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Since you insist on taking the Revelation literally:

Do you believe the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and are living, will die; and the third part of the ships will be destroyed?

Do you believe an angel will chain the devil with a literal chain?

Do you believe the four angels loosed from the Euphrates will slay a third part of men?

Do you belive John prophesied before many peoples, nations, tongues and kings at the age of 95?

Do you believe fire proceedeth out of the mouth of the two witnesses?

Philip

>>Do you believe the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and are living, will die; and the third part of the ships will be destroyed?<<

We used to live aboard and had a hurricane destroy 99% of the boats in our marina including the yacht we lived on and our fishing boat. The dead fish from oil and pollution floating around was astonishing. I’ve seen the devastation that one storm called Ike can do.

>>Do you believe an angel will chain the devil with a literal chain?<<

Do you believe the “chain of command” is a “literal chain”? How about the “chain of custody”? Is that a literal chain? God is still and always will be the head of the chain of command.

>>Do you believe the four angels loosed from the Euphrates will slay a third part of men?<<

Revelation 9:14 saying to the sixth messenger who had the trumpet, 'Loose the four messengers who are bound at the great river Euphrates;'

First of all the Greek word is at not in the river. Second, angels throughout scripture are depicted as directing or controlling kings and leaders. Remember the river Euphrates being dried up? That allows those leaders controlled by Satan’s angels to advance and destroy.

>> Do you belive John prophesied before many peoples, nations, tongues and kings at the age of 95?<<

How many peoples and nations do you think the book of Revelation has been read by and in?

>> Do you believe fire proceedeth out of the mouth of the two witnesses?<<

Jeremiah 5:14 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured them.

Jeremiah 23:29 Is it not thus? My word is as a fire,

It’s God’s words “like fire” that come out of their mouth. We are to be refined by the fire of God’s word.

Scripture always interprets scripture if one studies under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.