stephen583
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The Peace Agreement you refer to is largely based on a few Bible Scriptures. Chief among these is I Thessalonians 5:3 where it states "For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them".
As you stated above, clearly this "perceived" Peace is not a "factual" condition, but one based on delusion. Like when Neville Chamberlain declared his meeting with Adolf Hitler would bring about "Peace In Our Time". Chamberlain was clearly delusional.
Another misinterpreted prophecy appears in Daniel 9:27 where it says the Anti-Christ "shall confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease".
Many take this prophecy to mean a Middle East Peace Treaty will be reached at the beginning of the seven year Tribulation Period allowing for the reconstruction of a Jewish temple on the temple mount and a reinstitution of Levitical temple worship in Israel. This interpretation is not only highly unrealistic from a political standpoint, but is entirely based on a one sided and incomplete examination of the text.
The terms "sacrifice and oblation" are not exclusive to Judaism. The Apostle Paul exhorts Christians to make themselves a "living" sacrifice to God, (Romans 12:1). The oblation prayer which thanks God for creating the Earth and all it contains is as much a Christian tradition as a Jewish one.
Therefore, it's just as likely this "covenant" agreement which precedes the Tribulation Period according to Daniel could have as much to do with Christianity as it does with Judaism.
Sorry, but Daniel 9:27 does not explicitly mention (in no uncertain terms) the existence of a reconstructed Jewish Temple. This whole idea is based on nothing more than unsupported conjecture.
There is found nowhere in the Olivet Discourse (which describes the Tribulation Period in detail) any mention of a Middle East Peace Agreement, or an "Interval of Peace" (False or otherwise) that precedes the beginning of the Tribulation Period. Nor can this be found anywhere in the Revelation prophecy either.
I'm afraid those who hold to this singular doctrine of a Pre-Tribulation Middle East Peace Accord and reconstructed Jewish temple are going to be caught quite off guard and astonished when these prophecies are fulfilled in a manner other than what they believe is possible.
Which is exactly the way Jesus said he would return. "Like a thief in the night" (Revelation 16:15).
As you stated above, clearly this "perceived" Peace is not a "factual" condition, but one based on delusion. Like when Neville Chamberlain declared his meeting with Adolf Hitler would bring about "Peace In Our Time". Chamberlain was clearly delusional.
Another misinterpreted prophecy appears in Daniel 9:27 where it says the Anti-Christ "shall confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease".
Many take this prophecy to mean a Middle East Peace Treaty will be reached at the beginning of the seven year Tribulation Period allowing for the reconstruction of a Jewish temple on the temple mount and a reinstitution of Levitical temple worship in Israel. This interpretation is not only highly unrealistic from a political standpoint, but is entirely based on a one sided and incomplete examination of the text.
The terms "sacrifice and oblation" are not exclusive to Judaism. The Apostle Paul exhorts Christians to make themselves a "living" sacrifice to God, (Romans 12:1). The oblation prayer which thanks God for creating the Earth and all it contains is as much a Christian tradition as a Jewish one.
Therefore, it's just as likely this "covenant" agreement which precedes the Tribulation Period according to Daniel could have as much to do with Christianity as it does with Judaism.
Sorry, but Daniel 9:27 does not explicitly mention (in no uncertain terms) the existence of a reconstructed Jewish Temple. This whole idea is based on nothing more than unsupported conjecture.
There is found nowhere in the Olivet Discourse (which describes the Tribulation Period in detail) any mention of a Middle East Peace Agreement, or an "Interval of Peace" (False or otherwise) that precedes the beginning of the Tribulation Period. Nor can this be found anywhere in the Revelation prophecy either.
I'm afraid those who hold to this singular doctrine of a Pre-Tribulation Middle East Peace Accord and reconstructed Jewish temple are going to be caught quite off guard and astonished when these prophecies are fulfilled in a manner other than what they believe is possible.
Which is exactly the way Jesus said he would return. "Like a thief in the night" (Revelation 16:15).
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