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To: fso301
I was asking you to reveal your own eschatalogical point of view. If you choose not to, that's fine. (I'm classic premillennial, uncommitted concerning the timing of the rapture and the nature of the tribulation.)

As far as "with a flood" is concerned, it is well within the normal (or literal) method of interpeting prophecy for such an expression to be considered metaphorically. Prophetic passages in both testaments abound with such imagery. Total literalism would not be a suitable means of interpreting scripture in any case. Where to interpret figuratively and where not to is, of course, an open question.
157 posted on 04/19/2010 6:35:35 PM PDT by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: Genoa
I was asking you to reveal your own eschatalogical point of view.

Premillenial.

(I'm classic premillennial, uncommitted concerning the timing of the rapture and the nature of the tribulation.)

I'm unconvinced about the likelyhood of a rapture and believe the tribulation will happen when it happens. Rapture belief has always struck me as something people grasp at who are seeking to save their hides from the tribulation.

As far as "with a flood" is concerned, it is well within the normal (or literal) method of interpeting prophecy for such an expression to be considered metaphorically.

True. My point being the author in his detailed proof of Dan 9:26 prophetic fulfillment completely ignored the flood mentioned in the verse.

Total literalism would not be a suitable means of interpreting scripture in any case. Where to interpret figuratively and where not to is, of course, an open question.

Prior to opening the bible to begin study, one should have a standard by which scripture should be interpreted; literally -vs- figuratively and that standard should apply to each verse from Genesis to Revelation. I've come across few who do this.

161 posted on 04/19/2010 7:10:31 PM PDT by fso301
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