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We can see from scripture itself that the Olivet cannot be divided to insert some far distant future. Luke 21:20-22 was actually the time the "Son of Man was revealed" according to scripture. Of course, we should already believe this because those were "the Days of Vengeance THAT ALL THINGS WRITTEN BE FULFILLED" (Luke 21:22).
However, let's let scripture interpret scripture and see that AD66-70 was the time when the Son of Man was revealed:
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--COMPARE THIS--
Luke 21:20-21- (A)
"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city;
[67-70AD]
--TO THIS--
Matthew 24:16-18 - (B)
then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak ...
[66/67AD too, by parallel with Luke 21:20-21]
--AND NOW THIS--
Luke 17:30-32 - (C)
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
[66/67AD by parallel with Matt 24:16-18]
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Here is the explicit relationship of the three above Olivet verses using rules of logic and interpretation:
If 'A' = 'B'
And if 'B' = 'C'
THEN A = C
THE FINAL CONCLUSION:
IF
(A) Luke 21:20-21 = (B) Matthew 24:16-18
--AND--
(B) Matthew 24:16-18 = (C) Luke 17:30-32
--THEN--
(A) Luke 21:20-21 = (C) Luke 17:30-32
The rules of logic demand that if A=B and if B=C, THEN 'A' MUST = 'C'. This PROVES beyond all doubt that Luke 21:20-22 must also have been "The Day in which the Son of Man was revealed," exactly as Luke 17:30-31 says. The time when the Judean Christians fled the city and countryside, coming straight off the roofs and not returning from the fields, was "the Day when the Son of Man was revealed." We get this certain fact according to Luke 17:30-31 which is parallel to Matt 24:16-18 which is parallel to Luke 21:20-21. When scripture interprets scripture, 67-70 was the time for the Son of Man to be revealed.
Today's apocalypticism is fueled by hopelessness and a lack of vision concerning the Kingdom of God. Yet the preterist view is fueled by all of the hope and courage of the angels and saints as they proclaimed fullness of joy and the Kingdom of God back at the Nativity:
Luke 1:31-33
"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."
Luke 2:10-14
The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people. For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough." Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, On earth peace, good will toward men."
Finally, let all join in with the angels and preterists as we sing joyfully a truly PRETERISTIC hymn -- one of the best of all time:
JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare him room,
and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns:
let men their songs employ,
while fields and floods, rocks,hills and plains
repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
nor thorns infest the ground:
he comes to make his blessings flow
far as the curse is found.
He rules the earth with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
the glories of his righteousnes
and wonders of his love.
However, let's let scripture interpret scripture and see that AD66-70 was the time when the Son of Man was revealed:
____________________________________________________
--COMPARE THIS--
Luke 21:20-21- (A)
"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city;
[67-70AD]
--TO THIS--
Matthew 24:16-18 - (B)
then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak ...
[66/67AD too, by parallel with Luke 21:20-21]
--AND NOW THIS--
Luke 17:30-32 - (C)
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
[66/67AD by parallel with Matt 24:16-18]
_____________________________________________________
Here is the explicit relationship of the three above Olivet verses using rules of logic and interpretation:
If 'A' = 'B'
And if 'B' = 'C'
THEN A = C
THE FINAL CONCLUSION:
IF
(A) Luke 21:20-21 = (B) Matthew 24:16-18
--AND--
(B) Matthew 24:16-18 = (C) Luke 17:30-32
--THEN--
(A) Luke 21:20-21 = (C) Luke 17:30-32
The rules of logic demand that if A=B and if B=C, THEN 'A' MUST = 'C'. This PROVES beyond all doubt that Luke 21:20-22 must also have been "The Day in which the Son of Man was revealed," exactly as Luke 17:30-31 says. The time when the Judean Christians fled the city and countryside, coming straight off the roofs and not returning from the fields, was "the Day when the Son of Man was revealed." We get this certain fact according to Luke 17:30-31 which is parallel to Matt 24:16-18 which is parallel to Luke 21:20-21. When scripture interprets scripture, 67-70 was the time for the Son of Man to be revealed.
Today's apocalypticism is fueled by hopelessness and a lack of vision concerning the Kingdom of God. Yet the preterist view is fueled by all of the hope and courage of the angels and saints as they proclaimed fullness of joy and the Kingdom of God back at the Nativity:
Luke 1:31-33
"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."
Luke 2:10-14
The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people. For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough." Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, On earth peace, good will toward men."
Finally, let all join in with the angels and preterists as we sing joyfully a truly PRETERISTIC hymn -- one of the best of all time:
JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare him room,
and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns:
let men their songs employ,
while fields and floods, rocks,hills and plains
repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
nor thorns infest the ground:
he comes to make his blessings flow
far as the curse is found.
He rules the earth with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
the glories of his righteousnes
and wonders of his love.
you might be waiting 2000+ years for that, as it's hard to push aside the truth, though some sure try.
