To: DAVEY CROCKETT; Quix
i can see you guys have been "mining" Daniel! thats great! because of the symbols - specifically their characteristics, are important to understand, i was hoping to point out the main themes that consistently appear. to me, Jesus saying "let the reader understand" - parenthetically too! - He's seems to be putting special emphasis on paying attention to those characteristics....dont you think?
along those lines, i notice Daniel 7:25 is very specific (you wanted specificity, right? :) regarding actions that the abomination undertakes. i think that paying attention to these, understanding these, is the key to identifying what, or who Jesus is specially pointing out for us in Matt: 24.
i feel this study is moving along quickly! already the "little horn" has been mentioned, along with 1260 days, 3 1/2 years, and other events/prophecies. im not sure i can keep up! it is why i felt that understanding "prophetic time" was important earlier on in the thread. (the year/day principle which seems to be established in Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34). applying that measure seems to tie in with the specific time prophecies....its discovering when to start the counting "clock" - that is the study im working on, along with related symbols, characteristics, and stuff. never forgetting, jesus is the point of it all, in the end! knowing & understanding prophecy is all well & good - we are told to seek these understandings "while there's time", but ....(note to self): He saves me - not my knowledge (saves me).....LUB
179 posted on 07/08/2004 9:11:58 AM EDT by 1john2 3and4 (the left is hatriotic)
To: DAVEY CROCKETT
Was just thinking in terms of MIXTURE . . .
Rarely to never has there been a country like the USA with such a huge degree of
MIXTURE
of values, customs, practices etc.
And there have been some prophetic msgs that God has judged our handling of satanic etc. in our midst as being more than foolish.
181 posted on 07/08/2004 12:06:26 PM EDT by Quix (PRAYER WARRIORS, DO YOUR STUFF! LIVES AND NATIONS DEPEND ON IT)