Christ's kingdom will never be physically on this earth

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11 hours ago, DeighAnn said:

Ok, maybe you could give it to me in a manner along the lines of this


I believe the first half of the final week begins when there will be a system of power rise up on earth under the direct influence of 'the beast' that consists of .......I believe it will almost come to control the whole world when the two witnesses OF GOD will be sent to earth 1

I believe they will be the cause of the deadly wound to one of the 'heads' in that system when it happens, it seems as if the whole world is doomed to fall into utter chaos 1

I believe that is when the war in heaven ends and there is silence for a half hour, when Satan AS A SUPER NATURAL BEING (able to perform miracles aka great signs and wonders), is cast down to the earth with his angels to heal the deadly wound.  I believe either he himself will be or he will be in direct control of 'the false prophet'.  I believe that is when the 2nd half of the final week begins and the 'covenant' with many takes place and all that is written of those days takes place 2


I believe Christ returns after those workings of Satan.  I believe Satan will stand where he ought not and will have the two witnesses killed leaving them to lie dead in the streets for 3 1/2 days.  2


I believe it is at this point in time that the SPIRITUAL WORLD is opened up to the eyes and ears of every living being on the earth and under the earth when the voice is heard and the two witnesses will rise up, coinciding with Christs return as KING of KINGS and LORD OF LORDS... 3

I believe it is during those events that Satan is cast into the abyss for the 1000 years aka the Lords Day.  I believe it is at that time Christs feet will touch the Mount....4

I believe Satan will be sealed in that abyss 1000 years 3

I believe at the end of the 1000 years, Satan will be loosed from the abyss for a short time that will end with GOD DESTROYING Gog and Magog...5

I believe that begins the GWTJ when all the DEAD face the 2nd death. 5

I believe once that concludes

there will be the beginning of a new era/time, a new beginning that begins with a NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH (actually this heaven and earth restored to new, all past forgotten)  found in Rev 21


Super easy, put forth the belief, follow with the Scripture that states that belief as follows




1   Rev 13 1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.


Rev 11
1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.


Rev 13  3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.



2  2 Thess 2
1 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; 4Who 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. 5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8And 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: 9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.



3  Rev 11

7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

11And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.


13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.



Rev 19
11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.



Rev 20
1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.





4  Zech 14

1Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

12And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

All Nations will Worship the King

16And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.




5  Rev 20
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.


 

The Final Judgment

11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

When Jesus returns its (The End) read it 1,000 literal times it's not going to change

Christ's At His Coming (Then Cometh The End)

Many just don't want to let go of their little pet 1,000 year kingdom on this earth that doesn't exist in scripture

Paul clearly taught that when Jesus returns the resurrection of the dead takes place, (Then Cometh The End) its that simple (The End) not a 1,000 year kingdom on this earth as many "Falsely" claim

1 Corinthians 15:21-24KJV

21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

The scripture above is in perfect agreement with Jesus being revealed in fire and brimstone as seen below (Then Cometh The End) as all the unsaved wicked are destroyed at the Lord's return

(Destroyed Them Al

Luke 17:29-30KJV

29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

The resurrection of "All" is seen below and the wicked are judged to eternal damnation, this is when the "Final Judgement" takes place (The End)

John 5:28-29KJV

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

 Jesus clearly taught that the resurrection of "All" takes place on "The Last Day" this is in perfect agreement with the scripture above

John 6:39-40KJV

39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

[Locust]

 

psalm 37:10 Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there.

 

psalm 37:11 But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.

matthew 5:5 “Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth.

