[topcat54]

The examples I quoted from Revelation used terms “like unto”, “as a” and “like”. I think saying a locust with a face like unto a face of men might be talking about a windshield of a helicopter with the soldiers sitting in it. A tail that stings could easily mean firing missiles. How COULD they describe a rifle other than a “sword”? I think Scripture is pretty clear when it speaks figuratively just by the words used.

With all due respect, I don’t see how applying unsubstantiated notions of modern technologies to ancient prophecies is the solution. It just amounts to so much speculation. More importantly, it would make absolutely no sense to the people to whom it was originally written and intended.

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More importantly, it would make absolutely no sense to the people to whom it was originally written and intended.

Here we see another RUBBERIZED SILLINESS PERSPECTIVE from the REPLACEMENTARIAN et al camp.

This irrational erroneous view postulates that

GOD ALMIGHTY

NEVER DID IN SCRIPTURE

WRITE ANY PROPHECY

THAT WAS INTENDED ONLY FOR OR PRIMARILY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS . . . which would make little or no sense to the author or people of the time it was written.

I guess such REPLACEMENTARIANS have thrown out DANIEL from their RUBBER BIBLES.

God, however, had & has a different perspective.

GOD ALMIGHTY TOLD DANIEL TO SEAL UP THE BOOK, that it was not for that time.

Evidently the REPLACEMENTARIAN et al's RUBBER BIBLEs appear to be far shorter than the REAL, AUTHENTIC, UNRUBBERIZED Bible.