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Brother PlainWord,
What is the flesh, and how is it saved?
Is the flesh Israel?
The images are showing the Holy Spirit in the kingdom age.
The lion and snake etc., are showing that the spirit of the attackers (Satan spirit), is now the same spirit as the lamb, the Holy Spirit.
They have the same bodies, but the spirit of the "beasts" have changed.
When a person receives the gift of the Holy Spirit in the kingdom, they are supposed to become like Jesus, the Lamb.
It's not literal.
But those conditions didn't change after 70 AD., they remained and Israel was attacked by the Roman iron dragon beast for 1900+ years.
They didn't end.
Brother PlainWord,
Yes, there are several places that mention or allude to a period on earth after the events of 66-70 AD (AKA, "the great tribulation"). You point one such place out, "some flesh being saved (from the GT)." Later in Mt 24 and into Mt 25, more is said about the period after 70 AD, the separating of sheep and goat nations (Christian and non-Christian), etc.
What is the flesh, and how is it saved?
Is the flesh Israel?
Another prominent place where life after 70 AD is discussed is the later part of Isa 65 (starting at verse 17) and all of chapter 66. This time of peace, figuratively written as the "wolf lying with the lamb" and the "lion eating straw" is a good illustration. During the GT of 66-70 AD, there was no food and starvation was rampant. Little babies, children and old people had food taken from their mouths. Babies were starved to death and in some cases, actually being cooked and eaten. The weak could not defend themselves so they died early, "not fulfilling their days."
The lion and snake etc., are showing that the spirit of the attackers (Satan spirit), is now the same spirit as the lamb, the Holy Spirit.
They have the same bodies, but the spirit of the "beasts" have changed.
When a person receives the gift of the Holy Spirit in the kingdom, they are supposed to become like Jesus, the Lamb.
It's not literal.
These horrific conditions (Isaiah tells us) will end when God creates a "new heaven and earth" for His people. This is all symbolic language describing an extended period after the war.
They didn't end.