Literal or Symbolic? The 1,000-Year Reign of Revelation 20 @thebiblesojourner
Literal or Symbolic? The 1,000-Year Reign of Revelation 20  @thebiblesojourner
Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Many interpreters want to make the 1,000 years of Revelation 20 figurative. Is that justifiable with the details in Revelation 20? Revelation expert, Matt Waymeyer, answers that question by giving a list of criteria for knowing when something is figurative or whether it is literal.

Part 1 of the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=YylmWRfjqJU
Part 2 of the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=gSWPu8RNUj4

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Literal or Symbolic? The 1,000-Year Reign of Revelation 20

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