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NASB | Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth." [Deut 18:18; Mal 4:5; Mark 9:4] |
Subject: "Two witnesses." When? Who? |
Bible Note: "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 |