Bible Scavenger Hunt

But, there is no 7 year tribulation in scripture. So you need not try to reconcile this obvious blunder with the Father only knowing the time of the end.

 

Luke parallels Matthew 24 interpreting it for us.

“For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.” (Luke 21:22)

 

Study Josephus on the destruction of Jerusalem and consider Jesus' words instead of challenging them.

 

Luke and Matthew are parallel passages that interpret each other. Don't make it say more than it does.

 

Be aware, Jesus fulfilled Daniel 9:27 on time as predicted. You are saying he did not, and are converting him into Antichrist.

 

Paul mentions it, and Jesus said he'd keeo believers from the wrath to come.



It most likely won't be called "Rome", but the antichrist's empire will be made up at first largely from peoples/nations that were once part of the old RE and HRE.



Definitely. Scripture speax of sacrifices later being stopped in the temple, an event which had already occurred in the old temple at that time - as well as the antichrist sitting in it & setting up his statue in it.


the Orthodox Jews fully intend to do so when they build their new temple. They're already breeding animals to be used in such sacrifices.


Appears Russia will lead a coalition of mostly-Muslim nations against Israel in the "Gog-Magog war".



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Can you support any of this with direct quotes from scripture? We know what the doctrines say. We just cannot validate them using direct quotes from scripture like we can all other doctrines of scripture..

 

No, I'm Amillennial. But unlike the Reformed or Lutheran Amillennialists, I believe the church is spiritual made up of believers only.

 

No, the 1000 years = Satan's binding. It is not the kingdom. Satan attacks the kingdom when the 1000 years end.

 

Luke says the abomination of desolation (Antiochus Epiphanes did this already but remains a symbol) = the surrounding of Jerusalem with armies.

“And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.” (Luke 21:20–22)

Jesus said

“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 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” (Matthew 24:15–21)

 

This helps understand where the doctrines listed in the OP came from. I have them in Clarence Larkin's book Dispensational Truth. But this is an easy to read overview.

As part of the Counter Reformation, the Catholic Church commissioned Jesuit priests to write counter interpretations of Bible prophecy as a counter response to the Protestant reformation when the finger was pointed at them as being antichrist. Spanish Jesuit, Francisco Ribera proposed that the final seven years of the 70 weeks of Daniel was a future antichrist and that antichrist would bring an end to sacrifices in a rebuilt temple. This is where the supposed 7 years of tribulation comes from before the second coming of Christ. But this was manufactured prophecy, written with the sole purpose of deceiving Christians on the true identity of antichrist. When has a Bible passage ever been so abused by Satan? Attributing Daniel’s 70th week of Jesus’ baptism and crucifixion and applying it instead to antichrist is outright blasphemous. http://www.daniels70weeks.com

 

Luke interprets Matthew for us. They both speak of the same events. Jesus said "whoso readeth, let him understand". Luke provided the understanding for us.