Amen the Bible says that we don't know when our time when Jesus is going to come but be a rich courage he has already overcome the world but be ye ready at all times yet means each and individual
Thank you Beth and all at Living Proof for all you do for the Glory of Our Father in Heaven .May our Lord Bless you and keep you forever in Jesus name Amen Merry Christmas ❤ .Happy New Year ☺
I'm sure the time now is biblical. A real shining Angel I believe was Michael. Dancing in the sky, happy, was in fact a Q, or a message of something coming. I was sober painting a home on a ladder. I can never ever forget it. With yes, wings. I'm sure of what's to come. Keep looking up. Take up your faith. It's very very real. Amen. Daniel.
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Regarding the second coming, the Inspired writer of the book of Hebrews said it would be soon, that there would be no tarrying (delay). - Fulfilled in the first century.
The transition period of the "last days generation" was AD 30 - AD 70. What was temporary - physical: 1. The Old Covenant written on stone. 2. Physical kingdom: the Law, the Temple, the Priesthood, National Jews and Canaan. What is eternal - Spiritual: 1. New Covenant - written on the heart, a Spiritual kingdom, the Gospel. 2. The Church, Christ, Saints, the Word, Life and Heaven Read 2 Corinthians 4:18 2 Corinthians 5:16
Just as King Xerxes's seal had to be broken, unleashing Haman's destruction of the Jews, so must the 7 seals be broken. Once a word is spoken, it can not be retracted, but it can be altered, as Jesus did, warned of, and added to.
Gran tribulación.. Y se le permitió hacer guerra contra los santos, y vencerlos.También se le dio autoridad sobre toda tribu, pueblo, lengua y nación. Apocalipsis 13: 7 Aqui cuentan todos los que han muerto a causa del evangelio incluyendo a los primeros discípulos.
I can't believe my eyes. Beth Moore is actually wearing a dress that shows her legs. I can't believe it. I've been praying for months and years to see her legs appear behind those awful pants she wears. And, the Lord has answered my prayers. You look great, Beth. I'm going to come back to this and download it somewhere and keep it for a souvenir. I may not see this again.
What was the purpose of the Jewish nation in the Old Testament anyway? It was to be the womb through which Messiah would be born in order to bless the nations. A world wide church was always the goal. The Jewish nation was a valuable and necessary instrument in accomplishing that goal. God is not a racist, all nations are now and forever welcomed into His presence, through Jesus Christ
Elements in 2 Peter 3 The Greek word for elements is stoikion . It appears seven times in the New Testament. Two times occur in 2 Peter 3. In context stoikion never refers to the physical world or the elements on the periodic table, but always denotes the elementary principles of the Old Covenant. The Bible is a covenantal book from Genesis to Revelation and 2 Peter 3 is also covenantal. It is using symbolic apocalyptic language to describe the transition from the Old to New Covenant in 70 A.D. 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements [stoikion] will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 2 Peter 3:12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements [stoikion] will melt with fervent heat? Galatians 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements [stoikion] of the world. Galatians 4:9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements [stoikion], to which you desire again to be in bondage? Colossians 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles [stoikion] of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:20 Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles [stoikion] of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations- Hebrews 5:12 For though by this time, you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles [stoikion] of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
Was Christ resurrected in His physical body because that is the nature of all resurrected bodies, or was it expressly for demonstrating His resurrection from spiritual death to His followers? The essence of spiritual death (and life) belongs to the spiritual dimension, which is invisible to us. How would one demonstrate victory over spiritual death to those whose primary existence and experience was in the physical dimension? Without some kind of tangible evidence in the physical realm, it would have been a matter of total faith. Yet the disciples were of little faith. On the other hand, Christ's raising of His physical body from death, never to die again, would certainly increase one's faith that He had also conquered spiritual death, the true enemy.
