Miller’s Works, vol. 1. Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology
RULE XI
How to know when a word is used figuratively. If it makes good sense as it stands, and does no violence to the simple laws of nature, then it must be understood literally, if not, figuratively. MWV1 22.3
PROOFS
Revelation 12:1, 2. 17:3-7. MWV1 22.4