Theologian Adam Clark (1762-1832) writes, in an essay about the Biblical book of Revelations:

... My readers will naturally expect that I should either give a decided preference to some one of the opinions stated above, or produce one of my own; I can do neither, nor can I pretend to explain the book: I do not understand it; and in the things which concern so sublime and awful a subject, I dare not, as my predecessors, indulge in conjectures. I have read elaborate works on the subject, and each seemed right till another was examined. I am satisfied that no certain mode of interpreting the prophecies of this book has yet been found out, and I will not add another monument to the littleness or folly of the human mind by endeavoring to strike out a new course. I repeat it, I do not understand the book; and I am satisfied that not one who has written on the subject knows any thing more of it than myself. ...

... such a wise statement of uncertainty concerning a complex subject!

_{(many thanks to comrade Matthew Payne for sharing this quote — cf Your Own Bible (2007-02-13), Mantra - Uncertainty, Kindness, Peace, Hope (2017-06-29), Certain Uncertainty (2021-03-16), How to Embrace Uncertainty (2024-01-13), ...) - ^z - 2025-03-16}