Revelation uses many “signs,” or symbols, that are not to be understood literally. —Revelation 1:1. Many major entities and symbols in the book of Revelation are introduced earlier in the Bible: Jehovah —“the true God in the heavens” and Creator of all things. —Deuteronomy 4: 39; Psalm 103:19; Revelation 4: 11; 15:3. More @Wikipedia
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