David, this chart shows the basics.
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There are so many errors in the above chart. The 70th week as nothing to do with antichrist or 7 years tribulation
In Daniel 9:27, the Prince, according to context, has ALREADY confirmed the Covenant with His Blood/death. Scripture said so:
Heb 9:14-17
(14) How much more shall the
blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
(15) And
for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that
by means of death, for the
redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
(16)
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
(17)
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
It was the Prince of peace who established the New Covenant Church, took away the sin of His people and ended their warfare? How many times does God's Word have to testify to this before you accept it as TRUTH?!?
Heb 8:9-12
(9)
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
(10)
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord;
I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
(11) And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
(12) For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
You keep presenting Scriptures that are fulfilled, while ignoring God's word that He has already done all this. Moreover, you present this scripture purporting a so-called "seven year" tribulation period, but the Scripture itself does not at all "say" that the tribulation period will be seven years, nor that this one week in which the Covenant is confirmed (literally, made strong), is the great tribulation period. No where! So it's all your
private interpretation of the verse, not something the verse actually says.
Mat 24:21
(21) For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
So therefore your theory has to be incorrect. This manipulation of the Scriptures by some authors is typical of both Dispensationalism and Premillennialism in general. Both systems of interpretation "read things" into the scriptures that are not actually there, and then make claims that their's is a literalist system.
Can you give us even
one single Scripture that says that the great tribulation period lasts for 7 years? That's not from the inerrant
authority of the Word, that's your personal interpretation of the word. In other words,
SPECULATIONS! That is what your charts are all based on! Or can you give us even
one Scripture that says the believers will be taken out of the world before the Great Tribulation? Again, not a private interpretation, which some Theologians claim "may mean that," but any actual scripture that says that the church cannot go through the Great Tribulation and must, or will, be raptured before it starts?
Mat 24:15
(15)
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand: )
The real question is, do YOU understand what the verse talks about? What holy place is this? How can they both be in the world and see the great tribulation, and HAVE already been taken out of the world before it? On the contrary, God informs us that not only will the saints be here, but they should be aware that
when they "see" the abomination of desolation, they are to flee to the mountains. So from the inerrant authority of the Scriptures, it is absurd to think that the saints will have been raptured because God didn't want them to go through this tribulation that you believe is "wrath."
Therefore we understand that this is either your interpretation or the thoughts of your teachers. But it is not the actual word of God. Do you know of any Scripture that says people are going to be physically martyred by the millions in the great tribulation? ..I've searched the Scriptures for years and I can't come up with such a declaration. So this begs the question, where did you get that number? God's word is what we must look to for doctrine, correction and our instruction in what is the great tribulation. It is not Dr. Dave Breese's book.
2Ti 3:16-17
(16)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for
correction, for
instruction in righteousness:
(17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
If we are to be perfect before God, we must look to His Holy word alone, and it will thoroughly equip us to know what is the truth so that we will follow the His doctrines, and eschew the words and deceptions of men. We have to keep the word perfectly clear before us, that we know the difference between our own interpretations, and God's word itself. When we faithfully bear witness to God's word so that
we can quote it word for word, then we know we have truth. When we do not, we have only the words, ideas and imaginations of man's heart.
Back to your chart. I do not see anywhere in Scripture that declared the consummation when Christ return will be 2,520th day. That is your false interpretation without Scripture support. You added that imaginary number yourself. The truth is the consummation will be 1,335th day.
Dan 9:27
(27) And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate,
even until the consummation, and
that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Dan 12:11-12
(11) And from the
time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the
abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be
a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
(12)
Blessed is he that waiteth, and
cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
The final 70th week that Christ confirmed at the Cross will be for the whole New COVENANT church with 1,260, 1,290, and 1,335 symbolic days. The verse said nothing of sort about some evil man confirming a 7 years peace treaty with the rebuilding of the third physical temple. That is a man-made fantasy. Instead, God is talking about His covenant with His people, Covenant Israel. It is between God and His people, per Daniel 9:24, not some third-party evil man you tried to apply to verse 24 instead of Christ. Read the context, man!
And no Gog is not your antichrist nor a physical war in the Middle East. IT is a spiritual warfare:
Rev 20:8-9
(8) And shall go out to
deceive the nations which are in the
four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them
together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
(9) And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and
compassed the camp of the saints about, and the
beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
The beloved city is SPIRITUAL Jersualem, the CHURCH, period. This is where the enemy is coming after all over the world (four quarters of the earth). It "IS" where the battle truly takes place. The fight against abomination standing in the holy place (church). Again, it all depends upon how we define God's Word, either "by" God's Word or by presumption in looking at some physical nations, battles, famines, and warfare. Your pick!
