You might be the only Protestant who accepts that. Protestants generally believe he was using symbolism, and quote scripture in support of that claim.
"...in which are some things hard to understand which the untaught and the unstable distort, as also the rest of the Scriptures to their own destrucdtion."
I accept Jesus at His Word. He scares me when He speaks about His return in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-8.
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
