To: ShadowAce
“The New Jerusalem is measured as 1500 miles on a side. Where is that?”
If I were to try to impress upon you the all-encompassing vastness of Christ’s kingdom, I could say that it’s like a city that’s 1,500 miles wide, 1,500 miles long, and 1,500 miles high: something so large it would boggle the mind.
That’s exactly what John did. He was writing hyperbole, not literally.
12 posted on
01/28/2015 7:37:09 AM PST by
Stingray
(Stand for the truth or you'll fall for anything.)
To: Stingray
Wrong. He did not say it was like a city 1500 miles wide. He said it was a city 1500 miles wide.
13 posted on
01/28/2015 7:38:30 AM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Stingray
If I were to try to impress upon you the all-encompassing vastness of Christs kingdom,... I would say it was world wide. I wouldn't limit it to a number that could be misinterpreted.
Since he did not say that, and since he was writing what he saw, we must conclude it will be a real city, with real dimensions.
15 posted on
01/28/2015 7:40:49 AM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Stingray
Thats exactly what John did. He was writing hyperbole, not literally.Where and why would you get that idea??? Because a city that large is incomprehensible to people???
64 posted on
01/28/2015 3:56:34 PM PST by
Iscool
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