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Of course, Jesus could come back tomorrow or in one hundred years. However, Matthew 16: 2 and 3 would indicate that we should be able to see the trends of the times. It is interesting that Jesus used predicting weather, and we still often get it wrong.
I'm not a full preterist, but neither is full futurist correct. Yes, there are SOME prophesies that are dual or multiple.. and there are some, like many "Millenial" that were conditional. Point is, you can't broad brush prophesy.. all tribes were present when Pentecost happened, they were gathered from the nations. 70 AD was a finality. God's 'Holy Nation" became spiritual (as it really always was) and "flesh" became a non issue.
A million people died in 70 AD probably the equivalent of a billion now, and the artist formerly known as the "nation of Israel" was extirpated from the earth... like dust that had had never existed. It's about as much of a Sodom and Gomorrah statement that's ever been made by God.
I think the Apocalyptic nature of John's Revelation is exceedingly difficult to parse. I think it's mixed heavily with Millennial prophesies that were conditional to Israel's obedience... which didn't happen. And similarly to how much of the OT Millennial prophesy Became the Church's reality, so also much of Rev's. Combined with the fact you have world players pretending to be who they aren't, and certain theologies propping that up.. It makes for a situation that for any 'theologian' puffing their chest out with a dry erase board telling they're %100, is yankin' your chain. "Headline eschatology" is a cancer, and the Church has a bad case.
Again, we can't have a real discussion on this because you won't even acknowledge who "Israel" is. But hint, it isn't the descendants of Turkic Huns that Converted to Talmudism in 800AD, which doesn't even matter because scripture clearly, and I mean painfully Clearly states that "flesh" is a ZERO factor in it anyway. So, if flesh is zero... what's left? Clearly it isn't the 'religion' because they are diametrically opposed, In Fact.. it's the VERY SAME Babylonian "religion" that was vomited from the land. But now, God's like "Just kidding.. c'mon back guys" this time you get "special revelation", a "special salvation" that 2 Millennia of you 'brethren were denied and so died in their sin. Scripture spells it out A B C.. 1 2 3.. so simply, Abraham was promised that land and the Whole World, Jesus inherited it and thus, do WE. God decreed that land remain fallow, NO NATIONS.. because we are not to lay our claim in the interest of peace. This "dispensation" as you guys like to say is the time of GRACE. The Gospel is to be preached and the "nation" people are to join is the actual Holy Nation, and it's not of this world.. Yet.
No, you asked if "I thought they are nobodies".. and you're going on the assumption I'm a full preterist, which I'm not. So, I don't claim "Everything" was fulfilled in 70AD. What I do claim, are the scriptures that speak of Who is the true Inheritor of the promises of Abraham, and it's verbatim Jesus. Would you agree with that?
The Bible talks about a remnant that God will save in the end of times (Roman 9 and Rev. 12). No one knows where that remnant is. It could be within present Israel or it might not. I support Israel primarily from a secular perspective but I leave my biblical options open.
