Chosen Quote by William H. Hunt

“Symbols are valuable tools of communication. Symbols communicate truth concisely, and they communicate it graphically. In Revelation 11 the apostle John could have spent…

— Mark Hitchcock

“Thus it would be a serious mistake to understand the images of Revelation as timeless symbols. Their character conforms to the contextuality of Revelation…

— Richard Bauckham

“The proper method of interpreting the symbols in Revelation involves two steps. The first is to remember that when symbols are employed, they refer…

— Mark Hitchcock

Divine symbols which have been given to mankind from time to time speak to that forum of truth which is within our hearts, and…

— Max Heindel

“Perhaps enough has been said to indicate that the imagery of Revelation requires close and appropriate study if modern readers are to grasp much…

— Richard Bauckham

The book of Revelation is written largely in symbols.

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

I wish I could remember the moment when I was a kid and I discovered that the letters linked into words, and that the…

— David Levithan

“The book of Revelation is filled with symbols, yet these symbols refer to things that are literal. They have literal referents (see, for example,…

— Mark Hitchcock

The works of nature and the works of revelation display religion to mankind in characters so large and visible that those who are not…

— John Locke

Revelations are conveyed in a variety of ways, including, for example, dreams, visions, conversations with heavenly messengers, and inspiration. Some revelations are received immediately…

— David A. Bednar

A symbol always transcends the one who makes use of it and makes him say in reality more than he is aware of expressing.

— Albert Camus

“Step two of properly interpreting a symbol in Revelation is to recognize that all the symbols in the book are explained either in Revelation…

— Mark Hitchcock