Incredible Bible Gymnastics!
HW.....I find the preterist claims to be incredible bible gymnastics of the first order. Like Thomas15 said...in order to come to the preterist view you have to literally ignore possibly 100's of other details of bible prophecy and all the sound rules of Biblical Eschatology. When Jesus made the statements he made in Matt. 16 & 23, He was addressing law-keeping Jews in the closing hours of that dispensation and He was speaking to them in the prophetic and national sense about things that would come to pass in the future (you "get that" if you "rightly divide" these passages "in context" with the testimony of the rest of scripture regarding the things of the end-times) and like everything else in the end-times, you can't...as a matter of fact you are prohibited from SETTING A DATE for that (see Mark 13). Now imagine if you will, now that Israel is re-established (1948) and an end-times Temple (which is now in the planning stages in Israel and has been for some time now) has been reconstructed. As a matter of fact they are already in the process of reproducing the priestly garments that the NEXT High Priest will wear as well as many of the implements (golden lavers,candlesticks,etc.) of the temple. (Interesting huh?)(check out the Temple Institute's website sometime) Anyway, imagine if you will that the Temple is standing and a modern-day High Priest is serving in the end-times Temple (which will be under control of the anti-Christ at that hour in the 2nd half of the tribulation) on the day that Christ comes in the clouds with His armies (that's US!) to fight the battle of Armageddon and then set up His Kingdom on this (currently existing) earth for 1000 years. All this fits with established Bible Prophecy. The events of AD 70 were simply the end of the end of any form of Temple-based worship and the beginning of their national dispersion that lasted until recent times for the Nation of Israel. Remember they are still living in spiritual-blindness even in our current day. They are (in their current blindness and unbelief AS A NATION and as individual Jews) still awaiting the 1st arrival of their Messiah. We as Christians are awaiting His triumphal 2nd bodily reappearing...what a day that will be. By the way...all this has nothing to do with the "catching away" which Bible believers of our day refer to more commonly as "the Rapture"(1 Thes. 4:13-18) which will happen prior to all of that! What a wonderful day that will be! Until then...let us as believers live in light of the admonition of Titus 2:11-15 denying the our lusts and those of this world and seeking to live godly lives so we can be a testimony to this world of God's grace. Jesus is coming soon...."even so, come Lord Jesus!":praying:
Bro.Greg
Some Standing Here
Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by HisWitness, Jan 27, 2013.
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Jesus plainly said that he was sent to the LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL(jews only)jews in the 4 gospels are to whom Jesus adressed and not people thousands of years into the future--When Jesus even sent out the 12 disciples,he sent them ONLY to the jews--not to gentiles.
So you cant relate anything in the 4 gospels to thousands of years into the future when the Lord himself said he was sent to jews only at that time. -
The 4 gospels contain history that was spoken and happened to the jews--not unto us 2k years later jesus siad he was sent to the jews only-Jesus even sent his 12 to the Jews only.
false tradition blinds men to seeing the truth of the scriptures. -
"People (like HisWitness) are afraid to deal with even the basic Scriptures that plainly teach of Jesus returning..."
Deal with them, then!
Here they are:
Matthew 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 of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
I have challenged you with these verses before only to be met by either sarcasm (non-debate) or complete silence (ignoring the matter).
If you have the answers then clearly explain and document where and when these events took place.
What was the sign of the appearing of the Son of man?
Who saw it and when? Document it.
When did he come in the clouds of heaven with power and glory?
When? Who saw Him? Where is it recorded?
When were his angels sent with the sound of a great trumpet?
Who saw the angels?
Who heard the trumpet? Where is your evidence?
When were all the elect gathered together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other? Where did it happen?
Europe? Asia? Palestine? Africa?
Even in the time of Esther the known nations of that day were at least this much:
Esther 8:9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
From India to Ethiopia--all the elect--it must have been such a momentous event that it is recorded somewhere in history. Where is the evidence?
It is sad when people don't know their Bible well enough that they can't explain the Scriptures. -
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asterisktom Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Likewise many Christians today think only of a visible coming, not considering other scripture-fulfilling interpretation. -
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Jesus "tasted death for every man" according to Hebrews. Are you contending that we should conclude that he did not die physically on the cross?
I know you are not but I hope you see the point.
