Revolution in Iran

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Agree... but the building of the third temple is a false prophecy not in scripture.
The correct prophecy is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again in Shiloh. That is in scripture and it took place in July of 2025 when they burned the Red Heifer to ashes according to the Torah.

The other correct Biblical prophecy is that the Antichrist will set up the abomination of desolation in the Holy Sanctuary, which is in either the tabernacle or the temple, hence the confusion.
 
The soft, inoffensive diplomatic approach has allowed Iran to become a great threat to world peace. Iran with a nuke is unthinkable. Iran has bluffed its way to a place where most nations are afraid to take the regime on. It has, if left alone, the ability to become what it pretended to be. Obama more or less allowed Iran to continue its nuclear program. Biden gave billions to the regime so they could fund their war against America.


Well, you are the presumptuous one. You know when the rapture is not coming? I won't be so bold. I believe it will be soon, but I also believed that in 1975.

I don't want my children and grandchildren living in a Muslim hellhole. That is the way the Western world is going. Destroying the Iranian regime may shake the Muslim world to the core. Allah will be shown to be not so "akbar" after all. Muslims will see that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of around 16 million Jews, is mightier than 2 billion Muslims and their false god. Many Muslims are turning away from Islam. one reason is that they see how blessed Israel is and how blighted the Muslim world is.

Yes, the war is so much more. And believers should rejoice that Iran's regime is about to be crushed and the people set free.

It won't be crushed.. did you know the UK bankers rippled off Persia for years at the turn of the last century and tried to lock them out from their own resources.
Cultures like theirs do not forget.
 
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The soft, inoffensive diplomatic approach has allowed Iran to become a great threat to world peace. Iran with a nuke is unthinkable. Iran has bluffed its way to a place where most nations are afraid to take the regime on. It has, if left alone, the ability to become what it pretended to be. Obama more or less allowed Iran to continue its nuclear program. Biden gave billions to the regime so they could fund their war against America.


Well, you are the presumptuous one. You know when the rapture is not coming? I won't be so bold. I believe it will be soon, but I also believed that in 1975.

I don't want my children and grandchildren living in a Muslim hellhole. That is the way the Western world is going. Destroying the Iranian regime may shake the Muslim world to the core. Allah will be shown to be not so "akbar" after all. Muslims will see that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of around 16 million Jews, is mightier than 2 billion Muslims and their false god. Many Muslims are turning away from Islam. one reason is that they see how blessed Israel is and how blighted the Muslim world is.

Yes, the war is so much more. And believers should rejoice that Iran's regime is about to be crushed and the people set free.
Its pretty obvious that Trumps intercession (so to speak) is keeping Israel intact.
One may be upset at the sordid political machinations of it all, but it is true nevertheless.
 
The correct prophecy is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again in Shiloh. That is in scripture and it took place in July of 2025 when they burned the Red Heifer to ashes according to the Torah.

The other correct Biblical prophecy is that the Antichrist will set up the abomination of desolation in the Holy Sanctuary, which is in either the tabernacle or the temple, hence the confusion.
Not Shiloh.

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Shiloh Was Judged and Abandoned
God judged Shiloh.

Psalm 78:60

“So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh.”

This happened around the time of Eli the Priest and the Philistine capture of the Ark.

After that:

The tabernacle system moved.

Eventually King David brought the Ark to Jerusalem.
 
The correct prophecy is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again in Shiloh. That is in scripture and it took place in July of 2025 when they burned the Red Heifer to ashes according to the Torah.

The other correct Biblical prophecy is that the Antichrist will set up the abomination of desolation in the Holy Sanctuary, which is in either the tabernacle or the temple, hence the confusion.

James, the brother of Jesus, said that began nearly 2000 years ago. What you're describing is pharisaism, not the faith of Christ

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Acts 15:14-17
 
The correct prophecy is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again in Shiloh. That is in scripture and it took place in July of 2025 when they burned the Red Heifer to ashes according to the Torah.

The other correct Biblical prophecy is that the Antichrist will set up the abomination of desolation in the Holy Sanctuary, which is in either the tabernacle or the temple, hence the confusion.
Its going to be the Temple in Jerusalem. The true location of which is located in what is now the City of David......Israeli territory!
The so-called Temple mount is actually the Antonia Fortress......a standard 36 acre Roman garrison. Of course the Muslims got it wrong.

The biblical proof texts about the Antichrist defiling the sanctuary consistently point to a Temple (holy place) in Jerusalem, not a tent/tabernacle like David’s. The wording of the passages strongly favors a Temple structure.


Below are the key passages.




1. Daniel — the primary prophecy​


The earliest prophecy comes from Book of Daniel.


