“The purge of Israel in their time of trouble is described by Zechariah in these words: ‘And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried’ (Zechariah 13:8, 9).
The prophecy states that the 1/3 that are left in the land will be refined. It does not say that the 1/3 that leave will be refined. The refining will take place in the land. This prophecy has not be fulfilled. And for all those who think the Christians are hoping for the Jews to return to Israel so that God can kill them off, I believe that the Bible states clearly that 2/3 of everyone on earth will be killed during the tribulation, so whether or not you are in Israel is irrelevant. God's wrath will reach out to everyone equally.
Don't you tire of posting these eschatological threads?
Note, he said fled from the assault. They fled from Jerusalem and went into the hills of Israel as Christ had warned (Matt. 24:16; Luke 21:21). However, they remained in the land of Judea for the most part.
But thanks for taking interest.
I believe that the Bible states clearly that 2/3 of everyone on earth will be killed during the tribulation, so whether or not you are in Israel is irrelevant.
But the Bible doesn't teach that. The Bible does make specific reference to 2/3 of those in the land.
So, tell us plainly, do you believe that 2/3 of the Jews (God's chosen people??) living in Israel during your soon-to-be "great tribulation" will be killed, while the Christians get to avoid the conflict by being "raptured" out beforehand?
Does LaHaye tire of writing those silly novels? Does Lindsey tire of rewriting old bad eschatology books into new bad eschatology books? Does Van Impe tire of yet another TV show on the same subject?
As long as dispensationalism is around duping folks, there is place for such postings.
"Many Bible students in recent years tried to fit the events of World War I and II to the prophetic signs which would herald the imminent return of Christ. Their failure discredited prophecy." (Hal Lindsey, The Late, Great Planet Earth, [1970], p. 43.)
Hal's still around after his bout with discrediting prophecy. For Hal, 36 years ago, it was the "Cold War" scenario. The modern crop of pop prophecy preachers are no different.