The 1,000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth Cannot Happen!
Before beginning, let's understand what this doctrine says:
1) A new Temple is built. Of course, the Temple
has one main purpose, which is animal sacrifice
for the sins of the people.
2) The Mosaic Law is now active again.
3) Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally as
a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years
and does it from the Temple in Jerusalem.
4) Jesus goes into this new, rebuilt Temple and acts
as the High Priest. This would involve sacrifices
and running things at the Temple and performing
the duties of the High Priest for the sacrifices also
and it means that he can enter the "Holy of Holies"
(God's room).
5) The Jews come there to do their thing with these
animal sacrifices, being under the Mosaic Law and
being able to be saved by the Mosaic Law.
And now let's look at some problems with this and then
we'll get to why it cannot happen:
First of all, the Jews reject Christ. How are they going
to be okay with Him being the one who does these things,
when they reject Him as a false teacher?! If anything,
they would stone Him for even attempting to do these
things and for trying to enter the "Holy of Holies"!
Secondly, how is Jesus going to be okay with these things
happening, when to perform animal sacrifices is to spit in
His face on the cross? We know it was sin for them to
make fun of Him while He was on the cross. How much
more evil is it for them to be rejecting the cross altogether,
by performing animal sacrifices?
Thirdly, how can Jews be saved by the Mosaic Law, when
Paul wrote to both Jews and Gentiles that the Mosaic Law
was incapable of saving anyone and Jesus said that no one
comes to the Father, except through Him?
The Dispensationalists don't have any good answers for
these problems that stare in the face of their doctrine.
They will, I'm sure, fire off at me with their attacks and
call me a liar and ignore the points made here, tell me
how I "just don't understand the Bible/have the Spirit",
thinking themselves my teacher and will talk about
everything except these points (except maybe to claim
they're right and I'm wrong), but they will not have
a good answer for the points that are listed above.
So now, let's look at why this cannot happen:
It cannot happen, because in order for the Dispensationalists
to be right, it would mean that the Bible contradicts itself!
Why do I say that? Simple. Because if their doctrine is true,
then He is and is not the High Priest at the same time!
Take a look at the Scriptures to see what I'm talking about. :)
And remember as you read these Scriptures, that I am quoting
from Hebrews here, because even the Dispy's cannot argue
that it's different for the Jews, because they know as well as
I do that Hebrews was written with Jewish Christians in mind.
First, here, it says that Jesus is already the High Priest;
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
Secondly, here, it says in the following that He was
already called out to be a High Priest;
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
"But this is spiritual!", the Dispy's will shout.
Well of course it is! Those who worship God,
must worship Him in Spirit (John 4:23-24).
Below, it says that we now enter in through the veil,
which is what separated the Holy of Holies from us;
"...the hope set before us and entering into the inner
side of the veil, where Jesus entered as forerunner
for us, having become a High Priest forever, according
to the order of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 6:19b-20
And here, below (remembering that the writer is talking
to Jews), it says that they are saved by drawing near
to Christ and not by the Mosaic Law and it says that
Jesus was not to perform sacrifices, because He did
it once, when He offered up Himself as the one time,
eternal sacrifice for the sins of mankind!
"And from this He is able to save to the end completely
the ones drawing near to God through Him, forever
living to intercede on their behalf. For such a High Priest
was fitting for us: who has no need, as do the High Priests,
to offer sacrifices day by day, first for His own sins, then
for those of the people. For He did this once for all,
offering up Himself." - Hebrews 7:25,27
Now all of this is His position and He is in Heaven. And
the Dispensationalists will claim that this doesn't matter,
because they are talking about when He comes to Earth.
But how can His coming to Earth negate what it says
just above, in the quote of Hebrews 7:25,27?!
And as for why it simply could not be true that He would
come to Earth and offer sacrifices as the High Priest of
the Jews, the next Scripture shows that in order for the
Dispy's to be right, it would mean that Scripture ends up
contradicting itself, since it says that if He were on Earth,
then He simply could not be the High Priest!
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not even
be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4
Why do the Dispensationalists say things like;
"Look vertically, not horizontally!"
And...
"It is not about what happens here, but what God says!"
And...
"It is about the spiritual, not the physical here on Earth!"
And then look to the physical for their rewards?!
--
Pastor Dave
"Who's more foolish? The fool, or the fool
who follows him?" - Obi Wan Kenobe
You have an interesting take on this vexing topic. Keep up the good
work, Sir!
May the Lord richly bless you!
Bob
These are the good old days
> The 1,000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth Cannot Happen!
>
> Before beginning, let's understand what this doctrine says:
>
> 1) A new Temple is built. Of course, the Temple
> has one main purpose, which is animal sacrifice
> for the sins of the people.
>
> 2) The Mosaic Law is now active again.
>
> 3) Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally as
> a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years
> and does it from the Temple in Jerusalem.
>
> 4) Jesus goes into this new, rebuilt Temple and acts
> as the High Priest. This would involve sacrifices
> and running things at the Temple and performing
> the duties of the High Priest for the sacrifices also
> and it means that he can enter the "Holy of Holies"
> (God's room).
Best get out your Bible and study. I'e recommend a KJV or NKJV for now so
you'll have all the verses in it. You are already off the track on #4. get
a scripture to show where you are at then we can continue
> Pastor Dave wrote:
>
>> The 1,000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth Cannot Happen!
>>
>> Before beginning, let's understand what this doctrine says:
>>
>> 1) A new Temple is built. Of course, the Temple
>> has one main purpose, which is animal sacrifice
>> for the sins of the people.
>>
>> 2) The Mosaic Law is now active again.
>>
>> 3) Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally as
>> a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years
>> and does it from the Temple in Jerusalem.
>>
>> 4) Jesus goes into this new, rebuilt Temple and acts
>> as the High Priest. This would involve sacrifices
>> and running things at the Temple and performing
>> the duties of the High Priest for the sacrifices also
>> and it means that he can enter the "Holy of Holies"
>> (God's room).
>
> Best get out your Bible and study.
I'm not interested in your tactic of snipping everything
I say that demonstrates the problems with your doctrine
and then insulting me and pretending that means that
you know your Bible and I don't.
> You are off track on #4.
You say that now, because you know that I destroyed
your doctrine with #4 and proved that it is ridiculous!
And that is why you snipped everything below the text
above. Because it proved that and used #4 to do it!
Fact: You do believe that #4 is true. That is your doctrine!
Lie to yourself about it! Don't bother trying to lie to me!
I know better! You believe in this rebuilt Temple here
on Earth with Jesus acting as High Priest! You do!
Fact: The Bible says that we have a High Priest in Jesus:
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
Fact: The Bible says that if He were on Earth, that He is
not even a priest at all, let alone the High Priest!
