Don, you have been very gracious in taking the time to answer my questions. PLEASE answer these last concerns with the same kindness. I ONLY seek God's truth on these issues. 2nd Peter 3:13 says, " Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells." This world is NOT that promised New Earth. This world is filled with false religions, murder, rape, child molestation, human trafficking, alcohol, drugs, LGBTQ, and atheistic colleges that teach Godless Big Bang theology, along with Darwinian evolution that mocks the God of the Bible. The mess this world is in PROVES beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are NOT in a New Earth in which righteousness dwells. Revelation 20:7 says, "Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT FOREVER AND EVER." Preterism says the New Heavens and the New Earth started right AFTER the Millennial Reign which happened from 30AD to 70 AD. During the New Heavens and New Earth, Satan has been cast into the Lake of Fire to be TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT FOREVER AND EVER." Surely you don't think Jesus is ruling and Satan has been completely rendered harmless in the Lake of Fire? IF this happened in the first century, as per preterism, 1st Thessalonians 4:16, " 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus, we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words." Then ONLY that first generation of Christians was involved, but what about the other FORTY-NINE GENERATIONS since then? Are you saying we (the vast majority of the church) have NO PART in this? Titus 2:11-15 says, "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.15 Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you." So this is yet another Bible section that has ZERO meaning for us today and for the church for the last two THOUSAND years, because we are admonished to live Godly lives, denying worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works." It calls us to live these Godly lives as we look for the blessed hope and GLORIOUS APPPEARING OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. But alas, we are two thousand years too late: it all happened before 70AD. Here is yet another MAJOR problem for Full preteism: Revelation 20:11 says, "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. This happens at the end of the Millennial reign. According to the Preterist timeline, that happened in the first century. So, all the wicked dead who failed to come to Christ and have their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life where cast into the Lake of Fire. BUT what about the TWO THOUSAND years of wicked who lived AFTER the preterist Great White Throne Judgment? Is there going to be a SECOND Great White Throne Judgment for them? And as I have stated before, when did this happen? Revelation 21:2, "Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be NO MORE DEATH, nor SORROW, nor CRYING. There shall be no more PAIN, for the former things have passed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are "METAPHORICAL" and Hebraic Apocalyptic language.” NO, NO, NO, He said, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” If ALL prophecy has happened, when do we here on earth right now, you and me and the rest of the Church, when do we get to this perfect age where in righteousness dwells, with NO more crying, NO more sorrow, No more pain, and NO more DEATH?
@christyking-jm7fd
29 күн бұрын
No, the Book of Enoch is not in the Catholic Bible. The Catholic Church chose to include Jude in the canon, but not Enoch.
@scottshaffer5205
26 күн бұрын
One of the issues I have with Mr. Hodge is that he often fails to cite his sources. He makes claims that I have never previously heard or read, particularly in regards to his treatment of the genre of apocalyptic.
@MrDonPreston
26 күн бұрын
My thoughts also
@cycribbs
28 күн бұрын
You know I sit here and listen to you, and I agree with you on a lot of the things you're talking about about the second coming, but where you twist it, is trying to prove that Jesus returned in the 70 AD, or on the 4th day after creation, and you're not even considering Isaiah 40:10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that have not yet been done, but my council shall stand and I shall do all my pleasure. Declaring the end from the beginning, is stating that he created the Earth in 6 days or 6,000 years, second Peter 3:8 a day to God is a thousand years a thousand years is a day of God, each day was a thousand years. On the 6th day he told Adam that if he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that this day he shall surely die. Adam lived 930 years old, and then died, just 70 years short of a thousand years which David died at 70 years old. Put that together. So creation is 6,000 years and in Genesis 6:3 God states that his spirit shall not always strive with man for man is just flesh, and he will number his days 120 years. If you do any study about the jubilee, which occurs every 50 years, a time of restoration and freeing from bondage, Jesus died on the 80th jubilee or in the year of the 80th jubilee, I believe that jubilee actually took place at Pentecost because and Luke 4:16-18, he reads from Isaiah 61 which is a jubilee, declaring the acceptable day of the Lord. So if you multiply a certain numbers with a jubilee it's interesting what you get and you start opening up the patterns of the scriptures. But jubilee falls on the 50th day so if you take 120 times a jubilee you get 6,000. What else happened on 120 years Moses died at 120 years, Noah preach to the wicked, for 120 years. And then came to destruction. God baptize the earth with water cleansing it from all sin
