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I've just discovered this literal translation from greek of the Lord's prayer. "Father of ours who 's in * heaven, hallowed be thy name of yours, come thy kingdom of yours, arise thy will of yours, as in heaven, also on earth. This bread of ours that 's for the coming day give us this day. And free us from these debts of ours as also we have freed those debtors of ours. And do not lead us into trial, but draw us to you, away from that which is grievous ." It looks completely astonishing to me. What is the coming day and why should we ask that bread of the coming day today? Moreover, "DRAW US TO YOU, AWAY from that which is grievous" seems to have an even stronger meaning than how is usually interpreted. Especially for a prayer that starts with "Father of ours who is in Heaven". What does this translation inspire you? Thanks SOURCE: http://pagenotes.com/prayer/LordsPrayer.html http://biblehub.com/greek/4506.htm -
Hi all! I was reasoning about the book of Revelation. I usually interpret other books in the Bible, like the Gospel, literally. Indeed the Gospel is an historical narration of what Jesus said and did, so it seems logical to me to interpret it literally. However, when it comes to Revelation, it seems to me that the whole style of the author is deliberately symbolic. But I wanted to hear arguments from those who interpret it literally. Do you believe in literal beasts, woman clothed by literal sun, literal lamb and lion, literally people eating books sweet as honey but bitter in the stomach, literal dragon, literally Babylon, horses etc.? If yes, can you explain your reasons? Ps remember that even if you say "it's an adjective for" or something similar, then you are NOT sticking to your literal interpretation anymore, because an adjective can be used for countless people or situation. So either you read it as 100% literal or not.
