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Why Historians Date the Revelation to the Reign of Domitian

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I'm speechless.

 
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When Christ was saying these words, weren't he speaking of the temple destruction in 70 ad as future?
 
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When Christ was saying these words, weren't he speaking of the temple destruction in 70 ad as future?

70ad is not anywhere in the Bible.

As a preterist, you must rely on information outside of the Bible to make that assertion.

No problems with that, but if the preterist is using information other than the Bible to prove their point, then they must accept the same unfolding of prophecy today which is a fulfillment of Jesus Christs promise..


There are also holes in the prophecy that history is unable to account for that you guys say happened already, yet the current reality that is unfolding guarentees the promises Christ paid for with his Blood..

Forgive me for preaching a Bloody Christ, it was indeed his Blood that bought our salvation..

He died so we would have his Gospel, which is given to ALL generations..


You guys claim Nero stood in Gods temple and declared himself God.

That is no where in history...
 
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Prophecy, the objective contents from God, can be in the past, present, or the future.

A prophet in the broad sense indicates any and all ability to communicate the saving will of God to others so that every true non-partial-Preterist, non-full-Preterist or non-Futurist may be called a valid "Prophet."

Hope this helps,

Humble pie Jack

btw immediate prophecy has ceased, ie, all mediate after the 1st century
 
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False. Straw Man.

Show me ONE preterist who makes that claim.

So you dont believe that Nero was the antichrist, the "beast" of Revelation? The Lawless one? The Man of Sin?

Ive literally been sifting through preterist training sites that teach you guys how to manipulate Nero as a proven Beast, but he doesnt fit the bill according to Roman records..
 
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Can you show me in the Bible where a prophecy was given in the Bible for an earlier part of the Bible? (Sounds like a self defeating premise)

Was Christ speaking to future Generations in the bible, or just his disciples and scribes?

Prophets speak through spirit, they are the vehicle for God to speak to us directly.

Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

This is a message for all Christians..
 
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Very simple. The oldest of these two Syriac versions is the Philoxenian Version, which is thought to have been made by Polycarpus of Mabug in about 508 A.D., and the other one is the Harclean version, thought to have been made by Thomas of Harkel in about 616 A.D. That is, one dates from the sixth century and the other from the seventh century, long after this lie had begin to be circulated. It could not have been successfully pushed in earlier centuries, because there were just too many people that knew it was false.

But by four to five hundred years after the Revelation was written, there were very dew that knew this to be a lie.
 
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False. Straw Man.

Show me ONE preterist who makes that claim.

As you can see, ebedmelech has affirmed, with numerology that the AC is in fact Nero..

He is saying that Nero is the Beast, and his number is 666..



Hope that helps you..
 
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To ChristoPeri,
No there wouldn't a prophecy for an earlier part, but the span of delivery of the Bible is...approx 2000 years.

If Christ spoke in 31 about things that would happen in the 50s and 60s after him, he is prophesying even though WE weren't there. What a concept--that there might be prophesy that WE weren't there for!

In Acts 12, there were prophetesses who announce a famine that happened during Claudius reign; a short term prophesy. But once again WE weren't there, so if a tree falls in the forest and WE weren't there, does that mean it didn't make any sound?

As for the Rev, you have probably gathered that there is a group of scholars who believe it was written regarding the Nero & late Judaism (if you count the DofJ as the end) period, about things going on right at the time. It then probably had a very short turnaround.

But if you really want the heart, it's in the late part of the Rev: the spirit of prophesy is the testimony of Jesus--ie, the declaration of his saving grace so a person can be saved. We are not trying to go all over the world spooking people out of their wits. The grace of God has come, offering justification from sins to all who believe, so that they will honor and obey their God. "The love of Christ compels us" (2 Cor 5) is quite different from operating out of a fear-based nervous system. "One died for all, therefore all were dead" says Paul, continuing. Ie, he didn't impress on people what would happen in the future or at death; they were already 'dead.' We gain life through justification, Rom 5, esp. B. Very life affirming no matter whether the world is creaking with broken beams.
 
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BW, and why would it be refuted centuries later? Ie, where is the immediate disproof from back in the day? I have a harder time seeing why a 90 year old (in a social world were 60 was a full life) would be thrown to a prison, than a 60 year old in the prime of his preaching and teaching by a Nero.
 
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So you dont believe that Nero was the antichrist, the "beast" of Revelation? The Lawless one? The Man of Sin?

You have presumed these are the same person.
Scripture NEVER teaches they are.

Ive literally been sifting through preterist training sites that teach you guys how to manipulate Nero as a proven Beast, but he doesnt fit the bill according to Roman records..
Again, you first need to prove FROM SCRIPTURE that these [The Beast of Revelation, The man of sin of 2 Thess. & antichrist of 1 & 2 John] are the same individual human being.
 
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I dont need to prove anything regarding prophecy before it unfolds, that is how heretical doctrines are formed..

AntiChrist is a spirit. This is not something that is debated..

We are looking for those in AntiChrist spirit who will be a false prophet, and a false messiah, claiming to be god.

