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Greeting
was try to study why and when
Lev 26:14-34 'But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, I also will do this to you: Terrorism
I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Those why hate us or wanted criminals
I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you.
And after all, this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sin.
Food prices will go up
I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.
And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit. New Diseases
'Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins Wild Animals lose from their natural habitat or for instance the zookeeper who loosened Wild Animals in the public in 2021 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate.
The More we disobey, more event will happen 'And if by these things you are not reformed by Me but walk contrary to Me, then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
We will be at war and we are in be in a new war
And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; when you are gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. Lack of Food
When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
And after all, this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me, then I also will walk contrary to you in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters
The Local Church Satan synagogue
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you.
Natural Disaster
I
will lay your cities waste and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the fragrance of your sweet aromas.
Looters
I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.
Wars nations against nations
I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste. God will be done
Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
The Young ones will suffer from the signs of the times, culture Deut 28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand.
After the loss of the word is God is gone, in many places many, people will be lost in their sin, minds will be in a state of denial with their family, friends, and neighbors as we see in teenage culture. What wrong with our society and culture, let’s begin with the United States and those that follow our footsteps as a young generation, and we’re we going. We achieve wealth and power, but cannot control fame as a young society.
Our planet is beginning to be a Planet Hollywood, our cultural society is now to become a Planetary culture of rock a roll, hip hop culture, alcohol, crime, and drugs are now a way of life.
From entertainment from family, time pass is now a Hollywood culture in darkness, action movie, violence video game, is growing by the second.
The cellular phone is now the Internet, a new form of Communication and will become Cellular, our influence is now reaching the old world.
A clash of Civilization, atomic warfare is now on the horizon, will we make it to a society with many gods and losing the One creator. Estimate for hundred years to come.
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator
the 20 century and the 21 century we must he decide the life of our family, a culture of rock a roll, hip hop culture, alcohol, crime, and drugs will it be a way of life. If?
In captivity in the things of the world, TV, Video Games, Movies


2 Chron 29:9 For indeed, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.
Everything being in the home Fathers first and then Mon. Not the government, but by Mon and Dad
Mal 4:5-6
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."
 

oyster67

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It all adds up to good news for us...

Luke
21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
 
Dec 29, 2019
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Greeting
was try to study why and when
Lev 26:14-34 'But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, I also will do this to you: Terrorism
I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Those why hate us or wanted criminals
I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you.
And after all, this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sin.
Food prices will go up
I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.
And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit. New Diseases
'Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins Wild Animals lose from their natural habitat or for instance the zookeeper who loosened Wild Animals in the public in 2021 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate.
The More we disobey, more event will happen 'And if by these things you are not reformed by Me but walk contrary to Me, then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
We will be at war and we are in be in a new war
And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; when you are gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. Lack of Food
When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
And after all, this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me, then I also will walk contrary to you in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters
The Local Church Satan synagogue
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you.
Natural Disaster
I
will lay your cities waste and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the fragrance of your sweet aromas.
Looters
I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it.
Wars nations against nations
I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste. God will be done
Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
The Young ones will suffer from the signs of the times, culture Deut 28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand.
After the loss of the word is God is gone, in many places many, people will be lost in their sin, minds will be in a state of denial with their family, friends, and neighbors as we see in teenage culture. What wrong with our society and culture, let’s begin with the United States and those that follow our footsteps as a young generation, and we’re we going. We achieve wealth and power, but cannot control fame as a young society.
Our planet is beginning to be a Planet Hollywood, our cultural society is now to become a Planetary culture of rock a roll, hip hop culture, alcohol, crime, and drugs are now a way of life.
From entertainment from family, time pass is now a Hollywood culture in darkness, action movie, violence video game, is growing by the second.
The cellular phone is now the Internet, a new form of Communication and will become Cellular, our influence is now reaching the old world.
A clash of Civilization, atomic warfare is now on the horizon, will we make it to a society with many gods and losing the One creator. Estimate for hundred years to come.
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator
the 20 century and the 21 century we must he decide the life of our family, a culture of rock a roll, hip hop culture, alcohol, crime, and drugs will it be a way of life. If?
In captivity in the things of the world, TV, Video Games, Movies


2 Chron 29:9 For indeed, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.
Everything being in the home Fathers first and then Mon. Not the government, but by Mon and Dad
Mal 4:5-6
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."