Daniel 9:27​


“In the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate.”

Important implications:


  • Sacrifices are happening
  • Those sacrifices are stopped suddenly
  • A desolating abomination is set up

Animal sacrifices in the Bible are tied specifically to the Temple system in Jerusalem.




Daniel 11:31​


“Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.”

Key elements:


  • Temple
  • Daily sacrifice
  • Abomination set up



Daniel 12:11​


“From the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up…”

Again the same sequence:


  1. Daily sacrifice
  2. Sacrifice stopped
  3. Abomination installed



2. Jesus confirms the prophecy​


In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Christ directly refers to Daniel.


Matthew 24:15​


“When you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place…”

“Holy place” is Temple language referring to the inner sanctuary.


This is why many scholars conclude Jesus was predicting a future Temple desecration.




3. Paul — the Antichrist sits in the Temple​


Another key text appears in Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.


2 Thessalonians 2:3–4​


“The man of sin… opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God… so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.”

Important point:


  • The Antichrist enters and occupies the Temple.

The Greek word naos means the inner sanctuary of a temple, not a tent.




4. Revelation — Jerusalem sanctuary​


In the Book of Revelation:


Revelation 11:1–2​


“Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.”

This passage also mentions:


  • altar
  • worshippers
  • holy city (Jerusalem)

This again implies a Temple complex functioning in the last days.




Could it be a tent/tabernacle instead?​


A few people suggest this possibility because:


  • King David once kept the Ark in a tent
  • Book of Amos speaks of restoring the Tabernacle of David

However the prophetic passages about the Antichrist contain details that strongly suggest a Temple building:


  1. Daily sacrifices
  2. Altar and sanctuary
  3. Holy place terminology
  4. Sitting in the temple

A simple tent structure would not match the technical Temple language used in:


  • Daniel
  • Jesus' prophecy
  • Paul’s description



Summary of the key proof texts​


Main passages teaching Antichrist defiles the Temple:


  • Daniel 9:27
  • Daniel 11:31
  • Daniel 12:11
  • Matthew 24:15
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  • Revelation 11:1–2

All point to a sanctuary in Jerusalem with sacrifices.




✅ Conclusion


The Bible consistently teaches:


  • A Temple sanctuary in Jerusalem exists in the end times.
  • The Antichrist stops sacrifices and desecrates it.
  • He even enters and exalts himself inside it.

The passages do not naturally describe a simple tent or tabernacle.
 
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Purim is a complete shadow of the rapture.

I did not read the link, but I disagree in principle.
Purim is a Israel-specific event. Only Jews are participants.

The three fall feast of Moses have yet to be fulfilled, all three are for Israel alone.

The Church does NOT go thru the Trumpets 7 year tribulation wrath, nor do we need Atonement (we already have it).
And since we are ALREADY union-ed with Christ, Tabernacles does no apply to us either!
 
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The correct prophecy is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again in Shiloh. That is in scripture and it took place in July of 2025 when they burned the Red Heifer to ashes according to the Torah.

The other correct Biblical prophecy is that the Antichrist will set up the abomination of desolation in the Holy Sanctuary, which is in either the tabernacle or the temple, hence the confusion.
And BTW, the anti-Christ of Daniel 12 is the antitype of Antiochus IV Epiphanes of Daniel 11.
And what did Antiochus do, and where did he do it?
 
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James, the brother of Jesus, said that began nearly 2000 years ago. What you're describing is pharisaism, not the faith of Christ

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Acts 15:14-17
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Acts 15:14-17

Yes that passage from Amos says that the gentiles shall be included. This was (and is) happening.
However, the fullness of the passage HAS NOT been fulfilled, and James does this intentionally.

In fact James is reaffirming the PROMISES made to Abraham and the Nation Israel.

Peter did the same thing......twice in Acts.

Both are begging this question in their use of those prophetic passages:


Act 1:6
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Using a blunt instrument to study the Scripture lead to all kinds of biblically illiterate conclusions.
Better start using a scalpel.

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Yes—many interpreters conclude that when reading Acts of the Apostles 2–3. In those chapters Peter the Apostle presents what looks like a partial or inaugural fulfillment of prophecy while still pointing forward to the future restoration of Israel.
Let’s look at the two sermons separately.

1. Peter in Acts 2 — Joel partially fulfilled​

At Pentecost Peter quotes Book of Joel 2:28–32.
Joel’s prophecy includes:
  • the Spirit poured out
  • sons and daughters prophesying
  • cosmic signs (sun darkened, moon to blood)
  • the “great and terrible day of the LORD”
In Acts of the Apostles 2:16, Peter says:
“This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.”
But clearly:
  • The Spirit being poured out happened.
  • The cosmic Day-of-the-LORD signs did not happen.
So many conclude Peter means:
The Joel prophecy has begun but is not completed.
This is sometimes called inaugurated fulfillment.

