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Looking into things, and studying them is the way to go.
I have already looked into it, and why most mainstream biblical prophecy scholars have said for years this is either a third temple or even a forth temple. Most though do have it as a millennial temple, that Revelation shows Jesus reigning from during His 1,000 year reign on earth. Plus Revelation 11 shows the two witnesses standing in front of a temple while they prophecy during the tribulation.
Revelation is a highly symbolic book, and needs to be interpreted as such. Learning the OT and it's use of language is a plus, because John draws a lot from the OT. The two witnesses are another subject. We see it very differently, not wrong, just different.
 
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In John's open to Revelation, he tells us that who reads this book they will be bless because these things are at hand, soon to take place..

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

What a dis-service to the first century Christians reading this, for according to you it was a waist of time for them (if it was meant for us, then why would John deceive his early Christians readers? is saying the time is near, these things will shortly take place?). For if John wasn't talking to them (1st century Christians) directly, but 21st century Christians or beyond, Why would they need to know this? They are dead and gone. If it wasn't for them, he should have made it clear it was for us 2000+ years later.
The word translated shortly also means quickly, with speed. It would be presumptuous to think he meant shortly, since most of the stuff prophesied could not happen in that period.

It is like matt 24. Birth pangs, Start in short bursts, then exponentially get faster and shorter and extreme.

This would make more sense. to say speedily, take place. not shortly as in then.


τάχος, -ους, τό, fr. Hom. down, quickness, speed: ἐν τάχει (often in Grk. writ. fr. Aeschyl. and Pind. down), quickly, shortly, Acts 12:7; 22:18; [25:4]; Ro. 16:20; speedily, soon, (Germ. in Bälde), Lk. 18:8; 1 Tim. 3:14 L Tr WH; Rev. 1:1; 22:6.*

Thayer, J. H. (1889). A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: being Grimm’s Wilke's Clavis Novi Testamenti (p. 616). New York: Harper & Brothers.

τάχος, εος, τό, (τᾰχύς) swiftness, speed, fleetness, velocity, Il., Plat.
2. τ. φρενῶν quickness of temper, hastiness, Eur.
II. τάχος is often used in Adverbial phrases for ταχέως, absol. in acc., Aesch., etc.:—with Preps., ἀπὸ τάχους Xen.; διὰ τάχους Soph., etc.; ἐν τάχει Aesch., etc.; εἰς τάχος Xen., etc.; κατὰ τάχος Hdt., Thuc.; μετὰ τάχους Plat.; σὺν τάχει Soph.:—also with relatives, ὡς τάχος, like ὡς τάχιστα, Hdt., Aesch.; so, ὅ τι τάχος Hdt., Soph.; ὅσον τάχος Soph.:—also, ὡς τάχεος εἶχεν ἕκαστος as each was off for speed, i.e. as quickly as they could, Hdt.; ὡς εἶχον τάχους Thuc.


Liddell, H. G. (1996). A lexicon: Abridged from Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English lexicon (p. 794). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
 
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EG, I love you bro...You and I have been down this road before. Let me talk directly with others please....if you interpret Jesus's return in Matt. 24 as a physical manifestation, then you must treat all the other comings of God as physical comings as well.

I do translate all manifesting of Gods coming as physical.


This describes Jesus' coming in judgment against Jerusalem. God uses the same language in the OT regarding His judgment to Israel and other nations in the same manner, including such language as "the moon and sun darkening, "stars falling" and "I will come down", it's called judgment language or de-creation language.

The OT describes this judgment on nations Specifically the nations who had come against jerusalem. It also speaks of this as the judgment on the final beast of daniel. or the destruction of the beast system.

If you do not want to respond that is fine, I will still respond so people who are actually trying to figure it out get both sides of the story. not just one.
 

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Yet Jesus spoke of a time of great tribulation, which shall be on the whole world. which shall be like no other, so severe in fact, If he did not return, no flesh would survive.

How do we discount this?
show me the scripture please. Jesus speaks of a great tribulation, but that was for His generation...Matt. 24 doesn't state that no flesh would survive. Jesus is talking about the destruction of the Jewish nation, it is like no other because not only did they lose the nation, but God's blessing as God's economy. They were given the oracles of God, but never again to be the apple of God's eye. God used them to bring forth His eternal purpose. The were the anti-type to the real nation, and that's those in Christ. That's why it's like no other.
 