The Last Generation
Repatriate reform or repatriation act
Patriot Act
Civil Unrest
Immigration reform separation
Dominant Supremacy in this case white culture Vs Black culture
North American Vs South American or Southern African American
1865 - 2020
Black Live Matters is the Malcolm X movement
The X in Malcolm name is to rejection slavery the root name of a slave
In religion is Christianity or faith-based belief Vs Catechism worships of paganism
US Citizen must now reclaim back their citizenship

Frontline civil rights movement
Ephesians 5:16 (NKJV) redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
 
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Greeting
was try to study why and when
Lev 26:14-34 'But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, I also will do this to you: ...
Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 are the blessings and curses that would befall ISRAEL if the broke the Law of Moses. The Covenant of Sinai, like all contracts, has advantages and penalties. Israel chose to break the Law fully and continuously, and so the things you mentioned have come upon them and still are upon them.

The Nations are not under this Covenant, but now and again God's anger overflows and we have catastrophes. Added to this, the Nations themselves are warmongers and unrighteous business men, so they live in a constant atmosphere of conflict and bad business. But their day comes at the hand of God during the last three and a half years of this age when they embrace the Beast.

We do live in interesting times.
 

PlainWord

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Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 are the blessings and curses that would befall ISRAEL if the broke the Law of Moses. The Covenant of Sinai, like all contracts, has advantages and penalties. Israel chose to break the Law fully and continuously, and so the things you mentioned have come upon them and still are upon them.

The Nations are not under this Covenant, but now and again God's anger overflows and we have catastrophes. Added to this, the Nations themselves are warmongers and unrighteous business men, so they live in a constant atmosphere of conflict and bad business. But their day comes at the hand of God during the last three and a half years of this age when they embrace the Beast.

We do live in interesting times.
LOL. The Beast was the Roman empire under Nero and Vespasian. Titus was the "prince to come" from Dan 9. Our times are no more or less interesting than past times. Was it interesting during Hitler? How about during WWI or the Civil War? How about the 30 year's War in Europe or during the Black Plague? What about the Crusades?

You started off good identifying Lev and Deu as they related to the punishment Israel received in 66-70 AD, then you went sideways with your final sentence. The age that was ending was the Mosaic Age. We live in the Church age and there are no predictors of when our age will end. It could be tomorrow or another thousand years.
 
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LOL. The Beast was the Roman empire under Nero and Vespasian. Titus was the "prince to come" from Dan 9. Our times are no more or less interesting than past times. Was it interesting during Hitler? How about during WWI or the Civil War? How about the 30 year's War in Europe or during the Black Plague? What about the Crusades?

