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Biblical Timeline leading up to the end

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Looks like you're using the Blue Letter Bible website. You can acquire and download PDF's from the Apostolic Bible Polyglot. if you use the Apostolic Bible Old and New Testament with the Apostolic Bible study guide and Apostolic Bible Analytical Lexicon You will be able to see all of the verb conjugations and noun declension's and cases and mood and so on all of which is very valuable information.
 
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I think we're running the risk of arguing in circles for vocabulary definitions.

There is clearly some sense in which the Kingdom came with Christ and his Kingdom will have no end. The Kingdom has existed for 2000 years and is prophesied to be eternal.

There is another sense in which the Millennium is an important age or phase or stage in the development of that Kingdom. A time of glory, the high Watermark of the Eternal Kingdom. On Earth,

but the millenium is not necessarily identical with the Kingdom. Just one stage one phase of.

I think both you and Dave would have much more agreement if say you agreed on the terms "Kingdom". And "Millennium of the Kingdom" Or something like that.

Dave keeps talking about the whole entire Kingdom and you keep talking about the Millennium of the Kingdom. Yet, certainly most of the time you're not actually running into each others arguments. You could all be right. Just about slightly different things.

Important nuances.
 
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You ascribe to replacement theology and yet the great Tribulation explicitly involves Christian believers. Not an enclave of Jews in 70 A.D.
Pagan Roman emperor Nero persecuted Christians for about 3 and a half years from about 64 to 68. AD.
 
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AND prophecy also says 1000 years of that spiritual Kingdom will be physical visible obvious.
Not one word spoken by Jesus in the gospels or in the epistles even hints at a physical kingdom. The kingdom is of faith, not of sight.
 
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Jesus rules the nations and the universe from heaven. As God always has.
 
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Most think they already existed. If you junk your Jesuit inspired gap theory inserted between Daniel's 69th and 70th weeks, you might turn what you already know into something useful.
 
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Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom. This means Satan rallies saints in glorified spiritual bodies against more saints in glorified spiritual bodies when loosed towards the end of Revelation 20. There's plenty more wrong with your theory too.
 
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So you don’t believe Ezekiel prophesied about that reign?
Ezekiel is the one who testified about physical circumcision and animal sacrifices for atonement during that reign..

Was he lying?
 
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Not one word spoken by Jesus in the gospels or in the epistles even hints at a physical kingdom. The kingdom is of faith, not of sight.
Let's say that's true. Revelation is still scripture it still counts and cannot be ignored.

Revelation says the Saints will live and reign with Christ for 1000 years.

And so that is the case. You accept the divine inspiration of Revelation?
 
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So you don’t believe Ezekiel prophesied about that reign?
Ezekiel is the one who testified about physical circumcision and animal sacrifices for atonement during that reign..

Was he lying?
Or speaking SYMBOLICALLY like revelation?
 
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Let's say that's true. Revelation is still scripture it still counts and cannot be ignored.

Revelation says the Saints will live and reign with Christ for 1000 years.

And so that is the case. You accept the divine inspiration of Revelation?
Revelation is symbolic. The 1000 years are the binding of Satan. They are not the kingdom. Satan attacks the kingdom after the 1000 years come to a close.
 
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Revelation is symbolic. The 1000 years are the binding of Satan. They are not the kingdom. Satan attacks the kingdom after the 1000 years come to a close.
Yes, I have said essentially that several times in this thread already.

The Millennium is just one stage one phase in the existence of the Kingdom, which began with Christ and is prophesied to be eternal.
 
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Yes, I have said essentially that several times in this thread already.

The Millennium is just one stage one phase in the existence of the Kingdom, which began with Christ and is prophesied to be eternal.
But it is a symbol for the binding of Satan which happened with Christ's first coming.
 
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A future literal "thousand years" period is taught nowhere in scripture. You can't find it in the Old Testament. You can't find it in the gospels or the epistles. The only mention of such is Rev 20, in which the "thousand years" is one of the book's many symbolic images.

It is crucial to note that the gospels and epistles explicitly teach that the resurrection, the "New Heavens/Earth," and the judgment all take place at the coming of Christ. They are not separated out in any fashion by any future thousand-years period as millennialists would have it.

As to the "millennium," the bible proves it is not a real historic thing:

Since the resurrection occurs at the second coming (1 Cor 15:23)...

And since the judgment occurs at the second coming (2 Tim 4:1; Rev 11:15-18)...

And since the New Heaven/Earth occurs at the "thief's coming," the "day of the Lord" (2 Pet 3:10/1 Thess 5:2)...

THEREFORE we know there is no literal historic millennium. The bible proves there is no literal earthly "millennium." The "thousand years" is a typological symbol in John's highly typological and symbolic vision.
 
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But it is a symbol for the binding of Satan which happened with Christ's first coming.
The Adversary was DECEIVING people AFTER the crucifixion, all the way through the tribulation to the abomination of Desolation described by Jesus during his olivet discourse in Matthew 24.

So the binding of Satan could not have occurred before the 70th week. Even preterists don't date that until 70 AD 40 years after the crucifixion.


Mat 24:4 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive G4105 you.

Mat 24:5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive G4105 many.

Mat 24:11 - And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive G4105 many.

Mat 24:24 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive G4105 the very elect.
 
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He can not deceive the elect. And the elect are believers from all nations (gentiles).
 
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Well, I understand your arguments so far. But a time statement is a time statement. And if 1000 years doesn't mean 1000 years. Then near doesn't mean near?

Seems like your cherry picking and choosing when to accept a time statement at face value. "Near is near at the door is at the door". And when not to "1000 years well. Not really."

Can God tell time or not?
 
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He can not deceive the elect. And the elect are believers from all nations (gentiles).
Well let's say that's entirely true.

During the Millennium, the adversary cannot even deceive the nations.

The fact remains Matthew 24, is explicit and unambiguous, deception occurs after the crucifixion at the end of the 69th week. All the way through the tribulations leading up to and through the 70th week.

The earliest possible fulfillment of the 70th week prophecies was in 70 AD
 
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But these are not the elect. 3/4 of the seed sown fails in the parable of the sower. And tares act like Christians thinking works save them. But this all happens that those approved might be made manifest.
 
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