@cycribbs
28 күн бұрын
John says in Matthew 3:11 that I come in baptize you with water but there is one coming whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. It's interesting how he says fire, cousin second Peter 3:7 I believe or five, God is reserved the earth for the day of destruction the day of fire not just Jerusalem but the entire Earth. He's not just talking about Jerusalem. He's talking about the entire Earth because the earth has become full of wickedness and idolatry and envy and murder and boastfulness and proud, murderers rapists, you name it there's so much evil on this planet right now that God's not going to stand it no more, he has laid out a day 6,000 years or 120 jubilees, which if Jesus was crucified in 30 AD or 27 AD, that means that 2,000 years or 40 jubilees later would be around 2027 to 2030. And look at what's going on in the world, we're on the brink of nuclear war. God has reserved this wicked and evil sinful world a day of judgment. And you guys reject that. At the end of the harvest at the end of the sixth day, Matthew 13:24-30 - 36-42.. The harvest, is a gathering of that which was sown in the field the fruits, and he throws the bad fruit out, he takes the good with the bad and all the weeds or the tears, he binds the tears throws them in the fire throws out the bad fruit, and then you have the parable of the gathering of the fish in Matthew 13:47-50, they gather in the good and the bad but they throw the bad away. There's going to be a harvest at the end of the world, as stated in Matthew when will these things be and when will be the sign of your coming and when will be the end of the world, not the end of Jerusalem. And if you come back at me with that word world means age, they were in the age of Pisces during the time of Jesus because 68 BC, went from Aries to Pisces, the two fish or the two churches. I bet you don't know about the mazzaroth. Go read Job 38:31 32. Genesis 1:14 and Psalms 19:1-4
@cycribbs
28 күн бұрын
You teach a doctrine that was created by a Spanish Jesuit, Luis D Alcazar, who was part of a Jesuit plan to destroy the Protestant Church with false doctrines of the Antichrist. Cuz during the time of the Reformation the Protestant reformer saw the Vatican as the Antichrist and rightfully so. The whole goal was to create doctrine to avert away the identity of the Antichrist being the Pope. And pointing it somewhere else. Making Nero the Antichrist at Jesus returned 2,000 years ago or on the fourth day, and create another doctrine by a man named Robert bellamine and Francisco Ribera, to come up with another doctoring because they really didn't think that praterism was going to fly. The early church fathers in the first three centuries didn't believe Jesus returned it was never even a topic brought up in discussion. They kept saying that he would return at the end of the 6th of the day I can show you their quotes.
@cycribbs
28 күн бұрын
Francisco Ribera and Robert bellamine created futurist Zionist dispensationalism. The rapture was created by a man named Manuel lacunza also a Spanish Jesuit. The Big bang theory was created by George Lemaitre yet another Jesuit. So the whole goal of the Jesuits was to destroy the Protestant Church. They formided the Protestant counter Reformation, and the counselor Trent they devised ways to take over the Bible, that's why we have modern versions which pervert the word of God. And his copyrighted which means a preacher can preach only 25% of a book in the Bible or could being copyright infringement and face of fun of prison time and or money and lots of it too. The King James is a copyrighted. Not the 1611. But the modern versions are. And so many people don't know scripture because they've been given perverted Bibles. That's why most people can't defend their faith
@cycribbs
28 күн бұрын
The only thing that keeps predatorism is the argument that Nero exile John and not do mission which ironyus wrote about yusuvius wrote about and polycarp who was a disciple of John, but polycarp was born in 69 a.d. and he was a disciple of John so how could John be on Patmos, and polycarp be a disciple of John unless he had to have known him. Who have spent time with him. Book three chapter 17 through 20 and ecclesiastical history by Esubius. John got off Patmos out of prison, after Domitian died. Nerva freed all of those who he had unjustly arrested and imprisoned. John being one of them
@cycribbs
28 күн бұрын
And shortly coming the pass, he was talking to the churches and chapters 2 and 3, which existed long after 70 AD matter of fact the age of Smyrna the Church of Smyrna which Diocletian destroyed, or tried to put an end to Christianity and all their literature, was far worse than anything Nero did
@aprilhales6890
Ай бұрын
Mr preston,,I have a question Since heaven and earth is just that land and their religious system and their people, IN Genesis 1 did God really just create that land their religious system and their people,,,,or did GOD REALLY CREATE HEAVEN AND EARTH AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS ? I KNOW ALL IS FULLFILLED AND ACCOMPLISHED BUT IM JUST CURIOUS BOUT THIS TRUTH
@MrDonPreston
Ай бұрын
I see Genesis 1 as the literal creation. Chapter 2 describes God creating man as His covenant creation.