You started off good identifying Lev and Deu as they related to the punishment Israel received in 66-70 AD, then you went sideways with your final sentence. The age that was ending was the Mosaic Age. We live in the Church age and there are no predictors of when our age will end. It could be tomorrow or another thousand years.
Yes. Your view is widely held. But the grammar indicates differently.
  • In Daniel Chapter 9 the future "Prince" is defined by the people who destroyed the City and the Sanctuary. That is, he is FUTURE to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Note the grammar of verse: "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come (this people) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."
  • That is, even without punctuation, one FIRST has "Messiah cut off", THEN "the people" who shall destroy the city and the sanctuary shall do their work, THEN comes a Prince of THOSE people.
  • Matthew 24 confirms this. FIRST the Temple will be destroyed, THEN the gospel of the Kingdom preached to all nations, THEN the abomination of Desolation of verse 27 in Daniel 9.
  • 2nd Thessalonian confirms this in that the Beast is yet future to the queries by the Thessalonian saints and is connected with "the gathering" of saints to the Lord (2:1)
  • Revelation 4:1 gives the events of that Book "AFTER" the Laodicean Church
  • Revelation 4:1 gives the events of Revelation, which was written in about 95 AD, as "AFTER THIS". "After WHAT?" The last four Churches are faced with the LORD'S COMING (2:25, 3:3, 3:11, 3:20)
  • Revelation 13 gives the Beast as man - not an empire. It is true that in one single Chapter of Daniel a Beast speaks of an empire, but every where else he is a MAN. He is a King, a Man of sin, has the number of a MAN, comes out the abyss, sits in the holy of Holies of a Temple and called "he" throughout Revelation - none of which could be an Empire
  • Revelation 17 gives the Beast as a PAST Emperor to John's writing in 95 AD - one of five who are dead
  • Revelation 17 gives the Beast as the eighth, and as FUTURE to John in 95 AD, but one of the five dead
  • Revelation 19 gives the Beast as defeated at Christ's coming at the end of the age
There are more proofs, but these are simple and plain to put the Beast, a Man, at the end of the Church age. But I'm open to hear your proofs too.
 

PlainWord

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Yes. Your view is widely held. But the grammar indicates differently.
  • In Daniel Chapter 9 the future "Prince" is defined by the people who destroyed the City and the Sanctuary. That is, he is FUTURE to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Note the grammar of verse: "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come (this people) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."
  • That is, even without punctuation, one FIRST has "Messiah cut off", THEN "the people" who shall destroy the city and the sanctuary shall do their work, THEN comes a Prince of THOSE people.
  • Matthew 24 confirms this. FIRST the Temple will be destroyed, THEN the gospel of the Kingdom preached to all nations, THEN the abomination of Desolation of verse 27 in Daniel 9.
  • 2nd Thessalonian confirms this in that the Beast is yet future to the queries by the Thessalonian saints and is connected with "the gathering" of saints to the Lord (2:1)
  • Revelation 4:1 gives the events of that Book "AFTER" the Laodicean Church
  • Revelation 4:1 gives the events of Revelation, which was written in about 95 AD, as "AFTER THIS". "After WHAT?" The last four Churches are faced with the LORD'S COMING (2:25, 3:3, 3:11, 3:20)
  • Revelation 13 gives the Beast as man - not an empire. It is true that in one single Chapter of Daniel a Beast speaks of an empire, but every where else he is a MAN. He is a King, a Man of sin, has the number of a MAN, comes out the abyss, sits in the holy of Holies of a Temple and called "he" throughout Revelation - none of which could be an Empire
  • Revelation 17 gives the Beast as a PAST Emperor to John's writing in 95 AD - one of five who are dead
  • Revelation 17 gives the Beast as the eighth, and as FUTURE to John in 95 AD, but one of the five dead
  • Revelation 19 gives the Beast as defeated at Christ's coming at the end of the age
There are more proofs, but these are simple and plain to put the Beast, a Man, at the end of the Church age. But I'm open to hear your proofs too.
In Daniel Chapter 9 the future "Prince" is defined by the people who destroyed the City and the Sanctuary. That is, he is FUTURE to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Note the grammar of verse: "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come (this people) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."
Future to the destruction of 70 AD? How do you figure that? The whole chapter was about Daniel's people in captivity in Babylon being allowed to return to their land and rebuild their city and temple. Since the end of the chapter deals with the destruction and desolation of that city and temple not yet built it has to be about the second temple and not some future to us third temple. Why would Daniel be told of the destruction of a third temple, not in focus, without being first told of the destruction of the second temple? Heck, Daniel wasn't even told of a third temple.

  • That is, even without punctuation, one FIRST has "Messiah cut off", THEN "the people" who shall destroy the city and the sanctuary shall do their work, THEN comes a Prince of THOSE people.
“And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.

