devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it” (Obad. 18), the context neither requires nor encourages a hyperbolic interpretation. The evidence from Old Testament prophecy is that the futurist has not overstated his case or made up a convenient or extreme interpretation of “soon” and “near” in Revelation. These terms have a long-standing meaning of imminence when connected with prophecy, the future, and divine judgment. The implications
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