Those things mean what they say:
This is what people say when they are lacking in discernment. You think the Bible always means what it says, do you? Should we be on the lookout for a literal beast that has ten literal horns and seven literal heads?
Satan bound in chains, means he will not be 'like a roaring lion looking for who he can devour'.
You are not even considering what he is bound from doing. You don't take other scripture into consideration, such as this passage:
Hebrews 2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that
by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
Do you have any understanding of what passages like this mean? In Old Testament times, Satan held the power of death which he used to hold people "in slavery by their fear of death". Most people had no hope of eternal life back then. But when Jesus came and died for the sins of the world and rose again from the dead, He set "free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death". He gave the hope of eternal life to those who were previously held in slavery by their fear of death. In order to do that, he had to take the power of death away from Satan. So, Satan was bound from keeping people as slaves to the fear of death anymore because the gospel of Christ brought the hope of eternal life to the world.
You are not able to differentiate between symbolic and literal text and that is why you misinterpret Revelation 20 so badly.
Jesus reigning: means He will be present and visible on earth, in full control of all the nations.
Where does scripture teach this? You like to make claims like this, but you can't back them up with scripture.
This statement is sheer nonsense.
This is what you said in response to me saying this: "Revelation is a highly symbolic book. Our doctrines should be founded on clear, straightforward scripture that we then use to help us interpret scripture contained in books like Revelation.". Are you kidding me? Are you denying that Revelation is a highly symbolic book? A book containing descriptions of a Lamb standing among seven golden lampstands while holding the seven spirits of God and seven stars in His hand, a dragon with seven heads and ten horns, a beast with seven heads and ten horns, a woman riding on a beast with seven heads and ten horns on many waters, and so on? That is not a highly symbolic book?
And you think it isn't true that we should make the foundation of our doctrines from clear, straightforward scripture instead of highly symbolic scripture? You think that is sheer nonsense? I think you thinking that is sheer nonsense is sheer nonsense. Apparently, you consider a logical and common sense approach to interpreting scripture to be "sheer nonsense".
Take Sixth Seal Day of the Lord's vengeance and wrath, for example.
There are over 70 other Prophesies, OT and NT, that describe that forthcoming terrible Day. They are quite clear to anyone who doesn't have another agenda.
LOL. You deny what the one that is the most clear about the day of the Lord (2 Peter 3:10-12), indicates, which is that the heavens and the earth will be burned up when Jesus returns like a thief in the night.
You knowingly and purposely reject scripture;
That is a lie. Did you know that lying is a sin? You need to repent of your lying. If I'm wrong in any of my interpretations, so be it, but I would never purposely reject scripture. I would never accuse you of that, either. You're wrong about a lot of things, but not purposely.
the verse in Revelation 20:4, that plainly tells us that only the GT martyrs will be resurrected when Jesus Returns.
Your support verses do not say 'all' the dead will be raised.
Another lie. The following passages very clearly say that all of the dead in Christ will be raised at the same time:
1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so
in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then,
when he comes, those who belong to him.
John 5:28 “Do not be amazed at this, for
a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.
You try to say that I don't accept what scripture plainly tells us and, yet, you blatantly reject what these scriptures plainly tell us.
But Zechariah 14:16-21 IS a prophecy of how it will be after Jesus Returns. As Zechariah 14:3 tells us. It surely isn't how it is now!
It can't be and I've already explained why. For a Christian to think that animal sacrifices would ever be reinstated is just unbelievable to me in light of what Christ accomplished with His once for all sacrifice.
Yes. I am that certain. Are you jealous that I am that certain about what I believe? Why would it offend you?
A very rash and foolish statement. This very night, your soul may be required of you.
I know what I know and I don't apologize for saying so. You, with your lack of discernment, are not in a position to tell someone else what is a foolish statement or not.
Keras said:
We Christians will make sacrifices and offerings to God in a new Temple, Before and after Jesus Returns. As per Ezekiel 40 to 46.
For what purpose? Answer this question if you want to be taken seriously.
God does not change, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8, who are you to disallow what God wanted before and will again require of His people?
God does not change, but the covenants did. The old covenant and its animal sacrifices was replaced by the better new covenant that was established by Christ's sacrifice. I don't disallow anything except for what would contradict scripture and the concept of animal sacrifices being reinstated would contradict what is taught in New Testament scripture like Hebrews 8-10 which teaches that Christ's "once for all" sacrifice put an end to the old covenant animal sacrifices and made them obsolete forever.
