[JohnnyM]

"And am I correct in understanding that “literal accounts” can contain “figurative language” but “prophetic language” is always literal?"

Kinda. I would say that Jesus literal said forgive them 70 times 7". Now Can I ask you what makes you think 40 days and 40 nights is figurative or that the 1000 year reign in Revelations is figurative. I will concede that some prophecy has figurative language in it. I don't think we will be seeing a dragon with 7 heads and 10 horns. But all prophecy where time periods are used are literal. There has never been a prophecy that says "x will happen in z years" and z did NOT occur at the prophecied time.

JM

[trad_anglican]

Now Can I ask you what makes you think 40 days and 40 nights is figurative or that the 1000 year reign in Revelations is figurative.

I think 40 days and 40 nights does not need to be taken literally any more than seventy times 7 does. 70x7 means lots and lots. 40 days and forty nights means a long time. 1000 years means a really really long time. That is how I am convicted to read scriptures.

To which calendar do you think the 1000 years applies?