“Jmouse007 says that Sproul’s interpretation of Revelation is ridiculous. What is more ridiculous is Jmouse007’s ignorance about how to interpret the Bible. Let us take with caution anyone who says that the Bible, especially apololyptic [sic] literature, should be taken literally.”
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In fact, what’s ridiculous is to paint Dispensationalists as advocates of wooden literalism.
“The primary way in which critics of our prophecy views attack what we believe the Bible teaches is to distort our view of literal interpretation. They like to paint us as ones who believe in ‘wooden literalism,’ which they now label as simply literalism. This is assumed by them to be a naïve, sophomoric understanding of biblical literature. Many have answered these claims and tried to set the record straight, but they are increasingly falling upon the deaf ears of opponents who simply refuse to listen...”
More here:
LITERAL VS. ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION
http://www.pre-trib.org/data/pdf/Ice-LiteralvsAllegorical.pdf
Sir, you neither know me or my qualifications to speak on the subject and yet you deign to speak as one having insight into both.
Having taught Hermeneutics along with Systematic Theology, Eschatology as well as the the book of Revelation on the graduate and undergraduate level on numerous occasions since 1994 I take serious offense at the uneducated, ignorant and dubious statements you made within your post. You have impugned my character and qualifications. In the future you would be well advised to keep your mouth shut until you have your facts straight before you speak or post.
As for your post, you failed to sight one instance in which any of the plagues clearly stated within my post have ever taken place in all of recorded human history.
Regarding the book of Revelation, I would strongly recommend you read Robert L. Thomas's exegetical commentary on Revelation. He is no exegetical novice, he has no axe to grind and does a masterful job of simply looking at the text and the original languages. He deals with all of the interpretational positions on the subject and lets the chips fall where they may.
http://www.amazon.com/Revelation-1-7-Commentary-Wycliffe-Exegetical/dp/0802492657/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306283488&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Revelation-8-22-Commentary-Wycliffe-Exegetical/dp/0802492673/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306283488&sr=8-1
One more thing; should you impugn my character or qualifications again I will report you to the FR moderator.
What they do in practice is more like "literal when convenient." They have no consistent hermeneutics. They can pick and choose when to be "literal" and when to spiritualize.