@@martinospitaletta8198 No, just the universalism is a lie. Postmillennialism is spot on Biblical. Univresalism denies that some will spend eternity in Hell for their unbelief. Scripture is clear that many die in their sins, but that the elect of God will be with Christ for all eternity.
This was a great introduction, thanks for putting this together! I think a video dedicated to how Christ’s prophecy in Matthew 24 and the synoptic passages in Luke align considerably well with the event in 70 A.D. (destruction of Jerusalem) would be great.
I'm postmil partial preterist and 5 point calvinist(reformed Baptist)..... I'm right at the on edge to accept your view of universalism, I have passages and things I'm still testing, thank you for being out here, holding in down on this hope... though I'm a confused hopeful universalist... you have made great content..
I've avoided eschatology for the most part, but I'm definitely not a pre mill dispensationalist. I believe the tribulation has already happened for many reasons, and I believe that's supported both with abundant biblical passages as well as documented historical events. I've leaned amill for the most part, but this is food for thought. Thanks
I'm not dispensationalist, but Revelation 20 places the first resurrection prior to the millennium and the second resurrection (and second death) after the millennium. The first resurrection has not happened yet. Premillennialism is just as compatible with universalism, if not more so. It follows the order of resurrection that Paul revealed in 1Corinthians 15.
I think all views of end-time eschatology have their pitfalls. Personally, my reasonings concerning this subject lie more in line with “Historic Premillennialism”. Although distinctly different to “Postmillennialism”, It does allow me to agree [which I do] with your interpretations concerning Matt 24:37-40 and 1 Thess 4:17. Most importantly, whatever plans God has for the end times, we are blessed to understand that one way or another, through Christ, “ALL” will be reconciled back to God. Peace
Luk 12:32 Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom Mat 7:14 Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. 1Co 2:14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned 1Co 1:26 For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise men according to the flesh are called, not many mighty, not many noble. 1Co 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 1Co 1:28 and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are; 1Co 1:29 so that no flesh should glory in His presence. MKJV
A kind of Christian universalist here. I am under the impression that in Matthew 24/1 Thessalonians are more about the evil self of us passes with the body whilst the spiritual part of us is destined to be joined to Him in glory and sanctification, therefore why one is taken and the other is left.
Well said, I agree on most if not all points. It certainly ignites the passion in “believers” more than maybe any other subject. The Kingdom is here now and will increase not diminish its reality. For those that can’t currently see it, I say that according to Paul your eyes of your heart “have” been enlightened. Just believe the good news, Jesus has accomplished what he said he would do. According to John Denver, “Blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home. Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try and find Jesus on your own.”😁
I would do that if I had John Ds money !!! Reality is so different to the fantasies of dreamers... Not that there's anything wrong with that !!!😂 Just personal experience says otherwise...
“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that we, who are still alive, and are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” -1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 I do not agree that the rapture was “invented” by a man, rather the above verse, in addition to the one you referenced, show that the concept is Biblical.
WatchmanOnTheWall88 has been arguing this for years. Rapture is literally in the Original NT of the bible. Its called "Harpazo" (greek) and "Rapturo" (latin) and means "to be seized/raptured up".
Growing up only knowing dispensationalism and not really getting it, discovering that it’s not only not the sole end time belief but it’s actually the weirdo version of it. For example partial preterism was a massive eye opener for me.
Two main questions I have about this doctrine: 1. Are we to believe the seige of Jerusalem in 70 AD is the worst even in human history? 2. What is the strong delusion referring to in 2 Thess?
Well, you might want to read: The Destruction of Jerusalem An Absolute and Irresistible PROOF OF THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY By George Peter Holford (1805) That event was horrific beyond belief. Was it the worst? Perhaps not if you're just counting bodies. But I can't imagine anything more horrific than what happened in 70 A.D.
It's a figure of speech to say it was extremely horrific. Could be in the quality and not the quantity. There are other examples of such literary devices, one i remember being 1 Kings 3:12.
No question that AD 70 was horrific, but the worst event ever in history seems a stretch. Also the layout of events in 2 Thess seems to comport well with historic premil, but if I'm missing something please advise
I'm a universalist, but the main issue I have here is the prophetic measurements of the tabernacle. 1500 cubits of the Outer Court = Age of Law. 2000 cubits of Holy Place = Church Age. 1000 cubits of Most Holy Place = Millenium/Kingdom Age. There are other scriptures to support a two thousand year church age, too. My belief is that Jesus Christ is shortly to come IN His saints, and I do think most beliefs about the "end times" are incorrect.
Interesting. you've sparked my interest back into eschatology. I somewhat submitted to the Historicist view. But now after coming to learn Universal Salvation, and now knowing more than likely the early protestants view was perhaps also a deception by the papacy. I read all of David Wilcoxsons books on the Historisist view. So I do believe the Great Tribulation happened in 66-70ad due to Josephus' work but now back open minded. Perhaps the Historisicm view is a double bluff by the enemy, what 1 of 4 does that belief fall into that you listed? Thanks, ill check your other content out
The Gospel and Epistles have definitely changed my life and given me hope for the future in Yeshua. I definitely no longer have a fear of death and each day I learn to love more and more like Yeshua but I still have much correction to go.
Man, I really hope postmillenialism / full preterism isn't true, because that would mean we are already living in the "redeemed" world, and it still sucks. If the millennium has already happened, then we have nothing to look forward to. This broken, filthy, sinful, suffering world is as good as it gets. All the good stuff already came and went, and here we are, still stuck in this mess. What good news!
Full Preterism isn't true for precisely that reason. However it is important to note that the New Testament writers clearly understood this transformation would take a very long time, an age of ages as they would say. And Christ said, "I will be with you always, even to the end of the age". We haven't reached that yet.
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838Do you think full preterism might be a byproduct of “forever and ever” being in Revelation, since “age of ages” is now obscured?
@@thepyramidschemepodcast I think full Preterism is conflating the judgment coming of Christ on Jerusalem with the final return of Christ at the end of the great age, for example: "whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets" - Acts 3:21 Obviously the destruction of Jerusalem was not the restoration of all things. So perhaps the "forever and ever" mistranslation contributed to that, but even there I don't see how that would force that idea since you might conclude the reign of Christ continues forever after he returns. Of course we know that isn't true from 1 Cor. 15
I recommend studying Don K Preston's position of full preterism. This is by far the most consistent interpretation, especially when we consider the Greek.
@aaron j sirb really could not agree more. Don K Preston is one of the best researchers of full preterism and it is the most scriptural and consistent. Pretty much all versions of futurism/dispensationalism make no sense and are not supported in the scripture
@Aaron J Sirb Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is a preterist Bible conference in Long Island, NY coming up the first whole weekend of October. If you are nearby do come. Being run by Michael Miano and the Bluepoint Bible Church. Some good speakers
I wish I lived there! We're in Springfield Missouri. A great place but no preterist churches here sadly. I'm spreading the word as much as possibly, doing my part lol
@Aaron J Sirb oh nice. I hear MO is quite nice. In my opinion and experience you can attend a church with a futurist eschatology, but it has to be as long as they are about the Kingdom now and not pushing doom and gloom, end times stuff. My church I attend in Philly is great like that. Yes, they do have a vaguely futurist creed of a future return, but the pastor does not lead with last days stuff, almost never. He focuses on bringing Christ to the unsaved, expanding the Kingdom, and witnessing God transform lives in the here and NOW. So God bless my pastor, he is spirit lead and gives me more than enough to work with. Praying you find something similar Aaron! Blessings!
Christ said his generation not ours. Hebrews 9:26 proves it Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Are there any believers in Postmillennialism writers that believe in the restoration of all who have written books on this these topics? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
Well I believe both are true. I've only read Dr. Gentry's work on Postmillennialism. However since Postmillennialism was popular in the 19th century, and there was a significant number of Universalist scholars back then as well, you might look to those works.
What about the seven kingdoms mentioned in Revelation? At the time "five have fallen, one is here and the other is yet to come" (paraphrasing). Aren't these kingdoms Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, and the New World Order/One World Order? What about the prophecies in Revelation that haven't been fulfilled yet?
@@infinitysplitda456 No, because all prophecy won't be fulfilled until the last knee has bowed to Christ, and Christ has returned to reign on earth. (Acts 1:11, 1 Cor. 15)
@The Total Victory of Christ as far as the Acts 1:11 reference look up other uses of the phrase "hos tropos" in the Greek or "in like manner" in English elsewhere in the Bible. It never means "exactly the same way" but rather "in the same spirit." And Christ did come back in judgement in the same way He left. In glory. And @the total victory of Christ we know Christ is presently reigning on earth NOW. Where 2 or 3 are gathered in His name He is there! Does that mean we need Jesus to appear in a physical, visible, bodily way to be somewhere on earth? No, it was never about that. His Kingdom is 2.2 billion strong, alive and well, and He is tabernacling on earth now among men (Rev 20).
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 yes I was a partial Preterist for a while too, but kept on studying. Acts 1:11 speaks of Jesus returning on a cloud, a way of travel for God in the OT, so that doesn't demonstrate every knee bowing. 1 Corinthians 15 covers a lot but I'll note these things. The last enemy to be defeated is death, which was accomplished and the big one is, Paul EXPLICITLY notes in verse 51 that some of the first century Corinthians will be alive at the return of Christ and the resurrection. Also, in regards to Revelation, verse one notes that everything written was to come to pass quickly, one can not divide the second coming. Hope you consider all things, bless you and your channel!
I’m fairly new to this view, and which I see a lot of reasons to agree with it, i however have a difficult time with Luke 22:28-30 with this view, when in history has that happened? Or how was it symbolically fulfilled?
I want Yeshua to come and establish his Kingdom on Earth but I believe he’s already here and doing that through his disciples. My main focus is on loving the way Yeshua did and keeping his commandments. Whatever happens will happen. Hashem bless you!
What sbout the theory that the 1000 years of Christ reign with his saints has been and we are now in satans little season to decieve the world for one more time?
