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Literal vs Metaphor challenge

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diver

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Has any christian in this forum got the courage to unequivocally and honestly answer this simple question...

Is the book of Revelation entirely literal or not. YES or NO?

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@divegeester

Hardy laughter will not get you off.
Bragging about what is hilarious will not get you off.
Bragging that no one answers you will not get you off.
"LOL" will not get you off.
Posing another question will not get you off.

Everybody, (I think) can notice that you WON'T respond either agreeing or disagreeing with the six Yes or Nos posed to you.

Come back to the six points about Rev. 1:1.
And instead of rattling off some cheap retort off the top of your head, take time and give it some thought and give us a reply with some substance.

This is not casual bar room chit chat over a frothy beer.
Give me your serious replies.

1.) It is literally a revelation of Jesus Christ. Yes or No?

2.) It is literal that God gave the revelation to Jesus Christ. Yes or No?

3.) It is literally for the showing of these things to His slaves. Yes or No?

4.) It literally concerns the things which must quickly take place. Yes or No?

5.) He literally made known by means of signs. Yes or No?

6.) It literally was sent by God's angel to God's slave John. Yes or No?

Divegeester please answer these six questions concerning verse 1 of Revelation.

Well ... ?


I'll be back latter in the day to see if you have some substance.

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@divegeester said
How on earth is it a "trick question"

And what is this nonsense response from you LOL!

Hilarious. The Christians in this forum dodge dodge dodge.
You're not a Christian?

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@sonship said
@divegeester
Is the book of Revelation entirely literal, yes or no?

Well....

This is a trick question.

It is literal but many things are made known to us by signs.

[quote] The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him to show to His slaves the things that must quickly take place;and He made it known by signs, sending i ...[text shortened]... egeester please answer these six questions concerning verse 1 of Revelation.

Well ... ?
I count about 6 questions that Dive is dodging there...

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@divegeester said
The ORIGINAL question which still remains unanswered is:

Is the book of Revelation entirely literal, yes or no?

Well....
Pick one, your question is meaningless to how I view scripture. The truth and points in the Word are there for us to glean what points God is trying to get us to understand. Nowhere at anytime in history did a prophet or anyone else demand we spend time on such a moronic quest in understanding the Word as you are now.

Why are you doing this now? Besides using this to avoid questions put to you.

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@sonship said
@divegeester

Hardy laughter will not get you off.
Bragging about what is hilarious will not get you off.
Bragging that no one answers you will not get you off.
"LOL" will not get you off.
Posing another question will not get you off.

Everybody, (I think) can notice that you WON'T respond either agreeing or disagreeing with the six Yes or Nos posed to you.
...[text shortened]... lation.

Well ... ?[/quote]

I'll be back latter in the day to see if you have some substance.
I will answer any question you put to me once you have answered the original question in hand.

This is excellent!
As usual the "Internet Christians" lacking any courage and integrity.

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@kellyjay said
Pick one, your question is meaningless to how I view scripture.
How convenient, of course.

Another "checkmate" question the brave Christians will not answer.

How on earth will you lot ever cope with questions from unsaved people if you can't even balls up to stuff like this.

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@dj2becker said
Counter Measures: you answer a direct question with another question(s) with the intention of streering the laser-beamed question aimed at you...away from you and onto something sort of related but not as awkward.
I wonder why he goes after ThinkOfOne for something he does over and over?

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@kellyjay said
Pick one, your question is meaningless to how I view scripture.
And in fact, therein lies your problem Sir.

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@kellyjay said
I wonder why he goes after ThinkOfOne for something he does over and over?
The ORIGINAL question was put to YOU...not to me KellyJay.

Answer the question with a yes or no and you have my word I'll answer truthfully any question you choose.

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@divegeester said
And in fact, therein lies your problem Sir.
I am not the one suggesting that the Word of God doesn’t mean what it says, that would be you.

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@divegeester said
The ORIGINAL question was put to YOU...not to me KellyJay.

Answer the question with a yes or no and you have my word I'll answer truthfully any question you choose.
I answered you, pick one, I don’t give a flip how you choose to turn the Word into something it isn’t saying.

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@kellyjay said
I am not the one suggesting that the Word of God doesn’t mean what it says, that would be you.
OK - explain to me what the bible here "SAYS" vs what it "MEANS"?

Revelation 13: 1-2

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

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According to KellyJay these words mean what they say.

Sounds like something out of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth to me

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@divegeester

I will answer any question you put to me once you have answered the original question in hand.


No you won't.

The question I just put to you shows that Revelation is both literal and made known by signs. The signs are symbolic. That is signs pointing to literal matters.

What is YOUR answer to YOUR OWN question ?

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