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lowimpakt, I tend to avoid embracing literal interpretations of the book of Revelation. The books of the Bible are comprised of different types of literary styles. The book of Revelation used an Apocolyptic style and is to be read and interpereted in light of the more direct passages regarding end-time events (see the books of I & II Thessalonians and I & II Peter). That being said, I do believe it is part of the God-inspired and infallible canon of scripture. I just don't think it was intended to be applied to the papacy, etc... It's tough because there are portions to be taken literally such as references to the 12 Tribes of Israel, but it also uses a lot of anthropomorphic language.