"Truly I say to you this GENERATION will not pass away until all these things take place ." The word "generation" in this verse does not mean a limited lifetime of a particular people. It means a "race" or certain ethnic group of people......and in this case it means the people "ISRAEL" . "ISRAEL" today is many sovereign nations in the world . ( Amos 9:9 ) And the USA is the leader among them .....we are Ephraim . ( Genesis chapter 48 ) We cannot understand prophecy for the last days unless we know who prophetic "Israel" is today, because ALL prophecy for the last days centers around the people "Israel". The little nation/state created in the Middle East by political powers in 1948 is not "Israel"..... they are "Judah " ( the Jews ) .
Matt 24:34 uses the word γενεά (genea) -- race, family, generation. This word is wrongly translated as "[the coming] generation" when infact genea is closer to "geneology" or "coming generations". So I would say Jesus here isnt talking about Christians, but of a people; the Jews, He is saying that they would remain on the face of the earth "until these things be fullfilled" just as Paul prophecied that a remnant of his kin which he calls ("All [true] Israel" -romans 11:24-25), would be saved AFTER the gentiles had come into Christ and reached their FULLNESS.
Love your content and I appreciate you trying to tackle eschatology. However, this is a hard sale for me. If the 20th and 21st century, arguably the bloodiest and most violent in human history , are part of the Millennium, then what a HUGE disappointment! "Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:08).
Hello there.... Are you saying that the Lords return is with regard to a repentant majority. In matt 24 ? it is said that mans destruction is imminent and God steps in to save all flesh. So, could that be the trigger for his return. (For men will be faint out of fear) Thanks for stimulating my brain into action !!! 😊
I think the Olivet Discourse, Matt 24 pertains to 1st century events. I think Christ will most likely return to a peaceful world transformed by the Gospel message and majority mankind will overwhelmingly and joyfully welcome him back to earth. In context with the promise in Acts 1:11
What Jesus Christ revealed was the truth of what has always existed. Don’t know what you wanna call my view, but I believe all scriptures are fulfilled. Therefore, we can rest in the father.
Wow! My line of thinking has always gone like this: God showed us his nice side through Jesus first coming BUT the next time he comes it will be with power (like Alexander the Great) But the Bible says God is unchanging and furthermore says God is love. Sooo this really is contradictory and like you said, we sound just like the Jews in Jesus time.
Yes, but remember that saying was given in the context of the flood of Noah, where you wanted to be left behind, not taken in the judgment of the flood.
Shalom everyone, my brothers and sisters. Peace be to you all. Thank you Brother Michael for this upload. If it's okay with you we would like to help: First and foremost to take away any and all religious philosophy; We have no free will. God can and will influence our choices. Neither is there a place of eternal torment called hell. ANY that bring a message that involves fear does not know God and come in their own name. It doesn't take an intelligent mankind to know these things, it does however takes a humble mankind to know these things. There is no rapture. John 17:15 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. God has no respect of persons, neither does He place any conditions on our salvation. God was reconciling THE WORLD to himself in Christ, NOT IMPUTING men's trespasses against them. Neither does God hold a record of wrong. Neither does He treat us as our sins deserve. The antichrist, the man of lawlessness, the man of sin from revelation is ADAM. The word seitan or seitan (not the name !) means adversary or accuser, or better explained as; an adversarial thought according to Hebrew literature. Notice: Any that does not do the will of our heavenly Father the Lord Jesus, is an anti-Christ. We are adversarial towards God. By listening to the desires of the flesh, we are adversarial to the will of God. Towards His will to treat another as how we would like to be treated. It comes from Adam. Our father the adversary. When God gave Adam a limited ability to create manifestations from his imaginations. We all bear the mark. It's this condition called fear. First Adam only knows misery and destructions, and the way of peace they do not know. Because it has an attitude (spirit) of fear that corrupts the mind, (consciousness, soul) and created an egocentric mentality instead of an unconditional loving one. Notice: a body with a spirit FORM a soul. A soul is also know as being your consciousness or mentality. The lake of fire is a process not a place. A process of sanctification. The healing of our fearful mind (Soul)(Consciousness)(Mentality). Sanctifications: God's holiness that will convince you through heartfelt convictions that changes your attitude, how to be loving towards another, how to treat another as how you would like to be treated. Only God can heal us all from this condition called fear. And we praise God that He will draw all of mankind to Himself, all in their own order. There is no; You must believe, repent and confess what religious Christianity teaches you. This implies free will, as we mentioned before, we have no free will. This idea thinking we have free will comes from our ego. We hold no power over life and death. We have no control over fear. We can't even choose to come into this world of evil or not. It is He that lighted every mankind into existence. God is all powerful and is in complete control. He declared the end from the beginning. Place as much as possible your complete trust in Him, stop listening to messengers or messages that give you fear, even those you create yourself. Try and uphold His simple law that is been written unto your heart. To treat another as how you would like to be treated and He will reveal Himself to you. Brothers and sisters, now do you understand? The Truth is something we learn by the guidance of God, it is never something carnally minded people will tell you. No matter what titles (such as pastor or doctor and so on) they use to exalt themselves above another. We have one master and that is the Christ. And we have one God, and that is the Lord your God who is Jesus, who is the Christ. And we are all brothers and sisters in Christ, whether we are disobedient to Him or not. He is the Father of all spirits. May this be of help to you all. To God is all the glory.
The 'locusts army" in Revelation chapter 9 is the same "locusts army" we find in Joel chapter 2 ..... they are the "army of the LORD" ( Joel 2:11 ) They are the true "church" that this world has no knowledge of today, they are invisible and hidden in Christ. ( Colossians 3:3 ) They will be given "power" (authority) to "torture" (correct) this world with the TRUTH of God's Word ... just as the "scorpions" (false teachers = see Ezekiel 2:6 ) have had power for ages now. People are spiritually "dead" and after they hear the truth, they will wish they were still spiritually dead, but this "death" will flee from them.....as they cannot unlearn what they then KNOW . There is a "King" over this army who has the key to the "bottomless pit" or the abyss . The Greek word is "abyssou" from the root word "bythos". "bythos" means a profundity, an unfathomable depth, or what we would call "DEEP knowledge" of God. In The Greek language, the precedent "a" is added at the beginning of a word to negate it's meaning so that the word means just the opposite ......so "a-byss" means " NO DEEP KNOWLEDGE" of God. This is the state or condition of this world today and it's religions . The book of Revelation is "signified" ( Rev. 1-1 ) meaning all the imagery is given in physical "signs" and symbols that point to a SPIRITUAL reality . This book is a "PROPHECY" ( Rev. 1-3 ) about the revealing of the TRUE church and the TRUE God to this world for the first time in human history .
I don't believe we are in the end times. Now I'll be misunderstood for sure! I do believe at book of Acts2:16,17 was the end time. But I seriously don't believe we are at the 1 minute to midnight as the scare tactics crowd and the fear mongerers love to announce. They are false who say this, for none know the hour or day of Christ's return. But even if so, even if only one or 2 seconds before midnight, then great cause for incredible joy and rejoicing for our redemption draweth nigh. But it's not cause for a wrong unChrist-like fear which the enemy is expert at causing. The fear of THE LORD is clean. SO extremely glad that this talk debunks John Darby's false eschatology!!!
Just like we are transformed into an immortal state, the earth is also transformed into a "new earth", but it is this planet, our home, that is transformed.
He’s not correct on this topic. Premillennial dispensationalism is the truth and it wasn’t started by Darby in the 1800’s. Early church fathers believed in and taught the rapture and so did Paul. Darby made the doctrine popular again but it was not his invention. Jesus said in His Fathers house (heaven) there are many mansions and He’s going there (heaven) to prepare a place for us. So that where He is (heaven) we may be also. Scripture is clear that the premillennial dispensational view is correct. We are in the final days before the rapture now. The tribulation has not happened yet. The millennial reign of Christ has not begun. Don’t be deceived.
@@TylerJ726 that word "mansions" is grossly mistranslated in the KJV. If you scroll down just a tad bit, you will see that the same word is used in John 14:23: Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our ABODE with him. The second use, verse 23, explains the meaning of the word. It simply means an abode, or a place of residence. God’s “house” is a “house” of “many abodes.” Scripture makes it clear that the place of God’s residence is not in temples made with men’s hands, but He lives within the people of God. 1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1Co 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Rev 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. We are God’s temple, and He dwells within us. That is the mansions of Joh 14. I hope this helps you explain this.
@@rg442Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for us. That’s not Christ dwelling in us. Clearly He is making us homes in heaven. On another note, the word may mean abode however you can use the context and common sense to justifiably conclude that the homes will be mansion like. Jesus is the creator of the universe. We are His bride. We are co heirs and rulers with Christ. Royalty. I guarantee you we won’t be living in small shacks… and you are correct our mansions won’t be made of mens hands but by the hands of Christ Himself who designed them and fashioned them to fit our likes, wants, and desires. He knows us better than we know ourselves and our homes will be perfect for us.
@@TylerJ726 This point exactly. Dispensationalism has been taught and was believed by Paul (Ephesians 2:11-12, Hebrews 4:8, Romans 11:25 ), He even speaks of the Jews being "saved on another day".- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --->I do however disagree with the tribulation not having occured yet. I think we are in the thick of it; and shortly before wrath-endtime: Daniel 9:24-25 says Israel has 70 years (not weeks*), counting from its re-establishment (1948) , to repent unto Jesus Christ Daniel 9:26 then says that "the [wicked] prince" will cause sacrifice and oblation to cease "the middle of the week". If we were to count 2023 as the 5th day of the week since 2018, then that means we are at the end of the prophetic "middle of the week" entering into the weekend. --->| anyone interested; look up the "red hefer slaughter of the jew" that is supposed to occur next year. Some think "that" will be the "abomination of desolation" which "cuts Christ off/makes him depart with his kin" (Daniel 9:26) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Shabuim in the hebrew can also mean years, and not as often translated, only weeks.
Not to be a downer, but a doctrine isn't true simply because it's the most hopeful. Which seems to be the leading argument at the beginning of the video.
Some things to consider- Christ had to die on passover. He could not have died at any point. Passover had to be fulfilled, and it was. I don’t believe Christ can return at anytime. It has to be at the appointed time, most likely the feast of trumpets. Paul says “at the last trump.” Some year during the fall feasts Christ will return. In regards to no one knowing the day or hour, this is a reference to Christs coming in judgement in the first century. Coming on the clouds is seen in Isaiah with God “riding on a cloud” to judge Egypt. The sun going dark, stars falling from the sky is seen in an oracle regarding the judgement of Babylon, I believe that is in Isaiah also. His coming in judgement could come at any hour. This is why he told believers not to go back and grab their coat. It is recorded that the Roman army began to advance on Jerusalem then pulled back suddenly, giving Christian’s enough time to heed Christs words and flee to the mountains. But his return accompanied by the resurrection of the saints must not be random. None of the other feasts were fulfilled at random. They were fulfilled at their appointed time. We await the fulfillment of the fall feasts.
