[JohnnyM]

""But all prophecy where time periods are used are literal." It has been shown that the weeks in Daniel are not literal weeks."

I firmly disagree with you assessment of this as well. The fact is that if the interpretation of week is a 7 year period or if it is a period of 7 days it would still be a literal interpretation no matter which one you choose. The fact is you don't seem to understandstand the terms literal and figurative. To interpret Daniel's 70 weeks as 490 days or as 490 years is still a literal interpretation. So I stand by my statement. Any time period, using days, years, months, weeks, nights. Just show me one, and I will get off your case.

JM

[SoothingDave]

I firmly disagree with you assessment of this as well. The fact is that if the interpretation of week is a 7 year period or if it is a period of 7 days it would still be a literal interpretation no matter which one you choose. The fact is you don't seem to understandstand the terms literal and figurative. To interpret Daniel's 70 weeks as 490 days or as 490 years is still a literal interpretation. So I stand by my statement. Any time period, using days, years, months, weeks, nights. Just show me one, and I will get off your case.

OK, you win. If you can define 70 weeks to mean either 490 days or 490 years and still insist that you are taking it literally, then I won't argue with you.

Please define for me what "literal" and "figurative" mean then. SD

[Joyful Wisdom]

To interpret Daniel's 70 weeks as 490 days or as 490 years is still a literal interpretation.

JM: I am trying to follow the discussion but you lost me with this statement. If the bible says 70 weeks and you interpret it as 70 years how is that literal?

I believe this is the same method of interpreting time that Kirk and Spock employ in Wrath of Kahn. :>)