No, Trevor it is
NOT figurative. It is exactly how it is written. Everytime if you get busted, you came with something to defend your wrong viewing of the Bible words. Exactly what Paul write of yours.
2 Thessalonians 2:8-12, and
Galatians 1:1-10. When Jesus come now, everything shall burn out. Do you see how you are twisting the word of God. Ignoring the completely Biblical truth to put your own story of things that doesn't happen in the Bible.
Go read the whole context my friend, are you saying that the apostles are just saying things that people can not understand the true. The Bible interpreted itself. Jesus spake more in parable for the people. But to His disciples he declared the true meaning of the parables.
My friend now is the time to converted. Why till He comes!! It is not fair that me and you are killing people, and I die before Jesus returns, but you was alive after Jesus returns and converted
BECAUSE you have saw all those power and Jesus Himself.
First coming of Jesus: "as a baby".
Second coming of Jesus: "as King upon kings and Lord upon lords".
Third coming of Jesus: "is to destrye