Appreciate your studying and presentation.. I don’t agree but am glad to hear other opinions and views.. the end times is very interesting but they seem unclear.. I’m very sure that Paul’s message was to the Gentile and Christs was to Israel. Paul’s gospel and the Gospel of the kingdom are different undeniably
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 it seems to me the difference is defined by the contrast of 1cor 15-1 thru verse 5 or so and “the gospel of the kingdom” preached throughout Israel and taught by the little flock messianic Jews. The kingdom prophecies in the Old Testament placing Jesus as king. One gospel or Message is Earthly and one is heavenly.. I’m sure your familiar with these views. I can definitely see how the end result of Gods purpose and will for his chosen people influence the entire earth and all it’s inhabitants but it seems that his peculiar people are indeed Israel and the rest of the earth’s population are not his “chosen ones”. I think you agree that God distinguishes between the two in the word.
Sorry but watch the news. The book of Revelation is much more literal than most believe. Universalism and postmillennialism maybe compatible but they are separate.
Hi, just found your videos. Interesting stuff and agree with some of the things you believe. However in regards to this postmillennialism I find it hard to believe. I do also believe in redemption of all mankind/angels in there own order. Also not a believer in rapture etc. But if we are not in the "end times" then why covid for example? why everyone in the world forced to take a shot? Seems to have a lot of patterns in regards to jacob and esau story and the serpent wanting something inside eves body just to name couple of many more examples I could say. Are you going to take the digital ID/Currency/health pass to partake in this "new world" coming? Is that what God had in plan for us in this grand age? Or does this fall in line with not able to buy and sell? Just a little bit for you to think about. However much love on your videos you do on restoration of all things!
As a fellow brother in Christ, I love you. But also your teaching is dangerous and flawed. And here is why. Your belief that the world would be accepting of Christ at His return as when He departed doesn’t make sense. The world wasn’t accepting of Christ, they just killed Him! And they killed all the apostles. Believers were under great persecution. So much that repeatedly the apostles had to reminder the church in their epistles to hang onto the faith. They even write as though they thought Christ could return at a moment because of the persecution/tribulation they were experiencing. Your video tells me you tend to hangout 90% of the time in the New Testament and “Jesus loves me this I know.” You probably mentally understand the Bible is more than just a Christian book, but spiritually you can only think of the Bible through a Christian lens. No judgment here, I used to do the same. Then God called me to understand I am a gentile, the Bible is a Jewish book, and there is way more to the story. Yes Jesus loves us, but I am challenging you to think like a Jew. To be a steward of the Old Testament too! Prophecy requires much study. Maybe this isn’t your calling, which is fine, but then don’t release videos teaching prophecy. Psalm, Isaiah, Daniel, etc speak of a Messiah in two different ways. As the humble suffering servant, who was pieced for our transgressions, heal the sick, blind, and needy. One who will atone for iniquity. But also the same prophecies, many times even in the same chapters switch to a Messiah who will return with a sword, bring vengeance, put the government on His shoulders, and restore Zion! Jesus stood in the synagogue in His hometown and read Isaiah 61: “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me, to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,” then He stops and says this is being fulfilled in their hearing. But when we read on and not just the rest of 61 but all the way until 66, Isaiah says there will be a day of vengeance, chariots of fire, Zion resurrected, and then the new heaven and new earth. So, in your teaching, you are making the same mistake as they. You throw the “Jewish eschatology out with the bath water”! They rejected the Stone who was pierced for iniquities, atoned for sin, who brought good news to the poor, and was born of a virgin. All things literally happened. But what you do is write off the rest of the prophecies. Just because He was first sent to be a humble, loving, Passover Lamb “who takes away the sins of the world” first, doesn’t mean He can’t return now as the righteous judge! God has been all about types, symbols, and rituals that point to Christ. I give you Moses and Joshua. Moses was a symbolic type who taught a prophet greater than he would come. Moses freed Israel from bondage, Jesus freed the world from bondage of sin. Israel wondered in the desert 40 years, Jesus was tempted 40 days. Moses came off mount Sanai radiant, Jesus was transfigured on a mountain with Moses. Moses parted the sea, Jesus walked on the sea. Then Moses died before the promised land and Jesus died before the promised end. And He (Yoshua) will return and be the greater Joshua. Joshua led Israel with a sword, so will Yoshua. Joshua conquered the wicked giant tribes, so will Yoshua. Joshua gave Israel their inherited promise land, Joshua will fulfill it! Remember there is an over 4,000 year promise/prophecy still to be fulfilled. Abraham was promised his people would stretch from the Nile River to the Euphrates. This is almost three times the size Israel has ever been. Then we read in Isaiah He will return with a sword and pave a highway from Egypt to Syria. So much prophecy has fulfillment and unfulfillment. Some already happened and some not yet. So let’s go the Matthew 24. Jesus said the temple stones would be throne down. The disciples approach Him ad ask when that would happen, when is the end of the age, and signs His coming? Remember, they thought Jesus was going to put the government on His shoulders. They probably are thinking a big battle, temple gets damaged, He will rebuild the temple and resurrect their Hebrew forefathers. So He does explain the destruction of the temple (already) but then He says that is just the birth pains and continues. Then He explains every nation will have heard the gospel, false prophets will be deceptive and even perform amazing signs from the sky. The sun/moon/stars will be darkened. None of these happened in 70 AD. And for 1,500 years Israel has not existed. So this has been written off as fulfilled. But…then Israel was returned in 1948 and now the gospel has been preached to every nation. Buckle up! Most scholars place the writings of most of John’s (including Revelation) after 70 AD. If Revelation is about Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD then please answer the following: • How is Niro the antichrist if he died in 68 AD? • Why isn’t Revelation written to warn Jerusalem? • No mention of the destruction of the temple? • Saints being persecuted to death. Yes Rome persecuted Christians, but Christians had nothing to do with the fall of Jerusalem and the temple. Christians bounced and Israel fought against Rome. And one last kicker! Revelation 17, the woman riding the beast. Its 7 heads are 7 mountains and 7 kings. Mountains were a symbol for kingdoms. 5 were, one is, and the 7th is to come. And after the 7th will be an 8th, but part of the 7. If this were 7 kings of one kingdom it would read one mountain with 7 kings. But this is what it is saying: 1. Egypt 2. Assyria 3. Babylon 4. Persia 5. Greece 6. Rome (one is) 7. Islam 8. ??? But the 8th will destroy the Babylon system. When did Rome become the 8th kingdom who destroyed the Babylon system in 70 AD? The Bible tells us who Revelation is about. The Book of Revelation is found all over the Old Testament. You know the parts the Jews believed but didn’t understand He needed to atone the world first. The parts about the wicked, tribulation, sun/moon/stars darkened, and Messiah returning to liberate the world and Zion. The parts you ignore! Yeah, those are the prophecies leading to Revelation. And the book of Ezekiel from 37-48 explains it all! • The resurrection (valley of dry bones) • End times war led by a rider with a bow on a horse (Gog) • They conquer Israel with the sword and imprison many • This wicked army experiences the wrath of God (earthquakes, hail, fire, mountains level. All in Revelation) • There bodies are feasted on by the beasts and the birds (Rev 19) • The Lord returns them from exile and cleanses the land in 39 • Then 40-48 Ezekiel sees a new temple. Remember Israel rejected Christ but will look upon Him who they pierced. They missed the blood of the Lamb! • Then Ezekiel says the land stretches from the Nile to the Euphrates I can go on and on! Prophecy among prophecy! Yes angels with gather His elect in the air to return with Him. Also angels with gather wicked into the winepress of His wrath (Rev 19). And some of humanity will remain, especially Israel who He will restore. And we will be His priests and sit on thrones as part of His Kingly cabinet (Rev 2-3 & 20).
These are the years leading the final 7 post trib yearz Which starts with the 2 witthesses And for the elect sake he will shorten those dayz Which means the elect are here And the only way to know the season is if its at the end of the trib The pre trib any moment season is over 150 years old Seasons are only a few months long
You had me up until this. There are a lot of little details that I've picked up on which keeps Postmillennialism from working for me. I'm still a dispensationalist in a lot of ways, even though I do believe in the ultimate victory in Jesus. For instance, the phrase of 'one taken' can be interpreted as 'taken in love', and the one left is 'left in disgust'. I think I got that from Dr. Barry Awe. Or maybe Chuck Missler. The very example of the locusts - they TORMENT people for five months. Not kill. In fact the people would seek death and not be able to find it. So, that doesn't even fit the roman weapons, which killed people outright. On top of that is the huge number of catastrophes which haven't happen yet that kill huge swaths of the worlds population. Heck, it's only been recently rediscovered that the 4th Part of the World is an idiom for the western hemisphere - the Americas. And, guess what gets massively depopulated in the opening of the seals? The Great Tribulation hasn't happened yet, and even Revelation describes it as God's Wrath in its very language as the Trumpets sound and the Thunders are uttered (which are reserved for that time - have you heard seven thunders and understood something being conveyed in them? I haven't - ) and the bowls poured. And, we are 'not appointed unto God's wrath', according to Paul. I'm glad for a solid intro on what Postmillennialism is. It seems like it's trying to take the pieces of revelation that spawned it and run as that's all there is, just as bad as dispensationalism, premillennialism, and amillennialism. Aside from Amillennialism, which I believe is completely misguided, the other three are close but not completely correct. ALL THREE. The point going for Dispensationalism is the phrase 'The NEW COVENANT' made by Jesus Christ. Premillennialism gets a point because there are things about Christ's reign which hasn't happened yet. And, Christ's reign ends in 1st Corinthians 15: 24-28. Revelation describes what that 1000 years is supposed to be like. Not the age after the millennium. The age OF the millennium. Post Millennialism, if it is as you claim, gets its point for the bright, hopeful future even during the Great Tribulation and especially after. Instead of prescribing one version over the other, try mashing them together. Somewhere in all that is the complete picture, in my opinion.