Was salvation complete at the cross? (Many years after the cross, the apostles did not say they had salvation yet, but that their salvation was soon to come). Acts 3:19-21 "That your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ.. whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things (cf. Luke 21:22,32), which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began (cf. Rev. 10:7)." 1 Peter 1:5, "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:9-10, "Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:" Hebrews 9:28, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Romans 13:11, "…for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." 1 Thessalonians 5:8, "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation." Hebrews 1:14, "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" (They did not have salvation yet, but were to inherit it. You can't inherit something you already have). Revelation 12:10, "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night." (I believe that when the Kingdom of God came, salvation came). Philippians 1:19, "For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ." Philippians 2:12, "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Sins were not blotted out until the second coming of Christ. Redemption was not at the cross, but was looked at as still future: Luke 21:28, "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." Romans 8:23, "...even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body." (From the dominion of the body of sin - Rom.6:6-9). Ephesians 1:14, "Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory." Answer: Salvation did start at the cross, but complete salvation came only at the second coming of Christ, in the last days. - Fulfilled in the first century.
Preterist Belief statement "We believe in only One True God, who has revealed Himself in Three Divine Persons (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit); and that the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is His only Divinely inspired, inerrant, sufficient and absolutely authoritative revelation to mankind. We believe the purpose of the Bible was to unveil mankind’s utter sinfulness and announce God’s complete provision of forgiveness of those who accept it only through the finished work of His only begotten Divine and sinless Son Jesus Christ. We believe Jesus was virgin born, died for our sins, and was raised from the dead as the firstfruit of the rest of the dead who were raised out of Hades at His second coming. We believe Scripture teaches Christ would come again in that first century generation while some of His original disciples were still alive, to raise the dead, change the living, and catch up both groups together into the heavenly presence of Christ. We believe in one universal and eternal body of believers (both visible and invisible), which is the Church and the Eternal Kingdom of God and Christ. We also believe in the continuing practice of water baptism (sign of the covenant) and the Lord’s Supper (celebration of redemption). And we have the same Hope of the saints of all ages, which is to live forever in heaven in our new immortal bodies in the presence of our Glorious Redeemer Jesus Christ."
The context for Matthew 24 is the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Before you begin to read Matthew 24, read Matthew chapters 21-23. In these chapters Jesus was speaking against the Jewish leaders of that time. He said the kingdom of God would be taken away from the Jews. He pronounced woes on the scribes and Pharisees. At the end of Matthew 23 Jesus said that Jerusalem would be judged. At the beginning of Matthew 24, He said not one stone would be left on another. He was not looking at modern day Jerusalem, but at Jerusalem which was destroyed in A.D.70. So the context for the Olivet Discourse has nothing to do with our future.
The Beast of Revelation was Nero Caesar The Beast is not the same as the Antichrist and he is not in our future but in the past. Revelation 13:1-2 1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. FULFILLED IN NERO Nero's character was like a leopard, a lion, and a bear which John compounded in his imagery. 1. Nero castrated a boy named Sporus and married him. 2. He played a game where he was let loose from a cage and he attacked the private parts of men and women bound to stakes. 3. He plotted his own mother's murder. 4. He ordered one of his tutors, Seneca, to commit suicide and he did. 5. He divorced his wife, Octavia, to marry his mistress, Poppaea. Octavia was beheaded upon Poppaea's orders. Poppaea was kicked to death by Nero while she was sick and pregnant. 6. He falsely accused Roman nobles of various crimes in order to confiscate their estates. 7. He blamed Christians for a fire that destroyed much of Rome. 8. He had Christians persecuted. 9. He committed suicide by having a servant stick a sword in his throat. --------- Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. FULFILLED IN NERO Nero was the head of the Beast (Roman Empire) who had the fatal wound. The Beast (Roman Empire) revived after civil wars which occurred after Nero's death. The Roman Empire lived on after Nero's death. ------- Revelation 13:4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"? FULFILLED IN NERO Nero was worshiped. There were statues of Nero that had inscriptions that read "God Almighty" and "Savior." He demanded worship as no other Emperor did. --------- Revelation 13:5-7 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue[a] for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. FULFILLED IN NERO Nero persecuted Christians from late November 64 until his death, June 9, 68. Except for a few days this was a period of 42 months. ---------- Revelation 13:10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. FULFILLED IN NERO Nero both lived and died by the sword. He persecuted Christians, among others, and he literally died by having a sword stuck in his throat. ---------- Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. FULFILLED IN NERO Nero's name in Hebrew equals 666. Some manuscripts have 616 instead of 666. Nero's name transliterated from Latin to Hebrew equals 616. This was probably done to help those less familiar with Hebrew to decipher the name. -------- Revelation 17:9-10 Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. FULFILLED IN NERO The first seven Kings of the Roman Empire were: 1. Julius Caesar 2. Augustus Caesar 3. Tiberious Caesar 4. Gaius Caesar 5. Claudius Caesar "Five have fallen" 6. Nero Caesar "one is" 7. Galba "must remain for a little while" Galba was the King for only seven months.
