Ezekiel, chapters 40 to 48 are to be taken literally, supposedly:
Literally Reading Ezekiel 40-48 | hipandthigh
(Cf. Triablogue: Literal events, figurative depictions)
Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39 are to be taken literally, or are they?
Triablogue: Gog and Magog
If Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39 are subject to some degree of figurative interpretation, then chapters 40-48 also take a place along the slippery slope. Where, for example, is the very high mountain near Jerusalem? (Riddleblog - The Latest Post - Eschatology Q & A -- What About Ezekiel's Vision of the Temple (Ezekiel 40-48)?
In the process, premillennialism and dispensationalism become questionable; however, by the same token some objections to the apologetical outreach of Messianic Jews also become questionable. For instance, some of the items of Mark S’ list--repeated and re-posed time and again on Yahoo! Answers--hinge on a strict literal interpretation of such passages: Where in the Tanakh do Jews reference when they deny Jesus was the Messiah? - Yahoo! Answers.
And yes, all of the information above is yet another reminder that the world is not a simple place.
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http://www.apologeticsindex.org/5-messianic-jews-2
http://www.jewsforjesus.org/answers-section
They’re already there to help.
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