Reference

Revelation 16:10

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
8

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

10

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11

And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

12

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

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Symbolic / Figurative Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

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Symbolic / Figurative Language

The description of darkness and gnawing tongues could be interpreted as literal, albeit extreme, physical reactions to a catastrophic event, rather than purely symbolic representations.