More unbiblical hyper- literalization to prop up your bias.
Explain to me how it was the last days in the year 1263 please.
or 1721
or 842?
The biblical last days are not 2000 years long. And you cannot find anywhere in the text that teaches any such thing. It is a an unbiblical invention of men.
As for Daniel 11, “ever was and ever shall be” again more unbiblical hyper literalization by you that directly opposes scriptural teaching.
Scripture tells us in
1 Kings 3:12 that there was "no king like Solomon before or after him." Such statements
are then repeated in
2 Kings 18:5-6 of Hezekiah and in
2 Kings 23:25 of Josiah. Obviously, they can't all be the greatest King there ever was nor ever shall be. (And, of course, Jesus Christ surpasses even Solomon --
Matthew 12:42). Furthermore, this same Old Testament idea of "never will be again" is employed of various judgments that have already been fulfilled such as locusts in Egypt (Ex. 10:12-15; cf.
Joel 1:1-4), a cry in Egypt (Ex. 11:6), and judgment upon O.T. Israel (Ez. 5:9;
Joel 2:2).
The Ezekiel 5:9 passage is especially instructive to us, for it states that the Babylonian conquest of Israel (sixth-century BC) would be the greatest judgment God had ever brought upon a nation, past or future.
So, scripturally speaking, there have been MANY "greatest that ever was nor ever shall be" Judgment events.
That said, AD 66-70 was indeed the greatest Day-of-the-Lord event in Israel's history, and was, unquestionably, the one Christ's followers spoke of mere decades before it transpired. This was the same Day of the Lord concerning which the apostles stated they would remain alive unto its passing (
1 Thessalonians 5:2-4,23;
Philippians 1:6,10;
Hebrews 10:25,36-39;
1 Corinthians 1:7-8;
1 Corinthians 5:5). Due to the covenantal significance of the event, that Day of the Lord's vengeance (cf.
Luke 21:20-22; Isa 61:2; Jer 46:10) can never be repeated.
That bears repeating.
Due to the covenantal significance of the event, that Day of the Lord's vengeance (cf.
Luke 21:20-22;
Isaiah 61:2;
Jeremiah 46:10) can never be repeated.
There is no equal to the level of devastation millions of Messiah-rejecting Jews endured as they were violently excommunicated out of covenant with God when He came and destroyed them, on time, as prophesied. (
Matthew 21:40-45;
Acts 3:22-24).
You’re reading someone else’s mail and making the mistake in believing it was written TO you.
You should be Kingdom building, sure in the belief of the unstoppable victory of the Church in this age, not retreating, believing and teaching the Church is going to fail.