Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. – Revelation 13:18

We conclude the study of the language of metaphor with some insights into the operation of interpreting scripture from a fresh perspective…not the stale cartoon prophetic images of doom and destruction, but a concise and highly focused view of the meanings of the cryptograms and images which veil one of the most debated verses in prophecy:

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.- Revelation 13:18

The number of the beast is broken down into two numbers:

660 which refers to the Serpents and 6 which refers to the Scorpions. This number for each one is the number of a man, that man would be James Strong. It is the numbers which he assigned to each one of those definitions. He gave the number 660 to the definition for the Serpents; and he gave the number 6 to the Scorpions.

We already know that the beast is made up of the Serpents and the Scorpions. This verse tells us that the beast has the numbers 660 and 6 assigned to it, the definitions being Serpents and Scorpions. You can’t get any more literal than that. Numbers are to be taken literally.

And while the apostate church looks for the chip with 666 in it and looking for an antichrist whose name adds up to 666 in the Greek or the Hebrew, or any other methodology they can conjure up, it is right before their eyes but they cannot see it. Why, because they are blind and deaf. But we, who are wise and understand these things look to the Metaphorical language to interpret the Word of God as He meant it to be interpreted by His people for we are the children of God.

Article: Synopsis-5-The Metaphorical Language.pdf

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“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”
- Proverbs 25:2

Continuing with the “rules” of metaphor—properly, the rules of metaphoric interpretation—we demonstrate consistency and continuity in the scriptures by applying the rules in applications and examples .

Previous studies in the series:

The Language of Metaphor-Part 1

The Language of Metaphor-Part 2

Notes-Synopsis #5-Metaphor-Part-3.pdf

“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”-1 Corinthians 10:11 {ensamples: or, types}

This show picks up where Part 1 left off—more or less. We do a brief prophecy update and study, then continue with the next series of “rules” in the application of the metaphoric language. Check out the show notes, and if you have not done so, listen to Part 1 first for the background .

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“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding
shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.” – Proverbs 1:5-6

The metaphors found in scripture are a bridge between time and spirit. There is a consistent body of images and identifications in the prophetic writings…and once we learn the “language” the dark understandings, hidden by the Creator, come to life.

This show reviews the fundamentals of the prophetic view brought out in early Third Day studies, and begins breaking out the rules for applying identifications found in the prophetic writings. Key concepts for the student of prophecy.

“In trying to understand a thing we are trying to find a metaphor for that thing . . . Understanding a thing is to arrive at a metaphor for a thing by substituting something more familiar to us. And the feeling of familiarity is the feeling of understanding . . . Understanding a thing is arriving at a familiarizing metaphor for it . . .”-Julian Jaynes, “The Origin of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”

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Previous Synopsis Studies – These shows are the “building blocks” for the concepts of the Third Day Prophecy Series

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