Questions about the book of Revelation (not questions about the revelation of God's will/plan/instruction in general).
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Did Jesus wear pants?
While researching this question, I came across an article I'd rather not link to1 that asserted that Jesus wore pants. The particular bit of evidence they cited was:
Then I saw heaven opened, and ...
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What is the “first resurrection”?
Finishing up the year in the Bible, I heard this passage:
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been ...
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How are we to interpret the Moon turning into blood, in Joel 2:31 and Rev 6:12?
In Joel the moon is mentioned as getting 'dark'.
The earth quakes before them;
the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. (Joel 2:10, ESV)
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Are there any rules on which things in Revelation must be interpreted literally and which symbolically?
Are there any rules on which things in Revelation must be interpreted literally and which symbolically? The one that comes from the back of my mind is that if a certain thing or a character is already ...
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How do Revelation 19 and 20 relate to one another?
I know some people think that the visions in Revelation 20 are a chronological continuation of the one at the end of chapter 19, while others think that the visions in chapter 20 are a re-framing and ...
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Who is the bride of Christ?
If the church is the bride of Christ"
Eph. 5, II Cor. 11:2:
I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to
one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to ...