[Luther]

13 hours ago, DeighAnn said:

Ok, maybe you could give it to me in a manner along the lines of this


I believe the first half of the final week begins when there will be a system of power rise up on earth under the direct influence of 'the beast' that consists of .......I believe it will almost come to control the whole world when the two witnesses OF GOD will be sent to earth 1

I believe they will be the cause of the deadly wound to one of the 'heads' in that system when it happens, it seems as if the whole world is doomed to fall into utter chaos 1

I believe that is when the war in heaven ends and there is silence for a half hour, when Satan AS A SUPER NATURAL BEING (able to perform miracles aka great signs and wonders), is cast down to the earth with his angels to heal the deadly wound.  I believe either he himself will be or he will be in direct control of 'the false prophet'.  I believe that is when the 2nd half of the final week begins and the 'covenant' with many takes place and all that is written of those days takes place 2


I believe Christ returns after those workings of Satan.  I believe Satan will stand where he ought not and will have the two witnesses killed leaving them to lie dead in the streets for 3 1/2 days.  2


I believe it is at this point in time that the SPIRITUAL WORLD is opened up to the eyes and ears of every living being on the earth and under the earth when the voice is heard and the two witnesses will rise up, coinciding with Christs return as KING of KINGS and LORD OF LORDS... 3

I believe it is during those events that Satan is cast into the abyss for the 1000 years aka the Lords Day.  I believe it is at that time Christs feet will touch the Mount....4

I believe Satan will be sealed in that abyss 1000 years 3

I believe at the end of the 1000 years, Satan will be loosed from the abyss for a short time that will end with GOD DESTROYING Gog and Magog...5

I believe that begins the GWTJ when all the DEAD face the 2nd death. 5

I believe once that concludes

there will be the beginning of a new era/time, a new beginning that begins with a NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH (actually this heaven and earth restored to new, all past forgotten)  found in Rev 21


Super easy, put forth the belief, follow with the Scripture that states that belief as follows




1   Rev 13 1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.


Rev 11
1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.


Rev 13  3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.



2  2 Thess 2
1 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; 4Who 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. 5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8And 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: 9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.



3  Rev 11

7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

11And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.


13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.



Rev 19
11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.



Rev 20
1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.





4  Zech 14

1Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

12And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

All Nations will Worship the King

16And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.




5  Rev 20
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.


 

The Final Judgment

11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

"I believe the first half of the final week begins when there will be a system of power rise up on earth under the direct influence of 'the beast' that consists of .......I believe it will almost come to control the whole world when the two witnesses OF GOD will be sent to earth 1

I believe they will be the cause of the deadly wound to one of the 'heads' in that system when it happens, it seems as if the whole world is doomed to fall into utter chaos 1"

( Ref. Revelation 13:1-6, 11:1-6)

"system of power....beast" I believe to be Babylon, satans kingdom throughout time ( Rev. 17:1-2).

His kingdom of darkness has ruled over this sin- cursed earth. I agree that the  "two witnesses" ( body of Christ) in effect inflicted the " deadly wound" to his kingdom by preaching the gospel.  "Wounded", as in the spiritual battle of souls. He lost a great many after the Cross, and the wound continues until:

 

Revelation 13:3-4 KJV
And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

[4] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

The wound was inflicted with the presence of the two witnesses. The wound is healed when their testimony is finished, when the 144,000 are sealed.  

The time of great ( spiritual) tribulation begins as soon as God's salvation is complete, when His servants are "sealed". This is the body of Christ, or the "great multitude" in Revelation 7.

At this point the two witnesses ( true believers alive during the G.T.) are  "killed" in the sense where the gospel message they preach will have no effect, as the Holy Spirit is no longer present. This will be a very perilous time, very soon. 

Look at Revelation 13:3-8:

Once his deadly wound is healed, satan is loosed to go out and deceive the nations ( Rev. 20:7-8). In other words, he basically continues where he left off when he was " bound" at the time of the Cross, unable to "snatch" the souls of the true believers. Remember when Jesus said:

John 10:27-28 KJV
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: [28] And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

No one ( any person who worked with the devil) could effect the glorious salvation that God was providing for the past two thousand years. But the children of the devil will have their final kingdom, with their king during the  "little season" ( Rev. 20:3), "Great tribulation" or affliction ( Matthew 24:21)," time of Jacob's trouble" ( Jeremiah 30:7), "very little while"  (Isaiah 10:25).

Can you even imagine what this world will be like without the protection of the Holy Spirit?

You said: " "I believe the first half of the final week...." 

I never quite understood the whole "seventy weeks" interpretation of Daniel 9 by most theologians. 

