I would like some perspectives on Revelation.

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cv5

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JesusIsSovereign said:
Do you believe Revelation is literal, physical, spiritual, something in between, or just another completely different perspective! I would love to see your thoughts and your logic behind them.
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Literal. But encoded in various forms of OT symbols and OT types, with which the illustrious mosaic is made ebullient.

Rev 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 G4591 it by his angel unto his servant John:
 
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cv5 said:
Literal. But encoded in various forms of OT symbols and OT types, with which the illustrious mosaic is made ebullient.

Rev 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 G4591 it by his angel unto his servant John:
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Delicious word salad. -and I kind of agree with that, except rather than designating it some kind of OT code, I would just say that it relies upon employing 'spiritual' concepts and premises that the writer incorporates for explanation purposes. That is, he often uses throw-backs (to those OT references) for the purposes of helping us to understand what he is seeing and saying.
 
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ewq1938 said:
Part of it very much is about them. A large part.
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It's not. The book of Revelation brings to an end the old covenant. God promised sanctions upon Israel in Deuteronomy for failing to keep the terms of the old covenant. Revelation is the revealing of those sanctions that would soon come upon Israel.
 
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