@@justchilling704 I don't believe this prophecy has been fulfilled yet: "Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins." (Isaiah 17:1, ESV)
No actually the popular belief that the Jews were expecting a Violent Messiah to overthrow the Roman Empire is wrong, that's not what they expected at all and nothing in the NT implies it was. Those who killed Jesus did so because they found Jesus too Provocative as shown in John 11.
Nope, not worried. If anything the advances in technology will bring the Gospel message to more people more quickly! As far as world government goes, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), declared by the United Nations kicks down all barriers, by international law, so the Gospel can now proceed across the whole world.
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 You are simply not paying attention. You are denying the fact that an "artifical" image being brought to life is already mentioned and condemned in revelation 13:13-18. Beyond that, the internet has evidently produced more sin (porn distribution, gossip, envy, strife) than there ever was. The UDHR is uneffective as all UnitedNation declarations are. The bible renders the UN as evil and a hoax (revelation 16:13: decieved nations follow the unclean spirits). Sometimes I wonder if youre a Christian at all.
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 Hmm. Advances in technology? If anything, technology has pulled people away from God. It consumes time, makes available every sort of perversion and anti-Christian messaging at our fingertips instantly, monitors and tracks us, and bathes us in untested 5g microwaves. Just look at the exponential increase in dumbed down idiots who have no idea what the Bible is and no interest in finding out. The U.N. is another part of this evil world in Satan's control. Research the U.N. meditation room. Christianity is being attacked, not embraced, and the number of Christians is dwindling. I have no intention of abandoning my Christian faith, but this endless eschatological debate/discussion/theorizing is incredibly tedious. It seems to be obfuscated intentionally by God in the Bible for some reason.
The Tribulation is about Israel and bringing back the Jewish people god has unfinished business with them. This is the first video you have created that I completely disagree with you on. Have the stars fallen from heaven has the sky been rolled back like a scroll? The tribulation absolutely is a future event. When the church age ends we are removed from the world we are the great multitude of people who return with Jesus in the sky when he sets foot on the Mount of Olives. Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Revelation 19:14 Represents the church in their glorified bodies
It's interesting (at least to me) that the gospels make the point several times that Jesus forcefully reprimanded his listeners for taking his words literally, but never once did he pull anyone up for receiving his words as a 'dark saying' - as in the Hebrew 'chidah': a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question. Scripture often refers to itself as containing so many of these 'dark sayings' - ie. statements with rich imagery that need to be meditated on and wrestled with slowly over time. However, to treat so much of Scripture as merely a series of bland literal statements - in the same way we would read an instruction manual for an electronic appliance - is to cheapen the written word of God and keep one in a puerile and stagnant state of mind. As just one example: in order to be consistent with the rigid 'comic book' literalism you're applying here to Revelation, if we apply the same approach to Genesis 3, then all the misery and suffering of human history began because one day two nudists decided to go fruit-picking after taking misguided advice from a talking reptile - who then had his legs taken off him. Wonderful ... so much depth and wisdom to meditate on in that particular reading.
Actually the thing "The Total Victory of Christ"is saying about 70 AD being the Tribulation makes a lot of sense. There are three witnesses/accounts at this event. Flavius Josephus a jewish historicus who was present at that time and who wrote a book about it called "War of the Jews". Tacitus a roman historicus and another a christian witness but can't remember the name. These accounts were written. Supernatural events. 3 and a half years this happened.from 66 AD to 70 AD until the burning of Jerusalem and the Temple. Flavius Josephus said that around 70 AD when the Romans surrounded Jerusalem, the whole of Israel became bloodshed. Rivers and lakes where full of blood because of the many death people. Jewish people were crucified 500 a day. And because of the roman surrounding Jerusalem people in the city starved because they couldn't get food. Flavius Josephus writes that people began to be as cannibals. Because of the death bodies lying around pestilence and sickness was around the city. One of the supernatural event was that the Temple-door opened up on itself. A door that could only be opened if with many men. Then voices was heard saying Let Us go forth from here. The roman account say that gods left the Temple. The Jewish priests saw the Shekinah Glory leaving the Temple and going to the Mount of Olives where it stayed. The whole of Jerusalem, Romans and the Jewish Priest and the christians witnessed a large man in the sky and there was an army of angels in the sky. There is another account of I believe it was from the romans that Caesar Nero himself witnessed spirits coming out of the grave at the same time... And weirdly enough about Caesar Nero, he was persecuting christians at his time of ruling, thrown at lions in the colosseum. And Caesar Nero's name also was the number 666. Which is very peculiar.
@@rebolton3351 Disobedience to god was the first sin and as a result, humanity and the world were cursed and people received their sinful nature. Research Flat Earth the stars are not what we have been told that they are it's hard to accept some of the things the bible says because satan has lied to the world about the very place that we live. God refers to Satan as the god of this world. And if you do not believe that Satan has the ability to fool the world you are kidding yourself.
@@rebolton3351 Be careful to call Satan a "talking reptile" (Jude 1:9). Satan is a being from the highest order of the Saraphim (fire-spitting/burning serpents) who have horns on their head and are called "cherubim" (bulls: ezekiel 1:4). These hold the throne of God; and usually have arms and legs and can spit fire (to wield a sword of fire). Of these cherubim; Satan was the highest "anointed" one (ezekiel 28:14, Isaiah 14:14) So biblical literalism is the way to go, unless the context states otherwise.
I have listened to and greatly appreciate many of your videos....but this one I don't agree with, and several questions came to mind as I listened. The first is this " How can we be living in the millennium now?" Christ has not returned to reign from Jerusalem, and all the descriptive characteristics of the Millennial reign as we find in the Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea etc have not, nor are occurring today. Second, it sounds more like Dominion Theology, where it is up to us to bring in the Kingdom. Hence the need to overtake and run all areas of society....THEN, and only then will Christ return. BUT, Scripture teaches us that His return will at that time usher in the Kingdom...HE will do the ushering in...not us in our human attempts. Thirdly, post millenialism eliminates prophecy concerning Israel. Prophecies that have not yet been fulfilled, such as Ezekiel 36-37. This has yet to take place. My conclusion on this topic is that understanding the Mystery that was hid in God and by the will of God through Christ revealed to Paul....ushered in an age of GRACE towards ALL men for salvation apart from the Law. This was an unexpected interruption previously never revealed after Israel as a whole rejected their Messiah. We are in this age of GRACE...not the millenium and God will most certainly complete His promises to Israel...still yet future. Hope this helps clarify a dispensational point of view😊
Like most I was reared up in Dispensationalism, but I believe that view flawed. Not that my focus is on defending Postmillennialism. But here's a few points to consider:
Christ is currently seated at the right hand of power, in the New Jerusalem, reigning over this fallen world, and he will remain seated there until he has put all his enemies under his feet (Psalm 110:1, Romans 8:34, Mark 16:19, Luke 22:69, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 8:1, Acts 5:31, Matthew 22:44, Ephesians 1:20, 1 Cor. 15.20-28). And yes, the kingdom of God has arrived on earth, when the king arrived. Christ said, "20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” - Luke 17:20-21 NIV At the end of the great age of ages returns triumphant bringing the New Jerusalem, where he is now, with him (Revelation 3:12 Revelation 21:2) In conclusion, Postmillennialism is a defensible eschatology view that I believe has merit.
Proof of A Pre trib Rapture. Pay Attention to the cloud and Cloud's Jesus appears in and With. Acts chapter 1 verses 9 10 11 Cloud. In Red Luke chapter 21 verses 27 and 28 Jesus is coming in A Cloud the Rapture. In Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 Jesus is coming With the Clouds when he comes back to the MT of Olives the second coming
I believe in the rapture your scripture of Matthew 24, 3844. It’s not talking about the rapture you got the wrong wrong wrong verse of the rapture. I’m starting to doubt your intelligence of the gospel 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10 King James Version 2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. People who believe Matthew gospel, belongs to us Gentiles do not know how to read the Bible any moment they do not know how to rightly divide the word of truth they have no clue what the Bible is talking about. Matthew is not even talking to us you have no clue what you’re talking about , you are not, of course a great teacher that I thought you were you are becoming a really really so I’m believable person
Universalism and postmillennialism are very compatible.
Sure they are compatible, because they are both lies.
@@martinospitaletta8198 is it not true that Christ is victorious in the end?
@@martinospitaletta8198 No, just the universalism is a lie. Postmillennialism is spot on Biblical. Univresalism denies that some will spend eternity in Hell for their unbelief. Scripture is clear that many die in their sins, but that the elect of God will be with Christ for all eternity.
@@christalone71Except eternal damnation isn’t in the Bible like at all.
@@justchilling704 Okay Sparky. You go on believing that.
This was a great introduction, thanks for putting this together! I think a video dedicated to how Christ’s prophecy in Matthew 24 and the synoptic passages in Luke align considerably well with the event in 70 A.D. (destruction of Jerusalem) would be great.
I'm postmil partial preterist and 5 point calvinist(reformed Baptist)..... I'm right at the on edge to accept your view of universalism, I have passages and things I'm still testing, thank you for being out here, holding in down on this hope... though I'm a confused hopeful universalist... you have made great content..
You should read “the dark side of calvanism”
God bless
Great as always, Michael!
You really had me there towards the end!
I remember thinking, wait a second, he's ending the video already! That was clever!
Thanks for your time, work, care, efforts, love......I find your teaching very helpful and direct others to you regularly ...thanks
I've avoided eschatology for the most part, but I'm definitely not a pre mill dispensationalist. I believe the tribulation has already happened for many reasons, and I believe that's supported both with abundant biblical passages as well as documented historical events. I've leaned amill for the most part, but this is food for thought. Thanks
I'm not dispensationalist, but Revelation 20 places the first resurrection prior to the millennium and the second resurrection (and second death) after the millennium. The first resurrection has not happened yet. Premillennialism is just as compatible with universalism, if not more so. It follows the order of resurrection that Paul revealed in 1Corinthians 15.
I think all views of end-time eschatology have their pitfalls. Personally, my reasonings concerning this subject lie more in line with “Historic Premillennialism”. Although distinctly different to “Postmillennialism”, It does allow me to agree [which I do] with your interpretations concerning Matt 24:37-40 and 1 Thess 4:17.
