Could the tribulation start this year?
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You seem to be fitting that with the idea Christ died in 30 AD, subtracting 7 years for what you think will be the "Great Tribulation?" You may not be far off, although I disagree with the notion of a 7 year Tribulation. The Reign of Antichrist will only be 3.5 years. But following this period will be an unknown length of time, after Antichrist loses his authority, when nations will be gathered to Armageddon.
At any rate, no matter how close you are, we probably shouldn't be focusing too much on establishing firm dates?
At any rate, no matter how close you are, we probably shouldn't be focusing too much on establishing firm dates?
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Whether or not there is serving him in the trib or not is not important it is just something I desired to do and if given the chance still do but regardless he knows my heart and he is not above requests so I don't rule it out as a possibility though if possible I would want to go home first whether he allows me to serve in that time or not is up to him
If the tribulation starts this year I would not be surprised I think it is likely to happen in the year of the Shemitah which is between september this year and september of 2022 and it also happens to be a reap what you sow kind of thing all detbs are cleared but if you have sinned against God and lived in evil it also is one of judgment
I don't know how much you have looked into it but I think the tribulation is very much close at hand even if we didn't have all the obvious signs pointing to it many can sense it and with that the coming of our Lord at the very least many can feel the timing is close at hand
I don't know how much you have looked into it but I think the tribulation is very much close at hand even if we didn't have all the obvious signs pointing to it many can sense it and with that the coming of our Lord at the very least many can feel the timing is close at hand
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Precious friends, ever since the "date setters" began will Miller in the mid 1800's,
There Has Been a 100% FAILURE Rate! So WHY would Any Diligent student wish
to participate in such? Would it not Be Better to "Be Approved Unto God"?:
God's Approval/TWO Different Gospels
Distinctions In God's Two Different Programs: Prophecy vs Mystery!
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Great GRACE {MYSTERY} Departure @ the 2nd coming {prophecy}
Please Be Richly Encouraged, Enlightened, Exhorted, and Edified!
God's Simple Will!
There Has Been a 100% FAILURE Rate! So WHY would Any Diligent student wish
to participate in such? Would it not Be Better to "Be Approved Unto God"?:
God's Approval/TWO Different Gospels
Distinctions In God's Two Different Programs: Prophecy vs Mystery!
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Great GRACE {MYSTERY} Departure @ the 2nd coming {prophecy}
Please Be Richly Encouraged, Enlightened, Exhorted, and Edified!
God's Simple Will!
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Hal Lindsay, in The Late Great Planet Earth, used this same kind of logic. The fig tree was the newly-formed nation of Israel in his mind. The generation which saw this happen would witness the rapture of the church. Well, Lindsay was wrong, but he kept publishing new books to refine his theories and claim he wasn't actually wrong in the first place. This is nothing new, false prophets abound. What's truly amazing to me is that people still use this logic today.
Israel isn't the fig tree in this parable. The fig tree, in this case, is just a fig tree. And the word translated "generation," (genea) can also mean "age." Jesus was saying this age will not pass away until all these things take place, not just the formation of the nation of Israel.
I'd lose the numerology bit and all the predictions, it's not healthy. I hope you don't think that I think I'm superior to you in any way, I'm just concerned. I was once in your shoes.
Israel isn't the fig tree in this parable. The fig tree, in this case, is just a fig tree. And the word translated "generation," (genea) can also mean "age." Jesus was saying this age will not pass away until all these things take place, not just the formation of the nation of Israel.
I'd lose the numerology bit and all the predictions, it's not healthy. I hope you don't think that I think I'm superior to you in any way, I'm just concerned. I was once in your shoes.
I can't make you do what's right. But you should obey the Scriptures.
I couldn't help but notice you ignored the point. You indicated we are to look to Christ *instead of* to false teachers, Antichrists, and the like. At least that's how I read you!
But if you're going to do both--to both watch out for false teachers and to look for Christ, then you're admitting that we do look for false teachers, Antichrists, and the like. This contradicts your previous opinion. So, are you changing your stance on this?
I couldn't help but notice you ignored the point. You indicated we are to look to Christ *instead of* to false teachers, Antichrists, and the like. At least that's how I read you!
But if you're going to do both--to both watch out for false teachers and to look for Christ, then you're admitting that we do look for false teachers, Antichrists, and the like. This contradicts your previous opinion. So, are you changing your stance on this?
Yes, I've lived through the whole Hal Lindsay story. I even attended a church where he taught on Sunday mornings! But yes, Pretribbers get a joy out of predicting things, and revising them. They have no apologies for their failures--they just think that contemporary history is correcting them, and that they are color commentators! 
Yes I am basing it on that and also a dream that I had before I knew all that info.
Have you ever seen this video?. It goes for an hour and is mind boggling
Have you ever seen this video?. It goes for an hour and is mind boggling
1) There is no Pretrib Rapture of the Church.
2) Nowhere in the Scriptures are we told that Adam lived for 33.5 years before he sinned.
So, all of this prediction work is based on extra-Scriptural information, which should be rejected. Nevertheless, I also am an advocate of the Millennial Day theory. And I also think Christ died in 30 AD.
I would agree that God is precise. But He is also precise with His words, and said we cannot know the exact date of Christ's Return, which is the last day of the age.
So the Millennial "days" may be approximate millenniums, or there may be another adjustment in the formula. What I do know is that Christ will not come for his Church before the destruction of Antichrist. He will come for his Church at the same time he comes to destroy Antichrist. Paul says this in 2 Thes 2.
Everything else if very interesting. I appreciate you sharing it.
Incidentally, there are many other numerological coincidences in history, if you care to discuss them elsewhere? I've been studying them for decades!