The study of biblical prophecy can become a life-long project and joy. It can also be the source of much confusion and even controversy. As anyone knows who has spent much time studying the doctrine of eschatology, or last things, there is considerable debate over the proper way to interpret these Scriptures. This debate exists even among evangelical Christians who hold to the inerrancy of the Bible. Such is the difficulty of the task.
While a study of the end times is not the purpose of this article, it is helpful to understand the context of where our discussion will go. A proper study of eschatology requires the harmonizing of relevant passages from both the Old and New Testaments. Just reading Revelation doesn’t cut it. Scriptures that inform this study are scattered throughout the Bible, although some books address the topic more thoroughly.
Another decision the interpreter encounters is determining when passages are meant to be taken literally and when they are symbolic. Or maybe even both. Figures of speech are used, just as we use them in our normal conversations. How should those be interpreted? More to the point of this article, how should we take the numbers that are used in prophetic passages? Again, even those evangelicals who uphold the doctrine of inerrancy can still differ, hopefully in a friendly way, on the proper methods of interpretation.
So what are some prophecy scholars saying now in the light of some remarkable happenings in our world? More on page two.
Not really, see, if you take the #2 and multiply it by 50 you get ….hold on…carry the 3… $1…I think they might have something here!
And it ain’t apple pie!
The number 7 as we all know is the Lords number and if he is to return soon we as Christians are ready this is why we go to church to prepare Ye the way of the Lord !
Victoria Pedraza
Only God knows.
We are in towards the end of 555, 666 is Satan’s number which will be next, then when Jesus comes it will be # 777. It all lines as up in prophecy.
Janie Prado read this article mommy….
I get tired of this.
Marisa Prado
Nonsense!