In the Olivet Discourse Jesus told His disciples the Gospel would be preached to the whole world before the end came. Matthew 24:14 - "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." The New Testament confirms that these words of Christ were fulfilled before 70 A.D. during the lifetime of the disciples. Scripture interprets Scripture. The Gospel was preached to the known world, the Roman Empire. When the Bible uses global language like "world" and "under heaven" it does not mean literally the entire earth, including China, Australia, South and North America. It means the known world at that time, which was the Roman Empire. Consider these verses: Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. Acts 2:5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. Acts 11:28 Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Acts 17:6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. The New Testament confirms that the Gospel was preached to the whole world (the Roman Empire) before A.D. 70. Consider these verses: Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. Romans 10:18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world." Colossians 1:5-6 because of the hope, which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. How its interpreted, Paul made it clear that the words of Christ in Matthew 24:14 were fulfilled in his own time. ""And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."" - Fulfilled in the first century
Paul said that Satan would soon be crushed. Romans 16:20 He also said that now, our salvation is closer than when we first believed. Romans 13:11 Are we to believe that Paul was delusional, lacked discernment? No. So, I think you are guilty of that. buffering The evil you see is from sinners, just like the sinners in Genesis 6:5. But now we have the Gospel. Satan was destroyed in the first century at the Parousia of Christ, at the end of the millennium, which was 70 A.D> What remains is faith working through love. God is still in the business of saving sinners, making them sons of God through faith in Jesus. This enterprise with Christ and the Church - HAS NO END-
@@georgebentonjr3876 Thanks. Jeremiah 51:26 speaks of an ultimate destruction of the city of Babylon, where it's building stones will never be used again for rebuilding. So my first question to you is when does Jeremiah 51:26 take place?
@@MarkHoward211 In the first century. Luke 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. (All things written would include Jeremiah)
@@georgebentonjr3876 And yet Saddam Hussein's building stones sit right on top of Nebuchadnezzar's stones in Babylon; leaving Jeremiah 51:26 unfulfilled. All things written (in Luke 21:22) would be concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, not ALL prophecy. The words 'all' and 'whole earth' are used in a limited sense scores of times in scripture. Here are several examples...Gen. 41:54, 56-57; Dan. 2:38-40; 7:23; Luke 2:1; Rev. 3:10; 13:16. Saddam Hussein's palace (which the U.S. military defaced during the Gulf War) in Babylon proves that Jer. 51:26 has not been literally fulfilled yet.
Yes, Beth. Get your people ready.
"This then bliss."
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Praise God thank you so much for teaching this lesson tonight, Beth Moore.
It's gonna take educating the church as you are so beautifully and boldly doing, Beth. Strengthen the minds and the hearts of our people.
