An Immortal Soul or Resurrection of the Dead
The interpretation of figurative language, metaphors, and symbolic passages
1. The rich man and Lazarus. The intermediate bosom
2. The symbolical pictures of Revelation versus a literal interpretation - Souls under the altar - The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever - The Lake
of Fire
3. Forever and ever of the King James Version - Eternal
4. Israel's destruction, her weeping, gnashing of teeth, outer darkness, Matthew 24
- Preterits Eschatology - Realized Eschatology - The A. D. 70 Doctrine - The day
of the Lord - 2 Peter 3
Those who believe in the Pagan doctrine of an immortal soul from birth and Hell have no plain statements. That they must reinterpret figurative language, metaphors, and symbolic passages into literal statements shows the weakness of their belief that it is from man and not from God. Parables and figurative language are made to be superior over plain statements. The clear language must be changed to agree with what is thought to have been said in the symbolic language; therefore, many literal passages must be made figurative to keep them from being in conflict. Many of the metaphors about the destruction of Israel have been discussed in the first seven chapters. This chapter is a look at some of the symbolic passages that are change into literal statements.
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