@ophiuchus9071
29 күн бұрын
I understand this different than Don and most do. genesis 1 is a prophecy and the days are covenant periods, and these covenant agreements are steps into making men into the image of Christ. No man had God's image in them until Christ came in the first century. The first Christians are the males and females who were created in God's image(Genesis 1:26) by the Spiritual birth that began on Pentecost. Genesis 2 begins the historical account of man beginning his journey into God's image in Christ. Genesis 1 is the bible's 'Table of Contents' laid on in prophecy. And because it is prophecy that means it is symbolically written down. The same heaven and earth that ends in Revelation, is the heaven that was created in Genesis 1. The bible begins with that creation and ends with that destruction. 2 Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. The 'light' that God caused to shine out of the darkness is reference to Genesis 1. And that light is the same light that comes to us through Jesus Christ. The 'light that shines in the darkness is not the literal sun in the literal sky that comes up every morning on the literal planet earth. It took the work of the whole Godhead Father Son and HS to bring men into God's image. 26 Then God said, “Let Us(Father Son and HS) make man in Our(Father Son and HS) image, according to Our(Father Son and HS) likeness; But The Father, Son, and HS did not create Adam and Eve in Genesis 2, God the Father alone did.
@ophiuchus9071
29 күн бұрын
@TexasCoffeeBreak777 One thing that helps me put it all into a proper understanding is by seeing how Genesis 1 is describing the same beginning as John 1. Genesis 1 is about God manifesting the light coming into the world, and separating light from darkness. John 1 is about God manifesting the light in the world and separating the light from the darkness. If John's beginning in John 1 is the same as that Genesis 1 beginning, then the light and darkness is the same in each account(Genesis 1 and john 1) of the beginning. Genesis 1 1 In the beginning... John 1 1 In the beginning... and that means that the 'light' of Genesis 1 did not come into the world until Christ manifested the 'light' in the world. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
@billgillin3124
29 күн бұрын
@@ophiuchus9071 - thank you for the counter interpretation. Frankly, that's beyond me. I used to hold that Genesis 1 was 7 literal 24 hour days of physical creation. Today, I'm OK with Gen 1 - 11 being either literal or figurative. While I haven't studied it (more bang for the buck things on my plate at the moment), I have a hard time understanding why one view would be faith affirming and the other faith damaging (not that you are implying that at all!). So, I personally, hold this very loosely and really doubt I ever get around to actually studying it. For what it's worth, I hope the OP doesn't stress about this.
@ophiuchus9071
29 күн бұрын
I would also add that Genesis 1 is using the literal creation of heaven(space) and earth(planet) as a means of revealing a greater spiritual truth concerning the covenants and people who are put under the covenant. So did God literally create the heavens and the earth and all that is in them? YES Genesis 1 demonstrates that God created all the physical world
@kray-zivan609
29 күн бұрын
The Holy Spirit, through Peter, said that Joel 2:28's "afterward" was "the last days." Yet Joel 2:28 spoke of a time AFTER "the day of the Lord." This tells us that "the day of the Lord" of Joel ch. 1&2 happens BEFORE the "last days." In other words, what you said. Lol
@qwerty-so6ml
6 күн бұрын
PRETERISTS. HISTORISTS are taking away from the worst horror the world will see (Matthew 24:21), when the earth shakes to and fro like a drunkard (Isaiah 24:20), as the pit is opened (Revelation 9:2) and the locusts are released (Joel 2:25). John received the book of Revelation. Yet, he was told that he would be coming back at the end. Revelation 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy AGAIN before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. That revelation of the prophesy again is in the past two decades:
@setfreeindeed4605
29 күн бұрын
Jude & 2 peter confirm the 1 book of enoch. The others are writings from enoch the evil, cains first born son. Dont throw the baby out w/ the bath water. Thats exactly why they smooshed them together.
