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How Are Your End Time Views Different?

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Interplanner,

I am sorry, but I am not sure on what you are saying.... it sounds interesting, however.

What is your view on Israel, exactly? I am not sure what you are saying about the zealots, either? Jesus had at least one zealot, and the zealots were involved in getting Rome attacking Israel.... but I am not sure how you are tying this into prophecy.

I tend to consider the zealots simply as a typical organization of the region.... not of much importance, but those who did act out against Rome and helped bring about the downfall of Israel at the time.
 
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It is, just check out wiki on some of the main symbols of Revelation. I remember Hank Hanagraff finally disclosing himself as historicist. There is strong evidence in Revelation of some sort of historicist view. I am unpersuaded myself, as there is a difference between *conclusive* evidence and strong evidence.

Also, as I noted, Catholicism, is, of course, very big and while I disagree with a lot of their viewpoints, they do have a number of the historicist viewpoints... and with some good reason.

But, I tend to view, instead, the events of the past as likely related to something happening in the future.

I think, besides, for instance the major failings of Christian majority states: the inquisition, colonialism, neo-colonialism, the mess the US has been making in Muslim lands, and so on... this, though, remains a problem for me.

My view is more that these nations want to seduce Christians with the idea that they are with them, but their actions seem to show they are against them.

I have to say God surely was behind some of these behaviors, however, even if they were savage. God is known to work with where people are and with even their savage tendencies. Otherwise, how would we as human beings have any converse with God at all?


I am not at all so sure about fulfillment of the last seven plagues being as you say. Cancer has been around but only recently identified as such, for instance. You see really horrendous plagues in the Middle Ages. And then in the last century you saw really incredible evil in Hitler and Stalin, as well as across the world (Hoover, Pol Pot, Mao, and so on).
 
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I really am skeptical on Constatine as well. So, this is another reason why I am not big on a pure historicist version.

In general, on most things of Revelation, I am "I do not know".


I want to know, but I need evidence. I hold a lot of theories, but the evidence seems weak.
 
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I don't care one way or the other.
It's all predetermined and I'm just here for the ride I was dealt. Why sweat what is out of your hands?

People have a tendency to say 'I do not care' when they *do* care, however.

I am not saying this is your case.

Revelation does say 'blessed are those who regard these words'.


It is a mystery, and a fascinating one, I think.
 
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Midst,
do you understand the reasons why people think it relates to the Destruction of Jerusalem in 66+? See my #8 or so

I am not aware of where the destruction of Jerusalem is spoken of in Revelation.

Jesus did predict the destruction of the temple, and he also referred to the destruction of Israel.
 
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This sounds - to me - a lot like some of the traditional views I hear, but can see where you have a few different pieces on this.

I tend to not see this in Daniel as many who hold this view have.

That verse seems to have been fulfilled in the time of Maccabees, and while it may have future stance... I am not sure what that may be.


I tend to *not* see "the man of sin" as being one person, either. A major reason for this is, for one, you do have a role like the Pope (though I find this 'not so plausible'), but above all, for two, you have so many who act as if they are the 'man of sin'. For instance, the evolutionist idea is that human beings are effectively the height of creation, and essentially as gods.


(Yes, that may not be so obvious and few would directly say such things, but their viewpoint is very bleak, and very dark. )


I also am very wary of pinning guilt again on the Jews, and tend to view this... with difficulty.


Technically, I am not sure if the EU will ever be able to step ahead of the US by its' own self. The EU seems to follow the US around like its' lapdog.


Actions in the ME are started and maintained by the US, not EU.

It seems like this is unlikely to change. Anything is possible.

But, it seems like this is the course until the end.
 
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Catholicism is the largest bulwark of historicism, but there are strong strains in Protestant and Orthodox viewpoints.

I am not persuaded my own self, and doubt I will be.


Last time I was here, I think it was about two years ago, you or interpreter had persuaded me of the message of the end being more like a slow change of season - like winter in Alaska - then a bright sudden dawn... and that The City floats above the earth.

Point is, doubt I will be persuaded of this or that, I never know when someone might say something that has profound impact.


If I did, I think, then I could really just order what I want at the store of Spiritual Progress and Heavenly Truth.



Also, the same person may have said that as believers we do not get a guarantee of knowing all on global events, which is true.



As for the 'man of sin', I *tend* to see this more as "modern human kind", especially in relation to the atheist, evolutionist viewpoint.

I tend not to see "Satan" as just one person amongst the people of the earth.


Omen was a great movie, but I do not view it as the truth....
 
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How have you come to these conclusions?
 
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I believe as the Christian Church has always believed:

That there will come a day when the Lord Jesus Christ will return, coming as judge of both the living and the dead. The dead shall be raised, the righteous to eternal life, and the wicked to contempt. God will make all things new, wipe away every tear, and in God's new world there will be no more suffering, no more dying. But peace, justice, and life forever and ever.