Most importantly, whatever plans God has for the end times, we are blessed to understand that one way or another, through Christ, “ALL” will be reconciled back to God.
Peace
How does one go about finding a church in their area that believes in the apokatastasis?
Luk 12:32 Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom
Mat 7:14 Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned
1Co 1:26 For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise men according to the flesh are called, not many mighty, not many noble.
1Co 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1Co 1:28 and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;
1Co 1:29 so that no flesh should glory in His presence.
MKJV
A kind of Christian universalist here. I am under the impression that in Matthew 24/1 Thessalonians are more about the evil self of us passes with the body whilst the spiritual part of us is destined to be joined to Him in glory and sanctification, therefore why one is taken and the other is left.
Well said, I agree on most if not all points. It certainly ignites the passion in “believers” more than maybe any other subject. The Kingdom is here now and will increase not diminish its reality. For those that can’t currently see it, I say that according to Paul your eyes of your heart “have” been enlightened. Just believe the good news, Jesus has accomplished what he said he would do. According to John Denver, “Blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home.
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches, try and find Jesus on your own.”😁
I would do that if I had John Ds money !!!
Reality is so different to the fantasies of dreamers... Not that there's anything wrong with that !!!😂 Just personal experience says otherwise...
“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that we, who are still alive, and are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” -1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
I do not agree that the rapture was “invented” by a man, rather the above verse, in addition to the one you referenced, show that the concept is Biblical.
WatchmanOnTheWall88 has been arguing this for years. Rapture is literally in the Original NT of the bible. Its called "Harpazo" (greek) and "Rapturo" (latin)
and means "to be seized/raptured up".
Growing up only knowing dispensationalism and not really getting it, discovering that it’s not only not the sole end time belief but it’s actually the weirdo version of it. For example partial preterism was a massive eye opener for me.
Two main questions I have about this doctrine:
1. Are we to believe the seige of Jerusalem in 70 AD is the worst even in human history?
2. What is the strong delusion referring to in 2 Thess?
Well, you might want to read:
The Destruction of Jerusalem
An Absolute and Irresistible
PROOF OF THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY
By George Peter Holford
(1805)
That event was horrific beyond belief. Was it the worst? Perhaps not if you're just counting bodies. But I can't imagine anything more horrific than what happened in 70 A.D.
It's a figure of speech to say it was extremely horrific. Could be in the quality and not the quantity. There are other examples of such literary devices, one i remember being 1 Kings 3:12.
No question that AD 70 was horrific, but the worst event ever in history seems a stretch. Also the layout of events in 2 Thess seems to comport well with historic premil, but if I'm missing something please advise
I'm a universalist, but the main issue I have here is the prophetic measurements of the tabernacle. 1500 cubits of the Outer Court = Age of Law. 2000 cubits of Holy Place = Church Age. 1000 cubits of Most Holy Place = Millenium/Kingdom Age. There are other scriptures to support a two thousand year church age, too. My belief is that Jesus Christ is shortly to come IN His saints, and I do think most beliefs about the "end times" are incorrect.
Interesting. you've sparked my interest back into eschatology. I somewhat submitted to the Historicist view. But now after coming to learn Universal Salvation, and now knowing more than likely the early protestants view was perhaps also a deception by the papacy. I read all of David Wilcoxsons books on the Historisist view. So I do believe the Great Tribulation happened in 66-70ad due to Josephus' work but now back open minded. Perhaps the Historisicm view is a double bluff by the enemy, what 1 of 4 does that belief fall into that you listed?
Thanks, ill check your other content out
The Gospel and Epistles have definitely changed my life and given me hope for the future in Yeshua. I definitely no longer have a fear of death and each day I learn to love more and more like Yeshua but I still have much correction to go.
Man, I really hope postmillenialism / full preterism isn't true, because that would mean we are already living in the "redeemed" world, and it still sucks. If the millennium has already happened, then we have nothing to look forward to. This broken, filthy, sinful, suffering world is as good as it gets. All the good stuff already came and went, and here we are, still stuck in this mess. What good news!
Full Preterism isn't true for precisely that reason. However it is important to note that the New Testament writers clearly understood this transformation would take a very long time, an age of ages as they would say. And Christ said, "I will be with you always, even to the end of the age". We haven't reached that yet.
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838Do you think full preterism might be a byproduct of “forever and ever” being in Revelation, since “age of ages” is now obscured?
@@thepyramidschemepodcast I think full Preterism is conflating the judgment coming of Christ on Jerusalem with the final return of Christ at the end of the great age, for example:
"whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets" - Acts 3:21
Obviously the destruction of Jerusalem was not the restoration of all things. So perhaps the "forever and ever" mistranslation contributed to that, but even there I don't see how that would force that idea since you might conclude the reign of Christ continues forever after he returns. Of course we know that isn't true from 1 Cor. 15
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838What about satan short season and gog and Magog? Has it happened yet you think?
I recommend studying Don K Preston's position of full preterism. This is by far the most consistent interpretation, especially when we consider the Greek.
@aaron j sirb really could not agree more. Don K Preston is one of the best researchers of full preterism and it is the most scriptural and consistent. Pretty much all versions of futurism/dispensationalism make no sense and are not supported in the scripture
@@infinitysplitda456 Amen! It's very encouraging to know that there are many more like me. Where do you live if you don't mind me asking?
@Aaron J Sirb Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is a preterist Bible conference in Long Island, NY coming up the first whole weekend of October. If you are nearby do come. Being run by Michael Miano and the Bluepoint Bible Church. Some good speakers
I wish I lived there! We're in Springfield Missouri. A great place but no preterist churches here sadly. I'm spreading the word as much as possibly, doing my part lol
@Aaron J Sirb oh nice. I hear MO is quite nice.
In my opinion and experience you can attend a church with a futurist eschatology, but it has to be as long as they are about the Kingdom now and not pushing doom and gloom, end times stuff. My church I attend in Philly is great like that.
Yes, they do have a vaguely futurist creed of a future return, but the pastor does not lead with last days stuff, almost never. He focuses on bringing Christ to the unsaved, expanding the Kingdom, and witnessing God transform lives in the here and NOW. So God bless my pastor, he is spirit lead and gives me more than enough to work with. Praying you find something similar Aaron! Blessings!
Christ said his generation not ours. Hebrews 9:26 proves it Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Are there any believers in Postmillennialism writers that believe in the restoration of all who have written books on this these topics? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
Well I believe both are true. I've only read Dr. Gentry's work on Postmillennialism. However since Postmillennialism was popular in the 19th century, and there was a significant number of Universalist scholars back then as well, you might look to those works.
What about the seven kingdoms mentioned in Revelation? At the time "five have fallen, one is here and the other is yet to come" (paraphrasing). Aren't these kingdoms Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, and the New World Order/One World Order? What about the prophecies in Revelation that haven't been fulfilled yet?
Already fulfilled
The wicked will kill the wicked, but the righteous are also becoming more righteous. I see the fulfillment of the parable of the vineyard happening.
I would add there's another view Preterism which should be addressed as well... My two cents.
Postmillennialism is a type of Partial Preterism, because the apocalyptic portions of Revelation are tied in with the Olivet Discourse.
@The Total Victory of Christ have you considered full preterism?
@@infinitysplitda456 No, because all prophecy won't be fulfilled until the last knee has bowed to Christ, and Christ has returned to reign on earth. (Acts 1:11, 1 Cor. 15)
@The Total Victory of Christ as far as the Acts 1:11 reference look up other uses of the phrase "hos tropos" in the Greek or "in like manner" in English elsewhere in the Bible. It never means "exactly the same way" but rather "in the same spirit." And Christ did come back in judgement in the same way He left. In glory.
And @the total victory of Christ we know Christ is presently reigning on earth NOW. Where 2 or 3 are gathered in His name He is there! Does that mean we need Jesus to appear in a physical, visible, bodily way to be somewhere on earth? No, it was never about that. His Kingdom is 2.2 billion strong, alive and well, and He is tabernacling on earth now among men (Rev 20).
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 yes I was a partial Preterist for a while too, but kept on studying. Acts 1:11 speaks of Jesus returning on a cloud, a way of travel for God in the OT, so that doesn't demonstrate every knee bowing. 1 Corinthians 15 covers a lot but I'll note these things. The last enemy to be defeated is death, which was accomplished and the big one is, Paul EXPLICITLY notes in verse 51 that some of the first century Corinthians will be alive at the return of Christ and the resurrection. Also, in regards to Revelation, verse one notes that everything written was to come to pass quickly, one can not divide the second coming. Hope you consider all things, bless you and your channel!
So, What is Satan's Little Season in Revelation 20? Many Christians think we are in Satan's Little Season right now.
What about Paul saying the return of Christ cannot happen until the man of lawlessness is revealed? 2 Thess
I’m fairly new to this view, and which I see a lot of reasons to agree with it, i however have a difficult time with Luke 22:28-30 with this view, when in history has that happened? Or how was it symbolically fulfilled?
Jesus was addressing the nation of Israel Paul was speaking to the little flock neither were talkin to us gentiles
I want Yeshua to come and establish his Kingdom on Earth but I believe he’s already here and doing that through his disciples. My main focus is on loving the way Yeshua did and keeping his commandments. Whatever happens will happen. Hashem bless you!
What sbout the theory that the 1000 years of Christ reign with his saints has been and we are now in satans little season to decieve the world for one more time?
because does roman soldiers come from from the abyss?
"Truly I say to you this GENERATION will not pass away until all these things take place ."
The word "generation" in this verse does not mean a limited lifetime of a particular people.
It means a "race" or certain ethnic group of people......and in this case it means the people "ISRAEL" .
"ISRAEL" today is many sovereign nations in the world . ( Amos 9:9 )
And the USA is the leader among them .....we are Ephraim . ( Genesis chapter 48 )
We cannot understand prophecy for the last days unless we know who prophetic "Israel" is today,
because ALL prophecy for the last days centers around the people "Israel".
The little nation/state created in the Middle East by political powers in 1948 is not "Israel".....
they are "Judah " ( the Jews ) .
