I have to break this down into two posts, though. It got rather lengthy once I started typing these things up.
And I'm sure that despite creating two posts, you most likely will not actually specifically address anything I said in my original post if you do what you normally do. Let's see if I'm right. I haven't read anything beyond this yet.
In your opinion then, everything should be determined from the NT alone?
Not necessarily, but I do believe everything we need to know about this topic can be found in the NT. Regardless, you should not believe in a doctrine that contradicts anything in the NT. But, you do.
No one should use both testaments together in order to try and determine anything?
Never said that. But, you should not interpret anything in the OT that contradicts what is taught in the NT. But, you do.
What you are doing is basically what unbelieving Jews do
Do you want to be taken seriously or not, David? Tell me. I can't take you seriously if you make comments like this.
. Not even remotely calling you an unbelieving Jew, though.
So, don't say things like that. It serves no purpose. I can say that your expectation of what the Messiah's kingdom should be like is much like what the Pharisees were expecting. Should we talk about that? Or should we leave things like that out of this?
They try and determine everything from one testament alone, such as you are doing in the OP.
The NT shines light on the OT prophecies. There is no question about that. You have to be completely biased to not acknowledge that. The NT quotes OT prophecies and explains them, not the other way around. That doesn't mean we shouldn't look at the OT, but we should use the NT to interpret the OT whenever possible.
In your view of things there is apparently no longer nations outside of the kingdom after Christ returns.
Yes. All people will either be dwelling on the new earth or will be in the lake of fire at that point.
You have everyone living in the kingdom and no one living outside of it.
Those outside of it will be in the lake of fire, wherever that will be. That is very clear.
You have every single unsaved person on the planet being in the beast's armies. As if, before Christ returns, every single person on the planet will be involved in religion one way or the other.
Scripture says that ALL whose names are not written in the book of life worship the beast (Revelation 13:8). Do you not accept what that verse says? My view is based on scripture. What is yours based on?
Scripture says that "ALL people, free and slave, great and small" will be killed when Jesus returns (Rev 19:17-18). Of course ,that doesn't include believers, which goes without saying. Do you not accept what Revelation 19:17-18 says? It's interesting how you normally take things so literally, but then when it comes to verses like Revelation 13:8 and Revelation 19:17-18, your throw your literal approach out the window.
Before you can insist that the OP proves everything you allege, you need to first deal with some other things and show what the OP alleges, these other things support it 100%.
How about this. Can you please address what I said in the OP first? What I predicted is turning out to be true. Nothing you're saying is actually addressing what I said in my original post. So, please do that and then I will address the rest of what you said in this post and the post following it. I've told you many times that I'm not interested in a one way discussion where I address your points, but you don't address mine.