There is nothing IN THE CONTEXT of that passage that indicates that Jesus is speaking of people who will never die in a spiritual sense. That is true just like there is nothing to make us think that "tasted death" in Hebrews does not refer to physical death.
We don't get to import ideas from other passages to suit us. We apply them when the text indicates that they are applicable. There is nothing in the Matthew 24 text that indicates what you are trying to get it to say. -
asterisktom Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
"Golden" is actually a good name for it. Not because it is such value as gold, but because (like Golden wedding anniversaries) this rule came about around 50 years ago.
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asterisktom Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Concerning the Temple, I am not quite certain what you are referring to.
Here is what it says in John 2:
John 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
--Note that the temple in existence at that time took 46 years to build.
Here is what Barnes says about that temple (Herod's Temple)
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asterisktom Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Both the raising of this temple and the Parousia were invisible events, though testified by physical testimonies. Those testimonies are, respectively, the empty tomb and the destroyed first temple in AD 70.
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All of the Bibles in my collection state in:
The Gospel of John 1st chapter that "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us."
*tom, are you claiming that Jesus was invisable?
1 John ch. 1:1-3 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us."
*tom, you somehow see an invisable Jesus here?
Acts ch 1 :9-10 "After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”"
*tom, all of this looks visable to me, but apparently you believe this to be invisable? And yet somehow you have managed to discovered some long lost spiritual insights that escaped humanity for almost 2000 years. Nothing in the history books support your theology, none of the great expositors or preachers of the Word spoke of it for 1900+ years but *tom dude and a few select saints posting on the internet has uncovered literally the best kept secret of christendom. And they owe it all to their non-literal interpretation of the Word of God.Wow. -
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Furthermore, the dispensational view is more clear now than any other time in history. Things are deteriorating to the point of no return unless something very drastic happens. Enter the anti-christ and the rapture. Israel is a nation again and war is just a matter of time. Russia is linked to Iran, just like Ezekiel predicted, along with other countries. It's coming, and no amount of belief in A.D. 70 can stop it. Better get ready and get our friends and families saved, cause it's coming. -
But the preterist doesn't believe very much of this. Somehow, they have recieved advanced enlightment and discernemt lost for 19+ centuries.
Speaking as a pre-mil, I find it alot easier talking to non-believers about end time events knowing that there are preterist out there telling others (with I assume a straight face) that an invisable Jesus returned in secret 2000 years ago and set up his kingdom. Almost all of this comes without Biblical backup or historical evidence. -
But just a couple verse later we read:
John 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
His disciples understood that he was speaking of his body, albeit later on.
The Jews rejected Christ as Messiah and the kingdom that was offered them.
John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Even after his resurrection some of his disciples were expecting him to set up his kingdom, but once he ascended up into heaven that matter was put to rest once and for all.
Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
No one would know the time of his coming; no one would know when he would come to set up his kingdom. That was not for them to know. It is not for us to know. Christ has not returned yet. When he does he will set up his Kingdom, and not until then. He has made that clear to us.
I agree that the parousia WILL be an invisible event. But one must think it through. If it happened at 70 A.D., or at any time before, then what would have been the consequences?
No matter what the date of the writing of Revelation, it is a historical fact that John was alive in the 90's and probably died in the second century. Was he left behind?
If all the believers were taken up during the parousia (rapture as I understand it), then Christianity would have died out right then and there. No one would have been left to carry it on. There would be no witnesses; no one to evangelize.
How do you account for these things.
In 1Cor.15, we have one of the greatest polemics ever written by the apostle Paul on the resurrection. He states "if there be no resurrection then our faith is in vain." We still look forward to the resurrection (not Christ's resurrection, but ours). We will rise from the dead, as Christ rose from the dead. That is the only logical conclusion as Christ is called the firstborn of the resurrection. Why would he be called the firstborn if there would be none to follow? -
out of all these discussions the verse of the High priest has not once been dealt with.
Are you who are rejecting this view trying to slip around the actual verse in the OP ?
How about discussing the verse where the High Priest of jesus day would SEE Jesus COMING back in THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN ???? -
http://www.baptistboard.com/showpost.php?p=1948030&postcount=24
But you are the one that won't deal with it. -
asterisktom Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Or put your malicious slant to it ... again.
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