The Beast of Revelation: IDENTIFIED (9 of 25) by Ken Gentry

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[otnt66]

Mat 15:9 Anybody believing this sermon to be truth is TRULY deceived. God calls you the individual, to DILIGENTLY search the scriptures yourself, not to listen to somebodies theories. 2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The bible interprets itself. Why would God promise that he would reveal himself if you would search? Num 23:19, Pro 3:5-6

[jcr4runner]

@otnt66 So your warning would negate all preaching?

[rkg62976]

What is presented here is classic Preterism. This is the false counter-interpretation to the equally false system of Futurism. Preterism=most of Revelation was fulfilled by the end of the 1st century A.D.(Some extend it to 4th c.)

Futurism=most of Revelation happens after a 'pre-tribulation' rapture of the Church. Both systems are fallacious, and were invented to counter-reform the great Protestant Reformers of the 16th century. Please, brethren, learn your history.

[jcr4runner]

How do you answer this? Neither Luther nor Calvin wrote a commentary on Revelation.

Calvin wrote a commentary on Daniel. It is preterist and does not contain any interpretation relating to the Muslims, the pope or the Church of Rome.

Question: How can one's interpretation of Daniel be preterist, but one's interpretation of Revelation historicist? Is that consistent?

[jcr4runner]

Calvin's preterist commentary on Daniel contains lots of citations of earlier commentators, so to say that preterism was invented in the 16th century is false.

[lovecarlaa18]

True the woman is Jerusalem

[jcr4runner]

Babylon is defined as the Harlot -- this is a symbolic name of a city that faces destruction. The Temple is also here.

The city where "our Lord was crucified" is also called Sodom and Egypt in Revelation 11:8.

"And their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified."

The Harlot is apostate Israel. The city is Jerusalem.

The "woman" that appears later is the Church and the city of God is heavenly Jerusalem.

[redcolt2]

I like the way he skilfully disregards the Papal power who IS dressed in purple and scarlet (No Blue) adorned with gold and has a 'Golden cup' in her hand AND sits on the seven hills of Rome who WAS the Roman empire, who wasn't yet IS.

[ferdnerkel]

what is john measuring in rev 11;1-2?

[mpenaco]

@EndTimeDelusion1 The idea about a rebuilt temple comes from a faulty system of interpreting Jesus' prophecy of his judgment upon Israel. God abandoned Israel as his chosen people by destryong their temple. Israel became a wicked nation, killed the prophets and crucified Jesus and they deserve to be punished. The old sacrificial system ended forever and Christ came to introduce the new covenant. A rebuilding of the temple would be contrary to this message of Scripture.

[mpenaco]

@Bobbel888 Revelation is a prophecy of God's judgment on apostate Israel and his taking on a new bride, the church. If you see the events in Revelation happening in the future, then you are interpreting the book differently, not as God's judgment upon Israel and this is not what Revelation is all about.

[mpenaco]

@jcr4runner Daniel's prophecy refers to God's judgment of Israel as a sinful nation. It is a past event and has nothing to do with Muslims or the Roman Catholic Church as these religions did not exist back then. Both Daniel and Revelation are dealing with God's judgment on Israel and the taking of his kingdom to the four coners of the earth.

[mpenaco]

@rkg62976 The preterist view takes the second coming of Christ, the resurrection and the judgment as future events. The rest are past prophecies. Which of these do you see as false?

[melbourneopera]

but pope are dress like that as well.... just a mega guess...... No offence!

[EndTimeDelusion1]

i challenge anyone to find a single verse in the Bible describing the rebuilding of a third temple. And if there is not one, then this must have been already fulfilled -

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.