garee, you manage to convert every Bible truth into a parable. That is neither biblical nor true. A parable represents something else. But everything in Scripture does NOT represent something else. GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF CONFUSION.
There is nothing parabolic about Revelation 11. Indeed Revelation 11, 12, and 13 are all revelations of things which will occur during the 3 1/2 year reign of the Antichrist (the Beast of Revelation 13)
The whole chapter is a parable written with signified language.... not only inspired but defined according to the spiritual understanding. like the prescription given us in
2 Corinthians 4:18.. A valuable tool or rightly dividing the parables
2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal
I have not found a presciption as a interpretation tool that says "If the first sense makes common sense" don't dig for the pearls.
I try to follow instructions and prescriptions as tools needed to hear what the Bible teaches. .The signified introduction of the book of Revelation informs us what kind of tongue is used to interpret. . . called the hidden mana in chapter 2.
.And Jesus informs us without parables Christ spoke not. . to everyone hiding the level of understanding that reveals the gospel from those who will not buy the instructions . . . revealing it to the disciples to help them learn what it means to walk by faith in respect to the spiritual understanding. .
Revelation 1 King James Version (KJV) 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 it" by his angel unto his servant John:
The bible normally displays more than one level of meaning or significance. It would appear the gospel is hid in them.
Like for instance the period of kings was used for a parable, filled with parabolic understanding for the time present. Or the time in Egypt a parable to represent the work of the gospel freeing men from bondage that they might find the sabbath rest of Christ . or the Exodus and use of manna in the dessert hiding the work of the gospel .
In the phrase.... how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. It reflects on the gospel to unseen work of God.