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To: tabsternager
I understand that in this “it’s all about me generation” it would be hard for many to believe that. But Revelation is a letter written to the persecuted Christians at the time. Though Revelation is for us, it was not written to us.

You are right, most of Revelation is for Israel, not the Church.

Most of Revelation is a prophecy about the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple and the end of the Mosaic age. How dispensationalists can manage to interpret that as a victory for national Israel is nonsensical.

How you can not see that Christ fulfills the unconditional prophecies He made to the Jews in Revelation is quite amazing and proof that you haven't read what it clearly says in Rev.19-20.

1,797 posted on 11/27/2007 5:37:08 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (We must beat the Democrats or the country will be ruined! - Lincoln)
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To: fortheDeclaration; Iscool

“How you can not see that Christ fulfills the unconditional prophecies He made to the Jews in Revelation is quite amazing and proof that you haven’t read what it clearly says in Rev.19-20.”

I have read it. I suggest that you try reading it using a concordance and not Scofield’s notes to guide you.

In Galatians 4:21-31we are shown two women (Sarah and Hagar) who represent two cities (physical Jerusalem and heavenly Jerusalem). They are symbols representing believers in Christ and nonbelievers.

In Rev. physical Jerusalem (the great city, Rev. 11:8) and the physical temple were destroyed.

Christ, the true Temple, is the victor (Rev. 19). And the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21) is where the believers in Christ will live forever.

It’s actually very clear if you allow the Bible to interpret itself.

BTW, Zechariah 12 has the word “land” and we know that “tribes” (the word used in Matthew) refers to Israel. I don’t know why you keep missing that.


1,801 posted on 11/27/2007 7:30:00 AM PST by tabsternager
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