But I do know that:

1) Mankind fell into sin

2) Nevertheless God prepared a people for Himself through the precious blood of Jesus Christ 

3) God would demonstrate His salvation plan through Jesus Christ in the last days. 

4) After His salvation plan is complete  (all of His chosen ones become born of the Spirit) A time of spiritual darkness or Great Tribulation covers the earth ( I would assume, for the shortening of the days for the elect's sake, this time to be five months [ Rev. 9:5]). 

5) And at the end of this time, as satan is being worshiped in Jerusalem, Christ destroys him at the brightness of His coming, judges the world for their evil, and ushers in the New heavens and earth where eternity future begins. 

( Going to look over points 2 to 5 ). 

[Luther]

3 hours ago, truth7t7 said:

Your quote below is "False"

Quote Luther:

(( Satan and his angels had "unbound" power on earth)):

What I meant by that statement was very simple: before Christ came to demonstrate His power over sin ( at the Cross) Satan had the spiritual advantage ( being unbound) over humanity. There were Very very few accounts of anyone receiving the Spirit of God, or having a relationship with Him. All throughout the O.T., in other words, there were not great amounts of people like David, Moses, Malachi, Jeremiah etc. who knew God ( Christ) as Savior. It was only until after Pentecost, when I believe satan was spiritually " bound" that we see a great multitude becoming saved. But it's coming to and end. There are probably very few of God's elect to be saved, just by the way this world is going. 

[DeighAnn]

2 hours ago, truth7t7 said:

2 Peter 3:10KJV

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

IF as you put it 'THE END' is immediate and begins the New Heaven and Earth, then there would be NO CHANCE for anyone to come to repentance, would there?  WHEN would Christ sit upon HIS THRONE (the throne of David, an earthly throne) for the 1000 years?  When would He rule with a rod of iron?  What would be the point of being of the FIRST resurrection?  Remember, it is only AFTER speaking to 'how long' a day will be/is do we read 

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

So those things will take place DURING during the thousand years....

God is not trying to confuse us by telling us there will be 1000 years when in fact it would only be 1000 seconds...what would be the point?


I believe it is written in a straightforward, plain and simple manner.  I believe that is how we are to take it AND when we do, all the things we read about taking place DURING THAT DAY are easy to understand.  Without the LITERAL 1000 years, the Bible doesn't make sense.  

IF I were to stand before GOD and He asked me this question - 
Why did you believe the Lords Day was a thousand years?   

 I would begin by POINTING to HIS WORDS just as they are written. 

I believe the Lords day was to be 1000 years because of what You had written in 2 Peter 3:8 - 10.

'new' in verse 13 of that same chapter is kainos  -  used to describe something that is new in nature, different from the usual, better than the old, or unprecedented. It often implies a qualitative newness, emphasizing the freshness or uniqueness of the object or concept it describes. kainos is frequently used to convey the transformative and renewing work of God through Jesus Christ, highlighting the new covenant, new creation, and new life believers have in Him.

When we are MADE A NEW CREATURE, in 2 Corinth 5 

14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

I would add to that, I believed it to be a literal 1000 years because of what You had  written in Rev 20 
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

7 7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 



Strong's Lexicon
5055 - teleó - To complete, to finish, to fulfill, to accomplish.
conveys a sense of reaching a desired end or fulfilling a purpose, often with a connotation of perfection or completeness.

 

[DeighAnn]

5 hours ago, truth7t7 said:

Zechariah 14:1-12KJV

14 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Are all the nations gathered in the NEW HEAVEN and NEW EARTH or during the Lords Day?  Is the city taken and the houses rifled and women ravished in the NEW HEAVEN and NEW EARTH or during the Lords Day?  Does half the city go forth into captivity IN THE NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH or during the Lords Day?  

Does the GWTJ take place during the Lords day or in the New Heaven and New Earth? Because THIS is how it is given...

11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And 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. 4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.




ALL the things written of that day HAVE TO TAKE PLACE AT SOME TIME.  If the coming of Christ is THE END as you put, then they would all have to take place IN THE NEW and that is shown to be IMPOSSIBLE because NONE of those things will still EXIST being of the FORMER THINGS that are passed away.  





