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No one is redefining Israel. Please don't resort to false accusations like this. It reeks of desperation on your part. Some of us recognize that there are two Israels. The nation of Israel and the spiritual Israel of God which is the church. No one is saying there is one Israel and it's...

Do you think Paul would agree with how you handle scripture, which seems to be the same way someone would handle reading a news article (all straightforward literal text with no spiritual discernment needed to interpret it)? When I read what Paul said about what our approach to interpreting...

Yes. I'm an amillennialist. Are you familiar with that term? Seeing the thousand years as a literal thousand year time period on earth after the return of Christ contradicts a lot of scripture. Is it important to you to interpret Revelation 20 in such a way that doesn't contradict other scripture?

That's fine with me. You're clearly insistent on interpreting everything literally, so trying to convince you otherwise is obviously a waste of my time.

LOL. Says the guy who thinks Christ will literally kill His enemies with a sword coming out of His mouth.

Do you also think that a thousand generations is obviously literal such as the thousand generations referenced here: Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his...

So, please tell me the identity of the beasts then if they "are in fact interpreted in the Bible for us".

While I agree that the pre-trib rapture theory is false, it is completely inappropriate to lump them in with those who will experience God's wrath. Show me the scripture which teaches that having the correct end times view is a requirement for avoiding God's wrath. You're talking about...

No. I don't make any assumptions about any given text as far as whether or not it's literal or symbolic. That has to be spiritually discerned. But, you clearly do make assumptions based on your belief that something can only be a symbol if it specifically says so. Spare me this nonsense...

Your inability to differentiate between symbolic and literal text is the reason you misinterpret so much scripture.

Did I say otherwise? No, I did not. But, not everything in His word is written clearly. That's why Paul said we need spiritual discernment to understand it (see 1 Corinthians 2:9-16). Of course. How does this line up with your other comment? First, you seem to be saying that God makes...

No, the day of the Lord, day of Christ, and day of God are all the same thing. Honestly, I think you're trying too hard. It's much more simple than you're making it out to be.

Do we have to be explicitly told in every case what a symbol represents in order for it to be a symbol? Is that the man-made rule you have come up with? What does this even mean? We all believe our opinions are truth or else we wouldn't believe them. Of course. Did I say otherwise? I'm pretty...

That is what is done to a chained up dragon and that all symbolizes Satan's binding. It symbolizes the fact that Satan is completely prevented from deceiving the nations, but Amils and Premils obviously disagree on what it means for him to be bound from deceiving the nations.

You are a man with an ignorant agenda, so are you including yourself in that description? Is it just an amazing coincidence that the false prophet is described as doing the same things that the second beast (another beast) referenced in Revelation 13 does? Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another...

That's obvious.

No, I don't make assumptions one way or another. I can say what I think is a symbol or not just like you can. We are all free to interpret scripture how we determine is best. What makes anyone correct in their interpretation of any given verse or passage is whether or not their interpretation...

LOL. That was a good one. Imagine a billion people or however many believers will be caught up to meet Christ when He returns and all taken to Jerusalem. How would we all fit there? Such nonsense. Agree.

We all believe that Satan either has been or will be bound, but we obviously don't agree on what it means for him to be bound. I'm not Premil, so I don't believe in that concept. No, I do not. I'm an amillennialist.

He does not believe in a "rapture to heaven". You just make yourself look foolish when you falsely represent someone's view like this. LOL. As if the number of times it's referenced determines if it's literal or not. The beast is referenced over 30 times in the book, so does that make it a...