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
If the above meant a High Priest here on Earth,
then the Bible contradicts itself, since the following
verse shows that it can't be on Earth, regardless
if you believe it is or not!;
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not
even be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4
It's okay Peter, don't worry. We all expected you to do this
little act you perform, trying to obfuscate and play your little
game of dodge ball! :)
--
Pastor Dave
God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called.
>On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:33:00 -0800, "Peter B." <p...@b.org> spake thusly:
>
>
>> Pastor Dave wrote:
>>
>>> The 1,000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth Cannot Happen!
>>>
>>> Before beginning, let's understand what this doctrine says:
>>>
>>> 1) A new Temple is built. Of course, the Temple
>>> has one main purpose, which is animal sacrifice
>>> for the sins of the people.
>>>
>>> 2) The Mosaic Law is now active again.
>>>
>>> 3) Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally as
>>> a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years
>>> and does it from the Temple in Jerusalem.
>>>
>>> 4) Jesus goes into this new, rebuilt Temple and acts
>>> as the High Priest. This would involve sacrifices
>>> and running things at the Temple and performing
>>> the duties of the High Priest for the sacrifices also
>>> and it means that he can enter the "Holy of Holies"
>>> (God's room).
>>
>> Best get out your Bible and study.
>
>
>It's okay Peter, don't worry. We all expected you to do this
>little act you perform, trying to obfuscate and play your little
>game of dodge ball! :)
No, "all" of us did not expect Peter to do anything, but "we all" knew
exactly what you would do, the same as you always do trying to defend
your defenseless doctrine.
Bear
Since when do you get to dictate to others what they believe?
I stopped there intentionally so as to hit your obstacles one at a time.
Then continue on to the next. Being as you are so repetitive in your
replies, typically.
In this initial reply of yours you have posted nothing having to do with
item 4. There is a High Priest for the temple you mentioned. Who is it?
Please skip all your rants having nothing to do with your posted subjects.
It makes you look really whiney
LOL
> Before beginning, let's understand what this doctrine says:
>
> 1) A new Temple is built. Of course, the Temple
> has one main purpose, which is animal sacrifice
> for the sins of the people.
The "genius" can't count to three.
"Say ye not 'the Temple of the Lord,' 'the Temple of the Lord,' 'the Temple
of the Lord,' are these."
> 2) The Mosaic Law is now active again.
Duh. The Jews NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS GONE IN THE FIRST PLACE, "genius."
> 3) Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally as
> a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years
> and does it from the Temple in Jerusalem.
Where does the Bible say this?
Answer: It doesn't--it says "the CAMP of the saints," i.e. Jesus and Co
return to the Tabernacle, which was what God wanted in the first place.
Jesus DESTROYS the third temple at His second coming.
> 4) Jesus goes into this new, rebuilt Temple and acts
> as the High Priest.
No such statement anywhere in prophecy.
> This would involve sacrifices
> and running things at the Temple and performing
> the duties of the High Priest for the sacrifices also
> and it means that he can enter the "Holy of Holies"
> (God's room).
Jesus IS "the Holy of holies," and the believers are His "holy city."
Learn how to parse the literal from the figurative, "genius."
> 5) The Jews come there to do their thing with these
> animal sacrifices, being under the Mosaic Law and
> being able to be saved by the Mosaic Law.
No, the Jews (et al) rebuild the Temple as a sign of the complete rejection
of Jesus Christ as Messiah, "genius." And then the unholy trinity will use
it to bring down the whole world.
You really need to go learn something about prophecy before insinuating that
you know anything about it.
On the up side...
Zec 2:12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and
shall choose Jerusalem again.
On the down side...
Re 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it
not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread
under foot forty and two months.
[chuckle and snip the rest of the idiot's dawdle]
Ike
--
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Which of the following is the correct way to read Bible prophecy?
A. Immediacy
B. Historicism
C. Dispensationalism
D. Preterism (Full or Partial)
E. Idealism
F. Realized/Sapiential Eschatology
G. All of the above
H. None of the above
Based on an examination of how (not just what) Jesus and the prophets
prophesied, "The Triune Hypothesis" is a guide to reading the Bible
prophetically in all three dimensions of interpretation-the horizontal axis
in time (what was, is, and/or is to come), the perpendicular axis in
application (literal, figurative, and/or spiritual), and the vertical axis
in context (thesis, generality, and/or antithesis).
Topics of discussion include the resurrections, the triune "Last Days," the
Pentecosts, the one-baptism-in-three-parts, the triple application of the
Elijah prophecies, the Temples in Jerusalem, the Abominations of Desolation,
the Triune Israel, the devolution of prophecy, and much more.
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Just like you.
Still waiting for those citations where GOD said the End of the Age would be
seven years by themselves, and not the seventy (fine print not withstanding)
that He declared in seven prophecies, utilized by John in Revelation.
> You really need to go learn something about prophecy before insinuating that
> you know anything about it.
>
> On the up side...
>
> Zec 2:12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and
> shall choose Jerusalem again.
>
> On the down side...
>
> Re 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it
> not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread
> under foot forty and two months.
>
> [chuckle and snip the rest of the idiot's dawdle]
>
> Ike
Ike, you might want to reconsider your ideas as well. Re 11:2 has to do
with the 7 year period. 2-42 month segments.
Read Ezekiel to see what the Lord has in store for the Tribes of Israel. It
lays out the land, banded from top to bottom. It is much larger than Israel
has ever been and what it should have been from the beginning. The New
Temple is pure Huge, dwarfs the old temple, Solomons temple completely.
The New and probably last Covenant of Peace also appears to be Jeremiah's
Covenant. I would be interested in the thoughts others regarding these two
being the same. It will last approx 1000 years.
Woe to the Jews, especially those of the tribe of Levites. The begining of
the millenium will be harsh, I wept with Ezekial regarding it. Take heed oh
Israel, harken unto the Lord lest these things befall thee and thy family.
> The New and probably last Covenant of Peace also appears to be Jeremiah's
> Covenant. I would be interested in the thoughts others regarding these two
> being the same. It will last approx 1000 years.
The new isn't much different from the old.
> Woe to the Jews, especially those of the tribe of Levites. The begining of
> the millenium will be harsh, I wept with Ezekial regarding it. Take heed
> oh
> Israel, harken unto the Lord lest these things befall thee and thy family.
That's good advice, but nothing new.
Leviticus 18:5
So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments,
by which a man may live if he does them;
I am the Lord.
end quote
The idea is repeated over and over again, throughout the OT.
So are you saying it was not "on Earth", but the thousand year reign
with the Messiah was in Heaven immediately after his resurrection and
ascension?
Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was
given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for
the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned
with Christ a thousand years.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand
years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Sorry, but I screwed up the headers somehow--this was directed at Pester
Dave.
> Ike, you might want to reconsider your ideas as well. Re 11:2 has to do
> with the 7 year period. 2-42 month segments.
First, I know precisely which section of Revelation goes where, as John's
chronological scroll in Revelation is based on Jesus' three-part outline in
the Olivet Discourse (which itself was based on Daniel's three-part form).
Seven Seals = Beginning of Sorrows (62 years).
Seven Trumpets = the rise (1 year) and rule (3 1/2 years, or 42 months, or a
"time, times, and half a time) of the unholy trinity.
Seven Vials = the rebuke of God and the beginning of the Day of the Lord
(a.k.a. the Millennium).
Second, there are not two 42-month segments. In the first iteration, Daniel
divided the last seven years into 1290 days and 1335 days. In the first
iteration, that was from the first abomination of desolation by Antiochus IV
Epiphanes to the cleansing of the Temple (commemorated at Hanukah) and the
cleansing of the Temple to the Jews' victory of the Seleucids, regaining
their independence.
Now Jesus said "except those days be shortened, no flesh would be left
alive. What days was He talking about? The days in both sections of the last
seven years. John declares the first half to be 1260 days (instead of 1290),
and Jesus left the second half undefined--He can come any time after the
third Abomination of Desolation is destroyed.
> Read Ezekiel to see what the Lord has in store for the Tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel is Triune just like every other prophecy in the Bible.
First, it pertained to the history of Israel (primarily literally with
figurative elements).
Second, it pertained to the intermediate history of the Church and Jesus'
First Advent (primarily figurative with literal elements).
Third, it will pertain to the End of the Age.
Then you have the issue of what is and is not "Israel."
Israel "was" literally in the twelve tribes of the Old Testament.
Israel "is" spiritually in the Gentile believers.
Israel "will be" again starting with the Remnant to come which will "keep
the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ," etc, etc.
In other words, the "Israel" yet to come isn't the Israel that "was" nor the
Israel that "is," but is comprised of both.
> It
> lays out the land, banded from top to bottom. It is much larger than
> Israel
> has ever been and what it should have been from the beginning. The New
> Temple is pure Huge, dwarfs the old temple, Solomons temple completely.
You missed another point: The Temple "was," and then was destroyed in 587
BC. The Temple "is" and then was destroyed in 70 AD. The Temple "will be"
again, and Jesus will destroy that one when He comes, too.
> The New and probably last Covenant of Peace also appears to be Jeremiah's
> Covenant. I would be interested in the thoughts others regarding these two
> being the same. It will last approx 1000 years.
It's not a "new" covenant per se. It's the first two "reconciled," which is
why Jesus called the thing to come "the restoration." And it will start with
a select Remnant known only to God that will "sing the song of Moses the
Servant of God and the song of the Lamb," etc, etc.
> Woe to the Jews, especially those of the tribe of Levites. The beginning
> of
> the millenium will be harsh, I wept with Ezekial regarding it. Take heed
> oh
> Israel, harken unto the Lord lest these things befall thee and thy family.
The "Israel" in the End of the Age will not be the Israel that "was" nor the
Israel that "is." It will be an entirely new "Israel" altogether, though it
will come from the "father" Israel that has passed already, and the "mother"
Israel that is passing even now.
>> It's okay Peter, don't worry. We all expected you
>> to do this little act you perform, trying to obfuscate
>> and play your little game of dodge ball! :)
>
> I stopped there intentionally so as to hit your obstacles
> one at a time.
And that's why you snipped everything that I posted
about that specific "obstacle" before you responded?!
No, sorry Peter! I'm not buying it! Nobody is! (:
Now, back to the issue at hand...
You believe that Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally
as a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years and
does it from the Temple in Jerusalem, acting as High Priest.
Fact: The Bible says that we have a High Priest in Jesus:
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
Fact: The Bible says that if He were on Earth, that He is
not even a priest at all, let alone the High Priest,
thereby proving that your doctrine cannot be true!
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not even
be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4a
Now what, Peter? How now, brown cow? :)
This show a real problem with your doctrine! Now you need
to either show how it's not a problem, or have the integrity
to admit that it is. At least be *that* honest!
And please, this time, no obfuscation. Just answer *directly*!
--
Pastor Dave
The Last Days were in the first century:
Matthew 3:7,10,12
7) But when He saw many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto
THEM, O GENERATION of vipers, who hath warned
YOU to flee from the wrath to come?
10) And NOW also the axe is laid unto the root
of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth
not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into
the fire.
12) Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner;
but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
> On Sat, 1 Jan 2011 10:12:35 -0800, "Peter B." <p...@b.org> spake thusly:
>
>>> It's okay Peter, don't worry. We all expected you
>>> to do this little act you perform, trying to obfuscate
>>> and play your little game of dodge ball! :)
>>
>> I stopped there intentionally so as to hit your obstacles
>> one at a time.
>
> And that's why you snipped everything that I posted
> about that specific "obstacle" before you responded?!
>
> No, sorry Peter! I'm not buying it! Nobody is! (:
I snipped it here to make a point. You are calling me a liar without cause.
Therefore any discussion you may be having is with yourself. Not me. I
mentioned this problem previously, you show no respect to others, yet you
call yourself a pastor. I know my heart, and I know my intentions and when
I see you blatently generalizing so as to set up your strawman arguments I
see you are not speaking to me but a figment of your imagination.
You persist and persist and are so blind that you do not see, or you do see
and go at it anyhow.
Henceforth unless I see a major apology for your actions you will be known
as the Pastor from Hell.
> Pastor Dave wrote:
>
>> The 1,000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth Cannot Happen!
>
> So are you saying it was not "on Earth", but the thousand
> year reign with the Messiah was in Heaven immediately
> after his resurrection and ascension?
Actually, I haven't said anything yet. :)
Let me say however, the basics of what I do believe
about this and then if you wish, we can get into
more specifics and more detail about it, okay? :)
I want you to know my dear, that JUST FOR YOU LINDA,
I actually chose not use the word "Futurists" in response,
but instead, I used the word "Dispensationalists" (except
in one or two places, where it was proper to use "Futurist").
And although I did shorten it down to "Dispy's" at times,
this was not done to make fun, but only to save on typing.
That word is a pain in the "buttocks" to type many times! :)
So anyway, JUST FOR YOU, DEAR! :)
But before stating the basics of what I believe, let me
please just make clear in very short form, why it is that
the Dispy belief about this "1,000 year physically literal,
on Earth in a rebuilt Temple reign of Christ" pits the
Bible against itself:
**********************************************************************************************
Fact: The Bible says that we have a High Priest in Jesus:
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
Fact: The Bible says that if He were on Earth, that He is
not even a priest at all, let alone the High Priest,
thereby proving that your doctrine cannot be true!
