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Bible Note: Dear Emmaus, You've got to be kidding me? You mean to tell me that you take literally the words found in these verses? Come on now, tell me it ain't so? The Book of Revelation is a book of SYMBOLS and is therefore not to be taken literally...Revelation 1 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [SIGNIFIED IT or SYMBOLIZED] it by his angel unto his servant John: These 'souls of those who had been slain' were no more alive than was the 'blood of righteous Abel' that cried out for vengence to God...these verses are not to be taken literally, in fact, these verse say exactly what God meant them to say, that the 'souls' or the lives that these people lived DEMANDED JUSTICE, such as Abel's fine example and his righteous life, DEMANDED JUSTICE be brought upon Cain for slaying him and thus it is with these faithful followers of the Lord...their 'lives' or 'souls' DEMANDS that they be avenged by God from their adversaries or those that killed them.Genesis 4 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. Do you mean to tell me that Abel's blood literally cried out to God from the ground? Surely not! And in the same way these 'souls' that John sees in vision are not literal people, but the testimony of these peoples righteous lives that DEMANDS justice on their behalf. So, no, the Apostle John did not agree with Plato's heresy and neither do the Scriptures agree with you mislead conclusions. May He grant you spiritual insight is my prayer for you. In His Name, The Good News Minister |