Amen the Bible says that we don't know when our time when Jesus is going to come but be a rich courage he has already overcome the world but be ye ready at all times yet means each and individual
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Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
I'm sure the time now is biblical. A real shining Angel I believe was Michael. Dancing in the sky, happy, was in fact a Q, or a message of something coming. I was sober painting a home on a ladder. I can never ever forget it. With yes, wings. I'm sure of what's to come. Keep looking up. Take up your faith. It's very very real. Amen.
Daniel.
No matter what beth I will not loose my faith in Jesus.where else can I go ?
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Regarding the second coming, the Inspired writer of the book of Hebrews said it would be soon, that there would be no tarrying (delay).
- Fulfilled in the first century.
Sound doctrine.
The transition period of the "last days generation" was AD 30 - AD 70.
What was temporary - physical:
1. The Old Covenant written on stone.
2. Physical kingdom: the Law, the Temple, the Priesthood, National Jews and Canaan.
What is eternal - Spiritual:
1. New Covenant - written on the heart, a Spiritual kingdom, the Gospel.
2. The Church, Christ, Saints, the Word, Life and Heaven
Read
2 Corinthians 4:18
2 Corinthians 5:16
Just as King Xerxes's seal had to be broken, unleashing Haman's destruction of the Jews, so must the 7 seals be broken. Once a word is spoken, it can not be retracted, but it can be altered, as Jesus did, warned of, and added to.
Gran tribulación..
Y se le permitió hacer guerra contra los santos, y vencerlos.También se le dio autoridad sobre toda tribu, pueblo, lengua y nación. Apocalipsis 13: 7
Aqui cuentan todos los que han muerto a causa del evangelio incluyendo a los primeros discípulos.
I can't believe my eyes. Beth Moore is actually wearing a dress that shows her legs. I can't believe it. I've been praying for months and years to see her legs appear behind those awful pants she wears. And, the Lord has answered my prayers. You look great, Beth. I'm going to come back to this and download it somewhere and keep it for a souvenir. I may not see this again.
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What was the purpose of the Jewish nation in the Old Testament anyway?
It was to be the womb through which Messiah would be born in order to bless the nations.
A world wide church was always the goal.
The Jewish nation was a valuable and necessary instrument in accomplishing that goal.
God is not a racist, all nations are now and forever welcomed into His presence, through Jesus Christ
Elements in 2 Peter 3
The Greek word for elements is stoikion . It appears seven times in the New Testament. Two times occur in 2 Peter 3. In context stoikion never refers to the physical world or the elements on the periodic table, but always denotes the elementary principles of the Old Covenant. The Bible is a covenantal book from Genesis to Revelation and 2 Peter 3 is also covenantal. It is using symbolic apocalyptic language to describe the transition from the Old to New Covenant in 70 A.D.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise,
and the elements [stoikion] will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
2 Peter 3:12
looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire,
and the elements [stoikion] will melt with fervent heat?
Galatians 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements [stoikion] of the world.
Galatians 4:9
But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak
and beggarly elements [stoikion], to which you desire again to be in bondage?
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the
tradition of men, according to the basic principles [stoikion] of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:20
Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles [stoikion] of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations-
Hebrews 5:12
For though by this time, you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles [stoikion] of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
Was Christ resurrected in His physical body because that is the nature of all resurrected bodies, or was it expressly for demonstrating His resurrection from spiritual death to His followers?
The essence of spiritual death (and life) belongs to the spiritual dimension, which is invisible to us. How would one demonstrate victory over spiritual death to those whose primary existence and experience was in the physical dimension?
Without some kind of tangible evidence in the physical realm, it would have been a matter of total faith. Yet the disciples were of little faith.
On the other hand, Christ's raising of His physical body from death, never to die again, would certainly increase one's faith that He had also conquered spiritual death, the true enemy.
Was salvation complete at the cross?
(Many years after the cross,
the apostles did not say they had salvation yet,
but that their salvation was soon to come).