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not even
be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4a
**********************************************************************************************
I think that alone proves my case against the belief in this
supposed, "physically literal, on Earth reign of Christ"! :)
That being said, here we are again, looking into Hebrews
to have the Bible explained to us. <lol!> :)
Anyway, to get to the basics of what it is I believe before
beginning to get into more detail...
First, let me begin by saying that I currently lean toward
what is called "bimillennialism", since I see two of the
"thousand year" periods mentioned in Scripture.
By the way, a great book that deals with this is called;
"The Consummation of the Ages", by Kurt M. Simmons
This is an *intense* book! And I would not recommend
getting it, unless you are serious about learning what is
an entirely different view that what you are used to from
Futurism! It will require a serious Bible student who is
willing to place their studies of the Scriptures above their
trips to the mall and TV. :)
But you may wish to look at his in-depth book on Daniel
first (Adumbrations), which actually came out after the
one above. But since John borrows heavily from Daniel
in Revelation, it just might be wiser to read this one first.
I don't know, your choice. :) That's if you decide to look
at his books at all. :) I have found the one listed above
to be, as I said, an intense book that examines Revelation,
verse by verse and every single verse in Revelation! :)
And if you are at least somewhat serious about trying to
at least get a general to somewhat detailed picture of
the Preterist view, if for no other reason than to be able
to be informed about it and to be exposed to something
that will make you pause and think twice about what it
is that you hear about the subject of eschatology, he is
also one of the writers for a magazine called, "Fulfilled!",
that you can subscribe to free of charge. They do not
charge a thing at all; nor will they keep hounding you
for contributions (although of course a note about this
will be found in each issue, since they do give it away
for free and certainly the workman is worthy of his meat);
nor will they be prone to emailing you repeatedly with
advertisements. They don't even email you to tell you
that your subscription's about to run out. :)
Anyway, you can subscribe to this wonderfully explanatory
and "easy to medium reading" difficulty level magazine at;
http://www.fulfilledcg.com/Site/Magazine/Sign-up.htm
I believe it comes out every quarter. :)
As for the basics of what it is that I believe, I have listed
some items below, but we must first acknowledge the
absolute fact that Revelation is not a chronological book!
In other words, it skips back and forth through time and
not only this, but there are multiple chapters that will
deal with the same exact thing/event. A good example
of this is found when we see multiple chapters speaking
of the same "beast", amen? :)
This has caused a real problem for Dispyists! And that is
because they tend to view Revelation as a chronological
writing and because of this, can't see their nose in front
of their faces when it comes to many eschatological issues!
This subject is a good example of this, because they place
the events listed here as taking place on Earth, because
at the end of Revelation 19, it mentions Jesus riding a
horse down to Earth, which they view as physically literal
and so, they tend to place Revelation 20 right after ch 19
in time, but that is simply not the case and even if it was,
it wouldn't matter, because it is symbolic, not physical!
And don't let them fool you! They do know this, deep down!
I say that, because when they are shown that in order for it
to be physically literal, it would mean that Jesus rides into a
physical battle, with a physical sword sticking out of His mouth,
which means that He would have to kill His enemies with this
sword, by swinging His head back and forth and this picture
that this belief system draws of Him, is simply ridiculous! <lol>
Now of course, when I show them this and explain to them
that the sword is symbolic and symbolizes the word of God,
they snip that and post that it symbolizes the word of God,
as if they knew this all along and are teaching me about it
and didn't change their belief on the fly. Yea, right, okay. :)
As I have repeatedly tried to explain to them, the Scriptures
are about "Covenant Israel", not "National Israel" and this,
to me, is clear all the way through the Scriptures! Jesus
does not seek to crush Earthly kingdoms by riding into battle!
Rather, He crushes them with the word of God and He Himself,
also being the "Word"; the "Logos"! It constantly speaks all
through the Scriptures of the "Stone". It is found in Daniel
(before the last of the four kingdoms (Rome) was to fall,
this "stone" crushes these kingdoms) and Isaiah and also
in the writings of both Paul and Peter! It is ALL THROUGH
the Scriptures!!! :)
But if the sword is symbolic, then why isn't Jesus riding on
a horse down from the sky symbolic? They have no answer
for this, except to attack me personally. :)
So to list the basics of what it is that I believe about this;
1) I do not believe that a literal 1,000 years is discussed.
The Bible often uses the term "thousand", simply to
note "completeness" of someone(s) or something(s)
and it is a fact that "thousand" is indeed one of those
"numbers" in the Bible that symbolizes something,
like "seven" is the number of perfection and "ten" is
also a number of completeness, etc. and it is simply
"a space of time". When this term is used, it could
be a year, or a thousand years, or it could even be
more than that! It is, simply stated, whatever amount
of time it takes to complete whatever it is that is being
discussed. And when it comes to people, it is whatever
number of people involved in completing the "whatever".
2) I lean toward "bimillennialism" right now.
3) You asked me if I think it takes place in Heaven.
The answer to that is; "Yes and No". I believe
that the thousand year reign encompasses both.
In other words, things are happening on Earth
during this time, but when it speaks of where
the location is, yes, the verse that deals with it
does speak of Heaven, but ties to events that
took place on Earth. You wisely quoted Rev 20:4
which shows this, so let us take a look at it now;
Here is the verse quoted again and I would like to note
that when I was an instructor at a school (a tech school),
I used to teach my students to look for what I would call;
"key words" and instructed them that these would be
the "keys" that they would use, that would unlock the
mysteries for them and help give them understanding.
That these words should be the focus of trying to
understand what something is saying and that to ignore
these "key words", would lead to a seriously detrimental
view of the matter at hand! And sometimes there is
indeed, more than one key word there in front of us. :)
I tell you this about my teaching method Linda, because
I would like to use that method here, now, on this matter.
I am not saying that you are my student. I am only saying
that I have found this to be true and that this is how it is
that I will approach my explanation below. And it you find
it to be useful, then maybe you should use this method in
the future as well and look for those "key words" when
studying Scripture. :)
"And I saw thrones and they sat on them. And judgment
was given to them and the souls of the ones having been
beheaded because of the witness of Jesus and because
of the Word of God and who had not worshiped the beast,
nor its image and had not received the mark on their fore
-head and on their hand. And they lived and reigned with
Christ a thousand years." - Revelation 20:4 [LITV]
The first thing to note, is that it says that "*THEY* lived
and reigned with Him for a thousand years". Isn't at
least one of the key words in this verse, the word "they"?
