and 8). John’s spiral structure allows occasional backward glances and a reconsidering of events from different angles, rather than a relentless chronological progression. The reason for such a structure is interesting: Hermeneutics authority Milton S. Terry, a noted advocate of the grammatical-historical method of interpretation, a strong preterist, and a hermeneutics authority cited by Robert L. Thomas in his chapter (below), notes that “all such apocalyptic repetitions serve the twofold purpose