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To: topcat54

“I don’t, but I’m not the one that has a problem with hyperliteralism.”

Let’s make this simple. Did the high priest actually see Jesus coming in judgment at the destruction of the temple?

Will the high priest actually see Jesus at the White Throne judgment seat?

Does Matthew 23:39, “Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord” contradict Matthew 24 and 26 and if not how do you reconcile them?


826 posted on 11/12/2007 12:49:24 PM PST by blue-duncan
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To: blue-duncan; Uncle Chip; wmfights; tabsternager; Lord_Calvinus
Did the high priest actually see Jesus coming in judgment at the destruction of the temple?

Yes. When he saw Jerusalem surrounded by armies and the impending destruction of the temple, I have no doubt that Jesus’ personal words to him were ringing in his ears. That is about as real as you can get, biblically speaking.

If your question is did the high priest actually see Jesus in His physical person, then the answer is no. But the language and context does not require that interpretation of the text, as I have demonstrated on a number of occasions.

Does Matthew 23:39, “Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord” contradict Matthew 24 and 26 and if not how do you reconcile them?

Nope. Unless you are trying to apply some forced dispensational hermeneutics. The reconciling is in the meaning of the language and context, including key phrases like "Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation " (v. 36).

You can wish away the fact that Jesus was speaking directly to that generation for their sins against the prophets and Him, but it impossible to do with any honest reading of the text.

829 posted on 11/12/2007 1:29:38 PM PST by topcat54 ("Dispensationalism is a disease ... as contagious as polio.")
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