The various "end times" scenarios of modern popular Christian fiction, such as the "Left Behind" books are nothing more than populist tripe. Bad theology built upon bad theology.

What we hope for is Christ the Lord, coming again, and our eternal home with Him when God sets the world--all creation--right. Not in a far-away place up in the sky, but right here on solid earth, because when Jesus comes the dead are raised up--you and I are raised up, bodily, from the dirt of the earth to new and eternal life in and with God. Forever. World without end.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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I would agree that the "left behind" series is "populist tripe", and even kind of gross. They seem to relish in this idea of being so specifically right on so many matters, and flaunt this concept of being taken away to avoid all hardship. Reality has been Christians have been deeply persecuted and still are.


And I strongly doubt "The End" will be easy on *anyone*.


I also share your dismay with this concept of "being taken away to some place in the literal sky", as Revelation and Jesus clearly say nothing of the kind -- instead they are very clear that Heaven comes to earth.

Which is, you know? The whole reason God sacrificed his Son? To save the earth.

Metaphorically, yes, it is true.

Literally, no.
 
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What verse? Of what chapter? I didn't refer to a specific verse in Daniel.

I referred to Daniel 7 and 8, the emergence of the little horn. In Daniel 11, the historical parts, have a verse that refers to the Macabbees.

The end times verses of Daniel 11 begin in Daniel 11:36 which is the willful King claiming to be greater than any god, and speaking against the true God. The willful king in Daniel 11:36 is the beast of Revelation 13, the person in that last 42 months.



Okay, you are rambling. Making fragmented statements. And confusing the views of others, not really understanding those views, then misrepresenting those views in your "evaluations".

Start putting together a start to finish end times scenario of your own that everything fits. When you are done or gone as far as you can, put it in outline form, and open a new thread for everyone to see. We can go from there. We can't push jello here, and that is what you are presenting.

And/or focus on a single end times matter, make a thread regarding that specific subject. And we can go from there.

I personally am done with this thread.



No Jello, Spanky ?




That's right. No Jello !
 
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A thought, Midst...

Read all sixteen chapters of Romans [KJV] a minimum of twenty-five through without attempting to understand any of it. Likewise with Ephesians.

Together, they form the Apostle Paul's God given systematic Theology.

Once you have done that, and you have all that Word in you, begin to look at all else in light of that. Study any and all issues out from that, including those within Romans and Ephesians.

You do that by thinking on what passages in those two books might shed light on other passages within those two books.

As you grow in that, you will grow both in your understanding and in your ability to study out other issues.

Stay away from outside sources until you have a grasp of passages based on their sister passages alone. If you're tempted to read commentaries, well, Scripture takes care of that also - Corinthians and Galatians, for example, are commentaries based on Romans.

Likewise with Philippians and Colossians as to Ephesians.

I don't view Paul as having written Hebrews as its content is based on "another man's foundation," Romans 15, so I won't comment on it at this time.

In between Romans and Ephesians are the perspective of Thessalonians. Though based on both of those Thessalonians concerns their summing up.

You will get that from Romans and Ephesians if you'll just let them teach you through their sister passages.

The balance of Paul's writings deal mostly with Pastoral issues.

That is as far as I will comment on all that as it is vitally important that those books teach you over the reasoning of men many threads on here are plagued, if not so consistently interrupted with.
 
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Interplanner, regarding your bio post on page one, post #7, of this thread, I can understand where you might have had a wake up call regarding Ryrie et al, as Traditional, or Classic Dispensationalism results in about in as many problems as it purports solving due to its wandering off into resorting to reason as a means of solving for said problems.

I get that. It is not consistent Dispensationalism. At such points it resorts to the same "solution" many of the schools of thought on here resort to - the reasoning of men.

But I also see that is where you ended up, just a different school of reason, as the answer to these issues is in Scripture, 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17.

Not it books about, nor in attempting to applying reason outside of how Scripture does.

For example, throughout Acts, Luke relates Paul's journeys, words, actions, etc.

And yet, he never mentions the Mystery, we are left with Paul on Paul's Perspective, Acts basically being a record of events as to the fall of Israel and salvation going to the Gentiles outside of what haf been Israel's rise to its prophesied glory before the Gentiles.

I realize we differ on this due to our first source: mine being Paul's words on these issues in light of Paul, yours being Paul's words via Luke, and that, in light of what the reasoning of scholarship considers is the impact of secular issues on Luke's narrative.

I am Mid-Acts in my Dispensationalism, and deliberately consistent in it's Hermeneutic.

