We will not see eye to eye on the subject of eschatology. I am a partial preterist and view Revelation as mostly speaking to the Christians at that time. Much to do with their situation and not a future date. Pretty much says it in the first sentence of Revelation.
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place.
I have to take this into consideration before I believe dispensation theology is the only way to interpret eschatology.
Blessings.
Which only proves one must study diligently to understand things, because Satan is always trying to decieve us at every turn. I am going to prove via the scriptures that what you assume is incorrect, and I imagine I will still get a BUT, BUT, BUT by pretrist and partial-pretrist. Nevertheless, I will always share truth that enlightens people.
100 percent Proof that Jesus never stated he was coming back shortly.
Rev. 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things
which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Now the original 1611 KJV with NUMBERS in the back of every word to show us the ROOT WORDS.
Rev. 1:1 ¶ The Reuelation 602 of Iesus 2424 Christ, 5547 which 3739 God 2316 gaue 1325 z5656 vnto him, 846 to shewe 1166 z5658 vnto his y846 x848 seruants 1401 things which 3739 must 1163 z5748
shortly 1722 5034 come to passe; 1096 z5635 and 2532 he sent 649 z5660 and signified 4591 z5656 [it] by 1223 his y846 x848 Angel 32 vnto his y846 x848 seruant 1401 Iohn,
Don't worry about the spelling, it's the original type of the Old English, the point is THE NUMBERS behind each word, NOTICE that SHORTLY has two numbers, not one number behind it !! This is very important to understanding what this verse means. Let's look at the Root words meaning.
1722 is the Greek word
EN and it means a
FIXED POSITION IN TIME basically.
Via Strong's
#1722 ἐν en {en}
a primary preposition denoting
(fixed) position (in place, time
or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or
constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between
G1519 and G1537); TDNT - 2:537,233; prep
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
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5034 the Greek word
TACHOS meaning
IN HASTE, QUICKNESS/SPEED.
#5034 τάχος tachos {takh'-os} from the same as G5036; TDNT - n/a; n n
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) quickness, speed
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From the same as G5036; a brief space (of time), that is, (with G1722 prefixed)
in haste:— + quickly, + shortly, + speedily.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
So, why is there two root words behind SHORTLY ? Because there was a DIFFERENT MEANING then what the English translated, it means no such thing as is translated, Jesus never stated he would return SHORTLY, but this below is what Jesus said via the very words that are in the ORIGINAL Greek !!
At a FIXED MOMENT IN TIME
(Remember, only the Father knows when Jesus will return, Jesus told us he doesn't even know when he will be sent back). Starting again..............
At a FIXED MOMENT IN TIME
(1722 EN) Jesus will return
IN HASTE/SPEEDILY, which fits with 1 Cor. 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
We have to go deeper in our research, we can't take it for granted the translators got everything right, we have computers and the ability to dig these truths out.
Jesus, at a fixed point in time, when the Father sends him, will come QUICKLY, IN HASTE. (In the future, when the Father tells him to return.) It's very dangerous to allow one verse to dictate our paths at any point in time.