Imagine if the biblical book of Revelation were a true, literal prophecy. It would mean that one day we as a species will battle a seven-headed dragon, as well as locusts with human faces, and will also be confronted by two “witnesses” who prophesy to the entire earth, killing anyone who tries to harm them with fire from their mouths. Not only that, but once these witnesses are martyred, the entire earth rejoices over their deaths, to eventually be stunned to silence when the witnesses are resurrected and then fly into heaven in a cloud. But what if these messages were not meant to be taken literally, but were symbolic parables connecting to a rich tradition of symbolism found throughout the entire Hebrew scriptures – from the seven days of creation to the final holy city descending from the sky? What if they, like the seven days of creation, were meant to invite us to listen to our higher internal witnesses, the love and truth at our core, and allow all our delusions to be stunned into silence and to fall away for the heavenly light of resurrection, peace, and renewal (no matter our religion)?