@davidcole1475
28 күн бұрын
No Jude does not confirm the book of Enoch. Both could be quoting a more ancient source. Don’t include anything not in the canon.
@GregCleland-p2h
29 күн бұрын
Don, Though the book of Jude appears to be references the prophecies of Enoch as being “inspired.” Are they? If not is it justified to call into question Jude as being legitimately included in the canon? This is not to say there are not legitimate “truth claims” in Jude. Only that it has been questionably included in the canon of Scripture. I’m curious what you think of this perspective. So appreciate you Don!
@ophiuchus9071
29 күн бұрын
Acts 17:28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ Paul quotes from certain Greek philosophers and poets, namely in verse 17:28. He alludes to passages from Epimenides and from either Aratus or Cleanthes. would Paul quoting the Greek Philosophers when teaching on the resurrection justify labeling the Greek philosophers as being inspired?
@MrDonPreston
29 күн бұрын
You can read Ophichus' comments below, which are accurate. Also, consider the following: I believe that the genuine Enoch may well have made the prophecy cited in the book of Enoch and cited in Jude. Oral tradition was a powerful reality in the ancient world. Thus, I am proposing that the genuine Enoch made an oral prophecy. That prophecy was passed down orally through the centuries. Then, whoever wrote the book of Enoch wrote down that prophecy. Then, Jude picked up on that prophecy as well. So, Jude was not ascribing inspiration to the book of Jude, per se, but to the original oral prophecy of the original Enoch.
@ChristCenteredEschatology
29 күн бұрын
It is highly likely that the book of Enoch plagiarized from Jude. If you read Jude carefully you will see that Jude refutes the kind of teaching found in the Book of Enoch. The Book of Enoch is heretical.
@mdhorton9
14 күн бұрын
@@MrDonPreston, This is more or less the view of the eastern churches. Enoch and Jubilees are only canonical in one of the Ethiopian churches, and that is because the Ethiopian Jews considered them inspired. The other eastern churches view the two books as “ near-scripture.” Much of Stephen’s final discourse is taken from Jubilees. Christ’s answer to the Sadducees regarding leverite marriage in the resurrection is arguably taken from Jubilees. The eastern churches believe the information about the spiritual realm and the Divine council in these two books accurately reflect ancient Israelite oral tradition which passed into the church in the first century.
@Mike-qt7jp
27 күн бұрын
Here are some big problems for the preterist view. If the Millennium happened in the first century from 30AD to 70AD when did this happen? Isaiah 65:20 says, “Never again WILL THERE BE in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred WILL BE thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a hundred WILL BE considered accursed." This is a prophecy of a FUTURE event, from Isaiah's writing, notice the words WILL BE. When Isaiah was written in 8 BC, the life expectancy was 20-30 years, so from the time it was written until NOW, there has NEVER been a time when this was true: "Never again WILL THERE BE in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred WILL BE thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a hundred WILL BE considered accursed." These things are CLEARLY A REFERENCE to a future Millennial period. It has to be future from us for this to be true in any sense of the word. Isaiah 11:6 says, "The wolf WILL live with the lamb, the leopard WILL lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child WILL lead them." This is a reference to a FUTURE time (notice the word WILL over and over) when the carnivorous nature of animals will be no more. From the time Adam and Eve sinned until RIGHT NOW there have been carnivorous animals. We know this has to be a reference to the Millennial Reign. AND there has NEVER been a time when this happened. It absolutely has to be FUTURE from us right now. Think this through, logically, but first take off your preterist-lensed glasses.
