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1 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136408 | ||
Greetings Kalos - I read an interesting post on another site that suggested the two witnesses may be the remnant of believng Israel and the Church. Any thoughts here? I am finding that when I see "Antichrist" as a movement (ie Islam), instead of JUST a singular individual, I am more open to other possibilities. (But I do also believe an individual will be revealed.) What do you think? Is our dogmatic adherence to a literal interpretation of Scripture limiting? Jesus used metaphor and symbolism in His teaching - Weren't His parables spoken to all but their understanding was for His disciples?) When His disciples struggled with the meaning, He interpreted for them. We have the mind of Christ in the Holy Spirit as believers. Might we put ourselves at risk to miss the power of the Holy Spirit to guide us into HIS Truth when we rely upon a natural or literal interpretation of the text alone? Comments? Blessings, mommapbs |
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2 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | kalos | 136471 | ||
"Figures of speech...can be recognized quite easily". '4) Determine the literal reference of figures of speech. A figure of speech will normally employ a comparison, a substitution, or an amplification as a means of "artfully varying" from what we think of as common use, to better clarify the passage. Figures of speech are often used in prophetic texts, and once understood, they normally can be recognized quite easily. '5) Recognize that many passages of Scripture, in both Testaments, have both near and far implications and applications. For a near/far interpretation to be valid, it must clearly be allowed for by the context and by the specific wording of the text itself, as well as be consistent with the rest of Scripture. 'The text of Scripture can be understood when taken at face value, making allowances for obvious figures of speech, near/far interpretations, its context, and comparative passages of Scripture that harmonize with it, without contradiction.' ____________________ www.solagroup.org |
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