That indeed is compelling evidence!
It also fits other Verses from Matthew 24 pertaining towards signs we would notice from the side of Nature.
I am almost convinced that 70 A.D. could have been the kick off to Great Tribulation when we consider the past 2,000 years and even more so the past 75 years in military advancement through technology and other disasters and famines and locust appearances and many many more examples.
But none of this or what you've added explains what Paul emphasized as the Man of Sin sitting on God's Throne proclaiming he was God himself [Daniel and Christ had him standing in the Temple]. I choose not to believe in Nero since Nero physically was [not] presence for the 70 A.D. Event. So that leaves that to still happen. As does the Mark of the Beast or be beheaded. Where does this fall at in line with your idealism?
As far as beheadings; recall earlier in
Matthew 24 that the Messiah warned His disciples that they would be captured and killed for their testimony. I strongly feel that was the 5th seal event was fulfilled with the death of Messiah's disciples between
34 AD and
64 AD. Revelation chapters 6-7 even shows as much; that the martyrs die before the great tribulation begins.
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From my studies, The man of sin is the self-proclaimed head of the universal church. The Papacy. Remember that the mystery of iniquity was already at work in Paul's day. We have letters from disciples warning the reader to earnestly contend for the original faith. Historically,
the bishop of Rome grew in power over all of bishoprics as the faith spread.
Also remember that the soldiers who destroy Jerusalem and the temple in 70AD are from Rome. They're literally "
the people of the prince who shall come"...so the means that "prince" must come from Rome also. The Pope is the bishop of Rome.
The Papacy:
- Received power from The Pagan Roman Empire ("dragon gave him his power")
- Came to power roughly
538 AD and ruled for 1260 years until
1798 AD when it was ended...and then was later resurrected in
1929 AD
- Changed the sabbath, instituted our calendar (times & laws)
- Changed the 10 commandments by removing the 2nd one and splitting the 10th one into two separate ones (times & laws)
- Was known as the "vicar of Christ" ("Christ vicariously") and "God in the flesh" (names of blasphemy); said in publications that he stands in the position of "God on earth"
- Installed many kings during middle ages who worshiped him...whose subjects also worshiped him.
- Life a life of celibacy ("Has no desire for women")
- Initiated Papal bulls (like "dom diversas") authorizing the capture & slavery of heretics, which precipitate the
worldwide slavery of humans ("he that leads into captivity shall go into captivity"). Laity even killed and enslaved "thinking they were doing God's work" (
John 16:2), literally prophesied by Messiah.
- Initiated the inquisitions that
tortured Jews and
protestant gentiles as "heretics" alike
- Initiate the counter-reformation to divert protestant attention away from identifying Papacy as the Beast of Revelation
- Renamed Fortress goddess Cybele, Queen of Heaven, into "Mary" and worship Mary over Messiah ("worship the god of fortresses")
- Initiated the long Crusades to recapture holy land from Muslims ("desolations determined")
- Wiped out The Heruli, the Vandals, and Ostrogoths barbarians ("three horns plucked up by the roots")
- Outlawed any possession of the bible; said only the Church authority can interpret scripture
- The Church is called the "Mother" church birthing daughter churches and religions
- The cardinals wear Scarlet and Purple ("purple and scarlet colored beast")
After the Messiah resurrected the temple is the body of the believer and the throne is the heart of man. The "Man of Sin" sat in God's Temple for many, many centuries and is still in the hearts of many, worshiped as a celebrity wherever he visits.
His influence still lingers in certain Christian doctrines today.