The inclination of the "Society" to use "symbolism" as a basis for much of their interpretations are carried to such and extent that the original "patterns" are lost in them ..such as using "prophets" for classes of persons ..The use of symbols is only with regard to the "spiritual" which is something that cannot be seen..such as the tabernacle and Jehovah's statement Heb 8:5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.†also Ex 25.40 . these are only pertaining to the true spiritual temple and things not available to the human eye for understanding . The mistaken notion of thinking all prophecy is symbolic is purely theoretical ...the word translated as "signs' and in Rev as "signified" is 4591 in strongs meaning to "indicate" or mark ...not necessarily "symbolic" ...the signs in Egypt were "real" the Plagues were real seen felt and experienced in the worldly realm ...we would in a spiritual way have to understand the true temple .. from the heavenly "holy of holies" to the courtyard being the earthly part of it , but as for many uses among WT teachings of the things in the Apocalypse as not being real life influences from a spiritual plane source ..in other words ..those vials / trumpets / seals are happening from a source unseen but the effects will be world wide scale and seen/felt/experienced in the true sense of cosmos reality ...its like distinguishing the sacred from the secular . I know enough science to fully understand the scope of effect these things will have in a real way ...those who don't think the two witness won't "really be able to call down fire on the earth" Elijah did with the 450 prophets ...the ability to distinguish what is happening in the true temple with what in happening in the "secular" worldly realm is a reality of its own . since well I'm not good at laying down a talk such as is given in hall school I'm unsure if I'm being clear in what I'm trying to communicate ... The need to differentiate between spiritual and earthly is taken to extremes among WT teaching ..We don't need to "spiritualize" Israel because "Israel" has always been those under God's covenants .. Therefore the Israel of God has "always" been the Israel of God ..those under the covenants ...which now includes the nations who come under the covenant for forgiveness of sins ....and are now grafted into the "true vine" under Christ ...which again brings us back to use of "anthropomorphisms" to understand the goings on in the spiritual realm ...none of us exist in that form at this time and until we do our understanding will necessarily be guided by language use designed for each realm ...if I've missed something here let me know as I am unschooled in writing a text paper that lays a design open to view ...
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Curl my hair and blow my hat off!!!!! That car makes me go weak at the knees, too. OOOOOEEEEEE! Wallflower