which speak of all mankind seeing the returned Lord. Are they literal or symbolic?
In both texts, the Greek word translated “see” is optomai. The following definition is from An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words by W. E. Vine: OPTOMAI — to see; used a) objectively, with reference to person or thing seen, or b) subjectively, with reference to an inward impression or a spiritual experience or a mental occupation. Thus we see optomai can mean either literal sight or mental perception. The following are examples of how the Greek word optomai is used in Scripture to denote mental understanding. Luke 3:6–“And all flesh shall see [optomai] the salvation of God.” One doesn’t literally see salvation, one understands it.” John 1:51–“And he [Jesus saith unto him [Nathanael], Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see [optomai] heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.” Nathanael never literally saw this. In an allusion to Jacob’s ladder, Jesus is saying that the Son of man would become the real ladder of communica
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