circles. Those who call themselves literal are only selective in doing so. For Hal Lindsay and others the locust plague refers to helicopters, the demonic horsemen to tanks, and the many-headed beast is a world leader who will be quite distinguished looking. Elements like the lion and the lamb of chapter 5, the golden censer of chapter 8, the swallowed scroll of chapter 10, and the woman of chapter 12 must be taken symbolically. Every interpreter must ask the same two questions: What does each symbol