or metaphorical meaning in the light of the context and its figurative use in other passages. Another precaution is that due allowance should be made for all figurative expressions and that they should not be forced to yield a meaning beyond the limits of the figure and the context. Symbolic language is to be studied in the light of the Divine interpretation which is found in the sacred Scriptures. For instance, the symbolic significance of a wild beast is that of a civil government (Dan. 7:17). Whenever any context indicates that a beast is used as a symbol, it is to be interpreted according to the Divine interpretation. Thus it is with all symbolic language. The familiar expression will prove helpful to the reader: "When the plain sense makes common sense, seek no other sense." David L. Cooper Los Angeles, Calif. ראשׁ הַשָּׁנָה 5689 1928 ,15 .Sept |