8:04 The verse actually means and should read: "This movement of people shall not pass away till all these things be fulfilled"
Matt 24:34 uses the word γενεά (genea) -- race, family, generation. This word is wrongly translated as "[the coming] generation"
when infact genea is closer to "geneology" or "coming generations".
So I would say Jesus here isnt talking about Christians, but of a people; the Jews,
He is saying that they would remain on the face of the earth "until these things be fullfilled" just as Paul prophecied
that a remnant of his kin which he calls ("All [true] Israel" -romans 11:24-25), would be saved AFTER the gentiles had come into Christ
and reached their FULLNESS.
Dispensational scholars say it means "generation" everywhere except in Matthew 24
But is language this confusing?
This channel and Onorato Diamante’s channel are the two best biblical TH-cam channels
Ono would say this channel is heretical…just sayin’
@@goblintown yeah... a lot of people say a lot of things. Doesn't make it true
But they're so different! How can that be reassuring?
Love your content and I appreciate you trying to tackle eschatology. However, this is a hard sale for me. If the 20th and 21st century, arguably the bloodiest and most violent in human history , are part of the Millennium, then what a HUGE disappointment!
"Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:08).
Hello there.... Are you saying that the Lords return is with regard to a repentant majority.
In matt 24 ? it is said that mans destruction is imminent and God steps in to save all flesh. So, could that be the trigger for his return. (For men will be faint out of fear)
Thanks for stimulating my brain into action !!! 😊
I think the Olivet Discourse, Matt 24 pertains to 1st century events. I think Christ will most likely return to a peaceful world transformed by the Gospel message and majority mankind will overwhelmingly and joyfully welcome him back to earth. In context with the promise in Acts 1:11
What Jesus Christ revealed was the truth of what has always existed. Don’t know what you wanna call my view, but I believe all scriptures are fulfilled. Therefore, we can rest in the father.
great job!
Wow!
My line of thinking has always gone like this:
God showed us his nice side through Jesus first coming BUT the next time he comes it will be with power (like Alexander the Great)
But the Bible says God is unchanging and furthermore says God is love. Sooo this really is contradictory and like you said, we sound just like the Jews in Jesus time.
Please look up the Greek for taken. “One will be taken” uses Paralambano…taken as a positive concept. As a friend or to an office.
Yes, but remember that saying was given in the context of the flood of Noah, where you wanted to be left behind, not taken in the judgment of the flood.
Wahoo!!! I'm with you on this topic too!
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Please do a video on rapture. Thanks.
We would love you to touch the topic of the past great tribulation even if it takes long brother. The world is getting better not worse.
Shalom everyone, my brothers and sisters.
Peace be to you all.
Thank you Brother Michael for this upload.
If it's okay with you we would like to help:
First and foremost to take away any and all religious philosophy;
We have no free will.
God can and will influence our choices.
Neither is there a place of eternal torment called hell.
ANY that bring a message that involves fear does not know God and come in their own name.
It doesn't take an intelligent mankind to know these things, it does however takes a humble mankind to know these things.
There is no rapture.
John 17:15
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
God has no respect of persons, neither does He place any conditions on our salvation.
God was reconciling THE WORLD to himself in Christ, NOT IMPUTING men's trespasses against them.
Neither does God hold a record of wrong.
Neither does He treat us as our sins deserve.
The antichrist, the man of lawlessness, the man of sin from revelation is ADAM.
The word seitan or seitan (not the name !) means adversary or accuser, or better explained as; an adversarial thought according to Hebrew literature.
Notice: Any that does not do the will of our heavenly Father the Lord Jesus, is an anti-Christ.
We are adversarial towards God.
By listening to the desires of the flesh, we are adversarial to the will of God.
Towards His will to treat another as how we would like to be treated.
It comes from Adam.
Our father the adversary.
When God gave Adam a limited ability to create manifestations from his imaginations.
We all bear the mark.
It's this condition called fear.
First Adam only knows misery and destructions, and the way of peace they do not know.
Because it has an attitude (spirit) of fear that corrupts the mind, (consciousness, soul) and created an egocentric mentality instead of an unconditional loving one.
Notice: a body with a spirit FORM a soul.
A soul is also know as being your consciousness or mentality.
The lake of fire is a process not a place.
A process of sanctification.
The healing of our fearful mind (Soul)(Consciousness)(Mentality).
Sanctifications: God's holiness that will convince you through heartfelt convictions that changes your attitude, how to be loving towards another, how to treat another as how you would like to be treated.
Only God can heal us all from this condition called fear.
And we praise God that He will draw all of mankind to Himself, all in their own order.
There is no; You must believe, repent and confess what religious Christianity teaches you.
This implies free will, as we mentioned before, we have no free will.
This idea thinking we have free will comes from our ego.
We hold no power over life and death.
We have no control over fear.
We can't even choose to come into this world of evil or not.
It is He that lighted every mankind into existence.
God is all powerful and is in complete control.
He declared the end from the beginning.
Place as much as possible your complete trust in Him, stop listening to messengers or messages that give you fear, even those you create yourself.
Try and uphold His simple law that is been written unto your heart.
To treat another as how you would like to be treated and He will reveal Himself to you.
Brothers and sisters, now do you understand?
The Truth is something we learn by the guidance of God, it is never something carnally minded people will tell you.
No matter what titles (such as pastor or doctor and so on) they use to exalt themselves above another.
We have one master and that is the Christ.
And we have one God, and that is the Lord your God who is Jesus, who is the Christ.
And we are all brothers and sisters in Christ, whether we are disobedient to Him or not.
He is the Father of all spirits.
May this be of help to you all.
To God is all the glory.
The 'locusts army" in Revelation chapter 9 is the same "locusts army" we find in Joel chapter 2 .....
they are the "army of the LORD" ( Joel 2:11 )
They are the true "church" that this world has no knowledge of today, they are invisible and hidden in Christ.
( Colossians 3:3 )
They will be given "power" (authority) to "torture" (correct) this world with the TRUTH of God's Word ...
just as the "scorpions" (false teachers = see Ezekiel 2:6 ) have had power for ages now.
People are spiritually "dead" and after they hear the truth, they will wish they were still spiritually dead,
but this "death" will flee from them.....as they cannot unlearn what they then KNOW .
There is a "King" over this army who has the key to the "bottomless pit" or the abyss .
The Greek word is "abyssou" from the root word "bythos".
"bythos" means a profundity, an unfathomable depth, or what we would call "DEEP knowledge" of God.
In The Greek language, the precedent "a" is added at the beginning of a word to negate it's meaning so that
the word means just the opposite ......so "a-byss" means " NO DEEP KNOWLEDGE" of God.
This is the state or condition of this world today and it's religions .
The book of Revelation is "signified" ( Rev. 1-1 ) meaning all the imagery is given in physical "signs" and symbols
that point to a SPIRITUAL reality .
This book is a "PROPHECY" ( Rev. 1-3 ) about the revealing of the TRUE church and the TRUE God to this world
for the first time in human history .
I do believe we are in the Messianic era now.
I don't believe we are in the end times. Now I'll be misunderstood for sure! I do believe at book of Acts2:16,17 was the end time. But I seriously don't believe we are at the 1 minute to midnight as the scare tactics crowd and the fear mongerers love to announce. They are false who say this, for none know the hour or day of Christ's return. But even if so, even if only one or 2 seconds before midnight, then great cause for incredible joy and rejoicing for our redemption draweth nigh. But it's not cause for a wrong unChrist-like fear which the enemy is expert at causing. The fear of THE LORD is clean.
SO extremely glad that this talk debunks John Darby's false eschatology!!!
Wow...now I'm really confused. Does that mean heaven on earth, like the Jehovah's witness? Why is it interpreted so wildly different the Bible?
Just like we are transformed into an immortal state, the earth is also transformed into a "new earth", but it is this planet, our home, that is transformed.
He’s not correct on this topic. Premillennial dispensationalism is the truth and it wasn’t started by Darby in the 1800’s. Early church fathers believed in and taught the rapture and so did Paul. Darby made the doctrine popular again but it was not his invention. Jesus said in His Fathers house (heaven) there are many mansions and He’s going there (heaven) to prepare a place for us. So that where He is (heaven) we may be also. Scripture is clear that the premillennial dispensational view is correct. We are in the final days before the rapture now. The tribulation has not happened yet. The millennial reign of Christ has not begun. Don’t be deceived.
@@TylerJ726 that word "mansions" is grossly mistranslated in the KJV. If you scroll down just a tad bit, you will see that the same word is used in John 14:23:
Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our ABODE with him.
The second use, verse 23, explains the meaning of the word. It simply means an abode, or a place of residence. God’s “house” is a “house” of “many abodes.” Scripture makes it clear that the place of God’s residence is not in temples made with men’s hands, but He lives within the people of God.
1Co 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1Co 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Rev 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
We are God’s temple, and He dwells within us. That is the mansions of Joh 14.
I hope this helps you explain this.
@@rg442Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for us. That’s not Christ dwelling in us. Clearly He is making us homes in heaven.
On another note, the word may mean abode however you can use the context and common sense to justifiably conclude that the homes will be mansion like. Jesus is the creator of the universe. We are His bride. We are co heirs and rulers with Christ. Royalty. I guarantee you we won’t be living in small shacks… and you are correct our mansions won’t be made of mens hands but by the hands of Christ Himself who designed them and fashioned them to fit our likes, wants, and desires. He knows us better than we know ourselves and our homes will be perfect for us.
@@TylerJ726
This point exactly. Dispensationalism has been taught and
was believed by Paul (Ephesians 2:11-12, Hebrews 4:8, Romans 11:25 ), He even speaks of the Jews being "saved on another day".-
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--->I do however disagree with the tribulation not having occured yet. I think we are in the thick of it; and shortly before wrath-endtime:
Daniel 9:24-25 says Israel has 70 years (not weeks*), counting from its re-establishment (1948) , to repent unto Jesus Christ
Daniel 9:26 then says that "the [wicked] prince" will cause sacrifice and oblation to cease "the middle of the week".
If we were to count 2023 as the 5th day of the week since 2018, then that means we are at the end of the prophetic "middle of the week" entering into the weekend.
--->| anyone interested; look up the "red hefer slaughter of the jew" that is supposed to occur next year. Some think "that" will be the "abomination of desolation"
which "cuts Christ off/makes him depart with his kin" (Daniel 9:26)
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*Shabuim in the hebrew can also mean years, and not as often translated, only weeks.
