Calypsis4
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It is difficult for me to understand why anyone believes that Jesus second coming is in the past. There are so many prophecies that have not been fulfilled in light of the Revelation and many other passages concerning that coming event. Here are a list of things one must consider:
1. In A.D. 70 the Romans won the war. Jesus was seen nowhere either in the sky nor on earth. The 'comet' I've been told about doesn't qualify. Why? Because John told us "Every eye shall see him", Rev. 1:7.
2. The whole earth will know that Christ is coming at the end of things; "For a snare, it shall come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth." Luke 21:35. And also: Matt. 24:30 " And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds... But most of the earth in ancient time did not even know about Jesus death nor of his later (so-called) 2nd coming in A.D. 70... and... almost nothing was said about the matter in historical records. The people on earth will see JESUS coming, not a comet.
3. The seven seals, the seven trumpets, the seven vials of wrath, and the three woes did not happen at any time in history including A.D. 70. No scorpian-like devils tormented men for five months with human beings attempting to kill themselves and yet failing in that attempt.
4. The oceans did not turn to blood nor even 1/3 of the oceans ever turn to blood.
5. There was no antichrist. Nero was not the antichrist in the 1st century because the world did not worship him nor did he enforce the mark of the beast upon the populace of that empire. And neither his reign nor was the reign of any other Roman emperor 42 months in length as mentioned in Rev. 13: 5. Nero's reign over the Roman empire was from A.D. 54-68. After an unstable situation afflicted Rome for a few yrs, Vespasian became emperor from A.D. 69 to A.D. 79. No one qualified as 'Antichrist' in the first century nor any century afterwards.
6. When Vespasian's consul Titus, the legionaire invaded Jerusalem in A.D. 70 he found no ark in the Holy of holies. He did not therefore do what Antiochus Epiphanes had done in 65 B.C. and offer 'the abomination of desolation' as John predicted (26 years later!).
7. There was no 'battle of Armageddon' during that time frame. The valley of Megiddo has yet to be filled with blood to the horses bridles...(Rev. 14:20) nor were there three demonic frog-like devils that persuaded the kings of the earth to come to Jerusalem to destroy Jerusalem and the Jews. It was just the Romans who invaded.
8. Jesus did not touch down on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4)nor did he enter through the eastern gate as was promised in Ezekiel 44:2-4. He has not yet sat on the throne of David as was promised in Isaiah 9:6-7).
9. The Jews have never converted to Christ (with but few exceptions comparatively) as Paul promised in Romans 11:26. They were scattered by the Romans all over the world and only since 1947 have they made any mass migrations back to their homeland, the land of promise as God gave to Abraham.
10. The promise of Jesus that , "This generation shall not pass until all these things be fulfilled..." BEGAN to be fulfilled in A.D. 70 -----the days of vengeance BEGAN then but it has not been completed and won't be until the time of the gentiles is over. Jesus postponed the kingdom until then. In His own words;
Matthew 21:43
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
The prophecy of 'this generation' will be fulfilled and the Jews that persecuted him will see His 2nd coming from hell.
11. The sheep and the goats being judged just after Christ's return to earth has never been fulfilled. Matt. 25:33.
There is more and I may post them later. "Come quickly, Lord Jesus!"
1. In A.D. 70 the Romans won the war. Jesus was seen nowhere either in the sky nor on earth. The 'comet' I've been told about doesn't qualify. Why? Because John told us "Every eye shall see him", Rev. 1:7.
2. The whole earth will know that Christ is coming at the end of things; "For a snare, it shall come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth." Luke 21:35. And also: Matt. 24:30 " And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds... But most of the earth in ancient time did not even know about Jesus death nor of his later (so-called) 2nd coming in A.D. 70... and... almost nothing was said about the matter in historical records. The people on earth will see JESUS coming, not a comet.
3. The seven seals, the seven trumpets, the seven vials of wrath, and the three woes did not happen at any time in history including A.D. 70. No scorpian-like devils tormented men for five months with human beings attempting to kill themselves and yet failing in that attempt.
4. The oceans did not turn to blood nor even 1/3 of the oceans ever turn to blood.
5. There was no antichrist. Nero was not the antichrist in the 1st century because the world did not worship him nor did he enforce the mark of the beast upon the populace of that empire. And neither his reign nor was the reign of any other Roman emperor 42 months in length as mentioned in Rev. 13: 5. Nero's reign over the Roman empire was from A.D. 54-68. After an unstable situation afflicted Rome for a few yrs, Vespasian became emperor from A.D. 69 to A.D. 79. No one qualified as 'Antichrist' in the first century nor any century afterwards.
6. When Vespasian's consul Titus, the legionaire invaded Jerusalem in A.D. 70 he found no ark in the Holy of holies. He did not therefore do what Antiochus Epiphanes had done in 65 B.C. and offer 'the abomination of desolation' as John predicted (26 years later!).
7. There was no 'battle of Armageddon' during that time frame. The valley of Megiddo has yet to be filled with blood to the horses bridles...(Rev. 14:20) nor were there three demonic frog-like devils that persuaded the kings of the earth to come to Jerusalem to destroy Jerusalem and the Jews. It was just the Romans who invaded.
8. Jesus did not touch down on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4)nor did he enter through the eastern gate as was promised in Ezekiel 44:2-4. He has not yet sat on the throne of David as was promised in Isaiah 9:6-7).
9. The Jews have never converted to Christ (with but few exceptions comparatively) as Paul promised in Romans 11:26. They were scattered by the Romans all over the world and only since 1947 have they made any mass migrations back to their homeland, the land of promise as God gave to Abraham.
10. The promise of Jesus that , "This generation shall not pass until all these things be fulfilled..." BEGAN to be fulfilled in A.D. 70 -----the days of vengeance BEGAN then but it has not been completed and won't be until the time of the gentiles is over. Jesus postponed the kingdom until then. In His own words;
Matthew 21:43
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
The prophecy of 'this generation' will be fulfilled and the Jews that persecuted him will see His 2nd coming from hell.
11. The sheep and the goats being judged just after Christ's return to earth has never been fulfilled. Matt. 25:33.
There is more and I may post them later. "Come quickly, Lord Jesus!"
