Hi everyone!
Is it ok if I join in?
I would like only to talk about "Revelatio" aka Apokalupsis.
Lets break it up into ...hhmmm... lets say 3 parts.- Things past
- Things present
- Things future[/list] The climax of this book begins with the revelation of Christ (ch.19)
It is not all about symbolism. The main purpose of the book is to provide the setting for the revelation of Jesus Christ. Principal attention is given to the time of the tribulation(4-19), which is beleived to coincide with Daniels's seventh week(Dan.9:24-27). The great tribulation, the latter half of that "week," is really standing out here. Unfolding the central theme, concluding all books of scriptures, disclosure of that which was previously hidden. Love you guys  But wait, I know this has a influence on my world veiws
[This message has been edited by Conan (edited 09-06-2001).]
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Sure join in Conan!
Small objection to what you said about symbolism in Revelation:
Rev 1:1 (Apocalypse 1:1) says, in part, "he... presented it in signs... to his slave John."
So the book itself is saying it is symbolic. And indeed, some of it can only be understood if we realise that fact. For example, how else can you understand this:
"And death and Hades were hurled into the lake of fire"
You cannot literally pick up death and throw it into a literal fire can you? Nor can you pick up a symbolic place (Hades) and throw it into a literal fire, can you?
And what about the 144,000 who are to inherit a heavenly kingdom with christ? A literal number, or symbolic? If literal, then sucks to the rest of the christians, lol!
Just two of very many examples!
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