@MrDonPreston
27 күн бұрын
Your post is full of errors. Isaiah was not written in 8 B.C. Not sure where you go that. I suspect must be typo? Second, the description you adduce from Isaiah 65 is the description of the New Creation, the New Heaven and the New Earth. It is NOT a description of the Millennium. In Scripture, the New Creation only comes AFTER THE MILLENNIUM. Third, this situation comes at the time of the destruction of Old Covenant Israel. Speaking to Israel, the Lord said "The Lord God will slay you... you will all bow down to the slaughter..." In Revelation that New Creation was shortly to come to pass. As to the Millennium: The Judgment comes at the end of the Millennium. The judgment comes at the coming of the Lord (Revelation 22:12). But the coming of the Lord-- which is at the end of the Millennium-- was at hand, coming soon and shortly, when John wrote Revelation. Therefore, the end of the Millennium was at hand, coming soon and shortly when John wrote Revelation. Your entire post is false.
@Mike-qt7jp
26 күн бұрын
@@MrDonPreston Sorry, I meant Isaiah was written in the 8th century BC. My question is how can this be a description of the New Heavens and the New Earth when people who DIE at 100 are considered a child? Do people die in the New Heaven and the New Earth? I know they die in the Millennium. Revelation says Satan will be released to lead a giant revolt against Jerusalem and God will rain down fire from Heaven and KILL the rebellious army. “Never again WILL THERE BE in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred WILL BE thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a hundred WILL BE considered accursed." This is a prophecy of a FUTURE event, from Isaiah's writing, notice the words WILL BE. Have we ever since the writing of Isaiah had a time when "Never again WILL THERE BE in it an infant who lives but a few days?" Answer NO> since the time of Isaiah, we have had babies dying of crib deaths or other infant diseases and sicknesses. Have we since the time of Isaiah, EVER had someone dying at 100 considered accursed? NO They are celebrated for living that long. This must be future. Then you didn't really answer address my post about Isaiah 11:6 saying, "The wolf WILL live with the lamb, the leopard WILL lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child WILL lead them." This is a reference to a FUTURE time (notice the word WILL over and over) when the carnivorous nature of animals will be no more. From the time Adam and Eve sinned until RIGHT NOW there have been carnivorous animals. We know this has to be a reference to the Millennial Reign. AND there has NEVER been a time when this happened. It absolutely has to be FUTURE from us right now. Did the carnivorous nature of the leopard, the lion, and the wolf disappear in the preterist "millennium" in AD 30 to AD 70? Also, how in any sense of the word is 1000 years a metaphor for 40 years. Metaphors have to shed light on what they are a metaphor for. Example: Usain Bolt the world record holder in the sprints and three-time Olympic Champion could be described METAPHORICALLY as a cheetah. Cheetah being the fastest land animal and Usain Bolt, the fastest human. BUT, it would not make any sense to METAPHORICALLY call him a snail, or a turtle, or a sloth. It would NOT make metaphorical sense at all. How is 1000 years a metaphor for forty years. You are so convinced of preterism that you make 1000 years a metaphor for forty. Convenient, if it doesn't fit your theology, just make it a metaphor.
