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Not sure how you can say that. The passage literally only depicts the millennium as the “binding of Satan” and indicates he is unable to deceive the nations. I pointed to multiple NT passages that speak of the truth of the Gospel being preached while Jesus is casting out demons. Jesus...

Pretty sure the rules of grammar state that a word that indicates action on an object would be classified as a verb. θεότης theótēs; gen. theótētos, fem. noun from Theós (2316), God. Deity, Godhead as directly revealed, God’s personality (Col. 2:9), as distinguished from theiótēs (2305) in...

Do you know Koine Greek? Because θεότητος is a noun, not a verb. It is not what God does to an object. We see this word in Colossians 2:9 that reads, “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,” So, this word refers to deity. My objection to the verse above is that it is not in...

Well, I’m not the one who has written books or categorized the various views…im sure partial preterism would get lumped in as a form of preterism. As you know, everyone seems to have their own slant on a book like Revelation so im sure someone could argue there are a million views on...

I think a lot of it had to do with various denominations (Lutherans in Germany, Episcopalians in England, so on and so forth) coming to the US. A lot of challenges arose from debates and challenges over the mixing of various denominations which led to a lot of new movements such as the...

If you cannot see the Scriptural support given the multiple passages I quoted that refer to the binding of Satan and binding and loosing things on heaven and earth, I cannot help you any further. You may not agree with my interpretation, but to say I am not using Scripture is disingenuous.

The book of Revelation is “apocalyptic literature.” Various books of the Bible are written in different genres. For instance, when you read the Psalms, you are reading poetry and song. Sometimes in the Psalms, we are reading about the author’s feelings or desires. To read every book as a...

Hey williamkind, Thanks for the response. That is great that you are helping this person. I know that God sees your heart in these acts. Jesus tells us to be “as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” Unfortunately, there are those who will see your kindness and will seek to take...

Can you explain more what you mean by “truly know where their faith starts and ends in the paradigms that life throws at us.”? It is wonderful that you have recently put your trust in Christ and are walking in Him and seeking His wisdom throughout the day. I’m praying that God will continue...

I believe Babylon refers to world system. Thus, Babylon can refer to Rome or any State system past or present that the enemy manipulates for the purpose of pressuring, seducing and persecuting believers. Likewise, the ”mark of the beast” is the number of man. Babylon, the beast and the false...

IMO, the text indicates this happened after Christ’s resurrection.

Right. My view is this “binding of Satan” is a metaphor which refers to his inability to deceive the nations due to the preaching of the Gospel. The text is not saying that Satan and his demonic forces are unable to do anything or are completely inactive in the world, but simply that they are...

Well, I think all views see the language in Revelation as pointing back to the messages of the OT prophets. However, if you are saying your view is that the true fulfillment of the OT prophecies are not fully realized until the final days before Christ’s return, then you are likely referring to...

I would also add that elements of this view of Revelation dates back to the times of Augustine. Much of the futuristic views of Revelation that are popular today (most notably Dispensational Premillenialism) were not formulated until the 18th century and based upon the fever dream of a young girl…

Much of it is from my own study, but I recommend “The Faith Once For All” by Jack Cottrell, Revelation: Four Views by Gregg, and JK Beal’s commentary on Revelation.

I misspoke. I was not referring to Revelation 4 but Revelation 5:4ff. So, contexually, in Chapter 4, John is taken up to see the throne room of God. In chapter 5, he is weeping because no one is capable of opening the scroll and suddenly Jesus appears as the slain Lamb. All of heaven...

This is not true. The Greek literally says that the message of Revelation was communicated to John by the angel in “symbols.” “This key word is semaino, which many versions translate in a generalized way here, i.e., “to communicate, to make known” (NASB, NIV, ESV, NRSV). Its basic meaning...

It seems you are just being pedantic in these responses. I guess I will just quote the Scriptures in their entirety so we dont have to go back and forth about what the passages state specifically. I enjoy having a discussion about these topics but I would appreciate if you approach the...

I’m not sure. I am saying that John’s vision is using symbolic imagery to show that Satan’s power is limited. In the face of the preaching of the Gospel to all nations, he is powerless to hold hearers of the Good News in captivity. This is not to say he does not deceive, but that when the...

If you read more closely, you will see i did include a note about the futurist view. Granted, that‘s a very simple comment about it and there are various approaches to the futurist view. But my point was simply to show there are different ways to view the book and mine is simply one of them...