The generation that shall not pass is referring to the fig tree rebirth of Israel
Not to be a downer, but a doctrine isn't true simply because it's the most hopeful. Which seems to be the leading argument at the beginning of the video.
This is the end of the beginning
And the beginning, to the end
Some things to consider- Christ had to die on passover. He could not have died at any point. Passover had to be fulfilled, and it was. I don’t believe Christ can return at anytime. It has to be at the appointed time, most likely the feast of trumpets. Paul says “at the last trump.” Some year during the fall feasts Christ will return.
In regards to no one knowing the day or hour, this is a reference to Christs coming in judgement in the first century. Coming on the clouds is seen in Isaiah with God “riding on a cloud” to judge Egypt. The sun going dark, stars falling from the sky is seen in an oracle regarding the judgement of Babylon, I believe that is in Isaiah also. His coming in judgement could come at any hour. This is why he told believers not to go back and grab their coat. It is recorded that the Roman army began to advance on Jerusalem then pulled back suddenly, giving Christian’s enough time to heed Christs words and flee to the mountains. But his return accompanied by the resurrection of the saints must not be random. None of the other feasts were fulfilled at random. They were fulfilled at their appointed time. We await the fulfillment of the fall feasts.
Appreciate your studying and presentation.. I don’t agree but am glad to hear other opinions and views.. the end times is very interesting but they seem unclear.. I’m very sure that Paul’s message was to the Gentile and Christs was to Israel. Paul’s gospel and the Gospel of the kingdom are different undeniably
Paul's Gospel is very much the Gospel of the Kingdom, "For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet" 1 Cor. 15:25
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 it seems to me the difference is defined by the contrast of 1cor 15-1 thru verse 5 or so and “the gospel of the kingdom” preached throughout Israel and taught by the little flock messianic Jews. The kingdom prophecies in the Old Testament placing Jesus as king. One gospel or Message is Earthly and one is heavenly.. I’m sure your familiar with these views. I can definitely see how the end result of Gods purpose and will for his chosen people influence the entire earth and all it’s inhabitants but it seems that his peculiar people are indeed Israel and the rest of the earth’s population are not his “chosen ones”. I think you agree that God distinguishes between the two in the word.
Sorry but watch the news. The book of Revelation is much more literal than most believe. Universalism and postmillennialism maybe compatible but they are separate.
Pointing out an error here at 6.17 mins
Partial preterism makes more sense
Hi, just found your videos. Interesting stuff and agree with some of the things you believe. However in regards to this postmillennialism I find it hard to believe. I do also believe in redemption of all mankind/angels in there own order. Also not a believer in rapture etc. But if we are not in the "end times" then why covid for example? why everyone in the world forced to take a shot? Seems to have a lot of patterns in regards to jacob and esau story and the serpent wanting something inside eves body just to name couple of many more examples I could say. Are you going to take the digital ID/Currency/health pass to partake in this "new world" coming? Is that what God had in plan for us in this grand age? Or does this fall in line with not able to buy and sell? Just a little bit for you to think about. However much love on your videos you do on restoration of all things!
As a fellow brother in Christ, I love you. But also your teaching is dangerous and flawed. And here is why.
Your belief that the world would be accepting of Christ at His return as when He departed doesn’t make sense. The world wasn’t accepting of Christ, they just killed Him! And they killed all the apostles. Believers were under great persecution. So much that repeatedly the apostles had to reminder the church in their epistles to hang onto the faith. They even write as though they thought Christ could return at a moment because of the persecution/tribulation they were experiencing.
Your video tells me you tend to hangout 90% of the time in the New Testament and “Jesus loves me this I know.” You probably mentally understand the Bible is more than just a Christian book, but spiritually you can only think of the Bible through a Christian lens. No judgment here, I used to do the same. Then God called me to understand I am a gentile, the Bible is a Jewish book, and there is way more to the story. Yes Jesus loves us, but I am challenging you to think like a Jew. To be a steward of the Old Testament too!
Prophecy requires much study. Maybe this isn’t your calling, which is fine, but then don’t release videos teaching prophecy. Psalm, Isaiah, Daniel, etc speak of a Messiah in two different ways. As the humble suffering servant, who was pieced for our transgressions, heal the sick, blind, and needy. One who will atone for iniquity. But also the same prophecies, many times even in the same chapters switch to a Messiah who will return with a sword, bring vengeance, put the government on His shoulders, and restore Zion! Jesus stood in the synagogue in His hometown and read Isaiah 61: “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me, to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,” then He stops and says this is being fulfilled in their hearing. But when we read on and not just the rest of 61 but all the way until 66, Isaiah says there will be a day of vengeance, chariots of fire, Zion resurrected, and then the new heaven and new earth.
So, in your teaching, you are making the same mistake as they. You throw the “Jewish eschatology out with the bath water”! They rejected the Stone who was pierced for iniquities, atoned for sin, who brought good news to the poor, and was born of a virgin. All things literally happened. But what you do is write off the rest of the prophecies. Just because He was first sent to be a humble, loving, Passover Lamb “who takes away the sins of the world” first, doesn’t mean He can’t return now as the righteous judge!
God has been all about types, symbols, and rituals that point to Christ. I give you Moses and Joshua. Moses was a symbolic type who taught a prophet greater than he would come. Moses freed Israel from bondage, Jesus freed the world from bondage of sin. Israel wondered in the desert 40 years, Jesus was tempted 40 days. Moses came off mount Sanai radiant, Jesus was transfigured on a mountain with Moses. Moses parted the sea, Jesus walked on the sea. Then Moses died before the promised land and Jesus died before the promised end. And He (Yoshua) will return and be the greater Joshua. Joshua led Israel with a sword, so will Yoshua. Joshua conquered the wicked giant tribes, so will Yoshua. Joshua gave Israel their inherited promise land, Joshua will fulfill it! Remember there is an over 4,000 year promise/prophecy still to be fulfilled. Abraham was promised his people would stretch from the Nile River to the Euphrates. This is almost three times the size Israel has ever been. Then we read in Isaiah He will return with a sword and pave a highway from Egypt to Syria.
So much prophecy has fulfillment and unfulfillment. Some already happened and some not yet. So let’s go the Matthew 24. Jesus said the temple stones would be throne down. The disciples approach Him ad ask when that would happen, when is the end of the age, and signs His coming? Remember, they thought Jesus was going to put the government on His shoulders. They probably are thinking a big battle, temple gets damaged, He will rebuild the temple and resurrect their Hebrew forefathers. So He does explain the destruction of the temple (already) but then He says that is just the birth pains and continues. Then He explains every nation will have heard the gospel, false prophets will be deceptive and even perform amazing signs from the sky. The sun/moon/stars will be darkened. None of these happened in 70 AD. And for 1,500 years Israel has not existed. So this has been written off as fulfilled. But…then Israel was returned in 1948 and now the gospel has been preached to every nation. Buckle up!
Most scholars place the writings of most of John’s (including Revelation) after 70 AD. If Revelation is about Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD then please answer the following:
• How is Niro the antichrist if he died in 68 AD?
• Why isn’t Revelation written to warn Jerusalem?
• No mention of the destruction of the temple?
• Saints being persecuted to death. Yes Rome persecuted Christians, but Christians had nothing to do with the fall of Jerusalem and the temple. Christians bounced and Israel fought against Rome.
And one last kicker! Revelation 17, the woman riding the beast. Its 7 heads are 7 mountains and 7 kings. Mountains were a symbol for kingdoms. 5 were, one is, and the 7th is to come. And after the 7th will be an 8th, but part of the 7. If this were 7 kings of one kingdom it would read one mountain with 7 kings. But this is what it is saying:
1. Egypt
2. Assyria
3. Babylon
4. Persia
5. Greece
6. Rome (one is)
7. Islam
8. ???
But the 8th will destroy the Babylon system. When did Rome become the 8th kingdom who destroyed the Babylon system in 70 AD? The Bible tells us who Revelation is about.
The Book of Revelation is found all over the Old Testament. You know the parts the Jews believed but didn’t understand He needed to atone the world first. The parts about the wicked, tribulation, sun/moon/stars darkened, and Messiah returning to liberate the world and Zion. The parts you ignore! Yeah, those are the prophecies leading to Revelation. And the book of Ezekiel from 37-48 explains it all!
• The resurrection (valley of dry bones)
• End times war led by a rider with a bow on a horse (Gog)
• They conquer Israel with the sword and imprison many
• This wicked army experiences the wrath of God (earthquakes, hail, fire, mountains level. All in Revelation)
• There bodies are feasted on by the beasts and the birds (Rev 19)
• The Lord returns them from exile and cleanses the land in 39
• Then 40-48 Ezekiel sees a new temple. Remember Israel rejected Christ but will look upon Him who they pierced. They missed the blood of the Lamb!
• Then Ezekiel says the land stretches from the Nile to the Euphrates
I can go on and on! Prophecy among prophecy! Yes angels with gather His elect in the air to return with Him. Also angels with gather wicked into the winepress of His wrath (Rev 19). And some of humanity will remain, especially Israel who He will restore. And we will be His priests and sit on thrones as part of His Kingly cabinet (Rev 2-3 & 20).
These are the years leading the final 7 post trib yearz
Which starts with the 2 witthesses
And for the elect sake he will shorten those dayz
Which means the elect are here
And the only way to know the season is if its at the end of the trib
The pre trib any moment season is over 150 years old
Seasons are only a few months long
A new Earth
Also after the millenium the curse will be lifted so no more cursed ground and no more death
You had me up until this. There are a lot of little details that I've picked up on which keeps Postmillennialism from working for me. I'm still a dispensationalist in a lot of ways, even though I do believe in the ultimate victory in Jesus. For instance, the phrase of 'one taken' can be interpreted as 'taken in love', and the one left is 'left in disgust'. I think I got that from Dr. Barry Awe. Or maybe Chuck Missler.
The very example of the locusts - they TORMENT people for five months. Not kill. In fact the people would seek death and not be able to find it. So, that doesn't even fit the roman weapons, which killed people outright.
On top of that is the huge number of catastrophes which haven't happen yet that kill huge swaths of the worlds population. Heck, it's only been recently rediscovered that the 4th Part of the World is an idiom for the western hemisphere - the Americas. And, guess what gets massively depopulated in the opening of the seals?
