Literal Versus Allegorical Interpretation Cont Chapter 7 Special Literary Forms, Virkler's Hermeneutics pg 172

• More Detailed Clarifying examples:

• The Horses in the Battle of Armageddon may be symbolic
• The Very Literal Approach: The Battle is fought with literal horses, spears and sword without the modern weaponry we all know and hate. This is almost inconceivable but when Alexandrian Philosophers threw out the regathering of the nation of Israel inside the literal city of Jerusalem it was absolutely inconceivable. So hey …
• An Analogical Literal Approach: The Battle is fought with modern analogues of choppers, tanks and weapons, but the vision was given to John with horses and swords so he could understand and communicate it clearly then.
• The Literal Approach reserve the right to recognize symbolism
• The woman who sits on seven hills (Rev 17:9) OBVIOUSLY has symbolic intent by the author.
• “And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword” OBVIOUSLY symbolic, the White Horse He is riding, and the vesture dipped in blood NOT OBVIOUSLY but NEVER Allegorized away!