“And thus Christ became King of the Jews, reigning in Jerusalem in the fulfillment of the seven weeks”
When did this take place?
“BTW, can you answer my question: How does the “near” in Revelation take on the same meaning as the “distant future” in Daniel?”
About the same way as “the kingdom of God is in you” and “the kingdom of God is at hand”. It depends on the context. One of a parents greatest tool in dealing with insistant kids is “in a minute” as is a husband’s, watching the football game.
Are you saying that Jesus was just treating His hearers as misbehaving children? "Go away and don't bother me."
“About the same way as “the kingdom of God is in you” and “the kingdom of God is at hand”. It depends on the context. One of a parents greatest tool in dealing with insistant kids is “in a minute” as is a husband’s, watching the football game.”
And here I thought you were a “literalist.” That’s the most convoluted logic I’ve heard yet on this thread.
***About the same way as “the kingdom of God is in you” and “the kingdom of God is at hand”. It depends on the context. One of a parents greatest tool in dealing with insistant kids is “in a minute” as is a husband’s, watching the football game.***
The Greek entos, within, can mean within you as in in the midst of your or within you as in within your soul. And, there is no need to stretch meaning to explain how the kingdom of God being at hand can also be in the midst of you, whether that means in your soul or in a less mystical sense. It the kingdom has already arrived, no matter what the sense, it was AT HAND.
And, somehow, I don’t think a husband’s laziness is in any way equitable with the Lord’s insistence that the kingdom of God was at hand.