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I agree! Christ did not tell the first century disciples to look for life in the fig tree as a sign of His coming! He told them that seeing life again where it was not seen before as proof the spiritual Kingdom of God has come with power and will save even the remnant of Jews according to...

No, I am not confused! It is in trying to force a futurist understanding to the words of Christ that has you confused. It's nonsense to believe the words of Christ were not for the very ones He was personally acquainted with and speaking directly to. Yes, these early disciples were indeed...

Except Christ was not saying when you see fig trees in the springtime beginning to show signs of life then you will know the return of Christ is near, even at the doors, in the same way you know that summer has come. When speaking of the signs that all shall see when Christ shall come again He...

No that is you spiritualizing a futuristic coming again when He will be visibly seen. Christ gives us assurance that "this generation" includes those first century Jewish disciples as well as all His disciples coming after them, that shall not pass until all things shall be fulfilled. Christ...

I didn't mean to imply Jesus says nothing about His coming again! But that is far from the focus of His discourse. After all when His coming would be weighed on the hearts and minds of His disciples then, as well as in every age to follow. They too wanted to know the signs of Christ's coming...

Yes all flesh is mortal and destined to die! Which is why the eternal/everlasting spirit ALIVE through the Spirit of Christ returns to God a spiritual body/living soul after our mortal body breathes its last.

How was the coming of Christ at hand or even near since it has now been almost 2000 years? You're ignoring how "at hand" and "near" are defined in Scripture. In the same way "at hand" and "near" are not defined as some 30 years later, neither are they defined 2000 plus years later. It's for...

I agree, Jesus is not telling them they have the Kingdom of God within them. He is however telling them that is where the Kingdom of God is. If they or any man desires to see the Kingdom of God, we should not look for it to appear on this earth because it will not be a physical Kingdom, but a...

How does warning the disciples of evil all around and within as they take the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to all the nations of the world, change the fact that the "chosen generation" shall not pass away until all these things are fulfilled? Your problem is that you're trying to force the...

Christ didn't speak the parable of the fig tree that they might know when Christ would come again, that for certain! But He did tell His disciples living in the first century AD that when they saw new life growing on the fig tree (Israel in unbelief; remnant) as they preached the Gospel of the...

I believe that's much of the purpose for Christ giving us the discourse. Especially these first century Jewish disciples were consumed with dwelling on a PHYSICAL Kingdom of God to come. Even today some who profess to be Christians are still consumed with Christ coming again to set up a...

I agree that we should not use Josephus for understanding the Bible. Nor do I believe the things Christ warns His disciples would come has nothing to do with these first century Jewish disciples. What Christ speaks of, are things that come upon the Church in this world throughout the age of...

Why would an evil and adulterous generation be told to look for life in the fig tree? Christ speaks these words to His disciples, telling them to look for life to be seen once again in the fig tree that they might know the Kingdom of God has come to them, and as they go out unto all the nations...

Which is why our spirit (breath of life) returns to God, because our breath of life (spirit) comes from God! It would be pretty stupid for Paul to long to be with the Lord after his body has died if Paul is altogether without life! The answer is indeed self-evident, Paul longed to be ALIVE...

Yes, after physical death our mortal body returns to the earth. When death of his mortal body came, Paul writes that he shall be present with the Lord. That's because the spirit (breath of life) of man returns to God who gave it after our mortal body dies. (Ecc 12:7) Why would Paul long to be...

I agree! I too find it difficult to make a definitive statement of what PP is. IMO PP causes confusion. I believe 70 AD should be understood simply as the historical time reference for when the words of Christ of God's coming wrath for Israel of Old came to pass. I also agree that great...

The earth that now is, is being preserved for fire! Do you really believe the fire of God's wrath that comes down will selectively burn up only that which YOU THINK are deserving of destruction? Get real!

This reply has no basis in biblical truth, and instead reeks with human emotionalism. The flood waters that God sent upon the earth physically, completely destroyed every living, breathing creature upon the earth. Yes, that included all animal, and plant life as well as infants and children...

"and the EARTH"...................."reserved unto fire"! Do you think this fire reserved for the earth shall not burn it up????????????? Wake UP! 2 Peter 3:7-8 (KJV) But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of...

I agree, and have never said otherwise. The mystery revealed is that Gentiles not Jews shall complete/fill up/finish building the spiritual Kingdom of God as they are born again. But I'm not surprised that you would come up with some imaginative understanding of what I've actually stated...