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Again, and using Daniel as background. So many responded to me their interpretation of a verse in Daniel but what they had interpreted a verse in Revelation to be. It is / was a form of circular reasoning. It the supporting interpretations found in the earlier books do give us the correct...

I agree with you. There is absolutely no way anyone could begin to understand Revelation unless they had a very good understanding of the rest of the scriptures. Revelation will have many, if not all supporting interpretations found in the 65 books, but that still does not mean we must not...

I certainly have no desire to continue this line of thought. Best wishes.

Perhaps I was not clear … which often occurs. When we open the book of Revelation we must begin with the first verse given to us and ask what is this telling us. If we believe it is telling A, then we should have supporting scripture to lean on … since no scripture can contradict other...

Thank you for your detailed response. Clearly, we have very different interpretations for these verses in Revelation, and they are / seemingly based on the many other interpretations we each have developed during our studies of the Old and New Testament books of the Bible. Here we are studying...

I will be the first to agree with your comment. First, I most likely have less Scriptural knowledge than ANYONE within this forum. Secondly, I find it very difficult to express my very different interpretations in a clear manner - especially, because the reader is expecting more of his own kind...

Well, I do feel I should respond to your comment above... although I do not believe you will accept it at all. I have absolutely no problem discussing different interpretations with anyone. I am quite aware that my interpretations on Daniel and now Revelation depart, tremendously, from "today's...

Yes, we must be born again - that means, that on this side of the grave, we must declare the Lord is our savior. But that does not mean He imparts His Spirit within us while we are on earth. It means we have accepted Him as our Lord and Savior and welcome HIs Holy Spirit into our lives which...

No, I addressed my thoughts in the previous post. There is nothing that moves on after we die. We return to the ground awaiting His call for each of us to be resurrected to internal salvation or damnation. And that decision is made on this side of dieing - we must accept Him as our Lord and...

But those who die in faith are indeed resurrected to be with Him forever - this is the first resurrection. Well, here we have. a big disagreement.... and as I mentioned in my earlier response to you... there are / must be many very different interpretations between us that are brought forward...

As I mentioned, Jesus came to "set up" or "establish" His kingdom - but not physically, but spiritually. When He returns, everything will be perfected.. we will be with Him forever. Do you have a different understanding? Please tell me how you see this ..

Just got back and read your recent response to the issue of the dead. It is more than clear there is such a great divide between our interpretations of Scripture- not just Revelation but I would imagine it would be that way in all 66 books. So, I don’t believe it is necessary to continue…

This is also pretty lengthy and I have to head out for a while.. I will try and address this later on ... got to give it the time and attention...

Part 2 You assume but fail to prove! I certainly can understand this comment now that I have learned some of your beliefs about what happens after death, etc. It is not something for me to have to prove… because neither of us can… we just have very different interpretations of the Scriptures...

Part 1 My View: The repeated reference to "a thousand years" (six times in Revelation 20) indicates a literal time period. John uses clear chronological language, describing a literal sequence of events, including Satan’s binding, resurrection of the righteous, reign of the saints, and eventual...

I just posted the timeline (below) in another topic... now I see you have responded here so I am reposting also. I would ask if you might identify which of the elements in the timeline you disagree with. In the meantime, I will go over your lenghty comment. Thanks so much. Where do you (anyone)...

Where do you (anyone) disagree with this timeline of year end events in chapter 20? Timeline 1. The Second Coming of Christ and the First Resurrection (the righteous dead) The dead in Christ will rise first, and those who are alive in the faith will be caught up together with them. Key...

I believe this will be my last response to this issue.... not much more to offer. 1. The 7th Day Sabbath Typology (Millennial Rest) Many see human history as a “week” of 7,000 years: ~6,000 years of human labor and sin (6 “days” of work), followed by 1,000 years of rest with the Lord...

Ok and thanks again for your thoughts. It appears that many contend that Revelation is entirely symbolized ... it is not. Certainly, much of it is and they can be easily (somewhat) determined to be so. However, I believe the 1000 years is not symbolic but literal. In a previous response to...

Thank you for your deep and detailed thoughts. If you don’t mind, I will have to take some time to understand all of this. But knowing your work it is worth spending the time to learn more …