Again, the New Testament Jersrualem "IS" the church. What armies would encamp against her and surround her but those SOLIDERS SPIRITUALLY OF SATAN, just as they did at Christ's first advent (Zechariah 9:8-9). There were no literal/physical battles in Jersualem then, no literal armies then, and there are no literal/physical battles or armies against the Lord's house in the last days. Listen, our enemies are the false prophets and christs and all congregation people deceived by them. They are the ones who brought lying signs and wonders that silence the Gospel truth.
For example, look at the state of the church today. I suppose that they don't feel that it is as important as "feel-good" subjects. THey don't preach a lot on other contemporary and relevant subjects like the scourge of homosexualitiy, divorce, sexual immorality, or hell/judgment either. Over half of professing Christians believe that preaching about the judgment of God to unbelievers is in "poor taste," if you can believe that! My view, how can you preach about heaven without preaching about hell? How can you tell someone they are saved without telling them exactly what they are saved from? It makes no sense! You almost never heard "Thus saith the Lord" concerning these or any other subjects, and that includes apostasy. You hear the Lord wants, or the Lord desires, or the Lord is waiting for you, etc. These other subjects ministers avoid like the plague (no pune intended), and give their own personal opinions (private interpretations) instead. Why? Because it is not politically correct and most ministers are today politically correct! Which is a nice way of saying that they don't bring the whole counsel of God.
They tend to like to wax poetic on subjects such as God's love, forgiveness, power, peace, hope, the meaning of the resurrection and great Bible characters. I've read that these are the most popular sermon topics--for obvious reasons. And
thus these are the ones they preach on. Because when you don't have to stand back and look at yourself, your church or its compromises, you don't have to "see" any abominations there. The problem is that
most ministers today preach a slap-happy, Oprah Winfrey, touchy-feely, humanistic form of Christiandom that fillets all of the meat off the message. The sermons that you are most likely to hear in churches today are the "don't worry, be happy and say no doctrine is evil" variety. They say God won't judge because you're under grace and so you will always have peace. But it's not so, even as it gives church-ians a false sense of security!
Jeremiah 6:14-15
- They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
- Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD."
Likewise, Babylon shall be cast down. It shall fall--and for the
same reasons. Nothing has changed in all these years. The churches today major in
sensibilities,
emotions, the
human idea of security,
worldly practicality,
building wealth,
supporting political party, and they minor in morality, selflessness, obedience, and conviction. We may respect what we call Biblical ministers (as you say) but God is no respecter of persons. His Word is quick and powerful piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. In other words, He knows who are
truly His, and who are saying peace, peace, when there is no peace. The church pastorate today has been
politicized,
feminized,
compromised and
weakened by liberal philosophies about how to "get along" to run a successful church.
I call it "The Isaiah 30 Syndrome" because nothing has changed in all these years among God's people. They still don't want to hear the truth, they still only want to hear good (1st Kings 22:13) or comfortable things, they still want to be justified and lied to by deceitful or dishonest means. So that they can continue on in their lawlessness, while feeling justified.
Isaiah 30:10
- "Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:"
The contemporary people of God don't want to hear words about how unfaithful, offensive, and detestable the church is becoming to God, because then they'd have to actually change their ways, lifestyle and worldly beliefs! That's not
palatable to them. Like those before them in biblical history, they want ministers that tell them pleasant things like God loves you, they want preachers that prophecy peace and safety for them (Jeremiah 6:14-15). But there is warfare, no peace, no safety, no prosperity, and they have teachers telling them things that are actually an illusion.
The minister's job is not only to preach on God's love for the repentant sinner, but also to diligently study the scriptures and
preach on what happens to those who are rebellious and disobey. That's part of God's Word also, and whatever is written is to be testified to. Not just the smooth and comfortable things, but also the warnings of the idolatry, deceit and abominations that shall leave the church desolate. Things that they never thought (and still don't think) could happen. ...just like the congregation of Israel. As saith the preacher, there is nothing new under the sun.
THis is what Gog and Magog do to the church today. God allow the enemies to destroy His congregation for her unfaithfulness. Again, nothing to do with Israel in the Middle East. You are looking at wrong Israel, wrong Covenant, and wrong Prince!