Read it again. Messiah cut off after the 62nd week, therefore into the 70th week. Then the people of Titus destroys the city and temple. If you know history (which is in doubt), you would know that after Titus' legions broke into the temple complex and burned the temple, the war wasn't over. He still had to take the rest of the city. Thus until that war was over, desolations continued.

  • Matthew 24 confirms this. FIRST the Temple will be destroyed, THEN the gospel of the Kingdom preached to all nations, THEN the abomination of Desolation of verse 27 in Daniel 9.
You must be reading a different Bible because the one I have says the Abomination of Desolation stands in the holy place. The holy place refers to the temple, so it has to still be standing. If you read the text, Jesus makes His statement about the temple to be destroyed while they were still at the temple, then later on the Mt of Olives, the disciples ask about the timing and the signs of the return of His presence which they linked to the temple destruction and the end of their age.

  • 2nd Thessalonian confirms this in that the Beast is yet future to the queries by the Thessalonian saints and is connected with "the gathering" of saints to the Lord (2:1)
Not future to us, future to the Thessalonians at the time it was stated. The saints have been gathered. They were in Hades, now they are in Heaven.

  • Revelation 4:1 gives the events of that Book "AFTER" the Laodicean Church
  • Revelation 4:1 gives the events of Revelation, which was written in about 95 AD, as "AFTER THIS". "After WHAT?" The last four Churches are faced with the LORD'S COMING (2:25, 3:3, 3:11, 3:20)
Revelation was written during the reign of Nero according to the Syrian version of it. Only one original source dates it to Domitian. All other claims refer back to this source. This root source was a third hand account of a conversation had by a second century French clergyman recalling this conversation which took place 35 years earlier. It is triple hearsay and unreliable especially since the source himself has made many discredited statements on other matters.

Revelation 13 gives the Beast as man - not an empire. It is true that in one single Chapter of Daniel a Beast speaks of an empire, but every where else he is a MAN. He is a King, a Man of sin, has the number of a MAN, comes out the abyss, sits in the holy of Holies of a Temple and called "he" throughout Revelation - none of which could be an Empire
Daniel speaks of 4 beast empires in Chapter 7. The 4th was the Roman empire which matches the beast of the sea of Rev 13. Nero was the 6th head of that beast.

  • Revelation 17 gives the Beast as a PAST Emperor to John's writing in 95 AD - one of five who are dead
  • Revelation 17 gives the Beast as the eighth, and as FUTURE to John in 95 AD, but one of the five dead
You are confusing the heads with the beast. The beast had 7 heads, 5 had fallen and 1 is. The one who was at the time of the writing was Nero. Vespasian was the 7th.

Revelation 19 gives the Beast as defeated at Christ's coming at the end of the age
I did a long post on this issue and it would take too long to repeat it here. In short, the beast is returned to whence He came in Rev 9:11.

There are more proofs, but these are simple and plain to put the Beast, a Man, at the end of the Church age. But I'm open to hear your proofs too.
This was to happen at the end of the Jewish Age, the Mosaic Age and the end of the Law. The church age is on-going. Thanks for hearing my views. I would be happy to explain further if there are areas I didn't fully cover.
 
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Future to the destruction of 70 AD? How do you figure that? The whole chapter was about Daniel's people in captivity in Babylon being allowed to return to their land and rebuild their city and temple. Since the end of the chapter deals with the destruction and desolation of that city and temple not yet built it has to be about the second temple and not some future to us third temple. Why would Daniel be told of the destruction of a third temple, not in focus, without being first told of the destruction of the second temple? Heck, Daniel wasn't even told of a third temple.
Who said anything about a third Temple? The "people" destroyed the Second one, and the Prince is future to them. That's all I said. You gave the beast as Titus. But Titus and his army were the "people". The Prince "that shall come" is future. We basically agree, but you are reading your view into my words, and then answering it. The third Temple is in 2nd Thessalonians 2:4.

“And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.

