But the tribulation period is the entire seven year. In fact, isn't Jesus' second coming the only thing that saves Israel from utter destruction?
So it's your contention that in the midst of the worst seven years that Israel as ever faced, with millions being slaughtered (Zech 13:8,9), that all this unabated land development and temple building will be going on?
Ezekiel 40-48 describes a time of peace and prosperity. This is the populist literalist interpretation of Ezekiel. Your interpretation looks to be way off. How does your literalism help? And how can you be so far off from all the other literalists?
>> Ezekiel 40-48 describes a time of peace and prosperity. This is the populist literalist interpretation of Ezekiel.<<
What assumption did you make for the time period between the battle of Ezek 38-39 and the start of the Tribulation?