
After the story you also unlock a quest that instantly puts you at level 20. The story is relatively short and consists of only 17 main missions. Alternatively, you can buy the level 20 version from the Vault using 10 Legendary Shards. Therefore it’s recommended you reach level 20 before the end of the story. I was only level 17 at the end of the story so my Coldheart was also level 17. Also important: the Coldheart’s gear level will be identical to your character level when you finished the story. Then you can pick it up from the Gunsmith in the Tower Hub area. Robert Palmer, "How To Understand The Bible" (Joplin, MO: College Press Publishing Company, 1980), 90-92.To retrieve the Coldheart Exotic you must first beat the story and reach level 20. Understanding these few common sense rules concerning the use of figurative language in the Bible will allow the Bible student to more correctly interpret a passage or passages in which figurative expressions are found. 13:33), and in another instance Jesus used it to depict the evil teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Mt. For example, the word "leaven" was once used as a symbol for the "kingdom of heaven" (Mt. Such figures as fire, bread, water, and sheep do not always represent the same things.

They change their meaning from one instance to another.


Do not feel "bound" to find a "special significance" in every detail.Ħ) Remember That Figures Of Speech Change! One should concentrate on the main point or purpose. Often there are "incidentals" in a figure which only serve to complete the picture. There is a temptation in dealing with the figurative to allow the imagination to run wild - to press all the details too far. In those days, dogs were (for the most part) undesirable pests which ran wild in the country, only to raid the cities for food by night, snarling and fighting. Another good example is the use of the term "dogs" when referring to wicked persons (Rev. It would be well for the Bible student to understand the "wedding feast" customs before determining the meaning of Jesus' likening the "kingdom of heaven" to "ten virgins" (Mt. The Bible uses many figures typical of its own times of writing. If you were reading Shakespeare, you would want to understand his masterful pictures as he knew them and intended them. Keep it on course with Bible facts.Ĥ) Be Sure To Harmonize The Figurative With The Customs Of The Times Never allow an interpretation to go off on some tangent. Remember, the purpose of the figurative is to "complement," "help," and "illustrate" the plain facts of truth. And in Luke 12:16-21, Jesus explained the basic meaning of this entire parable ( of the rich man).ģ) Be Sure To Harmonize The Figurative With The Literal When Jesus gave the parable of the sower, He explained the "figure" of the seed being the "word of God" (Lk. This is a safe rule-of-thumb because it is the "inspired" interpretation. Is the figure a parable, fable, simile, metaphor, allegory, riddle, hyperbole, etc.?Ģ) Follow The Author's Explanation If He Gives One Now, what commonplace rules should we then employ in order correctly understand the figurative language of the Bible? When one speaks of a "cold heart" or a "warm heart," a "hard heart" or a "soft heart," such figures of speech are clear and expressive. It is not just for the scholar, but such word pictures are also for the common man. Fortunately, it is not too difficult, for it has always been used in literature, especially among oriental writings.

In our study of the Bible, great care must be taken in handling figurative language. Mike Riley: Rules For Understanding Figurative Language Rules For Understanding Figurative Language
