Can Someone Explain Rev. 12:1-6 to Me?

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1still_waters

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The problem is if we go off the daniel account. We have the city and temple left desolate. whos end will come with a flood. and will be this way until war desolations are determined.

THEN

we see the one week agreement, which in the middle of that week, we THEN see the abomination which makes desolate.

In matt 24.. we see that AFTER this there will be a 3 1/2 year tribulation such as the world has never seen, which will end with the return of Christ, who puts a stop to the war because if he did not. no flesh would survive.

wee saw none of these things take place at or near 70 AD. so I can;t for the life of me see how poeple try to force 70 AD to be the fulfillment of these things.
I'm not going to go in circles with ya bro.

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eternally-gratefull

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roger that AoK.
so you see the problemo with Therapon's false doctrine?

not just eschatology.
it's life and death GOSPEL.


Therepons gospel is in error. thus everything else he says is null and void.. He is a dangerous induvidual.
 
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Abiding

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Hmmm I'm not sure about that.
Source?
67ad at passover they shut er down according to a source. then built (Titus)
a wall around the city(five miles long)
starvation, disease, pestilance killed off about 600,000
 
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1still_waters

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67ad at passover they shut er down according to a source. then built (Titus)
a wall around the city(five miles long)
starvation, disease, pestilance killed off about 600,000
Gotcha.

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eternally-gratefull

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I'm not going to go in circles with ya bro.

:p
I am just putting my opinion in there for all to see :p

There are so many sides to this stuff I get dizzy thinking about it sometimes..lol
 
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Pilgrimer

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The desolation of Jerusalem isn't the same thing as the Holy Place being desolated by the abomination.
Um, the temple and the city were made desolate (destroyed) at the same time.

If you think about it, the Matthew and Luke account go hand in hand.
Agreed, and both Matthew and Luke spoke of the desolation (destruction) of the city and the temple. It was Paul's letter to the Thessalonians that foretold the false messiah sitting in the temple, which is something different from the city and the temple being encircled by the Roman armies who would destroy them.

Jews revolt, Manahem enters temple. Temple is desolated.
Christians see that as a sign to flee.
But being desolated means being destroyed. Once the city and the temple were destroyed the war was over and it was a bit late to flee then. The warning to flee was seeing the Roman armies encircling the city, which they did in the spring of 70 A.D., in fact it was at the time of Passover and the city was filled with festival pilgrims, which accounts for the prodigious number of Jews who were caught in the city and died. But seeing the Roman armies the Christians knew that was the sign they had been warned about they fled to Pella and were thus saved.

In response to the revolt, and Manahem, Rome sends troops into the land.
Christians see that too, and know it's time to leave.
But Luke didn't say when they saw the Roman armies enter Galilee (which was the first province the Romans attacked 3 1/2 years before they besieged Jerusalem). Luke said when they saw the Roman armies "encompass Jerusalem" they should flee. Perhaps I'm nit-picking but I think it's important to fit all the details.

But how wonderful to talk with someone so knowledgable about the actual history of the last days of the Old Covenant age.

In Christ,
Pilgrimer
 
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Pilgrimer

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The problem with the Simon theory was after they invited him into the city they shut it down
to starve folks, so the christians wouldnt have been able to flee.
But that's just the point. It wasn't a Zealot sitting in the temple acting like he was the messiah that was the sign to the Christians to flee. It was the Roman armies encompassing the city.

And the warning wasn't just to the Christians in the city, it was to "those in Judea."

In Christ,
Pilgrimer
 
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Abiding

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The problem is if we go off the daniel account. We have the city and temple left desolate. whos end will come with a flood. and will be this way until war desolations are determined.

THEN

we see the one week agreement, which in the middle of that week, we THEN see the abomination which makes desolate.

In matt 24.. we see that AFTER this there will be a 3 1/2 year tribulation such as the world has never seen, which will end with the return of Christ, who puts a stop to the war because if he did not. no flesh would survive.

wee saw none of these things take place at or near 70 AD. so I can;t for the life of me see how poeple try to force 70 AD to be the fulfillment of these things.
I have many OT texts where Jerusalem is referred to as the world.
No it doesnt say He puts an end to the war!
Jerusalem hadnt and will never again see those destructive days.
The elect headed for the hills none of them were hurt.
The coming of the Son of Man was in judgement:cool:
 
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AgeofKnowledge

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I haven't heard him say anything that violates the essentials of the faith yet. You'll have to point them out to me.

roger that AoK.
so you see the problemo with Therapon's false doctrine?

not just eschatology.
it's life and death GOSPEL.
 

zone

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But being desolated means being destroyed.
not necessarily.
its the abomination which makes desolate.

and, Jesus had decreed desolation on it.
so it's both
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I haven't heard him say anything that violates the essentials of the faith yet. You'll have to point them out to me.
So him saying people who outright reject Christ will be saved is not in violation of the essentials of faith?

Ok..................................................
 

zone

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I haven't heard him say anything that violates the essentials of the faith yet. You'll have to point them out to me.
i just did.
jews get saved by some other gospel.
which means there's no true gospel.
anyways....this is a great thread bout sumpin else.

popcorn, bud?:cool:
i got tamales too.
 
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Abiding

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But that's just the point. It wasn't a Zealot sitting in the temple acting like he was the messiah that was the sign to the Christians to flee. It was the Roman armies encompassing the city.

And the warning wasn't just to the Christians in the city, it was to "those in Judea."

In Christ,
Pilgrimer
Ya ya, i know. welcome
 
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eternally-gratefull

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not necessarily.
its the abomination which makes desolate.

and, Jesus had decreed desolation on it.
so it's both
does not mean they both happened at the same time. The abomination takes place in the inner sanctum. and makes it desolate. Making the city and temple desolate means to destroy them completely

In daniel. these happened at different times.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. Over 60 million people were killed, which was over 2.5% of the world population

wikepedia


if 2 million died in the 70 ad seige. that would be about 3 % of the people who died in WW2.. makes the "great tribulation such has never been seen before, nor shall ever be seen after" meaningless doesn't it

to add to this, it is estimated 4 to 6 million jews were killed by the german army.. they killed 2 - 3 more times the amount that the romans did.
 
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zone

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Um, the temple and the city were made desolate (destroyed) at the same time.



Agreed, and both Matthew and Luke spoke of the desolation (destruction) of the city and the temple. It was Paul's letter to the Thessalonians that foretold the false messiah sitting in the temple, which is something different from the city and the temple being encircled by the Roman armies who would destroy them.



But being desolated means being destroyed. Once the city and the temple were destroyed the war was over and it was a bit late to flee then. The warning to flee was seeing the Roman armies encircling the city, which they did in the spring of 70 A.D., in fact it was at the time of Passover and the city was filled with festival pilgrims, which accounts for the prodigious number of Jews who were caught in the city and died. But seeing the Roman armies the Christians knew that was the sign they had been warned about they fled to Pella and were thus saved.



But Luke didn't say when they saw the Roman armies enter Galilee (which was the first province the Romans attacked 3 1/2 years before they besieged Jerusalem). Luke said when they saw the Roman armies "encompass Jerusalem" they should flee. Perhaps I'm nit-picking but I think it's important to fit all the details.

But how wonderful to talk with someone so knowledgable about the actual history of the last days of the Old Covenant age.

In Christ,
Pilgrimer


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thanks!

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