@Mike-qt7jp
26 күн бұрын
How come you do NOT take this literally: "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (2 Pet. 3:10-13; cf. Rev 20:11). And why not this literally: 1st Thessalonians "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." If this happened in the first century in Jerusalem, would that not have ended the Jews waiting for their Messiah. Wouldn't this great and glorious event have ended the debate? Would not every Jew in Jerusalem and Israel recognize Christ Jesus as Messiah. Why not this literally: . Isaiah 11:6 says, "The wolf WILL live with the lamb, the leopard WILL lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child WILL lead them." This is a reference to a FUTURE time (notice the word WILL over and over) when the carnivorous nature of animals will be no more. From the time Adam and Eve sinned until RIGHT NOW there have been carnivorous animals. We know this has to be a reference to the Millennial Reign. AND there has NEVER been a time when this happened. It absolutely has to be FUTURE from us right now. Why not this literally: Revelation 1:7 "Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen." Why not this literally: Revelation 20:4 "And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years." If this happened in the first century, what about the hundreds of thousands of Christians who have been martyred since the first century? It's just the Christian martyrs in the first century who reign with Christ for a thousand years? Oops, I mean forty years? Why not this literally: Revelation 20:1-10 " Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a THOUSAND YEARS; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the THOUSAND YEARS; were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for THOUSAND YEARS;. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the THOUSAND YEARS; were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a THOUSAND YEARS;. 7 Now when the THOUSAND YEARS; have expired, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where[b] the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. If Satan led a revolt against Jerusalem (the beloved city) and God destroyed the rebels and cast Satan into the Lake of Fire FOREVER, and as PRETERISTS say, that happened in the first century, then we have lived on earth for the last 2000 years with NO SATAN. Then why is Satan called the god of this world? AND how can you say that Jesus and the DEAD Christians are ruling, again, with no Satan and the world is in the mess it is in right now? There are over one billion souls who are deceived and worshipping Allah, over one billion worshipping Buddha, over one billion worshipping one of the three hundred million Hindu gods, over one billion atheists, over one billion entrusting their souls to Mary at the hour of their death, LGBTQ, drugs, alcohol, child molestation and pornography, murder, rape, godless atheism, and evolution taught in schools and colleges, TV shows and movies that mock God and His Christ and anyone who trusts in and loves Him. Surely, you don't think Satan is floating in the Lake of Fire and Jesus is ruling and this is the result? After two thousand years of rule, the world is in this mess, and yet Jesus was powerful enough to speak the universe (with at least two TRILLION galaxies) into existence in six days? And let's be honest He could have done it instantly. He took six days and rested on the seventh to give us an example for the workweek. Then this: This is prophecy and you are saying this happened in the first century? You and I and two thousand years of Christians were born AFTER the first century. Revelation 21 "Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said [b]to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” 6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. If these wonderful promises were to the one generation of Christians ONLY (in the first century) what about you, me and the other 49 generations of the church? AND you preterists say ALL PROPHECY was FULFILLED in the first century, then what about this: Again, there shall be "No more tears...no more death... no more sorrow... no more crying." Sorry preterists that has NOT been the case since the first century. AGAIN, full preterism says ALL prophecy has been fulfilled in the first century, so you are trying to tell me there is no more crying, no more sorrow, and no more death. Go to any funeral and you will see all three. You want your pick of what is literal and what is metaphor. OBVIOUSLY.
@MrDonPreston
26 күн бұрын
@@Mike-qt7jp Because the texts that you cite all use standard Hebraic apocalyptic language that was never intended to be taken literally. But the irony is that you insist that this language is to be taken literally, yet, when the Bible said- 2000 years ago, that the end was coming soon, shortly and quickly, you completely twist that into meaning that it could and does mean 2000 years and counting later! Tell me Mike, when God said something was far off and not near, what did He mean by that? Don't fail to answer the question.
@Mike-qt7jp
25 күн бұрын
@TexasCoffeeBreak777 The verse does NOT say the infants dying at a young age will improve, it says it will be eliminated, ZERO. We do not have that today. Do we think a person dying at 100 is a mere child? NO! It's so amazing that people reaching their 100th birthday are often on the news or in the papers. This however, says a person dying at 100 will be considered accursed. That has NOT happened since the time of Isaiah. BUT it will happen in the future.
@chriswilford4657
29 күн бұрын
Good teaching Don
@SamStewart-p7z
28 күн бұрын
They added to the Bible, the Book of Esther, which came about 2 centuries AFTER Christ. Unlike the Book of Enoch, the Book of Esther was obviously NOT found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Book of Esther is mentioned NOWHERE in any other book of the Bible, unlike the Book of Enoch. The book of Esther is the ONLY book never to mention the LORD, ever! It steals from myths of the Babylonians. So, you might want to research more before you speak about how supposedly books were added.
@randyfleming3571
29 күн бұрын
The Bible is a Jewish book written by Jews to Jews! It is not a Christian book talking about "the end" of the world, it is a Jewish book talking about "the end" of their world!! It is about the descendents of Abraham ending with the Nation's of Israel failing to honor God and keep His commandments and how God used(uses) that to show mercy on all people through the supernatural sacrifice provided by Him to bring all peoples to Him! How, by His ❤️ Love so that we might ❤️ Love Him !
