Revelation

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[Outrider]

Largely because accepting the accuracy - at some level, whether literal or not - is not an act of reason, but one of faith. It's a feeling that it's true rather than a conclusion, and then - as we are all wont to do - the reason follows trying to justify the feelings.

We're all guilty of confirmation bias, of seeking conclusions and explanations that suit our preconceptions, that's human nature it seems. I think it takes a huge capacity for cognitive dissonance to believe that the Revelation is literally true, but I'm guessing that the majority of Christians think of it as some sort of allegory?

O.

[~TW~]

Largely because accepting the accuracy - at some level, whether literal or not - is not an act of reason, but one of faith. It's a feeling that it's true rather than a conclusion, and then - as we are all wont to do - the reason follows trying to justify the feelings.

We're all guilty of confirmation bias, of seeking conclusions and explanations that suit our preconceptions, that's human nature it seems. I think it takes a huge capacity for cognitive dissonance to believe that the Revelation is literally true, but I'm guessing that the majority of Christians think of it as some sort of allegory?

O.

Thank you out rider you have it right.the book tells us in verse 1 it is a message in signs and symbols { And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,} so it is signified.Terms like this {  sea of glass,and  a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.}

So these are just signs and symbols.to be understood in context. 

 ~TW~