TEMPLE......TO BE OR NOT TO BE....THAT IS MY QUESTION!!!!!

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There you go @cameron they've been talking to you as a heretic for 50 pages post 1279

And you see why I tell you your too kind and don't notice people intensions
 
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There you go @cameron they've been talking to you as a heretic for 50 pages post 1279

And you see why I tell you your too kind and don't notice people intensions
@Cameron143 don't let it bother you buddy

Apparently there scholars who teach people

But obviously there scholars who mock people right.
 

iamsoandso

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Absolutely I agree with that view. In fact it is very consistently the case.

Furthermore, why exactly do you think I am here so stridently exerting myself?
Because there is a doctrinal 3 alarm fire going on here....:oops:

Let me ask you then because some things may have crept in without being noticed,,, in Matthew 27:52-53 and Collisions 1:18 do you believe the saints rose first three days before the Lord or that Jesus was the first born of the dead? https://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/27.htm https://biblehub.com/interlinear/colossians/1.htm
 

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There's something sitting right in front of all our faces in 2 Thess. 2 that most of us might never see because for the most part when we are looking at 2 Thess. 2 we are debating the issue of past/future positions in eschatology... Anyway so we have these Thessalonians who are confused about something to do with them being shaken in mind that the Day of the Lord had already past(they were I suppose afraid they had missed the rapture)... So in a very similar mind set as today they were seeing different timings on certain fulfillment's of prophecy. The part though that catches my eye is that Paul doesn't call the Thessalonians heretics or treat them as outcast but instead even though they misunderstood eschatology he calls them "brothers",,verse 1,,, "brothers beloved,,,chosen ect." verse 13,,, "brothers" verse 15,,,, Anyway I thought I would point out that we may today see some who understand differently even as far as them being an enemy but it doesn't match how Paul viewed the Thessalonians. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/2_thessalonians/2.htm
2 Timothy 2:17–18
17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
 

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How do you know about the events of 70AD ?

Because there is a historical record of it and the effects thereof of the Jews taken captives into the nations.

Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Cameron, you are an eyewitness that ever since the destruction of the temple, the Jews have yet to say of Jesus "Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord".

Also, you are an eyewitness to millions of Jews still being in the nations, such that Matthew 24:30-31 is not yet fulfilled.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Jesus has not come in the clouds with power and great glory that every eye will see Him, and the Jews have not been gathered by the angels back to the land of Israel.
I don't have a good explanation of Matthew 23:39 at present. I know the assumption is that He is speaking to the Pharisees, but His disciples are also there. So I would need to research this further.
As far as Matthew 24, the language employed in verse 31 is decreation language, as opposed to creation language. When new things come about, the language of creation is employed. For example, those who are in Christ are spoken of as new creations. In like manner, when judgment is referred to, language such as you see here is employed. Darkness replaces light, stars fall rather than go through their natural courses, and the established order of creation are spoken of as disrupted. You find this in Peter's writings, Isaiah, etc.
Verse 30 that you underlined says they will see the sign of the Son of man in heaven. What is that sign? It doesn't say they will see the Son of man. That sign is the destruction of Israel. This is the evidence that Jesus is who He said He was and is in heaven exercising the authority and power that was granted Him. Thus, seeing Him coming isn't referring to His physical presence but the effects of the sign which is what is causing their mourning. And what they all see is the administration of His power and glory which is restored to Him back in heaven.
His elect in the following verse is not Israel but all who have believed as a result of gospel as it has spread throughout the known world.
 

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There you go @cameron they've been talking to you as a heretic for 50 pages post 1279

And you see why I tell you your too kind and don't notice people intensions
I'm not concerned with other's intentions. They will give an account for themselves. I'm ok with God sorting things out.
 

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Verse 30 that you underlined says they will see the sign of the Son of man in heaven. What is that sign? It doesn't say they will see the Son of man.
Matt 23~~ 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Matt 24:30
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Zech 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
 

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Matt 23~~ 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Matt 24:30
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Zech 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
I've gone over the first 2 verses. So what is the sign of the Son of man in Matthew 24:30?

Zechariah 12:10 is saying much the same as Matthew 23:37-38. Jesus has extended every grace to Israel and would succor them, but they refuse and reject Him and this becomes a source of great mourning to them. In like manner in Zech 12:10 God has been exceedingly gracious to Israel, but they put Him to death which becomes a source of bitter mourning and desolation rather than cause for rejoicing.

Verse 39 I haven't figured out yet of Matthew 23.
 

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2 Timothy 2:17–18
17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

Indeed they were among those who were teaching the resurrection had already taken place(2 Timothy was written approx. ad0 64-65 so 30+ years after the DBR) also there is 1 Timothy 1:20 Hymenaeus(same as in 2 timothy 2), and Alexander who were given over to Satan because of their blasphemy(teaching the resurrection already took place before ad64-65) https://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm
 

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As far as Matthew 24, the language employed in verse 31 is decreation language, as opposed to creation language.
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Matthew 24:31 is a promise that God made to the children of Israel, in Deuteronomy 30 ....

that if they strayed away from Him and be sent in the nations, that if they should return to Him spiritually , that He would gathered them physically back from the nations to the land of Israel of their forefathers, no matter how far away they were driven. "from one end of heaven to the other"

"from one end of heaven to the other" in both Matthew 24:31 and Deuteronomy 30:4

Deuteronomy 30:
1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
 

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Indeed they were among those who were teaching the resurrection had already taken place(2 Timothy was written approx. ad0 64-65 so 30+ years after the DBR) also there is 1 Timothy 1:20 Hymenaeus(same as in 2 timothy 2), and Alexander who were given over to Satan because of their blasphemy(teaching the resurrection already took place before ad64-65) https://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm
1 Thess 4:16~~
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the …

2 Timothy 2:17–18
17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
 

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1 Thess 4:16~~
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the …

2 Timothy 2:17–18
17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

Yeah, these verses are why I'm so surprised that there are people who think all these prophecies have already come to pass.

They're willfully ignoring or failing to understand them!


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Let me ask you then because some things may have crept in without being noticed,,, in Matthew 27:52-53 and Collisions 1:18 do you believe the saints rose first three days before the Lord or that Jesus was the first born of the dead? https://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/27.htm https://biblehub.com/interlinear/colossians/1.htm
Absolutely I do. Have I determined with absolute certainty where this group fits into the rank and order of the first resurrection?

No not really, though I have formed a reasonably astute opinion.

But I do know that this incident takes nothing away from the OTHER ranks and order of the first resurrection.
Furthermore, 2 Thes 2 and all of the other rapture passages are written AFTER this incident.
 

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2 Timothy 2:17–18
17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
Good job buddy (y)