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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?

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?

So so tell, what abomination do these two-thirds of the Jews commit that God would exterminate them in the great futurist holocaust?

Does not 2/3rds of the entire earth die in this holocaust ?

Does not Jesus say that ... "If He had not shortened the days', ... there would have been no flesh saved" ?
Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

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24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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?

Death is death.

All men (and women) die.

Some die sooner, some die later.
Luke 13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

Thank you for your reply!

And God was perfectly justified in doing so.

The above statement makes my point.

God is Truth - therefore whatever He does is "just" simply because He does it.

For man to suggest otherwise indicates an "attitude" problem, IMHO.

In this example, the Noah flood, some might question what is "just" about the death of the infants which occurred in that holocaust. In the same way they may ask what was "just" about the Nazi holocaust - or the Revelation prophesied holocaust.

So so tell, what abomination do these two-thirds of the Jews commit that God would exterminate them in the great futurist holocaust?

Attitude is the reason I reject your theology out-of-hand.

Why do you pick against the implications of this theology plainly taught by a generation of futurist dispensationalists without apology?

I eschew all the doctrines and tradition of men, see this post for more.

But I more vigorously reject this particular view of the theology of others because of the attitude.

Loving God absolutely (Matthew 22) means wanting His will to be done, His kingdom to come, His name to be hallowed. It is absolute unconditional surrender to Him – not questioning whether He is “just” in this or that, no complaints and no wants outside of His will.