That's even more disconcerting for your position. So then the son of perdition as God will sit in the church of God, shewing himself that he is God. Is that what's going to happen???
That's even more disconcerting for your position. So then the son of perdition as God will sit in the church of God, shewing himself that he is God. Is that what's going to happen???
Makes sense from a non-trinitarian perspective. After all, it's not the Jews who worship a man as god.
1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.
The rebuilt temple:
John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
John 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
John 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
INDEED!
THEN, one . . . assuming one could find a thinking cap to put on . . . one would be compelled BY SCRIPTURE to ask . . .
If it's The Christian Church . . . what on earth are all the Jews so wound up about it for?
Oh, I suppose the Anti Christ is going to steal all their matzos for Communion crackers just before setting his image up?
Maybe he'll steal all the Menorah's olive oil for pita bread?
IF he's setting up his image in some church somewhere . . . WHY OH WHY are the Jews bothered AT ALL? MUCH LESS WHAT ABOUT THAT WAKES THEM UP THAT THE ANTI-CHRIST IS NOT THEIR TRUE MESSIAH?
Oh, I know--he changes his yarmulke for an umpteen mitered crown/hat??? They become rabidly suicidal and refuse to bow down and worship the image because of a style issue?
Maybe he barfs in his yarmulke? Would that do it?
I don't think so. . . . ponder, ponder . . .
I have it--he picks his nose while carrying the scrolls? Naw.
I know--THE JEWS ARE UPSET because he uses leavened bread for Christian communion! That must be it. That must be why they will immediately begin to flee the church courtyard by the thousands while the Anti-Christ slaughters them by the thousands . . . The Jews have a history of getting all upset about Christian communion around the world. It's well proved that it drives them berzerk by the millions around the world. Why they stand outside Roman and other churches flagellating themselves with barbs and threatening Jewish Jehawd every time a church dares offer communion with leavened bread. That must be it. . . . . NOT.
By the way . . . WHICH church has what kind of Holy of Holies where all this is supposed to take place? And why again do all the Jews gathered in Jerusalem care?
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher? I don't think so. The courtyard doesn't sound remotely big enough for the predicted prophecy.
ST PETER'S B in Rome? Naw. Doesn't fit the prophetic Scriptural picture. Though I'm sure there are some around there who'd have sympathy for the Anti-Christ's compulsion to be worshiped as God.
Maybe it's Costa Mesa in CA. Na, the masses of Jews would have a rough time spilling out of the courtyard toward the hills of Judea from there.
Oh, how about that old rubber bible mental gymnastics theology trick . . . IT'S SYMBOLIC?
He will set up a symbolic image . . . maybe made of Play Dough . . .
and he'll issue a symbolic pretend edict for everyone all around the world to bow down and worship it . . .
And he’ll issue a symbolic pretend edict for everyone to take the CHIP SLAG ID IMPLANT AND BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP—or be symbolically killed.
And they will be symbolically unable to buy or sell without the CHIP IMPLANT. And WITH the SLAG [SLAve taG] folks will only symbolically access their debit checking accounts, electronic passports and medical records . . . only symbolically . . . all only for Hollyweed symbolism.
and some will pretend to worship and some will pretend to not worship. And he will pretend to kill those who do not pretend to worship. And Hollyweed will provide the fake pretend blood to flow in the gutters . . . and CNN will be pleased. And all the rubber Bible folks will flap their rubber Bibles in unison at the grand pretend spectacle. And the Jews will go through another holocaust . . . only pretend.
With choreography by Martha Graham. No, she's gone . . . uhhhh . . . with choreography by Whoopie G. That would fit.