Read it again. Messiah cut off after the 62nd week, therefore into the 70th week. Then the people of Titus destroys the city and temple. If you know history (which is in doubt), you would know that after Titus' legions broke into the temple complex and burned the temple, the war wasn't over. He still had to take the rest of the city. Thus until that war was over, desolations continued.
No my friend. Messiah is not cut off after 62 weeks. He is cut off after 69. You did not add the first seven. Then there is a gap. Messiah was cut off in 30 AD. The Temple in 70 AD. It is impossible to have no gap as you said "62nd week into the 70th". That .. is history.

You must be reading a different Bible because the one I have says the Abomination of Desolation stands in the holy place. The holy place refers to the temple, so it has to still be standing. If you read the text, Jesus makes His statement about the temple to be destroyed while they were still at the temple, then later on the Mt of Olives, the disciples ask about the timing and the signs of the return of His presence which they linked to the temple destruction and the end of their age.
I wish you would quote the scriptures for what you say. Were does it say "they linked Christ's return with the destruction of the Temple at end of the age" The questions were, in verse 3, (i) when shall these things be, (ii) what will be the SIGN of your Coming, and (iii) what will be the SIGN of the end of the age? Our Lord does not address the Temple again AFTER these questions. He list a number of other SIGNS ending with the SIGN of the Abomination of Desolation, IMMEDIATELY followed by the Great Tribulation, IMMEDIATELY followed by the SIGN of the Son of man in the clouds. Thus, the Abomination of Desolation, the Great Tribulation and the Lord's bursting forth from the clouds RUN CONCURRENTLY.

Not future to us, future to the Thessalonians at the time it was stated. The saints have been gathered. They were in Hades, now they are in Heaven.
For this theory you will not find a single verse. Don't bother with 2nd Corinthians 5 or Ephesians 4. They do not say that dead men went to heaven. You might like to read that into them, but the wording does not address this issue at all. Added to this, 1st Thessalonians 4:15-17, in agreement with 1st Corinthians 15:23 has the dead RISING at Christ's Presence (Parousia - Gk.) IN THE CLOUDS. How could they RISE if they were in heaven? And further, a dead man is naked and unclean. How does he thus appear before the Living God who could not look upon nakedness nor the unclean? Finally, the saints are not gathered to heaven. They are gathered to the AIR where the CLOUDS are.

Revelation was written during the reign of Nero according to the Syrian version of it. Only one original source dates it to Domitian. All other claims refer back to this source. This root source was a third hand account of a conversation had by a second century French clergyman recalling this conversation which took place 35 years earlier. It is triple hearsay and unreliable especially since the source himself has made many discredited statements on other matters.
I am aware of this theory. Let's not debate this as, as you say, there is argument for both sides. It will not bring us further in our argument - either way.

Daniel speaks of 4 beast empires in Chapter 7. The 4th was the Roman empire which matches the beast of the sea of Rev 13. Nero was the 6th head of that beast.
In your opinion. It does not say so and 2nd Peter 1:20 forbids private interpretation of prophecy.

You are confusing the heads with the beast. The beast had 7 heads, 5 had fallen and 1 is. The one who was at the time of the writing was Nero. Vespasian was the 7th.
My only statement was to identify the eighth as one of the first five. But seeing as you bring it up, you have defeated your argument yourself. Titus was not a Caesar when he destroyed Jerusalem and Vespasian was FOUR from Nero, making him the TENTH. But there is no HISTORY of him sitting in the Temple of God. Added to this, the Temple at Jerusalem in 70 AD was NOT the "Temple of God". Our Lord Jesus sad in Matthew 23:38: "Behold, YOUR house is left unto you desolate."

I did a long post on this issue and it would take too long to repeat it here. In short, the beast is returned to whence He came in Rev 9:11.
my Bible does not say that the Beast RETURNED anywhere. It says that he came out of the Abyss and went into perdition (Rev.17:8, 11). But again you defy your own argument. You said the Beast was an Empire, but Revelation 9:11 says Abaddon was AN ANGEL. My understanding is that THROUGHOUT Revelation the Beast is designated a MAN.

