Mountains and Islands flee?

[researcher]

Rev 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Rev 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

I think the mountains and islands are symbolic for people in this verse, not literal mountains and islands. They were fleeing the destruction coming on the city.

Like in these verses:

Luk 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luk 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

 

[veteran]

Re: The Mountains and Islands flee

Why would you say that's symbolic? Because you forgot to include the previous verse that goes along with that?

Rev 16:18
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
(KJV)

Who taught you to leave relevant verses out like that?

The Scripture is talking about the event of Christ's feet touching down upon the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem at His return, and a great valley being formed there, half the mount being moved to the north, and the other half being moved to the south (Zechariah 14).

 

[parousia70]

Re: The Mountains and Islands flee

The Scripture is talking about the event of Christ's feet touching down upon the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem at His return, and a great valley being formed there, half the mount being moved to the north, and the other half being moved to the south (Zechariah 14).

Where in Zechariah 14 does it say this takes place "at His return"?

 

[researcher]

Re: The Mountains and Islands flee

Why would you say that's symbolic? Because you forgot to include the previous verse that goes along with that?

Rev 16:18
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
(KJV)

Who taught you to leave relevant verses out like that?

The Scripture is talking about the event of Christ's feet touching down upon the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem at His return, and a great valley being formed there, half the mount being moved to the north, and the other half being moved to the south (Zechariah 14).

Because the word for earthquake means commotion

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seismos
sice-mos'
From G4579; a commotion, that is, (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake: - earthquake, tempest.

It was also used for a storm in Mat 8:24