After all, since these people play a key role in this passage,
shouldn't we be asking who "they" are, to see if it has
anything to do with determining where this passage of
Scripture takes place? Yes! Of course we should! :)
So who were they???
Well, we know that THEY were beheaded!
Do you know of any physically living beheaded people,
walking around on Earth, Linda? :)
So since they were beheaded for Christ and since it is
true that beheaded people don't walk around on Earth,
wouldn't it be reasonable to assume that they are not
on planet Earth? :) At least not any longer and not at
that time that the Scripture is noting? Yes, of course.
The second thing to note is that it says that judgment
was given to them. But judgment isn't the key word
here. And while the Dispy will immediately want to go
to something physical, it says that this judgment was
given to "the SOULS of them...".
And there is our next key word! The word "souls".
People who do subscribe to the Dispy belief will claim
that it is still talking about humans here on Earth, but
if it is just about humans, why make a note of them
being "souls"? Especially when they've been beheaded!
Linda, How can anyone, given these two facts of this
passage, believe that it's talking about being on Earth?!
Hello??? Anybody home??? :)
And how can anyone try to play word games with the
word "souls", when the word "souls" is directly tied to
the word "beheaded"?! Hello?!?
I simply do NOT understand how ANYONE could actually
sit there, with a straight face, actually typing that with their
fingers and their keyboards and on top of that, think that
they can actually now get huffy about it and try to act as
if they have proved something and now have the right to
get cocky with me and act as if it is somehow the case that
*I* am the one who is "just not getting it", or as if I am
the one who "just doesn't understand the Bible".
That is simply RIDICULOUS!!!
But I guess that those desperate to defend their doctrines,
will give answers that reflect that desperation. (:
And now, here is something that is really important to note!:
Remember that the Dispy belief is that CHRIST comes down
to Earth and that this passage is talking about how "CHRIST
reigns for a thousand years". But is that really what it says
there, Linda? Read it carefully and I think you'll see that it
is very clear about saying that it is NOT talking about how long
CHRIST reigns and that to say that Christ reigns for a certain
amount of time, is the same thing as saying that He doesn't
reign forever, when the Bible says that He does (Is 9/Lk 1).
Of course, this is where the Dispy will simply add to the Bible
(while denying that they're doing it) and claim that it is okay,
because this is noting a reign on Earth and so, they claim
that it doesn't conflict with the other passage that says that
He reigns forever (Luke 1:33). Where does THE BIBLE say
that though, Linda?
So they want me to ASSUME this to be the case, but they are
using ASSUMPTIONS that THEY ADD to it and can never show
as being found anywhere on the pages of the Bible itself!
The truth is, that Futurists in general (I said "in general"!) never
have a problem pitting the Bible against itself and then claiming
that the result of their attempt is somehow not a contradiction
and it is really, really sad to see doctrine so boldly and without
shame placed above the Scriptures! (:
Linda, I think that if you examine this passage, that you will find
that it is VERY CLEAR about the fact that it is NOT saying that
Christ Himself reigns for this time period!
Let's look at the passage again and see this for ourselves...
"And I saw thrones and they sat on them. And judgment
was given to them and the SOULS of the ones having been
BEHEADED because of the witness of Jesus and because
of the Word of God and who had not worshiped the beast,
nor its image and had not received the mark on their fore
-head and on their hand. And THEY lived and reigned
WITH Christ a thousand years." - Revelation 20:4 [LITV]
So now we get to our third and final "key word". :)
And what is that key word? It is "WITH".
Why do I say that? Simple! :) Let's read a portion
of the passage now, together...
"And THEY lived and reigned WITH Christ a thousand years."
Note Linda, that it doesn't say, "Christ reigned for 1,000 years.".
Rather, it talks about how long those beheaded souls
reigned WITH Christ! It both says that "THEY" reigned,
so it is about THEIR reign, not Christ's and it says that
they reigned WITH Christ, so again, the subject of this
verse is THEIR reign, not Christ's!
In other words, let's say that there is a king in a land
that is called "Ekobod", named, "King Joey".
Now King Joey has been ruling the land as their king
for 19 years already. And then he meets the woman
of his dreams! He meets the fair "Lady Lucinda".
He courts her and the two end up getting married,
exactly one year later, so that on the day of their
marriage, King Joey had been reigning for 20 years.
So the two go on through life and 20 years after
they got married, Queen Lucinda dies.
Now if I went to the center of town and posted a bulletin
that said the following;
"This is to notify you all, large and small, male and female,
that the fair and honorable Queen, Queen Lucinda, who
reigned with King Joey for the space of 20 of the years
of our Lord, has died this day!"
...that we both know is talking about how long she reigned
WITH King Joey and not about how long King Joey reigned,
then according to the logic that the Dispy doctrine applies
to the verse above (Rev 20:4), it would mean that King Joey
reigned over his kingdom for only 20 years!
After all, isn't that what they're saying about Rev 20:4?
That it says that CHRIST HIMSELF was to reign for this
"1,000 years"? Of course that's what they're saying!
Isn't that their doctrine? That "Christ will come to Earth
and reign for 1000 years!" ???
Of course that's their doctrine! And their entire claim to
this being the case, IS THIS ONE STATEMENT!!! But we
have seen that this doctrine of theirs is nothing more than
a serious error, since it does not say what they think it says!
Truth: The 20 years noted in the bulletin above is about her
(Queen Lucinda) and how long SHE reigned WITH King Joey
and is in no way a statement of how long King Joey reigned!
King Joey himself reigned for 40 years! The 20 years that
he was married to Queen Lucinda and the 20 years that
he reigned before having married her, totaling 40 years.
Compare the two and see for yourself just how badly it is
that the Dispensationalist doctrine massacres the Scriptures
and remember, the Dispy's claim that the first one that we
see in Rev 20:4, is talking about Christ HIMSELF reigning
for 1,000 years, even though it says "THEY" and "WITH"!;
"And THEY lived and reigned WITH Christ a thousand years."
"Queen Lucinda, who reigned WITH King Joey... 20 years."
It's obviously not talking about how long Christ HIMSELF reigns.
Christ was already reigning and it says "His Kingdom has no end"
(Isa 9:6-7; Luke 1:33).
The fact is, that Rev 20:4 speaks about how long the beheaded
souls reign WITH Christ! It is about how long THEY reign and
not how long Christ reigns, amen?
Christ reigns forever, but these people reigned WITH Him,
for this "thousand year" period, whether symbolic, or literal.
So we have seen our three key words (there's a good number!):
1) BEHEADED.
2) SOULS/BEHEADED.
3) WITH.
