Preterism, Futurism, Historicism 3 Schools of Interpretation
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Historicism is whack. The day to year principle in Revelation just doesn't work. Imagine giving Christ 1000 years and the beast 1260 years.
Not to mention, as I have quoted before, these guys read a verse about the people who have the mark of the beast having sores on them and interpret it as the french revolution. What a joke.
With that type of interpretation I may as well say it was the plague in Europe that cut the population in half, would be a much better fit atleast, but still unbiblical and out of touch, as all the other vials have to be poured out within that 42 month period as well.
Not to mention, as I have quoted before, these guys read a verse about the people who have the mark of the beast having sores on them and interpret it as the french revolution. What a joke.
With that type of interpretation I may as well say it was the plague in Europe that cut the population in half, would be a much better fit atleast, but still unbiblical and out of touch, as all the other vials have to be poured out within that 42 month period as well.
Nonetheless, I suggest that all of the verses listed on the chart on this web page make reference to the future 'event' that is the Second Coming of Christ:
http://mywebsite.us/BibleStudy/Second_Coming.html
http://mywebsite.us/BibleStudy/Second_Coming.html
Actual days:
Revelation 2:10
Revelation 11:3,9,11
Revelation 12:6
Year-for-a-day:
Revelation 11:2
Revelation 12:14
Revelation 13:5
"General" time-period reference:
Revelation 2:13
Revelation 9:6
Revelation 10:7
Revelation 11:6
The 'five months' in Revelation 9 is a literal five months.
The 'thousand years' in Revelation 20 is a literal thousand years.
Revelation 2:10
Revelation 11:3,9,11
Revelation 12:6
Year-for-a-day:
Revelation 11:2
Revelation 12:14
Revelation 13:5
"General" time-period reference:
Revelation 2:13
Revelation 9:6
Revelation 10:7
Revelation 11:6
The 'five months' in Revelation 9 is a literal five months.
The 'thousand years' in Revelation 20 is a literal thousand years.
The previous two posts are representative of my current understanding of the book of Revelation from my study of it over many years.
I have learned that you must look at it "from God's time frame" - neither has it all been fulfilled nor none of it fulfilled - it is not all past - it is not all future - it represents a time frame of ~2000 years.
I have learned that you must look at it "from God's time frame" - neither has it all been fulfilled nor none of it fulfilled - it is not all past - it is not all future - it represents a time frame of ~2000 years.
I was reviewing this thread and noticed that preterism didn’t receive any endorsements, leaving only futurism and historicism. Futurism is a false interpretation of prophecy based on papal commissioned lies as part of the counter-reformation. The details have been posted.
The extent that Satan will bring about the delusions of another temple is not reverent. What does matter is that all these books and movies are keeping honest loyal Christians for searching for Jesus with all their hearts as they speculate on the fulfillment of Satanic delusions.
To expose the counterfeit study the truth.
These are hard words:
[2Th 2:1-12 KJV] 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
The extent that Satan will bring about the delusions of another temple is not reverent. What does matter is that all these books and movies are keeping honest loyal Christians for searching for Jesus with all their hearts as they speculate on the fulfillment of Satanic delusions.
To expose the counterfeit study the truth.
These are hard words:
[2Th 2:1-12 KJV] 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Perhaps the 4th school is the Paulinist eschatology found mainly in two passages:
1CR 15:50-57 says that the trumpet will sound and immediately the dead will be raised with immortal bodies and
1THS 4:14-5:3 says that Jesus will return from heaven with those who were saved and meet in the air those saints who are alive as they are raptured and immortalized. This event will occur unexpectedly, "like a thief in the night" (cf. MT 24:36-44).
1CR 15:50-57 says that the trumpet will sound and immediately the dead will be raised with immortal bodies and
1THS 4:14-5:3 says that Jesus will return from heaven with those who were saved and meet in the air those saints who are alive as they are raptured and immortalized. This event will occur unexpectedly, "like a thief in the night" (cf. MT 24:36-44).