I appreciate your understanding of the matter. I will comment on a few points, but my understanding, with scriptures is in posting # 7. As in any debate, you'll have to answer the points established there before convincing me of yours above. Even more, your points above I will show to be doubtful.
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- Revelation 12 concerns BOTH "signs". Verse 1-2 concern the Woman, and verse 3 the "sign" which is a Dragon. But we know that Satan is an angel, so "Dragon" is symbolic. Thus also the Woman is symbolic.
- I understand 7 (seven) to be the number of completion in time. The number 12 (twelve) is the number of completion in eternity.
- Satan's rule is limited to a period before Adam (Isa.14 and Ezek.28), PLUS six-one-thousand-year periods after the earth is given to man but who conceded it to Satan = 7
- Israel - 12 Tribes - receive the Promised Land for "an everlasting possession". The Church - 12 Apostles - will reign for ever (Rev.22:5)
- The Beast arises from the sea, we agree. But 2nd Peter 1:20 forbids private interpretation. From were do you get the "Mediterranean? Much more, the "sea" in Parable is the Gentile Nations (Isa.9:1; Ezek.26:3-5). The Beast is a Gentile king, as Daniel 9:26 predicted
- The Beast cannot conquer the E. U. to get power. His power comes VOLUNTARILY from 10 kings (Rev.17:12-13)
- The Beast was one of FIVE kings who ruled at John's time, and had died. One was still ruling, and one was to come a short while - making seven Gentile Roman kings. The Beast is the eigth. Again, we must interpret scripture with scripture, not fallen men's thoughts. "Eight" is the number of resurrection because Christ was raised "on the morrow after the Sabbath". So also the Beast, he is of the five Caesars already dead during John's time, and will be resurrected "out of time" as the last Caesar. The Abyss is Hades (Matt.12:40)
Thanks for the exchange brother. More than one will profit from it. Go well.
I had told you that I as well as you had attended DTS and I would be later to speak with you.
Now is later.
What are you concerns.??