And boy, they have seriously opened our eyes, have they not?! :)
Key words do not have to be the biggest, nor the most difficult
word in the passage, to be the key to understanding said passage
and to maybe completely change our minds about exactly what
a Scripture is saying, amen? :)
So we have seen Linda, that the Scripture does NOT say;
1) That Christ comes to Earth. That is an assumption
they make, based on placing the end of ch 19
immediately before it in time (chronologically).
Revelation skips around though and the end of
ch 19 is symbolic, or Jesus wouldn't have a sword
sticking out of His mouth. :)
2) That it is speaking about how long Christ reigns,
but rather, speaks about how long these people
mentioned in it reign with Christ.
3) That the people mentioned are alive, on Earth,
since they were beheaded and this is before
the "new Earth" that the Futurists believe means
a place for physically resurrected people to live.
Here is what I wish to leave you with though, Linda (and I say it
knowing how much you hate me talking about Futurists in general,
but it is an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT point to make and it is true!)...
Even though we know that the passage simply does not state
that Christ will come to Earth and reign for 1,000 years, just
watch the Dispy's personally attack me and say that I'm lying
and lamely try to defend this doctrine anyway!
You see Linda, it isn't about truth for them. It's about making
the Bible all about themselves and to them, if that isn't the case,
then the Bible is just a waste of paper and ink! They deny this
and yet, look what they try to defend! Anything that says what
they want to hear with regard to this and look at what they so
viciously attack! Anything that says that it doesn't have yet to
be fulfilled! Now why would they need it to be about our time
and keep saying in their churches, "Oh, yes! Jesus is coming
back soon!" ??? How is it that their doctrine is so true and is so
easily proved and yet, all they have for a response, is attacks?!
And how is it that I am so evil and such a heretic who seeks to
devour "true believers" and they are so Godly and so loving here
and yet, there they are, FOR YEARS, still chasing me around
and posting one attack on me after another, without me even
responding at all to many of them (they are kill filed)?
And if their responses in this thread don't convince you Linda,
that they don't care about the truth, but only about their own
doctrines, then I don't know what will, since I know you will
agree that what I showed you is easy to see and understand!
Anyway, I hope and pray that this edified you and that you do
come to se things a bit differently and if you have any more
questions, I would be happy to answer them with more detail,
but with shorter messages. :)
--
Pastor Dave
"Lying about our failures to gain the favor of our peers,
soils us in the sight of the God who would forgive."
- Unknown
> So are you saying it was not "on Earth", but the thousand
> year reign with the Messiah was in Heaven immediately
> after his resurrection and ascension?
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto
them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of
Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast,
neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or
in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The ones who reigned with Christ were "beheaded."
To be "beheaded for the witness of Jesus" is a metaphor, referring to the
yielding of one's mind to Christ and the gospel. It alludes to those who
are "a living sacrifice."
Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.
In the law, when an animal was sacrificed, its head was separated.
[Leviticus 1:8; 4:11; 5:8]
The love of the truth leads to unity among the saints.
1 Corinthians 1:10
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you;
but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same
judgment.
Philippians 2:4-8
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of
others.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with
God:
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a
servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
The phrase "a thousand years" is symbolic; it can signify a limited time
of indefinite duration. Compare:
Psalm 50:10
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand
hills.
Psalm 90:4
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past,
and as a watch in the night.
--
Doug
"From" or "to"?
Bear
> Pastor Dave wrote:
>
>> Peter B. spake thusly:
>>
>> No, sorry Peter! I'm not buying it! Nobody is! (:
>
> I snipped it here to make a point.
You keep saying that and yet, there haven't been
any doctrinal points made at all.
If you really want to "make a point", then doesn't
it make sense that the best way to do that, is by
proving that your doctrine is sound an shutting
me up for good about it? It seems to me that
that would make one Hell of a point! :)
> You are calling me a liar without cause.
Then prove it, Peter! As of now, we still don't have
an answer from you about this!
> You are so blind that you do not see!
You keep making this claim, yet you keep snipping the text.
So if I am so blind, then explain it to me. Here it is again:
You believe that Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally
as a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years and
does it from the Temple in Jerusalem, acting as High Priest.
Fact: The Bible says that we have a High Priest in Jesus:
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
Fact: The Bible says that if He were on Earth, that He is
not even a priest at all, let alone the High Priest.
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not even
be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4a
Now how do you reconcile this obvious problem for your doctrine?
You claim I am blind, so tell me. How? Educate me, Peter. How?
--
Pastor Dave
"A text without a context becomes a proof-text
for a pre-text" - Carson
Fact: "Hebrews" is spurious. It was concocted from elements of I Clement and
Revelation with style-points taken from Paul's epistles by an
Essene-influenced Ebionite heretic, and wasn't in any church canon until the
4th Century.
The spurious book is responsible for more crimes against
humanity--especially the Jews--than any other book in history.
[snippeth]
From him to everyone in this group.
Thanks.
>>> Henceforth unless I see a major apology
>>> for your actions you will be known as the
>>> Pastor from Hell.
>>
>> "From" or "to"?
>
> From him to everyone in this group.
Another "demand tactic" designed to avoid the issue.
If you really want to "make a point", then doesn't it
make sense that the best way to do that, is by proving
that your doctrine is sound and shutting me up for
good about it? It seems to me that that would make
one Hell of a point! :)
> You are calling me a liar without cause.
Then prove it, Peter! As of now, we still don't have
an answer from you about this!
> You are so blind that you do not see!
You keep making this claim, yet you keep snipping the text.
So if I am so blind, then explain it to me. Here it is again:
You believe that Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally
as a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years and
does it from the Temple in Jerusalem, acting as High Priest.
Fact: The Bible says that we have a High Priest in Jesus:
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
Fact: The Bible says that if He were on Earth, that He is
not even a priest at all, let alone the High Priest.
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not even
be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4a
Now how do you reconcile this obvious problem for your doctrine?
You claim I am blind, so tell me. How? Educate me, Peter. How?
--
Pastor Dave
"Biologists are not the only scientists who, having made
extravagant claims about their merchandise, deliver the
goods in bite-sized packages. Nor are they the only
manufacturers of knowledge who cannot be bothered to
pick up a return package when the product turns out
to be faulty. Sagan's own branch of science is in
the same business. Anxious to revive a failing public
interest in spending large amounts on space research,
NASA scientists, followed by the President of the United
States, made an immense fuss about the discovery
of some organic molecules on a Mars rock. There is
(was) life (of some rudimentary kind) on Mars (maybe)!
Can little green men in space machines be far behind?
If it turns out, as already suggested by some scientists,
that these molecules are earthly contaminants, or were
produced in non-living chemical systems, this fact surely
will not be announced at a White House press conference,
or even above the fold in The New York Times."