Acts 3:19-21 "That your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ.. whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things (cf. Luke 21:22,32), which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began (cf. Rev. 10:7)."
1 Peter 1:5,
"Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."
1 Peter 1:9-10, "Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:"
Hebrews 9:28, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."
Romans 13:11, "…for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."
1 Thessalonians 5:8, "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."
Hebrews 1:14, "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
(They did not have salvation yet, but were to inherit it. You can't inherit something you already have).
Revelation 12:10, "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night."
(I believe that when the Kingdom of God came, salvation came).
Philippians 1:19, "For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ."
Philippians 2:12, "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."
Sins were not blotted out until the second coming of Christ.
Redemption was not at the cross, but was looked at as still future:
Luke 21:28, "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
Romans 8:23, "...even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body."
(From the dominion of the body of sin - Rom.6:6-9).
Ephesians 1:14, "Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory."
Answer: Salvation did start at the cross,
but complete salvation came only at the second coming of Christ, in the last days.
- Fulfilled in the first century.
Preterist Belief statement
"We believe in only One True God, who has revealed Himself in Three Divine Persons (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit); and that the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is His only Divinely inspired, inerrant, sufficient and absolutely authoritative revelation to mankind. We believe the purpose of the Bible was to unveil mankind’s utter sinfulness and announce God’s complete provision of forgiveness of those who accept it only through the finished work of His only begotten Divine and sinless Son Jesus Christ.
We believe Jesus was virgin born, died for our sins, and was raised from the dead as the firstfruit of the rest of the dead who were raised out of Hades at His second coming. We believe Scripture teaches Christ would come again in that first century generation while some of His original disciples were still alive, to raise the dead, change the living, and catch up both groups together into the heavenly presence of Christ.
We believe in one universal and eternal body of believers (both visible and invisible), which is the Church and the Eternal Kingdom of God and Christ. We also believe in the continuing practice of water baptism (sign of the covenant) and the Lord’s Supper (celebration of redemption). And we have the same Hope of the saints of all ages, which is to live forever in heaven in our new immortal bodies in the presence of our Glorious Redeemer Jesus Christ."
The context for Matthew 24 is the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Before you begin to read Matthew 24, read Matthew chapters 21-23. In these chapters Jesus was speaking against the Jewish leaders of that time. He said the kingdom of God would be taken away from the Jews. He pronounced woes on the scribes and Pharisees. At the end of Matthew 23 Jesus said that Jerusalem would be judged. At the beginning of Matthew 24, He said not one stone would be left on another. He was not looking at modern day Jerusalem, but at Jerusalem which was destroyed in A.D.70. So the context for the Olivet Discourse has nothing to do with our future.
The Beast of Revelation was Nero Caesar
The Beast is not the same as the Antichrist and he is not in our future but in the past.
Revelation 13:1-2
1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero's character was like a leopard, a lion, and a bear which John compounded in his imagery.
1. Nero castrated a boy named Sporus and married him.
2. He played a game where he was let loose from a cage and he attacked the private parts of men and women bound to stakes.
3. He plotted his own mother's murder.
4. He ordered one of his tutors, Seneca, to commit suicide and he did.
5. He divorced his wife, Octavia, to marry his mistress, Poppaea. Octavia was beheaded upon Poppaea's orders. Poppaea was kicked to death by Nero while she was sick and pregnant.
6. He falsely accused Roman nobles of various crimes in order to confiscate their estates.
7. He blamed Christians for a fire that destroyed much of Rome.
8. He had Christians persecuted.
9. He committed suicide by having a servant stick a sword in his throat.
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Revelation 13:3
And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero was the head of the Beast (Roman Empire) who had the fatal wound.
The Beast (Roman Empire) revived after civil wars which occurred after Nero's death. The Roman Empire lived on after Nero's death.
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Revelation 13:4
So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"?
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero was worshiped. There were statues of Nero that had inscriptions that read "God Almighty" and "Savior."
