There seems to be two ways to take Revelation literally.
1.) John literally saw future events (like a news broadcast) and inaccurately described them the best way he could. In other words, John saw something like this...
2.) John accurately described what he literally saw, and what he saw was symbolic of future events. In other words, John saw something like this...
How do you take Revelation literally?
Personally, I think John accurately described what he saw, which was symbolic of future events. Because there are no actual people/objects described as...
"The shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails."
1.) John literally saw future events (like a news broadcast) and inaccurately described them the best way he could. In other words, John saw something like this...
2.) John accurately described what he literally saw, and what he saw was symbolic of future events. In other words, John saw something like this...
How do you take Revelation literally?
Personally, I think John accurately described what he saw, which was symbolic of future events. Because there are no actual people/objects described as...
"The shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails."
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