- Richard Lewontin
>On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:30:54 -0800, "Peter B." <p...@b.org> spake thusly:
>
>
>>>> Henceforth unless I see a major apology
>>>> for your actions you will be known as the
>>>> Pastor from Hell.
>>>
>>> "From" or "to"?
>>
>> From him to everyone in this group.
>
>Another "demand tactic" designed to avoid the issue.
>
>If you really want to "make a point", then doesn't it
>make sense that the best way to do that, is by proving
>that your doctrine is sound and shutting me up for
>good about it? It seems to me that that would make
>one Hell of a point! :)
>
Is that not special, coming from the one that would love nothing
better than to "shut me up" by proving his bogus doctrine, however,
since he cannot do so in a debate where he must answer questions and
provide proof, he is reduced to using his "kill file". Yep, that Dave
is a real Bible scholar, unless, he has to prove what he promotes.
>
>> You are calling me a liar without cause.
>
>Then prove it, Peter! As of now, we still don't have
>an answer from you about this!
>
He demands that others prove something, but he does not have to. Oh,
I forgot, he is a "pastor", therefore it is our duty to take his word
for everything.
>
>> You are so blind that you do not see!
>
>You keep making this claim, yet you keep snipping the text.
>
A trait that he learned from you, no doubt.
Bear
And I see you NOT answering his challenge! Why not ? I'd be
interested in how you work it out.
Actually I would as well. Problem is the discussion is chock full of
innuendoes and other lames that detract from any reasonable discourse.
That, and the sad fact that anything I would say he would tie into some
kind of group think and respond appropriately it would matter little to him
that I am not of that group. He feels strongly that however he labels me
that I am.
>> And I see you NOT answering his challenge!
>
> Actually I would as well.
You believe that Jesus comes to Earth, physically and literally
as a physical human being and rules for 1,000 years and
does it from the Temple in Jerusalem, acting as High Priest.
Fact: The Bible says that we have a High Priest in Jesus:
"Then having a great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast the confession." - Hebrews 4:14
"...though being a Son, [Jesus] having been called
out by God as a High Priest according to the order
of Melchizedek." - Hebrews 5:8a,10
Fact: The Bible says that if He were on Earth, that He is
not even a priest at all, let alone the High Priest.
"For if indeed He were on earth, He would not even
be a priest" - Hebrews 8:4a
So how do you reconcile this, Peter?
--
Pastor Dave
"There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are
different from the things we do." - Freya Madeline Stark
I am still going through all of this. Where do you get your 70 weeks from.
I am aware of the 70 weeks of years.
What is the time frame of the 1/2 hour?
The seventh seal comes after or at the same time of the seventh trumet?
What are you saying about the seven vials? The time frame. I am aware of
the purging that God is going to do with the Jews and in particular the
Levites, a terrible time of Gods wrath.
I'd like to get through this before addressing the rest.
All I know at this point is that it is the same Israel as the Covenant with
Abraham, the same descendents, the same 12 tribes all carefully lined our
in the redefined borders of Israel. I also suspect it will make the
Beautiful Temple of Solomon will pale by comparison.
Oh, are you?
First, Gabriel said "70 weeks," not "70 weeks of years."
Second, "weeks" is a multilayered concept in the Old Testament, and is not
always seven years.
1) A "week" = seven days.
2) A "week" = seven x seven + one weeks of days to make a year (Sabbath
rules and luni-solar synchronization not withstanding).
3) A "week" = seven years to make a sabbatical cycle. [see Lev 25]
4) A "week" = seven x seven + 1 years to make a Jubilee cycle. [see Lev 25]
5) A "week" can be a 1,000 year "day" in a 7,000-year "week."
And so on, and so forth.
Third, there isn't a single prophecy in the Bible that says the End of the
Age will be seven years only; there are seven OT prophecies that say seventy
YEARS, which John utilized in Revelation.
So the first mistake of all the would-be prognosticators is that the end of
the age is only seven years.
The second mistake is taking a three-part story and turning it into a
one-part story: John's chronological three-part scroll is based on Jesus'
three-part outline, which is based on Daniel's three-part form.
> What is the time frame of the 1/2 hour?
No irreverent to the immediate discussion.
> The seventh seal comes after or at the same time of the seventh trumet?
No.
The seven seals are Jesus' Beginning of Sorrows (62 years).
The seven trumpets are the rise (1 year) and rule (3 1/2 years) of the
unholy trinity over Jerusalem.
The seven vials are the rebuke of God (up to 3 1/2 years) and the beginning
of the "day" (1,000 years) of the Lord.
John was following Jesus' Olivet Discourse (from some early version of the
canonical Gospel of Matthew) point-for-point.
Frauds have tried to change the story.
> What are you saying about the seven vials? The time frame. I am aware of
> the purging that God is going to do with the Jews and in particular the
> Levites, a terrible time of Gods wrath.
What is with all of this irrelevant bullshit?
1) The believers are accused, abused, misused, and executed until no one is
left except the Remnant. (The seven seals)
2) The unholy trinity polishes off whoever is left, except the
Christian-Israelite Remnant (which they can't touch).
3) In the last hour, God gathers the Remnant (and JUST the Remnant) and
pours out His wrath against the world for persecuting His saints. (the seven
vials)
> I'd like to get through this before addressing the rest.
I'd like you to get the basics before worrying about erroneous
irrelevancies--the "Israel" to come is NOT the "Israel" that was (the
children of the Old Testament), or the "Israel" that is (Christianity). It's
a whole new "Israel."
No, it's not.
God is NOT going backward; He's going forward.
Israel that "was" is over.
Israel as it "is" is about to be over.
That leaves the Israel that "is to come," starting with those 144,000
Israelite-Chrsitians John keeps talking about.
The third Israel will be "of" the Old Testament people, but it will be "of"
the New Testament, too, beginning a new phase in God's plan--the
reconciliation.
> I also suspect it will make the
> Beautiful Temple of Solomon will pale by comparison.
It'll be a Temple of Abomination just like the first two.
But that's how turned-around Satan has the churches--there are fools who
think that the children of the Pharisees (who are NOT "Jews" but "those who
say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie") rebuilding the temple is a
"good" thing.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Yes, also 70 years by some and now your defintion whatever it is.
> First, Gabriel said "70 weeks," not "70 weeks of years."
>
In Daniel 9:24 It says 70 7's, so since you have not defined it, it could
well be 70 x 1000 years per your chart below, or 70 x 1 day.
> Second, "weeks" is a multilayered concept in the Old Testament, and is not
> always seven years.
>
> 1) A "week" = seven days.
> 2) A "week" = seven x seven + one weeks of days to make a year (Sabbath
> rules and luni-solar synchronization not withstanding).
