Literal to the Book of Revelation or "THE BOOK
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Revelation 22:18&19
A Warning
18 [i]For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, [j]God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God[k] shall take away his part from the [l]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Everything in scripture is to be interpreted based on CONTEXT. Context says that it is specific to the book of Revelation since
A) it says THIS book of prophecy, not this compilation of books of prophecy
B) the compilation that we know as the New Testament was not compiled until the late third century, roughly 200 years after John penned those words.
A Warning
18 [i]For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, [j]God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God[k] shall take away his part from the [l]Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Everything in scripture is to be interpreted based on CONTEXT. Context says that it is specific to the book of Revelation since
A) it says THIS book of prophecy, not this compilation of books of prophecy
B) the compilation that we know as the New Testament was not compiled until the late third century, roughly 200 years after John penned those words.
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The 1000 year reign of Jesus is literal. The New Jerusalem is literal too.
All of it, but a fair portion of it uses symbols and prophetic language with established usage from the old covenant prophets
If nothing is literal would G-d warn to not add or take away? …. Is He saying then do not interpret?
In Revelation some is literal and some is symbolism.
The church was under persecution by Rome when John wrote Revelation, ....to avoid bringing more persecution down on them he used symbolism to hide his message from the Romans but the Christians would understand them. John's referemces to the Caesar's alone, with Nero ready to rampage through the entire country, would have brought the wrath of Rome on them.
The church was under persecution by Rome when John wrote Revelation, ....to avoid bringing more persecution down on them he used symbolism to hide his message from the Romans but the Christians would understand them. John's referemces to the Caesar's alone, with Nero ready to rampage through the entire country, would have brought the wrath of Rome on them.
John's Book of Revelation(s). As the Bible as we know it did not exist at that time. And the "book" John would have known would have been what is called the Hebrew Bible, also called the Tanakh or Mikra. "This book", uses "this", which is a demonstrative pronoun. Meaning it refers to that object which is near the writer. In John's case he would be referring to this book of revelation which he was inspired to write.
ALL of it, unless you find clear symbols (whose meaning is generally explained).
iT IS A WARNING ABOUT rEVELATION AND EARLIER IN sCRIPTURE WE ARE TOLD NOT TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM the Word of God..
It was definitly about the Book of Revelation.. And i would not be trying to add to or take away from any book of the Bible..
I believe it was about the book of Revelation, because the bible did not exist yet at the time it was being written, in canonical form. (And how could it, revelation was being written at that specific time).
Now this isnt to say we should just add or remove things from the OTHER books of the bible, obviously not. This same warning is repeated in the Torah as well
Now this isnt to say we should just add or remove things from the OTHER books of the bible, obviously not. This same warning is repeated in the Torah as well
The two dates have always appeared i my Bible(s)…….616 as a footnote saying some schalars have teh number as 616.
Yea, so who knows, you know? I mean if the two oldest texts have it as 616, what would the likelihood be that they were copied incorrectly from 666 to 616, and then changed back later with newer texts to some supposedly original texts that stated 666?
When the time comes for all to recognize the Beast, and Who he is, all will know which number is which.
I have a ver personal reaso to note the alternate nuimber given for the Beast since it is my own birth date...…. I got over that a long time ago, you see many peple are born on the 16th of June...…..and the is every year....
Praise Jesuis Christ, Yeshua, amen
I have a ver personal reaso to note the alternate nuimber given for the Beast since it is my own birth date...…. I got over that a long time ago, you see many peple are born on the 16th of June...…..and the is every year....
Praise Jesuis Christ, Yeshua, amen