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Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:32:36 -0500
Watchtower Heretic James wrote:
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>> “These souls… cried out with a loud voice” (Revelation 6:9–10, ESV)
> This book is a book of SYMBOLISM
You repeat the same stupid lies over and over, no matter how many times
they are refuted. This is consistent with someone who relies on
brainwashing to accomplish what he knows he cannot demonstrate from the
Bible:
• Most of the figurative speech in Revelation is in the form of
"like" or "as". This is to compare something we understand with
something we don't. Thus, Christ has hair "like" wool. That
doesn't mean His hair is made of wool, but that it is "like"
wool. That this is figurative speech does NOT mean Christ has
no hair, or that we may dismiss it as meaningless or make it
mean the opposite of what it says. Symbols never mean nothing
or the opposite of what they symbolize, as they would have to
in order for you to simply say "symbolic", as if it refutes
everything you know your lies cannot explain.
• Where Revelation uses symbols, it explains what the symbols
mean. For example, the seven lampstands represent the seven
churches (Revelation 1:20, ESV). The seven stars represent the
angels of the seven churches (Revelation 1:20, ESV). The great
prostitute represents the great city that rules over the kings
of the earth (Revelation 17:18, ESV). The waters symbolize
peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages (Revelation 17:15,
ESV). The fine linen worn by the bride represents the righteous
deeds of the saints (Revelation 19:8, ESV). These explanations
show that Revelation does not leave its symbols open to private
redefinition. When Scripture uses symbols, Scripture interprets
them.
• Where Revelation does not explain symbols, other places in the
Bible do, such as Daniel. For example, the four beasts
represent four kings or kingdoms (Daniel 7:17, ESV). The ten
horns represent ten kings (Daniel 7:24, ESV). The ram with two
horns represents the kings of Media and Persia (Daniel 8:20,
ESV). The male goat represents the king of Greece (Daniel 8:21,
ESV). These established explanations govern how similar imagery
functions in Revelation, showing that biblical symbolism
carries fixed meaning supplied by Scripture itself.
So no, sorry but simply saying "Symbolic" every time your lies are
clearly refuted from the direct statements of Scripture may deceive you
and Watchtower heretics, but not me. You convince me again and again
that you are a stupid, satanically manipulated, brainwashed liar and
heretic.
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