[xzins]

I was quoting OP who said the amount of time will be as God chooses. Did you understand that?

[Jean Chauvin]

Sure, but what is your point?

Is there something in Premillenial theology which would ~necessarily~ require one to reject that possiblity?

Jean

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

To: Jean Chauvin I was quoting OP who said the amount of time will be as God chooses. Did you understand that? 2271 posted on 12/13/2002 9:38 PM PST by xzins

FWIW, I actually *do* think that xzins is quoting me fairly and accurately on this point. I claim absolutely no date-setting foreknowledge as to how long the "Millenium of God's Patience" (II Peter 3) is going to last in terms of Earthly Years.

Neither should the Pre-Millennialist, of course. There is a delightful PreMillennial exposition of Revelation from AD 1850 which I could cite which, on par with Hal Lindsey, claimed "Mathematical Proof" that that Armageddon was right-around-the-corner (given that 200 million represented the whole Military Levy of the Earth at that time, AD 1850 -- i.e., Armageddon).

A hundred years later, Hal Lindsey modified the Argument somewhat, claiming that 200 million represented the whole Military Levy of China at that time (AD 1969).

Another Century, another century of PreMillenial date-setting.

The honest PreMillennial, like the honest Amillennial, admits that Christ's Return could theoretically be a Million years away. Unlike the snake-oil, date-setting Pop-Culture PreMillennialist, he admits that he honestly doesn't know.