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To: SaveFerris

You very well could be 100% correct. I don’t have strong beliefs — except to know your Bible and to expect the unexpected.

My go to example of this were the Pharisees (sp?) of Jesus’s day.

These were guys who lived and breathed scripture. They were devout and (generally) good intentioned. Smart. And literally there.

Many just flat missed Jesus as Messiah — because they had some very preconceived ideas of how the Messiah would come and what would happen. The idea of a “two part” arrival was not on their radar — they were looking for the lion laying down with the lamb, a conquering Messiah, the changing of the world order and really nature itself.

When that didn’t happen, they missed the boat.

So, my main belief is these guys were smarter than me, more devout, spoke and wrote Hebrew, but were wed to a (very reasonable) interpretation of scripture and prophecy that was wrong.

So my one bit of advice is to know scripture and prepare to be surprised when it doesn’t work out like a “Left Behind” book (or Seventh Day book or whatever).


27 posted on 01/02/2025 5:40:04 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

The Pharisees, at least the leadership, were not actually believers. They were blind guides.

LB is likely imperfect (duh) but in general is about where I am on the 70th week (though the Two Witnesses were not shown in proper context).

I only read the first 3 books and that was enough for me.

BUT “the world at war” seems rather descriptive of today (Middle East being the big one there)

My views on the 70th week were established long before the book and movies came out (FWIW).

Expect the “peace deal” to come - and for it to specifically be for 7 years - 2,520 days, actually. (7 x 360 Jewish years). Daniel 9:26-27 if I’m not too sleepy (and I am lol)

When you hear that “peace has come to the Middle East!” be worried - VERY worried - because it’s about to get real interesting

God bless


28 posted on 01/02/2025 5:47:16 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Day's of Lot; They id Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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