Israel's Final Deliverance
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I guess the question needs to be asked, why does it have primary importance? Yes, of course that is where the lord will return to, and since the world focuses so intently on that region great trouble and judgment are coming to it. But what does that have to do with the gospel, which is most important thing IMO?
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I think you're confusing "allegory" with "symbols." An allegory is an imaginary story told to represent something else. Symbols are used all the time in telling a real story without reference to imaginary stories.
For example, the Prophets spoke of a literal invasion of Israel by Assyrians and Babylonians. They could use symbols to describe them, but these symbols were not presenting an imaginary story, but an actual story, merely using symbols for the various parties.
There were instances in the Prophets where Israel was taught certain things by allegory, such as allegories depicting the activities of trees or vines, eg Eze 17. The story depicted the life of an eagle and a planted vine, but it was an imaginary story designed to reflect a true story about Israel. This story was more than just using symbols--the story itself was imaginary.
In Revelation we have prophecy, and not an entire allegorical story. In fact, to reduce Revelation from true history to allegory would be to detract and reduce the information in the prophecy, which we were ordered not to do.
Perhaps Rev 12 can represent something close to a kind of allegory. But again, the story is not designed to be an imaginary story, but rather, an actual story making use of symbols.
Many of the parables Jesus told were imaginary stories. But even they are a little different than the genre of allegories. They are more fictional stories providing moral lessons, rather than representing, figuratively, actual history. Allegories are fictional, symbolic stories, designed to represent some historical reality, as opposed to true stories making use of symbols.
For example, the Prophets spoke of a literal invasion of Israel by Assyrians and Babylonians. They could use symbols to describe them, but these symbols were not presenting an imaginary story, but an actual story, merely using symbols for the various parties.
There were instances in the Prophets where Israel was taught certain things by allegory, such as allegories depicting the activities of trees or vines, eg Eze 17. The story depicted the life of an eagle and a planted vine, but it was an imaginary story designed to reflect a true story about Israel. This story was more than just using symbols--the story itself was imaginary.
In Revelation we have prophecy, and not an entire allegorical story. In fact, to reduce Revelation from true history to allegory would be to detract and reduce the information in the prophecy, which we were ordered not to do.
Perhaps Rev 12 can represent something close to a kind of allegory. But again, the story is not designed to be an imaginary story, but rather, an actual story making use of symbols.
Many of the parables Jesus told were imaginary stories. But even they are a little different than the genre of allegories. They are more fictional stories providing moral lessons, rather than representing, figuratively, actual history. Allegories are fictional, symbolic stories, designed to represent some historical reality, as opposed to true stories making use of symbols.
Yes, I know. Jews in Israel obviously are not opposed to the State of Israel. They may have a different political philosophy, but they are not for the destruction of their own country.
For example, some rabbis may believe that only God can bring in God's Kingdom. And so, they are against Zionist endeavors to expand the land to present a kind of Messianic Kingdom by the hands of Man. But they would not be in favor of expelling the Jews from their country, or they would be suicidal.
For example, some rabbis may believe that only God can bring in God's Kingdom. And so, they are against Zionist endeavors to expand the land to present a kind of Messianic Kingdom by the hands of Man. But they would not be in favor of expelling the Jews from their country, or they would be suicidal.
It's not about "categories"--it's about dealing with what I said. I said that the nations, generally, are opposed to Israel, and are not doing enough to oppose Iran's "attack" on Israel. You then insert that Israel itself is against Israel??
Nobody is denying the spiritual war that goes on inside every man. Jews, being non-Christian, certainly are fighting a spiritual war of their own.
But the point is, Jews living in Israel are not opposed to the state of Israel in the same way the nations of the world are opposed to Israel. The world would divide Jerusalem and the territory of Israel so that Jews are no longer protected as a people and as a culture. Islam would destroy it.
Nobody is denying the spiritual war that goes on inside every man. Jews, being non-Christian, certainly are fighting a spiritual war of their own.
But the point is, Jews living in Israel are not opposed to the state of Israel in the same way the nations of the world are opposed to Israel. The world would divide Jerusalem and the territory of Israel so that Jews are no longer protected as a people and as a culture. Islam would destroy it.