Correct, my assumption is that the Septuagint version of Zechariah 14:11 is a correct translation. However, it makes little difference, which I will mention further down.claninja, the assumption is from your part in the form of the Septuagint.
claninja, the assumption is from your part in the form of the Septuagint. btw, there is no Septuagint for the new testament. The Septuagint is an early Greek translation of books from the Hebrew bible and was made before Jesus's time. So it does not contain Revelation.
Thanks for correcting that. I didn't realize I copied and pasted (Septuagint) Next to revelation in the OP. I have corrected it. Yes, the septuagint is only the the Old testament.
But differently than the Septuagint, the KJV for Zechariah 14, say no more utter destruction. Which makes sense given the number of times Jerusalem has been invaded.
Zechariah 14:11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Which is during the thousand year reign. Which in Zechariah 14, Jesus will rule the nations with a rod of iron - because there will be still be sin. An example of ruling with a rod of iron is in Zechariah 14:18-19.
If the Jerusalem of Zechariah 14:11, will never be destroyed, and it is NOT the New Jerusalem, how does it survive heaven and earth fleeing away?
Revelation 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
After the thousand year reign is over, and Satan's last uprising, followed by the Great White Throne judgement - is the creation of the new heaven, new earth, new Jerusalem.
So this means that the earthly Jerusalem is destroyed, even though Zechariah 14:11 states it never again be utterly destroyed. Thus, the Jerusalem of zechariah 14:11 must be the New Jerusalem.
I don't think you are going to be able to get around the thousand years beginning in Zechariah 14 - trying to do so, based on Revelation 22:3.
Are there 2 battles in Zechariah 14?
Which would mean I would have to modify my argument that the no more curse in Revelation 22:3 is not "no more death" (as that "no more" is in the New Jerusalem), but no more curse of being cutoff of the benefits of the tree of life to heal them during the millennium, whoever is in their natural bodies during that time.
The old heavens and earth pass away AT the great white throne Judgment, which is AFTER the millennium, therefore the New Jerusalem cannot be during the millennium.
Revelation 20:1 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
I have been searching the old testament for a passage I read about during the messianic age about men being considered young at 100 years old - but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone know?
Isaiah 65:20
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