[trad_anglican]

There is a difference between poetic language and literal accounts. I don't think anyone would think the gospels were poetic and flambouyant in language. They were literal accounts.

Do you also think that once you have forgiven a person 490 times, God no longer expects you to forgiven them?

[JohnnyM]

that is obviously figurative language. Christ was responding to an individual who asked Him if he should forgive someone over and over for the same infraction, and Christ's response was to show just how important it was to do that. It is fairly simple to tell figurative language from literal or prophetic language.

So I will include you in on the great search for figurative prophecy. Show me one prophecy where a period of time is used and it is NOT literal. Just one and will concede my argument and forever drop the issue.

JM