I800C0LECT
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Originally posted by: conjur
I did. That's what you keep missing!Originally posted by: I800C0LECT
Originally posted by: conjur
No, you're missing the point. It's like an American going to Europe only to find a map given to him has distances expressed as doohingles. Where a doohingle has no conversion value to any other system. Many numbers in the OT are simply fictional, they are purely symbolic (3 days, 40 days, etc.) Those are numbers which are symbolic in terms of times of trial or just meaning a long period of time.Originally posted by: I800C0LECT
I apologize...but you are taking the idea of symbolism in this reference out of context. It is based on comparative understanding of specific timeframes. This is not a simile or a play on words.It's confusing because it's all based upon *symbolism*. Why do people continue to take numbers and phrases completely literally from a work written based upon symbolism??
It's just mind-boggling.
i.e. the issue of kilometers vs. mile
Obviously if an American goes to Europe...he has no clue how far a kilometer might be. However, if he researches it is still understood to be said distance in terms of a mile. That understanding of distance is universal reguardless of what standard you might use. The same goes for agriculture, which in many cultures is the basis for the measurement of time.
uh...I have no idea what you are referring to. If you look at what I posted the gentleman and his theory is laid out. Argue against the point the gentleman made...disprove his math maybe?
That guy is not talking about every other idea thrown around in the bible. What he referenced he laid out specifically in terms of his theory and the creation of Israel in 1948.
Address the post...not the rest of the bible. You can use the link in the original post to his web site.
Many of the numbers used to calculate the dates are FICTITIOUS numbers! They are SYMBOLIC numbers not meant to be taken literally.
The "math" used to come up with that May 1948 date was from purely picking and choosing numbers and assigning various formulae to them to arrive at the desired date.
Could you provide the link to that place on his web site then? That email was pretty old and I can't find where you read the article on his site. The email I posted just supplemented his argument.
Point out one of the symbolic words for time you're referring to?