One aspect of which views Acts through Paul's Perspective, not only not the other way around, but, as to the historic transition taking place in Acts through said Pauline Perspective alone.

Meaning, that in Paul's Perspective, Israel is "diminishing" in focus as the Acts narrative changes from the early Messianic assembly of Matt. 16 thru early Acts, to Israel's fall, and the salvation and commissioning of Paul.

That is my Pauline Perspective - that God's focus begins to gradually shift from a focus on this Earth, Israel, and their signs and wonders, to a Heavenly people.

At the same time, He is for a time provoking Israel to jealousy, as Israel looks out a sees its signs among the Gentiles, thus, why even Israel's elect "were astonished" by this "signs...confirmed" shift.

By the end of Acts, as God has, for the third and final time announced through this odd new, unexpected Apostle, "that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it," by the end of that, the signs among the Gentiles have ceased, as God is no longer provoking Israel to jealousy "with men of other tongues."

In this, God no longer focused on this Earth "until... after this.." the events in Israel's life after Acts 28 had no more to do with God, than 1948, or what have you. Both 70 AD and 1948 AD fall outside of God's turn from thar nation.

70AD was their doing every bit as much as landing oneself in trouble with local government when one, reaping what one sews in the flesh does so, in their own departure from God if they are Christian, or if they are lost and simply walking in their own way.

You wanna be consistent - there it is - either He ceased dealing with Israel through secular powers because He ceased dealing with that nation prior to 70AD [until... after this] or He continued to contrary to the final word of Acts in light of Paul...

Answers you won't find in the Greek and studies of Jewish Wars. Rather, in a consistent, Mid-Acts Dispensationalism...
 
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Danoh,
the essay above was much improved communication! Thank you. It sounds like you had some help staying on track and continuity.

I don't agree that what you think it solves does so. There was no shift by God as Acts progressed. That buries the fact that Paul taught in Gal 3, which was historic, which was that the plan all along was for the Gospel to go to the nations, and none of the land promises mattered in perpetuity. The mission to the nations was the plan all along.

3:17 is critical here: it contains evidence of the misconceptions of Judaism. The voided and replaced the promise to the nations with a view of the Law in which God is obligated to give them certain things because they are obeying it. That was never to be the structure or dynamic of it and not the goodies either. Dt 8 (?) says "it was not because of your righteousness that I'm blessing you, but because I loved you." But the pulse of Judaism is that man can obligate God (see Rom 9:31, 10:3, 11:5 [echoing ch 4A] and 11:35).

As you may know, the trinity of Judaism is God--Torah--land, says conservative R. Prager. Is it any wonder? But is it Christian? No.

I now think I know what you are trying to say about mid-Acts, and it is trying to accommodate 2P2P and say God slowly shifted away from it. Sorry, but that is not what the passages that matter say.
 
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Erased the goofy pictures that were put in place of a point. I think it is wise you do not return to this thread because you relied on semantic arguments and personal attacks.

The arguments I made were extremely simple and did not need verse numbers and quotes because the arguments are very well known.

If you are unaware of these arguments, as you claim, then you are unaware of the major reason used against the interpretations you are believing. Is it wise to believe something without researching it enough to hear the other perspectives?

But it is also wise to not return because I do not think that interpretation is able to stand scrutiny at all.

It is extremely popular, but it is not a view that can be reasoned for or against because there is no evidence for it. It is just something people "believe", and there is a lot of evidence that they believe it simply because they want to believe it.

It goes well with televangelists who receive no scrutiny, but plays out horribly under forums where the believers will receive scrutiny against it.
 
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I am not sure if Greek uses "and" or "a's".... have you checked this?

There is surely some linearity because of timing statements, however: first woe, then second yet to come, and so on. First trumpet, second trumpet, etc.

However, these passages are also blocks. This does not mean they may not be separated their own selves outside of their blocks.

For instance, as Lillamb has pointed out, the "Gog and Magog" and armageddon scenes may be one and the same. Which would mean that there is a repeating, such as one finds in Daniel.

For instance, in Revelation 9, Satan comes out of the Abyss. Afterwards, he gathers together the nations against the believers on earth, and then is destroyed. Likewise, this happens again later in Revelation.


Also note here: Satan is described as coming out of the abyss in revelation 9, and then described as falling from heaven to earth in revelation 12.



Under sheer linear constraints, how has that happened?


And how did Satan and the demons end up in the Abyss to start with, so that they could be released, in Revelation 9??
 
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Jesus did predict the destruction of the temple, and he also referred to the destruction of Israel.

Hya Midst...
Would you say in this parable Jesus is referring to the 66-70AD destruction of Israel?

Matt 21:33-45
33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. 34 Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. 35 And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. 37 Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”

41 They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?[j]
43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. 44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”

45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking of them.
 
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