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It was 1556 years from Adam's creation to Noah 500 years. 103 years until Shem begats a son 2 years post flood.(Shem is the youngest son). 350 years until Abram is born (Abram was born when his father Terah was 130 not 70. Terah died at 205. Abram was 75. Abram is the youngest son.) From Abram 75 add 430 years until the Exodus (Exodus 12 and Galations). 40 years wandering. Solomon started to build the Temple in the 480th year after the Exodus. Compare the 480 years to Acts 13, there are 93 years of Judges that need to be added (Bullinger in "Number in Scripture." Add the length of reigns of the kings of Judah in Chronicles because Chronicles only lists the kings of Judah, the kings of Israel are included in Kings, it's easy to get confused unless you get the years of reign from Chronicles (about 500 years). 70 years for the exile plus 483 years until Jesus died according to Daniel 9.
This is the one of the biggest problems I have with this eschatology. I hope and pray that your and others focus would change, because it is real now! You know Jesus said that we "His body" would do more works the He did here on earth. This should be our focus (our jobs as Christians, ambassadors to His Kingdom).
“Seventy weeks[a] are determined (490 consecutive years)(a strict literal reading of this does not allow a gap between 69 and 70)...
For your people and for your holy city,
To finish the transgression, (Hebrews 9:15, Colossians 2:13, Matthew 23:29-32, 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 )
To make an end of[b] sins, (John 1:29, Romans 5:21, Hebrews 10:17-18, Romans 6:14)
To make reconciliation for iniquity, (2 Corinthians 5:19, Romans 5:11)
To bring in everlasting righteousness, (1 Corinthians 1:30, Romans 3:21-24)
To seal up vision and prophecy, (Hebrews 1:1-2, Luke 2:21-24, 2 Corinthians 1:20)
And to anoint the Most Holy. (Hebrews 9:16-28)
Is it not ironic, that when Peter asked Jesus how many more times he should forgive his brother, Jesus said 7x70? Which equals 490. God put up with the Israelites for another 490 years after the Babylonian captivity of Israel, where Jesus made the decree that he would take their kingdom and give to another, that not one stone would no be left on top of another, that THEIR temple would be destroyed. Is it not ironic that God said through the prophet Moses that if Israel did not repent that He Punish them 7 more times (Leviticus 26), Babylonian captivity was 70 years, so 70x7 equals 490...
Can you guys connect the dots?
“Seventy weeks[a] are determined (490 consecutive years)(a strict literal reading of this does not allow a gap between 69 and 70)...
For your people and for your holy city,
To finish the transgression, (Hebrews 9:15, Colossians 2:13, Matthew 23:29-32, 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 )
To make an end of[b] sins, (John 1:29, Romans 5:21, Hebrews 10:17-18, Romans 6:14)
To make reconciliation for iniquity, (2 Corinthians 5:19, Romans 5:11)
To bring in everlasting righteousness, (1 Corinthians 1:30, Romans 3:21-24)
To seal up vision and prophecy, (Hebrews 1:1-2, Luke 2:21-24, 2 Corinthians 1:20)
And to anoint the Most Holy. (Hebrews 9:16-28)
Is it not ironic, that when Peter asked Jesus how many more times he should forgive his brother, Jesus said 7x70? Which equals 490. God put up with the Israelites for another 490 years after the Babylonian captivity of Israel, where Jesus made the decree that he would take their kingdom and give to another, that not one stone would no be left on top of another, that THEIR temple would be destroyed. Is it not ironic that God said through the prophet Moses that if Israel did not repent that He Punish them 7 more times (Leviticus 26), Babylonian captivity was 70 years, so 70x7 equals 490...
Can you guys connect the dots?
Really? Of course, do you know anything about such literature in Babylon and other cultures from those times?
Symbolism, numbers etc, that was their style of producing history and other records.
I wonder why people of today are so lazy to get facts and instead try to read ancient books from the Babylon era like they read textsbooks about chemistry in school.
This leads to various nonsense teachings like "young earth creationism", flat earth, hollow earth etc.
Symbolism, numbers etc, that was their style of producing history and other records.
I wonder why people of today are so lazy to get facts and instead try to read ancient books from the Babylon era like they read textsbooks about chemistry in school.
This leads to various nonsense teachings like "young earth creationism", flat earth, hollow earth etc.
Have you found a difference between 'Bible' and 'Babylon' No? Keep looking. There is a difference.
As to digging our facts....I research about twelve hours a day. Almost every day. What do you know about research? The ancient writings I study are only a part of it. You need to stay away from comic books.
As to digging our facts....I research about twelve hours a day. Almost every day. What do you know about research? The ancient writings I study are only a part of it. You need to stay away from comic books.
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Which writings were given to the writers by God? In my opinion the Bible is a collection of records/minutes and also inspirational writings, some parts as if coming from a direct connection to God, and the people who put the Bible together chose what to put in it and what not to put in it, according to their opinion of what was inspired by God. God speaks through inspiration, and also in a direct form which you cannot know if you haven't experienced a direct connection to God. And every person is capable of this connection because it is what Jesus wanted to teach us, how to communicate with God directly. He said he is the way, the truth and the life, which, in my opinion is another way of saying, I am the blueprint for how to directly communicate with God. However other will think he was saying he is a conduit. We all have our different thoughts, which is no reason to argue, only appreciate differentness.
Mainly it is a love which is pure, a love without fear, a love without reason, which gives you the WiFi password. This is why I am pretty sure most people have never experienced it. And while not experiencing it, they might have beliefs such as the whole Bible poofed out of thin air, or that it was 100% written by God rather than by God and by man, and maybe some of mans subjective reasoning in an ancient time, very different to modern times.
But wholey, the message is love. Because God is Love.
Mainly it is a love which is pure, a love without fear, a love without reason, which gives you the WiFi password. This is why I am pretty sure most people have never experienced it. And while not experiencing it, they might have beliefs such as the whole Bible poofed out of thin air, or that it was 100% written by God rather than by God and by man, and maybe some of mans subjective reasoning in an ancient time, very different to modern times.
But wholey, the message is love. Because God is Love.