The Great Tribulation hasn't happened yet, and even Revelation describes it as God's Wrath in its very language as the Trumpets sound and the Thunders are uttered (which are reserved for that time - have you heard seven thunders and understood something being conveyed in them? I haven't - ) and the bowls poured. And, we are 'not appointed unto God's wrath', according to Paul.
I'm glad for a solid intro on what Postmillennialism is. It seems like it's trying to take the pieces of revelation that spawned it and run as that's all there is, just as bad as dispensationalism, premillennialism, and amillennialism. Aside from Amillennialism, which I believe is completely misguided, the other three are close but not completely correct. ALL THREE. The point going for Dispensationalism is the phrase 'The NEW COVENANT' made by Jesus Christ. Premillennialism gets a point because there are things about Christ's reign which hasn't happened yet. And, Christ's reign ends in 1st Corinthians 15: 24-28. Revelation describes what that 1000 years is supposed to be like. Not the age after the millennium. The age OF the millennium. Post Millennialism, if it is as you claim, gets its point for the bright, hopeful future even during the Great Tribulation and especially after.
Instead of prescribing one version over the other, try mashing them together. Somewhere in all that is the complete picture, in my opinion.
The problem js you assume revelation hasn’t been mostly fulfilled.
@@justchilling704 I don't believe this prophecy has been fulfilled yet:
"Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins." (Isaiah 17:1, ESV)
No actually the popular belief that the Jews were expecting a Violent Messiah to overthrow the Roman Empire is wrong, that's not what they expected at all and nothing in the NT implies it was. Those who killed Jesus did so because they found Jesus too Provocative as shown in John 11.
So ur not worried about AI, world government and microchips then?
He came first as the Lamb, but will return as the Lion.
Nope, not worried. If anything the advances in technology will bring the Gospel message to more people more quickly!
As far as world government goes, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), declared by the United Nations kicks down all barriers, by international law, so the Gospel can now proceed across the whole world.
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 You are simply not paying attention.
You are denying the fact that an "artifical" image being brought to life is already mentioned and condemned in revelation 13:13-18.
Beyond that, the internet has evidently produced more sin (porn distribution, gossip, envy, strife) than there ever was.
The UDHR is uneffective as all UnitedNation declarations are. The bible renders the UN as evil and a hoax (revelation 16:13: decieved nations follow the unclean spirits).
Sometimes I wonder if youre a Christian at all.
I think ur in for a big surprise
@@thetotalvictoryofchrist9838 Hmm. Advances in technology? If anything, technology has pulled people away from God. It consumes time, makes available every sort of perversion and anti-Christian messaging at our fingertips instantly, monitors and tracks us, and bathes us in untested 5g microwaves. Just look at the exponential increase in dumbed down idiots who have no idea what the Bible is and no interest in finding out.
The U.N. is another part of this evil world in Satan's control. Research the U.N. meditation room. Christianity is being attacked, not embraced, and the number of Christians is dwindling. I have no intention of abandoning my Christian faith, but this endless eschatological debate/discussion/theorizing is incredibly tedious. It seems to be obfuscated intentionally by God in the Bible for some reason.
Very informative thank you I believe Jesus was addressing the little Jewish neither were talkin to gentiles
The Tribulation is about Israel and bringing back the Jewish people god has unfinished business with them. This is the first video you have created that I completely disagree with you on. Have the stars fallen from heaven has the sky been rolled back like a scroll? The tribulation absolutely is a future event. When the church age ends we are removed from the world we are the great multitude of people who return with Jesus in the sky when he sets foot on the Mount of Olives.
Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Revelation 19:14 Represents the church in their glorified bodies
Yes he is completely and utterly wrong on this topic
It's interesting (at least to me) that the gospels make the point several times that Jesus forcefully reprimanded his listeners for taking his words literally, but never once did he pull anyone up for receiving his words as a 'dark saying' - as in the Hebrew 'chidah': a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question. Scripture often refers to itself as containing so many of these 'dark sayings' - ie. statements with rich imagery that need to be meditated on and wrestled with slowly over time.
However, to treat so much of Scripture as merely a series of bland literal statements - in the same way we would read an instruction manual for an electronic appliance - is to cheapen the written word of God and keep one in a puerile and stagnant state of mind.
As just one example: in order to be consistent with the rigid 'comic book' literalism you're applying here to Revelation, if we apply the same approach to Genesis 3, then all the misery and suffering of human history began because one day two nudists decided to go fruit-picking after taking misguided advice from a talking reptile - who then had his legs taken off him. Wonderful ... so much depth and wisdom to meditate on in that particular reading.
Actually the thing "The Total Victory of Christ"is saying about 70 AD being the Tribulation makes a lot of sense.
There are three witnesses/accounts at this event. Flavius Josephus a jewish historicus who was present at that time and who wrote a book about it called "War of the Jews".
Tacitus a roman historicus and another a christian witness but can't remember the name.
These accounts were written. Supernatural events.
3 and a half years this happened.from 66 AD to 70 AD until the burning of Jerusalem and the Temple.
Flavius Josephus said that around 70 AD when the Romans surrounded Jerusalem, the whole of Israel became bloodshed. Rivers and lakes where full of blood because of the many death people.
Jewish people were crucified 500 a day. And because of the roman surrounding Jerusalem people in the city starved because they couldn't get food.
Flavius Josephus writes that people began to be as cannibals. Because of the death bodies lying around pestilence and sickness was around the city.
One of the supernatural event was that the Temple-door opened up on itself. A door that could only be opened if with many men. Then voices was heard saying Let Us go forth from here. The roman account say that gods left the Temple.
The Jewish priests saw the Shekinah Glory leaving the Temple and going to the Mount of Olives where it stayed.
The whole of Jerusalem, Romans and the Jewish Priest and the christians witnessed a large man in the sky and there was an army of angels in the sky.
There is another account of I believe it was from the romans that Caesar Nero himself witnessed spirits coming out of the grave at the same time...
And weirdly enough about Caesar Nero, he was persecuting christians at his time of ruling, thrown at lions in the colosseum.
And Caesar Nero's name also was the number 666.
Which is very peculiar.
@@rebolton3351 Disobedience to god was the first sin and as a result, humanity and the world were cursed and people received their sinful nature. Research Flat Earth the stars are not what we have been told that they are it's hard to accept some of the things the bible says because satan has lied to the world about the very place that we live. God refers to Satan as the god of this world. And if you do not believe that Satan has the ability to fool the world you are kidding yourself.
@@rebolton3351 Be careful to call Satan a "talking reptile" (Jude 1:9). Satan is a being from the highest order of the Saraphim (fire-spitting/burning serpents) who have horns on their head and are called "cherubim" (bulls: ezekiel 1:4). These hold the throne of God; and usually have arms and legs and can spit fire (to wield a sword of fire).
Of these cherubim; Satan was the highest "anointed" one (ezekiel 28:14, Isaiah 14:14)
So biblical literalism is the way to go, unless the context states otherwise.
The days of Noah supports the rapture because Enoch was taken before the flood
Wicked are removed and the Righteous inherit the Earth. Just like in Noah’s day.
"Oh, you're still here?"
LOL.
Read the book dispensationsalsm before Darby he is not the inventor of it or the pre trib rapture just the one to make it popular
I like you but you don't know much about the roots of dispensationalism know right division nor prophecy sir
I have listened to and greatly appreciate many of your videos....but this one I don't agree with, and several questions came to mind as I listened.
The first is this " How can we be living in the millennium now?" Christ has not returned to reign from Jerusalem, and all the descriptive characteristics of the Millennial reign as we find in the Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea etc have not, nor are occurring today.
Second, it sounds more like Dominion Theology, where it is up to us to bring in the Kingdom. Hence the need to overtake and run all areas of society....THEN, and only then will Christ return. BUT, Scripture teaches us that His return will at that time usher in the Kingdom...HE will do the ushering in...not us in our human attempts.
Thirdly, post millenialism eliminates prophecy concerning Israel. Prophecies that have not yet been fulfilled, such as Ezekiel 36-37. This has yet to take place.
My conclusion on this topic is that understanding the Mystery that was hid in God and by the will of God through Christ revealed to Paul....ushered in an age of GRACE towards ALL men for salvation apart from the Law. This was an unexpected interruption previously never revealed after Israel as a whole rejected their Messiah. We are in this age of GRACE...not the millenium and God will most certainly complete His promises to Israel...still yet future.
Hope this helps clarify a dispensational point of view😊
Like most I was reared up in Dispensationalism, but I believe that view flawed. Not that my focus is on defending Postmillennialism. But here's a few points to consider:
Christ is currently seated at the right hand of power, in the New Jerusalem, reigning over this fallen world, and he will remain seated there until he has put all his enemies under his feet (Psalm 110:1, Romans 8:34, Mark 16:19, Luke 22:69, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 8:1, Acts 5:31, Matthew 22:44, Ephesians 1:20, 1 Cor. 15.20-28).
And yes, the kingdom of God has arrived on earth, when the king arrived. Christ said, "20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” - Luke 17:20-21 NIV
At the end of the great age of ages returns triumphant bringing the New Jerusalem, where he is now, with him (Revelation 3:12 Revelation 21:2)
In conclusion, Postmillennialism is a defensible eschatology view that I believe has merit.
Proof of A Pre trib Rapture. Pay Attention to the cloud and Cloud's Jesus appears in and With. Acts chapter 1 verses 9 10 11 Cloud. In Red Luke chapter 21 verses 27 and 28 Jesus is coming in A Cloud the Rapture. In Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 Jesus is coming With the Clouds when he comes back to the MT of Olives the second coming
I believe in the rapture your scripture of Matthew 24, 3844. It’s not talking about the rapture you got the wrong wrong wrong verse of the rapture. I’m starting to doubt your intelligence of the gospel 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10
King James Version
2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
People who believe Matthew gospel, belongs to us Gentiles do not know how to read the Bible any moment they do not know how to rightly divide the word of truth they have no clue what the Bible is talking about. Matthew is not even talking to us you have no clue what you’re talking about , you are not, of course a great teacher that I thought you were you are becoming a really really so I’m believable person
See you at the rapture believe it o not