This was to happen at the end of the Jewish Age, the Mosaic Age and the end of the Law. The church age is on-going. Thanks for hearing my views. I would be happy to explain further if there are areas I didn't fully cover.
Thank you too for the exchange. You have good arguments and they force one to think hard. May we both go away enriched. Take care brother and God bless.
 

soggykitten

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The entire Bible tells us who God is. To worship Christ is to accept all of it.
 

crossnote

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Mixing Israel and the Church is not sound exegesis.
 

PlainWord

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Who said anything about a third Temple? The "people" destroyed the Second one, and the Prince is future to them. That's all I said. You gave the beast as Titus. But Titus and his army were the "people". The Prince "that shall come" is future. We basically agree, but you are reading your view into my words, and then answering it. The third Temple is in 2nd Thessalonians 2:4.



No my friend. Messiah is not cut off after 62 weeks. He is cut off after 69. You did not add the first seven. Then there is a gap. Messiah was cut off in 30 AD. The Temple in 70 AD. It is impossible to have no gap as you said "62nd week into the 70th". That .. is history.



I wish you would quote the scriptures for what you say. Were does it say "they linked Christ's return with the destruction of the Temple at end of the age" The questions were, in verse 3, (i) when shall these things be, (ii) what will be the SIGN of your Coming, and (iii) what will be the SIGN of the end of the age? Our Lord does not address the Temple again AFTER these questions. He list a number of other SIGNS ending with the SIGN of the Abomination of Desolation, IMMEDIATELY followed by the Great Tribulation, IMMEDIATELY followed by the SIGN of the Son of man in the clouds. Thus, the Abomination of Desolation, the Great Tribulation and the Lord's bursting forth from the clouds RUN CONCURRENTLY.



For this theory you will not find a single verse. Don't bother with 2nd Corinthians 5 or Ephesians 4. They do not say that dead men went to heaven. You might like to read that into them, but the wording does not address this issue at all. Added to this, 1st Thessalonians 4:15-17, in agreement with 1st Corinthians 15:23 has the dead RISING at Christ's Presence (Parousia - Gk.) IN THE CLOUDS. How could they RISE if they were in heaven? And further, a dead man is naked and unclean. How does he thus appear before the Living God who could not look upon nakedness nor the unclean? Finally, the saints are not gathered to heaven. They are gathered to the AIR where the CLOUDS are.



I am aware of this theory. Let's not debate this as, as you say, there is argument for both sides. It will not bring us further in our argument - either way.



In your opinion. It does not say so and 2nd Peter 1:20 forbids private interpretation of prophecy.



My only statement was to identify the eighth as one of the first five. But seeing as you bring it up, you have defeated your argument yourself. Titus was not a Caesar when he destroyed Jerusalem and Vespasian was FOUR from Nero, making him the TENTH. But there is no HISTORY of him sitting in the Temple of God. Added to this, the Temple at Jerusalem in 70 AD was NOT the "Temple of God". Our Lord Jesus sad in Matthew 23:38: "Behold, YOUR house is left unto you desolate."



my Bible does not say that the Beast RETURNED anywhere. It says that he came out of the Abyss and went into perdition (Rev.17:8, 11). But again you defy your own argument. You said the Beast was an Empire, but Revelation 9:11 says Abaddon was AN ANGEL. My understanding is that THROUGHOUT Revelation the Beast is designated a MAN.



Thank you too for the exchange. You have good arguments and they force one to think hard. May we both go away enriched. Take care brother and God bless.
Who said anything about a third Temple? The "people" destroyed the Second one, and the Prince is future to them. That's all I said. You gave the beast as Titus. But Titus and his army were the "people". The Prince "that shall come" is future. We basically agree, but you are reading your view into my words, and then answering it. The third Temple is in 2nd Thessalonians 2:4.
Titus was the prince and it was his people who came shortly after Christ was cut-off. He came within that same generation. The second temple was the one standing when Paul made his remarks to the Thessalonians. That church no longer exists so a third temple wouldn't be applicable. Besides, Paul promised them, NOT US, rest. This actually happened. They got their rest from the tribulations there were enduring. How? When the wicked religious Jewish order persecuting them returned to Jerusalem and were trapped inside and they died and were burned in the flaming fires of 70 AD.

