Three and a half years from when?
It feels like he’s here. Things are heating up big time. His minions are out of hiding; out loud and proud, too. The world is shaping up for his evil ideals and work. It’s so weird.
It is true that anti-Christ will reign for 3 1/2 years, that Satan will be unleashed on earth for that time period, and that Israel will be sheltered and fed for that long. It does not say that the Great Tribulation will last for the entire 3 1/2 years.
The Great Tribulation is a time of great persecution of believers but is also a time of trouble that affects all people. God’s earlier plagues in Egypt affected the Egyptians and Jews, but later He made a distinction. Likewise, the Great Tribulation will be cut short because otherwise “no flesh” would be saved. But the remainder of the 3 1/2 years will be a time of God’s wrath poured out on the earth while those Jews who have been sealed are protected from these things.
So when the war happens in the heavens between Michael the angel and the devil and his fallen ones, will we be able to see it and know about it ?
What heavens is it talking about, in the Clouds ? Or just outside of earth ? Or in outer space ? Or the heavens where God’s throne is ?
Paul talked about different “ Heavens “ .
Will these be the “ signs “ in the heavens that Jesus Christ talked about that people will see and be fearful of ?
What an interesting turn of phrase. Explain "continuity".
The 19th of May, 1780, was a remarkable day. Candles were lighted in many houses; the birds were silent and disappeared, and the fowls retired to roost. The legislature of Connecticut was then in session at Hartford. A very general opinion prevailed, that the day of judgment was at hand.
The house of Representatives, being unable to transact their business, adjourned. A proposal to adjourn the Council was under consideration. When the opinion of Colonel Davenport was asked, he answered, "I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause of an adjournment: if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought."
Israel is to the church as the caterpillar is to the butterfly.
saved for later reading....thanks