You mean
near
as in a thousand years is as a day
near?
Those verses present no challenging problem at all to my construction on Scriptural prophetic realities.
I’ve heard that rubber Bibles don’t clarify them, however.
Question: Would you think it would be misleading on God’s part if He said that something was not going to happen for a very long time when, in fact, it was imminent?
Conversely, would you think it would be misleading if God said something was at hand when, in reality, it wouldn’t happen for centuries to come?
If God were communicating to God, then I can see where you could have a valid argument using the verse you’ve used. But God was communicating to MAN. God knows how to communicate with man so that man can understand and God does not tarry. Therefore, when He tells man “soon,” He means “soon.”
If you can change the meaning of “near” (in Revelation) and yet NOT change the meaning of “distant future” (in Daniel), then you can make the Bible say just about anything you want it to.