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The tribulation of those days, was the terrible 3 and a half years. of the beginning of the Jewish Roman war. From 66 to 70adLike I have pointed out in the past, not sure if you saw those posts, the coming in Matthew 24:30 is after the trib of those days. If one concludes the trib of those days involved the judgment in 70 AD, still no way to connect the coming in Matthew 24:30 with that judgment since that coming would be post the judgment in 70 AD. Notice the chronology of events below.
Matthew 24:29 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.
The chronology is abundantly clear. First there is the trib of those days. Followed by 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. Followed by then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. Followed by they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
If the trib of those days involved the judgment in 70 AD, it is impossible, according to the text, for this coming to have involved the judgment in 70 AD.
this is very clear from the Angels explanation to Daniel in the rest of the chapter:
Daniel 7:23 “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it... [= Pagan Roman Empire]
Daniel 7:24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. [ = Caesar Augustus Tiberias Caligula Claudius Nero Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasian, who defeated Galba Otho Vitellius ]
Daniel 7:25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[ = 3 and a half year siege and conquest of Jerusalem, 66 to 70AD]
This is further proved by the allusion to Isaiah 13:10, a judgement against Babylon, interpreted spiritually as first century apostate Jerusalem. Per revelation 11:8. And Revelation 18.
Luke writing to Gentiles ignorant of the Old Testament spells, it out. When Jerusalem is surrounded by Roman armies. Its Desolation is near. That's alluding to Daniel 9:26. Which is also about the same 3 and a half year period? The same half of a 7. As referenced in Daniel 7. It all connects and points to the destruction of the physical temple in 70.
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