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Me:  I just finished going to the store.

Prodigal:  How did it go?

Me:  My cash disappeared faster than cabbage at a rabbit convention.

Prodigal:  Maybe we should change the subject to get your mind off of it.

 

This is from the book Escape the Coming Night by Dr. David Jeremiah

 

Why is there so much symbolism in the Book of Revelation?  Do you wonder why it couldn’t have been as simple and straighforward as the Gospel of John?  Here are some reasons.

To begin with, symbolism is not weakened by time.  John was able to draw the great images in God’s revelation and write them into an exciting drama; symbols can stand the test of the years, with out relating to one particular era or culture.

Symbols also impart values and arouse emotions.  H0w much more graphic it is to speak of “beasts,” instead of “dictators.”  There is more color in referring to “Babylon the Great”  than the “world system.”

 

Revelation may not be able to be understood completely on this day but it still holds great truth.

 

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org