Who in 70ad stood in the temple of God and claimed to be God before it was destroyed?
 
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I dont need to prove anything regarding prophecy before it unfolds, that is how heretical doctrines are formed..

If you are going to make a claim based on an unproven premise, then yes you do need to prove the premise first.

AntiChrist is a spirit. This is not something that is debated..

Correct, a VERY SPECIFIC spirit affecting a VERY SPECIFIC PEOPLE.

We are looking for those in AntiChrist spirit who will be a false prophet, and a false messiah, claiming to be god.

The Man of Sin and Beast of revelation do not fit John's VERY SPECIFIC definition of antichrist.

Who in 70ad stood in the temple of God and claimed to be God before it was destroyed?

A handful of folks actually... the Zealots threw up a few, but we can get to that later.... you still need to prove FROM SCRIPTURE (and not your futurist training sites) that the Beast of Revelation is the same individual as Paul's Man of Sin from 2 Thess..

Que the crickets....
 
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2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

I dont need revelation to prove my point.

This prophecy cannot be objectively traced or proven to have happened.

When it does, God wont let there be any confusion for his people..


Do you honestly believe that God hides anything from his own? Far from it...
 
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Like I said... que the crickets...

"Silence confirms consent".

Like I said, you have no objective proof of your 2thes prophecy every occuring in human history.

You cant submit anything because you have nothing.

The crickets are the sound of your own legs, fleeting as they may be from the topic at hand..
 
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Oh contraire...I'll be happy to get to that in due time.

But first you need to stop trying to skirt the issue at hand. Namely that You CAN NOT PROVE FROM SCRIPTURE that Johns' Beast and Paul's Man of Sin are the same individual.

You are trying valliantly to change the course of the discussion, but I will stand firm and continue to call you to account.

SHOW US THE SCRIPTURE that teaches that Johns Beast of Revelation and Pauls man of Sin of 2 Thess are the same individual.

You can't.
 
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70ad is not anywhere in the Bible.

As a preterist, you must rely on information outside of the Bible to make that assertion.
Really? Well...if you don't mind, I'd like to jump in here. Let's nail this down and see how you're making an assumption.

Three of the Gospels speak to the Olivet Discourse...Matthew 24 & 25, Luke 21, and Mark 13. However, John doesn't include it in his gospel because he writes Revelation which is giving a more complete prophecy of the Olivet Discourse.

John closes out the prophecy in Revelation 22;18, 19. So now the issue is... WHEN did John write Revelation, which dispensationalism claims was 95 AD. John the apostle is over 90 years old at this time if your claim is true.

On the other side even within Revelation John tells us these things:

*He was a "partaker IN THE TRIBULATION"

*He had been sent (exiled) to Patmos because of his testimony in Christ.

*As he writes to the 7 churches he mentions tribulation 3 times to them as something THEY would see coming to them.

Should we just blow that off? Or should we realize as John is telling us and the churches he mentions it to...that the tribulation is already upon them?

No problems with that, but if the preterist is using information other than the Bible to prove their point, then they must accept the same unfolding of prophecy today which is a fulfillment of Jesus Christs promise..
On the contrary...if the information is in concert with the bible and the prophecy is closed (as John closed Revelation at 22:18, 19)...what is wrong at looking at the prophecy in light of the event it prophesies, to see if that event is the fulfillment of that prophecy? Please answer that APART from what you think...it's a legitimate question.
There are also holes in the prophecy that history is unable to account for that you guys say happened already, yet the current reality that is unfolding guarentees the promises Christ paid for with his Blood..
Like what?
Think again. Jesus has gone to the cross. THE TEMPLE IS NOW HIS CHURCH...NOT Herod's temple...AND THIS IS THE CLEAR ERROR you're making! Jesus pronounced Herod's Temple DESOLATE in Matthew 23:37-39. It was NO LONGER GOD'S HOUSE.

God rips the veil of the temple in half when Jesus dies...A CLEAR SIGN that the way to the Holy of Holies IS NOW JESUS!!! (Hebrews 9:12)

So think again! This idea that Paul is speaking of the Jerusalem temple is the fundamental error since that temple is NOT God's temple. THE CHURCH IS. Paul tells us that in many passages;

1 Corinthians 3:16:
16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19:
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

Ephesians 2:19-21:
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household,
20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord,


1 Peter 2:1
4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For this is contained in Scripture: “Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, “The stone which the builders rejected, This became the very corner stone,”


So now...before this goes any further...this is the crux of the argument is the temple a building...OR...is it God's people who HE DWELLS IN???

This is why your point is off! We believe the temple Paul speaks of IS NOT the Jerusalem temple...ESPECIALLY when he's writnig to Thessalonian Christians who are NO WHERE near the temple.

How do you respond?
 
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All great points, but don't forget John also makes the claim that he was in the spirit "on the Lords Day" ie; The Day of the Lord.

Revelation is nothing less than actual, apostolic proclamation that "the day of the Lord" had arrived in John's day.

Should we just blow that off?
Nope.
 
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