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Is it necessary to take the bread and wine to be saved?

Answered by . November 24, 2012 - 2:54 am

Jesus instituted the taking of bread and wine as a ritual for Christians at the Passover supper he ate with his disciples prior to his betrayal and capture (Matt 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:14-20, 1 Cor 11:23-26). He compares the bread to his body and the wine to his blood. These are to be symbols […]

Are the days in Revelation and other prophecies literal?

Answered by . February 16, 2011 - 6:07 am

Revelation is a book of symbol, almost nothing within the vision recorded in the book is literal so we should probably operate on the assumption that time periods in Revelation are symbolic unless we have a good reason for supposing otherwise. There are prophecies in the Bible where time periods should be taken literally. For […]