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Revelation is a highly symbolic book, and needs to be interpreted as such. Learning the OT and it's use of language is a plus, because John draws a lot from the OT. The two witnesses are another subject. We see it very differently, not wrong, just different.

Revelation does use symbology, but that is because it is a prophetic book.
Just like most prophecies especially in the OT, they use a lot of symbolism. Just like the fall of the king of Tyre being symbolized by the fall of Lucifer, the statue and beasts that symbolize empires, nations, kings, and so on...

Magog is Russia, and yet through history has Russia ever come up against Israel in a war yet. Psalms 83 shows a war where the surrounding bordering nations to Israel are defeated leading to Israel no longer feeling threaten and move out from behind the wall they built.
 

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I do translate all manifesting of Gods coming as physical.




The OT describes this judgment on nations Specifically the nations who had come against jerusalem. It also speaks of this as the judgment on the final beast of daniel. or the destruction of the beast system.

If you do not want to respond that is fine, I will still respond so people who are actually trying to figure it out get both sides of the story. not just one.
well, I suppose I should just retire then...Good night all, I can't respond to all, and keep my train of thought straight.

Love yah all, Good night.
 
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show me the scripture please. Jesus speaks of a great tribulation, but that was for His generation...Matt. 24 doesn't state that no flesh would survive. Jesus is talking about the destruction of the Jewish nation, it is like no other because not only did they lose the nation, but God's blessing as God's economy. They were given the oracles of God, but never again to be the apple of God's eye. God used them to bring forth His eternal purpose. The were the anti-type to the real nation, and that's those in Christ. That's why it's like no other.
15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’[c] spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.


tribulation. greater than any tribulation than before the world was created. or will ever again be. (this rules out AD 70, because both ww1 and ww2 made 70 AD look like a picnic.

No flesh would be saved. No life on earth would survive.


Stopped by the return of Christ.
 
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well, I suppose I should just retire then...Good night all, I can't respond to all, and keep my train of thought straight.

Love yah all, Good night.
I am not against ya bro. You know that. I know we disagree here, But we have the same gospel. That is all that matters,

Your not like a few who beliefe you way, who judge people based on their belief here. Sleep well. and get some rest.
 

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Revelation does use symbology, but that is because it is a prophetic book.
Just like most prophecies especially in the OT, they use a lot of symbolism. Just like the fall of the king of Tyre being symbolized by the fall of Lucifer, the statue and beasts that symbolize empires, nations, kings, and so on...

Magog is Russia, and yet through history has Russia ever come up against Israel in a war yet. Psalms 83 shows a war where the surrounding bordering nations to Israel are defeated leading to Israel no longer feeling threaten and move out from behind the wall they built.
Wow, the fall of the King of Tyre is the fall of Lucifer. Lucifer means morning star, here it is used for an earthly king, while revelations uses it in reference to our heavenly king, it just a way of describing royalty. No where does it say Lucifer is like this king, nor the the bible ever call Satan "Lucifer". But again, your jumping subjects.
 

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I do translate all manifesting of Gods coming as physical.




The OT describes this judgment on nations Specifically the nations who had come against jerusalem. It also speaks of this as the judgment on the final beast of daniel. or the destruction of the beast system.

If you do not want to respond that is fine, I will still respond so people who are actually trying to figure it out get both sides of the story. not just one.
Well a manifestation of God was never recorded when God judged these nations.
 

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15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’[c] spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.


tribulation. greater than any tribulation than before the world was created. or will ever again be. (this rules out AD 70, because both ww1 and ww2 made 70 AD look like a picnic.

No flesh would be saved. No life on earth would survive.


Stopped by the return of Christ.
The abomination of desolation that Daniel spoke of was when Anitichus IV Epiphanes slaughter a pig on the alter, Anitichus IV Epiphanes is the guy who caused 7 years of tribulation after Daniel's day and before Christ (I don't know precise dates, but I know the Jews experienced 7 years of intense tribulation during this time). IMHO, Jesus is making a comparison here, or a note, and making an application to what it will be like during Jerusalem's destruction.

