Apocalyptic literature is difficult because of how much imagery is used. History is also difficult because we don't have everything preserved in enough detail. But if we can map 90% to a specific event, then I think that warrants us being confident in saying the other 10% is probable to that same time, even if we can't prove it.
I suppose I could speculate on when it might have happened, but that would be all it is: speculation. And it probably will be worthwhile, so I'll look into it for sure. However, to reiterate my main point: if we can see a huge majority of Revelation fulfilled within the lifetime of those who were with Christ, then we have good reason to conclude that everything not specifically given a time frame outside of that scope (e.g., what happens after the millennial reign) happened then too.
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Hello Alan,
DeleteApocalyptic literature is difficult because of how much imagery is used. History is also difficult because we don't have everything preserved in enough detail. But if we can map 90% to a specific event, then I think that warrants us being confident in saying the other 10% is probable to that same time, even if we can't prove it.
I suppose I could speculate on when it might have happened, but that would be all it is: speculation. And it probably will be worthwhile, so I'll look into it for sure. However, to reiterate my main point: if we can see a huge majority of Revelation fulfilled within the lifetime of those who were with Christ, then we have good reason to conclude that everything not specifically given a time frame outside of that scope (e.g., what happens after the millennial reign) happened then too.
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