1 Corinthians 14:4 Acts 2:4 1 Corinthians 14:3
It is an established spiritual fact that if a person does not have the Holy Spirit they cannot understand prophecy or doctrine. 1 Corinthians 2:14
Ask yourself who was it that influenced your view of any doctrine or prophetic event ? Was it a true saint of GOD or was it some carnal person like Kenneth Gentry, R.C. Sproul, Herbert Armstrong, Jehovahs witnesses, John Hagee, Gary DeMar, Benny Hinn, some Protestant or Catholic, perhaps a Judaizing church or Hank Hanegraaff ? The carnal unconverted person doesn’t know who GOD is, who Jesus is, what the message of the gospel is or even what a human being is so why would you think that they are experts in prophecy or doctrine ? Think about it.
There are various interpretations of Matthew 24, the Olivet prophecy. What I see that all carnal people fail to see and can’t see is that the statement made by Jesus about the second temple destruction had nothing to do with the answers he gave later in the garden in response to his disciples questions, “When shall these things be and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age ?” There is no doubt in my mind that what Jesus said about the second temple was on the minds of the disciples when they asked this question. It is very important to note that in his answer to their question Jesus never mentions the second temple. Jesus does mention the abomination of desolation in Matthew 24:15 and the comment there is, “let the reader understand” , but this cannot be the second temple in which this occurs because this event happens just before the great tribulation begins. The common error made by everyone is that they think Jesus is speaking about the second temple when he is actually speaking about the third temple. The full Preterist version of Matthew 24 is obviously a lie. Jesus did not return in 70 AD. The partial Preterist idea attempts to use events that did take place in 70 AD and say they are the fulfillment of events that are plainly future. They attempt to compare certain things that did happen in 70 AD that do not fully meet the descriptions of events that happen in the future great tribulation.
Another false idea is that the Olivet prophecy is only symbolic of Christ and the church, that the temple is now the church but the church existed long before the physical temple of the Jews. However, there will be no temple in the new heavens and earth as recorded in Revelation 21:22 so the idea the church replaces the temple is incorrect. The true church has always been GODS true elect since righteous Able.
It seems that all interpretations of Matthew 24 try to include the second temple in them rather than seeing that it has nothing to do with the Olivet prophecy. Jesus knew the second temple would be destroyed because it was prophesied before in Daniel 9:26 and Ezekiel 21:27 Daniel 9:26 is the destruction of the second temple after Jesus is gone from earth, but verse 27 mentions another temple that is the place of the abomination of desolation. Check out the various translations of this verse. Then Ezekiel says that something will be overturned or ruined three times and afterwards given to him whose right it is. This is the overturning of the temple 3 times then after this given to Christ who has the right to it. The Apostle Paul spoke about the abomination of desolation in 2 Thessalonians 2:4 but what Paul thought at this time was that it would be the second temple in which this abomination would occur because it is well known that the Apostles and the church still thought Jesus was speaking about the second temple in Matthew 24 and having no knowledge or understanding of the third temple and operated under the belief Jesus would return in their lifetime until the Book of Revelation was given. Just before Jesus ascended the disciples asked him, “will you at this time restore the kingdom unto Israel ?” The disciples had the idea Jesus would return in their lifetime because they misunderstood what Jesus said in Matthew 24.
All people today do not understand what Jesus said in Matthew 24 except GODS elect saints. This even after Jesus warned them about deception that was coming which is odd for Jesus to say if the second temple was to be the focus of his prophecy, which it was not.
I am well aware of the other explanations of Matthew 24 but because I am a mature Christian being under the teaching of GOD through Christ for over 30 years I can confidently say that what I have written here is the truth. The comment Jesus made about the second temple destruction was totally unrelated to the Olivet prophecy. The third temple unlike the first two will not be destroyed but cleansed, Daniel 8:14 says the temple will be cleansed or rededicated, made righteous and holy again, and will be used during the millennium as described in Ezekiel 40-48 and Zechariah 14 . Therefore since the second temple was destroyed it cannot be the temple Jesus was addressing in Matthew 24 or the temple Daniel mentions in Daniel 8:14 or Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:4. It is only in the new heavens and Earth that the temple is gone forever, Revelation 21:22 , because GOD and the Lamb are the temple.
During the millennium and second resurrection the people who were totally ignorant of all things will need taught by actual participation in the system of ancient Israel’s shadows of the Ten Commandments and law of Moses in order to give them understanding of the complete history of GODS working with humanity. Remember that during the great tribulation Satan uses the old covenant to deceive the people but GOD will explain the truth to them concerning the true reasons GOD gave the old covenant. The carnal people, now given the spirit, must learn the lessons of the schoolmaster just as we did before them but at that time we will be their teachers. The old covenant will not be completely abolished until all things are fulfilled Matthew 5:18 and this will not happen until heaven and earth pass away. Revelation 21:1
The human beings that are living after the new heavens and earth are in place, will be like Adam and Eve before sin entered the world, pure and innocent but this time given the fruit of the tree of life that is symbolic for being born with the Holy Spirit. It will be at that time as if Adam had made the right choice instead of the wrong choice. However in true spiritual reality the second Adam had to be the one who made all the right choices because Jesus surrendered his will to his GOD unlike what the first Adam did. The people who live in this new heaven and earth will be from the second Adam having the Holy Spirit in their mother’s womb and live a utopian life of love and righteousness for an appointed time and when they are determined to be ready GOD will instantaneously change them from a human being into a spirit being in the kingdom of GOD. This process will continue on forever and ever as the kingdom will always increase without end. Isaiah 9:7 Luke 1:32-33 Daniel 2:44
There is a belief that Roman Emperor Nero sent John to Patmos in about 66 AD. They also claim that Nero was the 6th emperor when he was the 5th. This is done to support their claim that the book of Revelation was written in about 67 AD so that they can then say events were fulfilled during the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. If you study the records of the Roman Emperors the only Emperor who ever released prisoners and exiles of the empire was Nerva who reigned from 96 to 98 AD. No other Emperor prior to Nerva ever released anyone therefore John was sent to Patmos during the reign of the Emperor before Nerva, Domitian , who reigned from 81 AD to 96 AD, and at sometime during this period exiled the Apostle John to Patmos. There are also the writings of early church leaders that support this time frame. Given these historical facts it is impossible to date the book of Revelation to 67 AD and the dates of 96 to 98 AD are correct.
There is a movement in Israel today that is intent on building the third temple. Many Israeli politicians support it including Benjamin Netanyahu who is very close friends with the Rabbis behind the movement. Much of the preparation for the temple is already done and the main problem is building the temple on the Temple Mount which is sure to cause quite an uproar with Islam. I have read accounts of Jewish Rabbis saying they have met with the messiah but that he is not at this time ready to reveal himself. There are also Rabbis that say they have found the ark of the covenant but are waiting for the messiah to decide when to reveal it and himself to Israel. What many in Israel want is a restoration of Israel to the glory days of Solomon and with the arrival of the ark of the covenant and their messiah I believe they will accomplish that. This is what was on the minds of the disciples when they asked Jesus, “ Will you at this time restore the kingdom unto Israel ?”
I am not saying that all I have written will be fulfilled in the exact way I have written it because prophecy is only partially known, 1 Corinthians 13:9 and the exact way it will all play out is subject to change because of not having total understanding. We know only major events but not the details and specifics and timing of those events. If we are watching as Jesus said we should be they will not take us by surprise. May the current prophecies soon become the established doctrine.
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