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YES!!
And Jesus Himself Scripturally CEMENTS the event to the FIRST CENTURY!
Resurrection is for THE DEAD, Scripturally speaking.
Not yet, But I will be. EVERYONE has an appointment with death. None escape.
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment...
What Scripture or scriptures supports this theory of yours? I'm Not particularly interested in your extra Biblical Eisegesis. Show me the scriptural teaching that this is the Idiom you claim it is.
Truth is, The "Thief in the Night" event IS the Day of the Lord event, scripturally speaking and...
Indeed, nor is there any such notion in the Bible that the disobedient "Jews" are to EVER be included as true citizens of Israel.
Israel is: King Jesus and His OBEDIENT JEWISH followers, with Gentiles grafted in.
Israel is NOT: A Multi Ethnic 20-21st Century Secular Democracy, Christ Rejectors...
HOW?
HOW did it apply to THEM?
Jesus said if they did NOT watch, His coming would overtake them "As a thief"
You are saying that those in Sardis who did NOT watch were in fact NOT EVER overtaken by the Thiefs coming, even though Jesus said they would be.
Just so I and our readers are clear on your position, is your contention that Jesus warning to Watch or Be overtaken by the one and only "Thief's Coming" was NOT applicable in any way to the very people who FIRST received His Direct Admonition?
If I'm wrong about that, Please explain HOW His...
Which circles us back to Options 1 or 2.
In the Olivet, He also promised REAL PEOPLE who were there with Him, that if THEY did not watch, He would come upon THEM.
Rev 3:3 is simply a reiteration with even more time and location specific details.
Your position mandates Jesus Lied to those real...
You have two choices then:
1) Jesus' Thief's coming came upon those actual air breathing, blood pumping 1st century human beings as He promised them it would, and your understanding of the nature of those events is incorrect.
2) Jesus LIED to those actual air breathing, blood pumping Human...
From: http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/who-or-what-is-the-anti-christ
"the Church has made no formal definition on the matter, so Catholics are free to hold that the Antichrist was or will be an individual, a group of people, or a particularly wicked era."
Hope that helps
So, in Revelation 3:3 (My Namesake Scripture BTW), Jesus promises that His thief's coming would befall the 1st century Church at Sardis.
Jesus promised actual air breathing, blood pumping human beings alive in the 1st century that He would come as a thief to those in Sardis who did not watch...
Why did Paul say it would it overthrow the faith of some?
Wouldn't it be easy enough to point to the unopened graves and say "see... no rezzy yet"?
Isn't it that easy to refute today?
Who's faith could be overthrown by something supposedly so easy to disprove?
Hint: What damning...
Matthew 27:52-53 -- "The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people."
I have my friend, and here's what it says:
In 520 BC ( Ezra 6:1-5) Darius simply quotes Cyrus, but in vs. 6-12, Darius sends out a decree.
The math however does not work: 520 - 483 = 37 BC = No Messiah yet.
You correctly cite that Atrexerxes original decree is to STOP building .... but stop...
Why did Paul say it would it overthrow the faith of some?
Wouldn't it be easy enough to point to the unopened graves and say "see... no rezzy yet"?
Hint: What damning, faith-destroying error did Paul continuously have to address in his epistles?
Hint #2:Its the same error Paul is accusing...
Matthew 27:52-53 -- "The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people."
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