You can give verses and try to give 'meaning' to them but in the end 

THE WHOLE STORY has to work and without a LORDS DAY/1000 years/millennium that comes BEFORE the NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH

ALL the FORMER THINGS written of CAN'T take place.



GODS two witnesses walk the earth and stop the rain and turn water to blood FOR A SPECIFIC amount of days

Satan and angels are kicked out of heaven and are given A SPECIFIC amount of time and perform lying signs and wonders and deceives the whole world

Christ returns AFTER those events when everyone dies the first death or are caught up to Him, the FIRST BATTLE takes place, Armageddon

it is AT THAT TIME that Satan is bound for 1000 years

the time in which Christ rules with a rod of iron ON HIS THRONE on earth having left heaven so no longer at the right hand of GOD on GODS THRONE...

then Satan loosed for short season

ending with Gog and Magog destruction by GOD a short time later

then the GWTJ

then COMES the new heaven and new earth IN WHICH THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY meaning NONE of those things take place during that time/age.   






 

[truth7t7]

8 hours ago, Luther said:

What I meant by that statement was very simple: before Christ came to demonstrate His power over sin ( at the Cross) Satan had the spiritual advantage ( being unbound) over humanity. There were Very very few accounts of anyone receiving the Spirit of God, or having a relationship with Him. All throughout the O.T., in other words, there were not great amounts of people like David, Moses, Malachi, Jeremiah etc. who knew God ( Christ) as Savior. It was only until after Pentecost, when I believe satan was spiritually " bound" that we see a great multitude becoming saved. But it's coming to and end. There are probably very few of God's elect to be saved, just by the way this world is going. 

Once again your claim is false, just admit your wrong, Satan didn't have "Unbound" power on earth

Moses and Aaron over Pharoh, Elijah over the Priest's of Baal, on and on

Just admit your wrong, simple

Quote Luther:

(( Satan and his angels had "unbound" power on earth)):

[JoeCanada]

@truth7t7

The verses you quoted from Zech show the continuation of earth rather than the destruction of it ... or the "end" of it as you put it

And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9 And the Lordshall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

11 And men shall dwell in it, and

And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9 And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

 

Zechariah is talking about the Lords Day and the aftermath of it.

 

"And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

9 And the Lordshall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

 

Just like in Genesis. 

Gen 6:13 God says ..."I am about to destroy them with the earth"

Now, obviously the earth was not destroyed, was it?

You saying that .... "Then cometh the end"..... to you it means just that....the end. Bye Bye. That's all folks.

In 1st Cor 15..... between verse 23 and 24, is the word ... "THEN".

"THEN".....  could easily refer to, (and it does) a time gap. How long is that time gap. 

Paint me a picture of your day..... "OK, I woke up, had a shower, then I ate breakfast, then I drove to the airport.... then I got on my flight, then I got on another flight ...............

Is there a time delay between ...."THENs"?.... You know there is.

So why do you insist that there is no time delay between........... 

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

Christ comes..... then its the end. There is no time for Him to rule with a rod of iron...........  to put down all authority..... for nations to come up the Jerusalem year after year to worship the King and celebrate feasts.....

Nothing. Christ comes..... that's it!

There are so many scriptures that refute this line of thinking brother.

 

 

[Luther]

39 minutes ago, truth7t7 said:

Once again your claim is false, just admit your wrong, Satan didn't have "Unbound" power on earth

Moses and Aaron over Pharoh, Elijah over the Priest's of Baal, on and on

Just admit your wrong, simple

Quote Luther:

(( Satan and his angels had "unbound" power on earth)):

Ok how about this. You don't agree that's fine. But he sure will have it during the great tribulation period. 

Edited April 5 by Michael37
Mild substitute expletive removed

[Michael37]

26 minutes ago, Luther said:

Ok how about this. You don't agree that's fine. But he sure will have it during the great tribulation period. 

Yes, as an instrument of Divine Judgment. Big story. Should be spoken forth in conjunction with evangelism on the go.