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none of this mentions physical land restoration for the nation of Israel. In fact, Paul doesn't state their acceptance of Christ is restoration to the physical land, he states it is life from the dead.
Romans 11:15 For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
Who is the one shepherd, David or Christ?
John was given a time frame: soon and at hand.
Revelation 1:1-3 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
Daniel was given a time frame: many days from now
Daniel 8:26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.”
To say Daniel's vision of "many days from now" is +2,500 years, while John's vision of "at hand" is +2,000 years doesn't really make any sense. what is the purpose of giving time statements if a long time can mean +2,500 years and at hand can mean +2,000 years? In terms of thousands of years, a difference of 500 wouldn't make one "many days from now", while the other 'at hand'.
I would disagree. Peter knew the end of all things was at hand, because Jesus told him so.
1 peter 4:7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
Matthew 24:34 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place
There were multiple Roman wars in the 1st century. Additionally Rome was comprised of multiple nations.
Roman-Parthian war
Roman civil war
Romans germanic wars
Jewish Roman war
These were signs leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem. Why would we rule out the prophet Agabus' prediction of famine spreading across the roman world (sometime during 41-54)?
again these were signs leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in 70ad.
You want a specific count on earthquakes that took place 2,000 years ago? There were many earthquakes throughout the roman world in the 1st century. One such earth destroyed, Colossea, Hierapolis, and Laodicea around 60ad.
or how about from Seneca in 58ad
"How often have the cities of Asia and Achaea fallen with one fatal shock! How many cities have been swallowed up in Syria! How many in Macedonia! How often has Paphos become a ruin. News has often been brought to us of the demolition of whole cities at once."
this in no way addresses, that James states the coming of the lord is at hand and that he was standing at the door.
“none of this mentions physical land restoration for the nation of Israel. In fact, Paul doesn't state their acceptance of Christ is restoration to the physical land, he states it is life from the dead.”
The acceptance of Christ is the completion of the foretold restoration of the Jews as prophesied by Ezekiel, but it is very clear that physical restoration to the land precedes spiritual restoration for the nation at large and we see that restoration already taking place, but with the nation of Israel at large, physical land restoration has preceded spiritual restoration, but as for the Jews who come to Christ at this present time, for them, they have experienced that spiritual restoration ahead of they who have yet to receive Christ, but for the nation at large, that day will come when Christ returns to deliver them from their enemies and reign upon the earth. (Zech. 12-14)
“Who is the one shepherd, David or Christ?”
You asked this question already. Christ will be King over all the earth, but whether David is a figurative title or a steward under Christ who places Him in charge over the affairs of Israel, is yet to be known for sure.
We do know that all the saints will be ruling and reigning with Christ and to them will be given various degrees of land and various numbers of cities and communities over which they will have charge.
“John was given a time frame: soon and at hand.
Daniel was given a time frame: many days from now.
Peter knew the end of all things was at hand, because Jesus told him so.”
Just as God does not count slowness we might count slowness, (2 Pet. 3:9) so He does not count “at hand” and “soon” as we count it in relation to the fulfillment of all that is to come. Peter has made that very clear.
The 69th week of Daniel is a week like no other in his 70 weeks because unlike the rest of the 70, the 69th week is an indefinite period of time which could end at any time, but the Apostles, while expecting the return of the Lord at any time, knew not to place His return at any specific time, because they also knew that He could just as easily return at a time past their lifetime as He could during their lifetime.
It is the same with every generation.
“There were multiple Roman wars in the 1st century. Additionally Rome was comprised of multiple nations.
Roman-Parthian war
Roman civil war
Romans germanic wars
Jewish Roman war
Why would we rule out the prophet Agabus' prediction of famine spreading across the roman world (sometime during 41-54)?
You want a specific count on earthquakes that took place 2,000 years ago? There were many earthquakes throughout the roman world in the 1st century. One such earth destroyed, Colossea, Hierapolis, and Laodicea around 60ad.
or how about from Seneca in 58ad.”
When Jesus said talked of wars and rumors of wars and of nation rising against nation and kingdom against nation, He meant more than just the Roman wars. He meant various nations and kingdoms rising up against each other. Rome was only one kingdom.
The prophet Agabus foretold of only one famine that later took place throughout the Roman empire, but Jesus foretold of many famines in various places throughout the earth and more earthquakes have place throughout the recent centuries around the world than took place in the Roman empire in the first century.
When Jesus foretold of earthquakes in various places, He meant places even beyond the Roman world but He also said that when these things did take place, that did not mean the end had yet come. (Mt. 24:6)
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