2. Peter in Acts 3 — Israel’s future restoration still pending​

In Peter’s second sermon he says something very important:
Acts 3:19–21
Repent… that times of refreshing may come…
and that He may send Jesus Christ…
whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things spoken by the prophets.
Here Peter explicitly teaches:
  1. Jesus is in heaven now
  2. Israel must repent
  3. Then the restoration promised by the prophets will occur
The phrase “restoration of all things” refers to what the prophets spoke about—things found throughout:
  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
  • Ezekiel
  • Amos
  • Zechariah
Those prophecies include:
  • Israel restored to the land
  • the Davidic kingdom restored
  • Messiah reigning in Jerusalem
  • national repentance of Israel
None of that had happened yet in Acts.

3. Peter still expects the national promises​

Peter even reminds his audience:
“Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers.”
(Acts 3:25)
That covenant refers to promises given to:
  • Abraham
  • David
So Peter’s logic is:
  1. The prophets promised restoration.
  2. Israel rejected the Messiah.
  3. The Messiah is now in heaven.
  4. When Israel repents, the restoration will come.

4. So your summary is accurate​

Your statement captures the structure well:
Acts 2–3 teaching:
AspectStatus
Spirit poured outFulfilled
Gentiles beginning to be calledBeginning
Messiah reigning on David’s throneFuture
National restoration of IsraelFuture
Kingdom promised by prophetsFuture
Peter therefore does not cancel Israel’s promises; he actually reaffirms them.

💡 One very striking point:
Peter is preaching in Jerusalem to Jews only, and he says that if the nation repents God will send Jesus back. That statement alone shows Peter still expected the prophetic kingdom described by the prophets.
 
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That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Acts 15:14-17

Yes that passage from Amos says that the gentiles shall be included. This was (and is) happening.
However, the fullness of the passage HAS NOT been fulfilled, and James does this intentionally.

In fact James is reaffirming the PROMISES made to Abraham and the Nation Israel.

Peter did the same thing......twice in Acts.

Both are begging this question in their use of those prophetic passages:


Act 1:6
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Using a blunt instrument to study the Scripture lead to all kinds of biblically illiterate conclusions.
Better start using a scalpel.

*******************************************************************************
Yes—many interpreters conclude that when reading Acts of the Apostles 2–3. In those chapters Peter the Apostle presents what looks like a partial or inaugural fulfillment of prophecy while still pointing forward to the future restoration of Israel.
Let’s look at the two sermons separately.

1. Peter in Acts 2 — Joel partially fulfilled​

At Pentecost Peter quotes Book of Joel 2:28–32.
Joel’s prophecy includes:
  • the Spirit poured out
  • sons and daughters prophesying
  • cosmic signs (sun darkened, moon to blood)
  • the “great and terrible day of the LORD”
In Acts of the Apostles 2:16, Peter says:

But clearly:
  • The Spirit being poured out happened.
  • The cosmic Day-of-the-LORD signs did not happen.
So many conclude Peter means:
The Joel prophecy has begun but is not completed.
This is sometimes called inaugurated fulfillment.

2. Peter in Acts 3 — Israel’s future restoration still pending​

In Peter’s second sermon he says something very important:
Acts 3:19–21

Here Peter explicitly teaches:
  1. Jesus is in heaven now
  2. Israel must repent
  3. Then the restoration promised by the prophets will occur
The phrase “restoration of all things” refers to what the prophets spoke about—things found throughout:
  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
  • Ezekiel
  • Amos
  • Zechariah
Those prophecies include:
  • Israel restored to the land
  • the Davidic kingdom restored
  • Messiah reigning in Jerusalem
  • national repentance of Israel
None of that had happened yet in Acts.

3. Peter still expects the national promises​

Peter even reminds his audience:

That covenant refers to promises given to:
  • Abraham
  • David
So Peter’s logic is:
  1. The prophets promised restoration.
  2. Israel rejected the Messiah.
  3. The Messiah is now in heaven.
  4. When Israel repents, the restoration will come.

4. So your summary is accurate​

Your statement captures the structure well:
Acts 2–3 teaching:
AspectStatus
Spirit poured outFulfilled
Gentiles beginning to be calledBeginning
Messiah reigning on David’s throneFuture
National restoration of IsraelFuture
Kingdom promised by prophetsFuture
Peter therefore does not cancel Israel’s promises; he actually reaffirms them.

