Scholars usually understand the "dogs." listed among those outsiders to the holy city in Revelation 22:14-15, as a metaphor for false teachers or immoral practitioners.
Who are referred to as dogs in the Bible?
Revelation 22:15 “Outside” are the dogs. 2 Peter 2: 20-22. We as Christians are also being referred to as “dogs” when we stop following Jesus Christ and turn back to our old unbelieving sinful ways.
What do dogs symbolize in the Bible?
Pigs were unclean, both ritually and as food (Lev 11:7), but dogs were the embodiment of gluttony, scavengers sent by God to tear and devour.
What does Revelation say about dogs?
Revelation 22:15: “For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” Philippians 3:2: “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.”
What does beware of dogs mean in the Bible?
Those who come proclaiming and enforcing circumcision are not 'the circumcision' but 'the dogs', which serves as a vulgar, phallic epithet. This biting insult aids Paul in building his case against those whom he sees as a threat to the saints in Philippi.
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