There most likely is not real proof of the start of creation. The 4000 & 2000 year thing is pretty close most likely? (Christ was around 5 yrs. old at 0's starting point) That would mean when the real 6000 years come, the earth would have her sabbath. (Peter & his 1000 yrs day remark) Then at the ending of the 1000 yrs. the rest of the dead are resurrected.
Anyway for the nearness of the Master's coming? Matt. 24:14 [had] its first time history going into all of the then known world. (see Rom. 10:18) And God REQUIRETH the past! Eccl. 1:9-10 & Eccl. 3:15.
The Gospel is right now worldwide like a set of Christmas lights at the present time. All it needs is for something to (try Rev. 3:9 for the something) 'persecute' (as told us in Matt. 10:23) the REAL CHURCH. It will be wittnessed worldwide on Satalite, T.V., News, Computors & on & on!
Anyway, the World will be engulfed in its Wittness. Two groups with the same message that are saying that they are the TRUE DENOMINATION (like in Christ day) & yet, one is seen in their true state as in Rev. 3:9 of PERSECUTION! Fulfilling Matt. 10:23 to a T!! (remember that it was Christ 'already' there, speaking, so it is END TIME present day Truth!)
After the world watches & has opportunity to 'know Truth', then because of the horrendous trouble that is upon the world. The 'professed church's' will do anything to stop God's Judgements & on comes a worldwide law against religous liberty & in a UNITIFIED front! This will be the LAST test, one way or the other. The Matt. 10:23 verse had done it work with the same interest, such as the world watching the O.J. Simpson trial, or the Space shuttle disaster. And it will ALL BE OVER IN A MATTER of months, from that time on!!!---P/N/B/
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Originally posted by Andrew
The difference is that we've entered the 3rd day or 7th day come 2001, depending on whether you count from the start of the church or from Adam. The believers in past centuries did not have this priviledge.