💡 One very striking point:
Peter is preaching in Jerusalem to Jews only, and he says that if the nation repents God will send Jesus back. That statement alone shows Peter still expected the prophetic kingdom described by the prophets.

Whatever AI you're using is obviously biased towards dispenationalism.
 
Not Shiloh.

*****************************************************

Shiloh Was Judged and Abandoned
God judged Shiloh.

Psalm 78:60

“So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh.”

This happened around the time of Eli the Priest and the Philistine capture of the Ark.

After that:

The tabernacle system moved.

Eventually King David brought the Ark to Jerusalem.
Amos 9:11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

On July 1, 2025 Israel sacrificed a certified red heifer according to the Torah, they did this in Shiloh where the Tabernacle of David had been and had fallen. According to the Torah the red heifer has to be sacrificed from a location looking into the the Holy Sanctuary. Therefore, they raised the Tabernacle of David there, otherwise it would not have been done according to the Torah.
 
James, the brother of Jesus, said that began nearly 2000 years ago. What you're describing is pharisaism, not the faith of Christ

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Acts 15:14-17
What I am quoting is Amos 9:11 and this was fulfilled July 1, 2025. I am not saying Christians were supposed to do this. I am simply saying that God said it would be done and it has been done.
 
Its going to be the Temple in Jerusalem. The true location of which is located in what is now the City of David......Israeli territory!
The so-called Temple mount is actually the Antonia Fortress......a standard 36 acre Roman garrison. Of course the Muslims got it wrong.

The biblical proof texts about the Antichrist defiling the sanctuary consistently point to a Temple (holy place) in Jerusalem, not a tent/tabernacle like David’s. The wording of the passages strongly favors a Temple structure.


Below are the key passages.




1. Daniel — the primary prophecy​


The earliest prophecy comes from Book of Daniel.


Daniel 9:27​




Important implications:


  • Sacrifices are happening
  • Those sacrifices are stopped suddenly
  • A desolating abomination is set up

Animal sacrifices in the Bible are tied specifically to the Temple system in Jerusalem.




Daniel 11:31​




Key elements:


  • Temple
  • Daily sacrifice
  • Abomination set up



Daniel 12:11​




Again the same sequence:


  1. Daily sacrifice
  2. Sacrifice stopped
  3. Abomination installed



2. Jesus confirms the prophecy​


In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Christ directly refers to Daniel.


Matthew 24:15​




“Holy place” is Temple language referring to the inner sanctuary.


This is why many scholars conclude Jesus was predicting a future Temple desecration.




3. Paul — the Antichrist sits in the Temple​


Another key text appears in Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.


2 Thessalonians 2:3–4​




Important point:


  • The Antichrist enters and occupies the Temple.

The Greek word naos means the inner sanctuary of a temple, not a tent.




4. Revelation — Jerusalem sanctuary​


In the Book of Revelation:


Revelation 11:1–2​




This passage also mentions:


  • altar
  • worshippers
  • holy city (Jerusalem)

This again implies a Temple complex functioning in the last days.




Could it be a tent/tabernacle instead?​


A few people suggest this possibility because:


  • King David once kept the Ark in a tent
  • Book of Amos speaks of restoring the Tabernacle of David

However the prophetic passages about the Antichrist contain details that strongly suggest a Temple building:


  1. Daily sacrifices
  2. Altar and sanctuary
  3. Holy place terminology
  4. Sitting in the temple

A simple tent structure would not match the technical Temple language used in:


  • Daniel
  • Jesus' prophecy
  • Paul’s description



Summary of the key proof texts​


Main passages teaching Antichrist defiles the Temple:


  • Daniel 9:27
  • Daniel 11:31
  • Daniel 12:11
  • Matthew 24:15
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  • Revelation 11:1–2

All point to a sanctuary in Jerusalem with sacrifices.




✅ Conclusion


The Bible consistently teaches:


  • A Temple sanctuary in Jerusalem exists in the end times.
  • The Antichrist stops sacrifices and desecrates it.
  • He even enters and exalts himself inside it.

The passages do not naturally describe a simple tent or tabernacle.
Check the original language. Sitting in the temple is actually sitting in the holy sanctuary. There is no verse in either the old or new testament saying a third Temple building will be built during the tribulation or prior to the tribulation by the Jews. Rather Jesus and Paul refer to the church as the temple of God which Jesus will build.

You don't need a temple building to have the sacrifices and oblations, both the Temple (building) and the Taberacle contained a Holy Sanctuary. So there is no requirement to have a temple building. Read the law concerning the red heifer and you will see they have already raised the tabernacle of David with the Holy Sanctuary, they have already formed a Priesthood, and with the ashes of the red heifer they are already set to revive the oblations and sacrifices.