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| * 2.7.5.1 - The Abuse of Numbers

2.7.5.2 - Literal Understanding of Numbers
2.7.5.3 - The Symbolic Meaning of Numbers

| * 2.7.5.4 - Searching for Meaning in all the Wrong Places

2.7.5.5 - The Importance of the Old Testament
2.7.5.6 - Is It Really So Difficult?

| * 2.7.5.7 - The Importance of Right Relationship

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We find numbers employed throughout Scripture, but perhaps no more densely packed than in the book of Revelation. Two opposite errors are often encountered when dealing with numbers in Scripture: (1) numbers are interpreted symbolically to derive fanciful teachings; (2) numbers are treated strictly literally and their symbolic significance is denied. We hope to avoid both of these extremes in our approach to the book.----

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