We were talking about Zechariah 13:7. That has nothing whatsoever to do with Christ's return. To believer otherwise is beyond foolish.
Again, it’s transparent you’re trying to avoid that Acts 2:29-36 can’t be interpreted properly by side-stepping passages like Matthew 25:31, 16:27, 19:28, 24:46-47, Luke 12:35-44, 19:11-27; and Revelation 2:25-26, 3:21, 11:18, 22:12, which exposes amill and postmill as fuel fit for the fire (1 Corinthians 3:13). To believe otherwise is foolish. The passages all verify that Acts 2:29-36 must be interpreted that Christ was raised to sit at his Father’s throne until his Father makes his Son’s enemies his footstool (Hebrews 10:12-13) and then Christ returns to rule on David’s throne, which is on earth and not in heaven,
Matthew 25
31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,
then he will sit on his glorious throne. ESV
What do you mean "As for Zechariah 13:7?". That's what we were talking about. What were you referring to in your statement above?
You’d like to distract me from the over-all interpretation of the
scattering of the sheep in the Old and NT, but you won’t succeed. It’s transparent
you’re just trying to avoid the OT passages that ordained the scattering of the sheep throughout the world at Christ’s first advent, which vindicates
the scattering has more than one meaning. “Woe be unto the pastors” for “scattering the flock,” cries Christ in Jeremiah 23 and Ezekiel 34. Furthermore, the sowing of the good seed in Christ’s parable is just another metaphor for the scattering conveyed in Jeremiah 31:1-2, 27-38; Ezekiel 34:25-31; Hosea 2:14-23; Zechariah 10:7-9.
LOL. You probably think Paul changed the meaning of the scriptures when He said that the promises God made to Abraham and his seed were made to Christ (Gal 3:16) and those who belong to Christ (Gal 3:29). Premills are notorious for not accepting the NT authors' understanding of OT prophecies.
Christ sent his disciples, the seed of Abraham, to “make disciples of all nations,” in Matthew 28:19. In so doing Christ fulfilled the promise that Abraham’s seed would be a blessing to “all the families of the earth.” Genesis 12:3 ESV. It’s post and amill that tries to change the meaning of Galatians 3:16-29.
LOL. You don't accept what Jesus Himself taught about the fulfillment of the prophecy. That's quite telling in how you just make scripture say what you want it to say.
As I affirmed, the scattering of the disciples when Christ was arrested only addresses one way the sheep were scattered. They were scattered all over the world when Christ told them, “Make disciples of all nations,” in Matthew 28:19. Furthermore, the OT prophesied the sheep would be scattered because of the rebellious pastors in passages like Jeremiah 23 and Ezekiel 34. The significance of the scattering is that it verifies Christ didn’t come to sit on David’s throne, insomuch as the Old and NT affirm he sits on his throne at the gathering of his sheep,
Matthew 25
31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,
then he will sit on his glorious throne. ESV
Matthew 24
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call,
and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Point is, the Old and NT affirm Christ returns to set up his kingdom at the gathering, not the scattering, of his people.
It's foolish to tell lies like you're doing here. Justin Martyr, in the early 2nd century said there were many true Christians who believed otherwise from his chiliast beliefs.
The point that there has been heresies from the beginning doesn’t vindicate post or amill.
1 Corinthians 11
19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
Martyr is just reiterating Paul who said their works will be burned up in the days before Christ returns, but they’ll be saved (1 Corinthians 3:13-15). Amills and postmill have suffered great losses since the revival of Premillennialism in the 16th century.
You don't accept what Peter taught in Acts 2:29-36. Don't think it wasn't noticed when you gave your understanding of the passage while completely ignoring verse 31 which explains how Jesus ascended to David's throne, which was by way of His resurrection.
Don’t think Premillennialists fail to notice that you’re trying to side-step that Acts 2:29-36 can’t be interpreted properly by side-stepping passages like Matthew 25:31, 16:27, 19:28, 24:46-47, Luke 12:35-44, 19:11-27; and Revelation 2:25-26, 3:21, 11:18, 22:12, which exposes amill and postmill as fuel fit for the fire (1 Corinthians 3:13). To believe otherwise is foolish. The passages all verify that Acts 2:29-36 must be interpreted that Christ was raised to sit at his Father’s throne until his Father makes Son’s enemies his footstool (Hebrews 10:12-13)and then Christ returns to rule on David’s throne, which is on earth and not in heaven,
Matthew 25
31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,
then he will sit on his glorious throne. ESV
You have no discernment whatsoever. Jesus will never reign over any earthly kingdom. Christ's kingdom does not come with observation (Luke 17:20) and is not of this world. You ignore what Jesus Himself said about His kingdom.
It was Christ who said, the meek inherit the earth, not heaven, and Revelation maintains the saints rule on earth, not in heaven. So, it's your amill dogma that perverts Luke 17:20, not Premillennialism.
