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Live Patreon Q&A (excerpt)

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Mere FidelityOne of the perks enjoyed by the merrie band (sorry, Derek) of Patreon supporters is that of asking us questions in live Q&A Zoom calls. About a week ago, in a call of over an hour in length, Derek, Matt, and I addressed several questions raised by supporters. This is one short excerpt.

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Eagle Symbolism

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I’ve recently been listening to (who else!) James Jordan’s talks on Revelation and have a question about the symbology of the Eagle in the Bible.

Eagles seem to be symbolic of Rome’s destruction of Jerusalem (Deuteronomy 28:49, Matthew 24:28)

And eagles also seem to have more positive streams of symbolism: Eagles as symbolic of angels, prophets, the association with Gospel of John.

Is there a way to merge these streams?

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