He demanded worship as no other Emperor did.
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Revelation 13:5-7
And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue[a] for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero persecuted Christians from late November 64 until his death, June 9, 68. Except for a few days this was a period of 42 months.
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Revelation 13:10
He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero both lived and died by the sword. He persecuted Christians, among others, and he literally died by having a sword stuck in his throat.
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Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
FULFILLED IN NERO
Nero's name in Hebrew equals 666. Some manuscripts have 616 instead of 666. Nero's name transliterated from Latin to Hebrew equals 616. This was probably done to help those less familiar with Hebrew to decipher the name.
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Revelation 17:9-10
Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time.
FULFILLED IN NERO
The first seven Kings of the Roman Empire were:
1. Julius Caesar
2. Augustus Caesar
3. Tiberious Caesar
4. Gaius Caesar
5. Claudius Caesar "Five have fallen"
6. Nero Caesar "one is"
7. Galba "must remain for a little while"
Galba was the King for only seven months.
In the Olivet Discourse Jesus told His disciples the Gospel would be preached to the whole world before the end came.
Matthew 24:14 - "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
The New Testament confirms that these words of Christ were fulfilled before 70 A.D.
during the lifetime of the disciples. Scripture interprets Scripture.
The Gospel was preached to the known world, the Roman Empire.
When the Bible uses global language like "world" and "under heaven" it does not mean literally the entire earth,
including China, Australia, South and North America.
It means the known world at that time, which was the Roman Empire.
Consider these verses:
Luke 2:1
And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
Acts 2:5
And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
Acts 11:28
Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Acts 17:6
But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.
Acts 24:5
For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
The New Testament confirms that the Gospel was preached to the whole world (the Roman Empire) before A.D. 70. Consider these verses:
Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Romans 10:18
But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world."
Colossians 1:5-6
because of the hope, which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth
Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
How its interpreted, Paul made it clear that the words of Christ in Matthew 24:14 were fulfilled in his own time.
""And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.""
- Fulfilled in the first century
This is not THEE GREAT TRIBULATION . That will be God's wrath poured out . The bride will be Raptured out
Paul said that Satan would soon be crushed. Romans 16:20
He also said that now, our salvation is closer than when we first believed.
Romans 13:11
Are we to believe that Paul was delusional, lacked discernment?
No.
So, I think you are guilty of that.
buffering
The evil you see is from sinners, just like the sinners in Genesis 6:5. But now we have the Gospel.
Satan was destroyed in the first century at the Parousia of Christ, at the end of the millennium, which was 70 A.D>
What remains is faith working through love.
God is still in the business of saving sinners, making them sons of God through faith in Jesus. This enterprise with Christ and the Church - HAS NO END-
Based on what I've read of your comments I assume you are a full or 'hyper' preterist. Is that assumption correct?
@@MarkHoward211 Yes
@@georgebentonjr3876 Thanks. Jeremiah 51:26 speaks of an ultimate destruction of the city of Babylon, where it's building stones will never be used again for rebuilding. So my first question to you is when does Jeremiah 51:26 take place?
@@MarkHoward211 In the first century. Luke 21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. (All things written would include Jeremiah)
@@georgebentonjr3876 And yet Saddam Hussein's building stones sit right on top of Nebuchadnezzar's stones in Babylon; leaving Jeremiah 51:26 unfulfilled.
All things written (in Luke 21:22) would be concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, not ALL prophecy.
The words 'all' and 'whole earth' are used in a limited sense scores of times in scripture. Here are several examples...Gen. 41:54, 56-57; Dan. 2:38-40; 7:23; Luke 2:1; Rev. 3:10; 13:16.
Saddam Hussein's palace (which the U.S. military defaced during the Gulf War) in Babylon proves that Jer. 51:26 has not been literally fulfilled yet.
"The rapture must happen first before the great tribulation" you haven't seen nothing yet...
Not according to scripture