@seektruth949
29 күн бұрын
The world that had to pass away was not the world of Israel. I believe there is an unmistakable link between the old WORLD and the ruler of that WORLD. That serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan. Ephesians 2:1-2 • NKJV And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this WORLD, according to *the prince of the power of the air,* the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, Ephesians 2:1-2 is unambiguous about it. The Ephesians had been dead in trespasses and sins while walking according to the course of the WORLD. And for those who might think this is a reference to the old covenant system, the apostle Paul eliminates that possibly a few verses later. Observe, Ephesians 2:12 • CSB At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the WORLD. Obviously, they were aliens and strangers from the Commonwealth of Israel and her covenants. And yet, they were dead in sin and without God in the WORLD. They were under the power of death. The ruler of that _hopeless_ WORLD had the power of death. The spiritual man is no longer living in a _hopeless_ WORLD. As Christians today, we overcome the WORLD through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! 🎉
@randyfleming3571
29 күн бұрын
@@seektruth949 I didn't say Israel would pass away, I said the Jewish world was passing away, Scripture speaks of the end of the remsining tribe in the last day, the Jews! Israel, the nation's, were under the Abrahamic covenant! Today all Israel is not natural born Israel but spiritual Israel!
@seektruth949
29 күн бұрын
@@randyfleming3571 Yes, it was the rebellious world of the wicked one that had infiltrated God's people. The wicked leaders of Jerusalem were of their father the devil. Jesus came to gather OUT of His kingdom all things that offend. And restore the kingdom to the Israel of God. Observe what Jesus says to His Father in this prayer, John 17:14-16 • NKJV I have given them Your word; and the WORLD has hated them because they are not of the WORLD, just as I am not of the WORLD. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the WORLD, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the WORLD, just as I am not of the WORLD. We can clearly see something about the WORLD from Jesus' prayer. The WORLD in that text cannot be the house of Israel. Because Jesus was not of the WORLD mentioned in that text. In fact, Satan was the ruler of that WORLD. We know that Jesus was most assuredly part of Israel's world. He is called the King of Israel. It was prophesied that Jesus would sit on the throne of His father David and reign over the house of Israel forever. Luke 1:32-33 Be blessed!
@randyfleming3571
29 күн бұрын
@@seektruth949 Leviticus 14!!
@seektruth949
29 күн бұрын
@@randyfleming3571 Yes, Leviticus 14 is no doubt symbolic and foreshadowed a spiritual cleansing of the house of God.
@markusmustermann1265
29 күн бұрын
The angels Michael and Gabriel were metaphorical images in dreams and visions to convey the message of God. Blessing
@futurehope2533
28 күн бұрын
I disagree. Michael and Gabriel were, and still are, spiritual beings in the kingdom of God.
@markusmustermann1265
28 күн бұрын
@@futurehope2533 I know that there are angels, I saw one standing in front of my bed. Some people can also see angels through their mind's eye. I just believe that these were images that God uses to predict events. Greetings
@futurehope2533
28 күн бұрын
@@markusmustermann1265 Yes sir, angels were definitely messengers of God to predict events. On that much we agree. Greetings!
@qwerty-so6ml
6 күн бұрын
Wanna see a fallen angel? LOOK IN THE MIRROR. Genesis 1 is ELOHIM (Lucifer and the fallen angels). They made this realm. They made man in their image. (tares) Man is an idol, a trap to hunt angels. Genesis 2:7 the Lord God forms His representative in their system. (wheat) One Gospel: Gospel (GOOD ANGEL) of Reconciliation. Jesus Christ came into THEIR kingdom to reconcile fallen angels unto Himself. We are the fallen angels (ELOHIM) kept in DNA chains of darkness. If you do not confess being a fallen angel in Lucifer's kingdom, then you are an unbeliever. Unbeliever = those that claim to be made in the image of ELOHIM(gods). REPENT FALLEN ANGELS.
@markusmustermann1265
6 күн бұрын
@@qwerty-so6ml Yes, the Scripture describes people as fallen angels in the kingdom of darkness. The earth is under the power of Satan and his demons. But Jesus gave us his gospel to move from the kingdom of darkness into his light of eternal life. We are already in the heavenly Jerusalem of the community of all believers in the light of God. Correct! Blessing
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