> 3) A "week" = seven years to make a sabbatical cycle. [see Lev 25]
> 4) A "week" = seven x seven + 1 years to make a Jubilee cycle. [see Lev 25]
> 5) A "week" can be a 1,000 year "day" in a 7,000-year "week."
>
> And so on, and so forth.
>
So which is it?
> Third, there isn't a single prophecy in the Bible that says the End of the
> Age will be seven years only; there are seven OT prophecies that say seventy
> YEARS, which John utilized in Revelation.
>
Who said there was?
> So the first mistake of all the would-be prognosticators is that the end of
> the age is only seven years.
>
It is a mistake on your part to assume anyone said that.
> The second mistake is taking a three-part story and turning it into a
> one-part story: John's chronological three-part scroll is based on Jesus'
> three-part outline, which is based on Daniel's three-part form.
>
Problem is, we are having difficulties even addressint the first part of
this portion of the thread. You gave a bunch of possibilities, not what you
said you knew.
>> What is the time frame of the 1/2 hour?
>
> No irreverent to the immediate discussion.
>
Maybe not at this time, but it is relevant to the seventh seal and the
seventh trumpent.
>> The seventh seal comes after or at the same time of the seventh trumet?
>
> No.
>
> The seven seals are Jesus' Beginning of Sorrows (62 years).
> The seven trumpets are the rise (1 year) and rule (3 1/2 years) of the
> unholy trinity over Jerusalem.
> The seven vials are the rebuke of God (up to 3 1/2 years) and the beginning
> of the "day" (1,000 years) of the Lord.
>
So are the seven trumpets between the 6th and 7th seal, after the sixth had
been finished but before the 7 th seal or after the 7th seal but before it
is finished?
> John was following Jesus' Olivet Discourse (from some early version of the
> canonical Gospel of Matthew) point-for-point.
>
> Frauds have tried to change the story.
>
>> What are you saying about the seven vials? The time frame. I am aware of
>> the purging that God is going to do with the Jews and in particular the
>> Levites, a terrible time of Gods wrath.
>
> What is with all of this irrelevant bullshit?
>
You might like to rephrase that.
After the tribulation is completed begins the millennial reign of Christ.
I don't have to define it; God already did.
Seven Old Testament prophecies say 70 years, not "weeks," including two in
Jeremiah, two in Zechariah, one in Isaiah, Psalm 90, and Daniel's original
reference to Jeremiah at the beginning of chapter 9.
John utilizes these 70 year (not "weeks") prophecies in Revelation.
The term "weeks" was introduced simply to make the prophecy convertible
across multiple iterations.
>> Second, "weeks" is a multilayered concept in the Old Testament, and is
>> not
>> always seven years.
>>
>> 1) A "week" = seven days.
>> 2) A "week" = seven x seven + one weeks of days to make a year (Sabbath
>> rules and luni-solar synchronization not withstanding).
>> 3) A "week" = seven years to make a sabbatical cycle. [see Lev 25]
>> 4) A "week" = seven x seven + 1 years to make a Jubilee cycle. [see Lev
>> 25]
>> 5) A "week" can be a 1,000 year "day" in a 7,000-year "week."
>>
>> And so on, and so forth.
>>
> So which is it?
The one God declared in seven prophecies--weeks as years, i.e. 70 years.
>> Third, there isn't a single prophecy in the Bible that says the End of
>> the
>> Age will be seven years only; there are seven OT prophecies that say
>> seventy
>> YEARS, which John utilized in Revelation.
>>
> Who said there was?
???
Pretty much everyone from the 2nd Century to the present--Historicists,
Dispensationalists, Preterists, and even Idealists.
>> So the first mistake of all the would-be prognosticators is that the end
>> of
>> the age is only seven years.
>>
>
> It is a mistake on your part to assume anyone said that.
???
Are you daft?
Pretty much every single school of prophetic interpretation (except
Reconstructionists and the like) have gone with the "missing week" nonsense.
>> The second mistake is taking a three-part story and turning it into a
>> one-part story: John's chronological three-part scroll is based on Jesus'
>> three-part outline, which is based on Daniel's three-part form.
>>
> Problem is, we are having difficulties even addressing the first part of
> this portion of the thread. You gave a bunch of possibilities, not what
> you
> said you knew.
I haven't given any "possibilities:" I'm going by what God specifically says
in scripture.
>>> What is the time frame of the 1/2 hour?
>>
>> No irreverent to the immediate discussion.
>>
>
> Maybe not at this time, but it is relevant to the seventh seal and the
> seventh trumpent.
Not really, except for the fact that, in reference to the first
iteration--the period from the time that Antiochus Ephiphanes defiled the
sanctuary to the Day of Nicanor--was divided into 1290 days in the first
half of the last "week" of the prophecy, and 1335 in the second half.
Then Jesus said "except those days be shortened, no flesh would be left
alive."
Then John said 1,260 days in the first half, and the second half is
undefined.
So what were the days "shortened" from?
Answer: The first iteration.
>>> The seventh seal comes after or at the same time of the seventh trumet?
>>
>> No.
>>
>> The seven seals are Jesus' Beginning of Sorrows (62 years).
>> The seven trumpets are the rise (1 year) and rule (3 1/2 years) of the
>> unholy trinity over Jerusalem.
>> The seven vials are the rebuke of God (up to 3 1/2 years) and the
>> beginning
>> of the "day" (1,000 years) of the Lord.
>>
>
> So are the seven trumpets between the 6th and 7th seal, after the sixth
> had
> been finished but before the 7 th seal or after the 7th seal but before it
> is finished?
???
It's straight down the line in chronological order.
62 years of the Beginning of Sorrows = the seven seals.
A 1 year rise and 3 1/2 year rule of the unholy trinity = the seven
trumpets.
Then the rebuke of God, which was originally 3 1/2 years, but is now
undefined--Jesus could come the day after the two witness are raised up to
1,334 days, and the period would still be "shortened" = the seven vials.
(God's fine print not withstanding.)
STOP trying to make things so hard--it's simply one right after another,
over the course of seventy years.
>> John was following Jesus' Olivet Discourse (from some early version of
>> the
>> canonical Gospel of Matthew) point-for-point.
>>
>> Frauds have tried to change the story.
>>
>>> What are you saying about the seven vials? The time frame. I am aware of
>>> the purging that God is going to do with the Jews and in particular the
>>> Levites, a terrible time of Gods wrath.
>>
>> What is with all of this irrelevant bullshit?
>>
>
> You might like to rephrase that.
>
> After the tribulation is completed begins the millennial reign of Christ.
Which has nothing to do with "Israel" as it was per se, nor "Israel" as it
is per se--the whole thing is about the THIRD "Israel" to come that will
"keep the commandments of God AND have the testimony of Jesus Christ," etc,
etc.
Ike
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