No my friend. Messiah is not cut off after 62 weeks. He is cut off after 69. You did not add the first seven. Then there is a gap. Messiah was cut off in 30 AD. The Temple in 70 AD. It is impossible to have no gap as you said "62nd week into the 70th". That .. is history.
I didn't mention the first 7, thought it was assumed. Show me the gap. Where is Daniel told of a Gap? Where is Daniel told of a third temple to be built? No, history says there were 49 years from when the command went forth to rebuild the city. Then another 434 years until Messiah is baptized in 27 AD. This starts the 70th week but in the middle of that week, He is cut off.

Were does it say "they linked Christ's return with the destruction of the Temple at end of the age" The questions were, in verse 3, (i) when shall these things be, (ii) what will be the SIGN of your Coming, and (iii) what will be the SIGN of the end of the age?
You just cited the passage. Expand it and look at the literal translation"

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, 2 and Jesus said to them, `Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.' 3 And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, `Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

They link "these things" (destruction of the temple) with the sign of His presence with the full end of their age. Historian Josephus agrees in War of the Jews when he says this:

5. So Titus retired into the tower of Antonia, and resolved to storm the temple the next day, early in the morning, with his whole army, and to encamp round about the holy house. But as for that house, God had, for certain, long ago doomed it to the fire; and now that fatal day was come, according to the revolution of ages.

It matters not what we make of these events. It mattered to them. Their country and temple was about to be destroyed at the end of the Mosaic age and they KNEW IT!! Here is a link to the writings of early church writer, the nearby Bishop of Caesarea written about 200 years and 45 miles away from the event. Eusebius tells us what Christ's prophesy meant. It's a short read and very informative.

https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201/npnf201.iii.viii.vii.html

Chew on this awhile and we can continue with your earlier reply. The beast issue is not as important as fully understanding the Olivet my friend.
 
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Titus was the prince and it was his people who came shortly after Christ was cut-off. He came within that same generation. The second temple was the one standing when Paul made his remarks to the Thessalonians. That church no longer exists so a third temple wouldn't be applicable. Besides, Paul promised them, NOT US, rest. This actually happened. They got their rest from the tribulations there were enduring. How? When the wicked religious Jewish order persecuting them returned to Jerusalem and were trapped inside and they died and were burned in the flaming fires of 70 AD.



I didn't mention the first 7, thought it was assumed. Show me the gap. Where is Daniel told of a Gap? Where is Daniel told of a third temple to be built? No, history says there were 49 years from when the command went forth to rebuild the city. Then another 434 years until Messiah is baptized in 27 AD. This starts the 70th week but in the middle of that week, He is cut off.



You just cited the passage. Expand it and look at the literal translation"

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, 2 and Jesus said to them, `Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.' 3 And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, `Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

They link "these things" (destruction of the temple) with the sign of His presence with the full end of their age. Historian Josephus agrees in War of the Jews when he says this:

5. So Titus retired into the tower of Antonia, and resolved to storm the temple the next day, early in the morning, with his whole army, and to encamp round about the holy house. But as for that house, God had, for certain, long ago doomed it to the fire; and now that fatal day was come, according to the revolution of ages.

It matters not what we make of these events. It mattered to them. Their country and temple was about to be destroyed at the end of the Mosaic age and they KNEW IT!! Here is a link to the writings of early church writer, the nearby Bishop of Caesarea written about 200 years and 45 miles away from the event. Eusebius tells us what Christ's prophesy meant. It's a short read and very informative.

https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201/npnf201.iii.viii.vii.html

Chew on this awhile and we can continue with your earlier reply. The beast issue is not as important as fully understanding the Olivet my friend.
Thanks for your reply. I'll take your advice and chew for a while. Take care.