Seems to me many that are many well studied in the Old Testament and there still is no consensus on the correct interpretation of the New Testament especially in the area of eschatology.
The literal interpretation of Scripture is the only consistent view.
(i happen to believe, but ) I'm not saying its the right view, but i am say that it is the only consistent view.
An allegorical view opens up the door to interpreting the text however you want. But God himself is consistent. I just read this morning in Psalm 89:34
"My covenant I will not violate,
Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips".
Since God and His Word is consistent, so should be our interpretation.
Scripture was given literally: "But know this first of all, that Scripture is not a matter of one’s own interpretation" 1 Pet 1:20
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
And do not return there without watering the earth
And making it bear and sprout,
And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
-Isaiah 55:8-11
God knew that we couldn't possibly comprehend His thoughts, so He gave us His Words. That's why Bible translations should be consistent in this regard, as well as doctrine. Word-for-word translations give us exactly what the authors wrote, while thought-for-thought translations give us what today's translators think the authors meant.
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