As I alluded to before, people of today do not hang out on their roof tops (if they did, they'd probably get shot)...They did back then to get out of their hot houses and into the open air.

Ok, I was wrong, "no flesh would be saved" simply means if this time of tribulation for the Jews continued then all of them would have died. We know that @ 1/3 of the Jews were captured (saved from death) after 70AD ( and perhaps saved spiritual after the fall of Jerusalem).
 

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You speak past tense.

God has not judged the nations yet.
LOL, excuse me...He has judged many nations. He would have judge Nineveh if they hadn't repented...However, He destroyed them later...God judged Egypt, Babylon, the Roman empire...When ever a nation falls it's God's judgment upon them...He's doing all the time through out the bible.
 
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The abomination of desolation that Daniel spoke of was when Anitichus IV Epiphanes slaughter a pig on the alter, Anitichus IV Epiphanes is the guy who caused 7 years of tribulation after Daniel's day and before Christ (I don't know precise dates, but I know the Jews experienced 7 years of intense tribulation during this time). IMHO, Jesus is making a comparison here, or a note, and making an application to what it will be like during Jerusalem's destruction.
Antiochus was the little horn of the 3rd beast kingdom. He was prophesied.

But the one Jesus spoke of was future, thus it could not be antiochus, not to mention. Daniel claims it happens AFTER messiah is cut off, and wars desolation which will occur for a period of time (which is unknown)


As I alluded to before, people of today do not hang out on their roof tops (if they did, they'd probably get shot)...They did back then to get out of their hot houses and into the open air.
I do not try to figure out the literal interpretation of everything, Just know God says it will happen, and trust him.

Ok, I was wrong, "no flesh would be saved" simply means if this time of tribulation for the Jews continued then all of them would have died. We know that @ 1/3 of the Jews were captured (saved from death) after 70AD.
How do you get this? The tribulation spoken of is worldwide, not relegated to a small part of the world.

It also says it will be the greates tribulation which will ever occur. Even if it was against jews, What hitler did them was far greater than what rome did to them.
 

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We are getting away from the 144,000. Sorry to the OPer.
 
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show me the scripture please. Jesus speaks of a great tribulation, but that was for His generation...Matt. 24 doesn't state that no flesh would survive. Jesus is talking about the destruction of the Jewish nation


I see just another branded replacement/preterist is here

One can spot them from 10 miles out

The scoffers are present in droves today and multiplying

This is a good sign for the Lord's true ecclesia .... it means that He is at the door
 

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Antiochus was the little horn of the 3rd beast kingdom. He was prophesied.

But the one Jesus spoke of was future, thus it could not be antiochus, not to mention. Daniel claims it happens AFTER messiah is cut off, and wars desolation which will occur for a period of time (which is unknown)




I do not try to figure out the literal interpretation of everything, Just know God says it will happen, and trust him.



How do you get this? The tribulation spoken of is worldwide, not relegated to a small part of the world.

It also says it will be the greates tribulation which will ever occur. Even if it was against jews, What hitler did them was far greater than what rome did to them.
I do trust God, and He said the CHURCH is HIS ETERNAL PURPOSE, nothing more needs to happen. (.) period. lol (except His second coming when ALL will rise from the grave, some to eternal contempt and some to eternal life).
 
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LOL, excuse me...He has judged many nations. He would have judge Nineveh if they hadn't repented...However, He destroyed them later...God judged Egypt, Babylon, the Roman empire...When ever a nation falls it's God's judgment upon them...He's doing all the time through out the bible.
lol. I know

the judgment on nations are against the nations who have kept Israel captive while they were in sin, Who have treated them badly. And have come up against jerusalem. It culminates in the destruction of the final beast of daniel.

He said after he judges them, they will come to jerusalem once a year to worhsip the messiah, the nations who do not. God will not allow it to rain on them.
 
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I do trust God, and He said the CHURCH is HIS ETERNAL PURPOSE, nothing more needs to happen. (.) period. lol (except His second coming when ALL will rise from the grave, some to eternal contempt and some to eternal life).

Yes, and it always has been, as I said we agree.

But things happen between his second coming, and that final ressurection.


Why? I am not going to say I know. Just know God said it will happen. so I am not going to question him