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alanrussellfuller's review
4.0
The author considers the Garden of Eden story as a parable. As God planted a garden in Eden, so he planted spiritual realities in the Bible. Ancient times means eastward. The tree of knowledge and the fig tree in the NT is symbolic of the law. The inability to "see" or "hear" those things pertaining to the kingdom of God is to be spiritually asleep.
Marshall applies the parabolic principles found in the OT to the book of Revelation, which is where his books usually end up. That’s why I like them so much. He applies spiritual interpretation to Revelation and makes some observations. These are the ones I find most interesting. A false prophet embraces the Word but commits errors due to a carnal mind.
The four cherubim unite the 12 signs of the Zodiac and the four horsemen represent the law. First comes the falling away, of which Babylon is an example. The three woes represent death, burial, and resurrection. The Euphrates floods annually because of the mountain snowmelt. Therefore it can be seen as a judgment like the biblical deluge.
Our life comes out of our death in Him. The death to self is a path to spiritual life. He differentiates the first resurrection "from" the dead (Rev 11:11) with a first resurrection "of" the dead (Rev 20:4-6). I believe this due to his commitment to universalism.
Marshall applies the parabolic principles found in the OT to the book of Revelation, which is where his books usually end up. That’s why I like them so much. He applies spiritual interpretation to Revelation and makes some observations. These are the ones I find most interesting. A false prophet embraces the Word but commits errors due to a carnal mind.
The four cherubim unite the 12 signs of the Zodiac and the four horsemen represent the law. First comes the falling away, of which Babylon is an example. The three woes represent death, burial, and resurrection. The Euphrates floods annually because of the mountain snowmelt. Therefore it can be seen as a judgment like the biblical deluge.
Our life comes out of our death in Him. The death to self is a path to spiritual life. He differentiates the first resurrection "from" the dead (Rev 11:11) with a first resurrection "of" the dead (Rev 20:4-6). I believe this due to his commitment to universalism.
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