For instance, the word "slaughter" in "Two-thirds of the still-unbelieving Jews living in Israel during this time will be slaughtered." betrays a sense that God is unjust or cruel in terminating mortal life. Jeepers, would the word "slaughter" be used to describe the loss of life in the Noah flood?
But it is not "about" this life - if it were, Jesus would not have healed a few but all, not just raised Lazarus (etc) but all. The new heaven and earth would have begun with His resurrection.
BTW, the tribulation will not increase death - just like war does not increase death. Every mortal dies, only the timing changes. It's not 2/3 of Israel, it's a 100% of all mortal, physical life, is doomed to die.
Also as a sidenote, IMHO, those who reject Christ because there is death and misery and horrors on earth are having a spiritual temper tantrum - they want perfection now - skip to the last few chapters of Revelation.
Oops, I meant to ping you to the above. Sorry about that.
Interesting parallel example. We know why the generation of Noah's day perished in the flood waters. And God was perfectly justified in doing so.
"Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ... The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. And God said to Noah, 'The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.' " (Gen. 6:5,11,12, 13)
So so tell, what abomination do these two-thirds of the Jews commit that God would exterminate them in the great futurist holocaust?
It's not 2/3 of Israel, it's a 100% of all mortal, physical life, is doomed to die.
Yes, but these two-thirds are singled out for a reason to die. If you die in your sleep, that is one thing. Their death is hardly "natural".
Why do you pick against the implications of this theology plainly taught by a generation of futurist dispensationalists without apology?
Also as a sidenote, IMHO, those who reject Christ because there is death and misery and horrors on earth are having a spiritual temper tantrum - they want perfection now - skip to the last few chapters of Revelation.
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Excellent Spirit anointed insight and truth, imho.
Thanks.