Hmmmm. . . . My understanding might be what's wrong? I dunno - the language is pretty clear - even in the original Hebrew and Greek.... I can see lots of room in interpretation of things yet to be - aka "end times" prophecy, as there is a great deal that is not spelled out, and some that may be somewhat metaphorical. But the creation is pretty cut-and-dry in discription.
Allegory, Battman. Allegory.
There's tons of allegory in the Bible.