Daniel's 70th Week

[stovebolts]

Wikipedia is written by volunteer contributors. In this case they have simply expressed the theory of Sir Robert Anderson, who developed it about a hundred years ago. There never was a 360-year calendar. Countries that had a 30-day month always added an intercalary (13th month) when the seasons began to fall behind.

As for the 1260 days, it was actually part of a luni-solar formula for adding the above mentioned intercalary month. If you are interested in how it worked, have a look at this link.

Cyber

Thats a good link.
As a side note, i was just reading earlier that the Essene calendar helps to explain the conflicting Passover accounts across the gospels. I don't have the details, but they believed one gospel writer used the Essene calendar and another the Babylonian calendar.

Not to sidetrack your discussion, but thought this might interest you.

 

[john darling]

There never was a 360-year calendar.

Hi CS.
I had a look at your link. In particular I think this paragraph most closely relates to the topic: "Similarly, there are mentions of a 'time, times and half a time.' [emphasis not mine] It is 3½ years, and is one half of a Sabbatical cycle. Then, there are the curious numbers of 1260, 1290 and 1335 days which appear in the books of Daniel and Revelation. They have baffled students with commentaries calling them 'unknown calculations' and popular end-time writers dreaming up fanciful ideas as to what they might mean. Please deduct 30 days off 1290. Please deduct 30 + 30 + 15 (2½ mths) off 1335. In both cases it equals 1260 days".

The numbers mentioned as curious aren't really curious at all. They are part of the 30-days per month prophetic calendar which require some interpretation to see how they fit.

For example, regarding this issue of the 70 weeks, and particularly how it relates to the end time, we're really only dealing with the last week, or final 7 year period. This number is the starting point. I get this from Daniel 9:27 which talks about sacrifices ceasing in the midst of the "week". A week can be a 7 day period or a 7 year period. In the context of this verse it's talking about the 7 year version.

So we have a 7 year period which is cut in half (i.e. the midst of the week). That's 3.5 years times 2. For the most part only the second 3.5 year period is relevant as not much is said about the first half. It's likely that the first half will be what's called the "plastic peace"; a time of increased prosperity and peace, but it will all be fake. (Daniel 8:25 and 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

7 years equals 2520 days. In Daniel 8:14 he hears some saints talking about when it will all be finished up and he gives a number of days; 2300. If you subtract 2300 from our starting point of 2520 days, you get 220. Presumably this is the time it will take to rebuild the temple. Remember, the final 2520 days starts with the agreement to rebuild the temple, since sacrifices can only happen in the temple. If sacrifices are to cease, there must be a temple in which they cease, which means there will need to be time to rebuild the temple.

That is the explanation for the reference to 2300 days. Then we come to the mid-point, 1260 days. This period of time is mentioned extensively and usually in the context of persecution (Revelation 11:2), war against the saints (Daniel 7:25), and protection for the saints (Revelation 12:14).

Then we get to some of the other numbers, like 1290 and 1335 from Daniel 12:11-12. The mid point of the 7 years is 1260 days. Daniel hears an angel talking who says that from the time the daily sacrifice ceases, to the time the abomination of desolation is set up there will be 1290 days. There's a 30 day gap here, presumably the time it will take for the AC to set up this abomination of desolation.

Then the angel says it will be a blessing for those who wait until 1335 days. Subtract 1290 from 1335 and you get a gap of 45 days. Presumably, this 45 days, which extends beyond the 1260 days of the last half of the final 7 year period is the time it will take to pour out the 7 bowls of wrath on the earth. The end of the 1260 days is the return and of Jesus and the gathering together of his saints (Daniel 7:25-27). For 45 days they will party in New Jerusalem (the marriage supper of the lamb) while the 7 bowls of wrath are being poured out on the world below. This appears to be the case based on Revelation 19 where the saints are given their fine linen, white and clean, participate in the marriage supper of the lamb, and then follow Jesus on white horses down to some mighty battle described as the wrath of God coming to the kings of the earth who have gathered together there.

Bowl 6 of the wrath is a gathering together of Kings and Bowl 7 is the battle itself.

In this context the numbers make sense. You may so there's no 30 day/ 12 month calendar, but these references clearly do show such a system.

 

[for_his_glory]

Hi all. The word week can mean a period of 7 days or a period of 7 years, depending on the context. The context of the 70 weeks prophecy makes it pretty clear now (with hindsight) that the weeks are 7 year periods rather than 7 day periods.

Also, I think this prophecy can say a couple different things at the same time. For example, it talks about messiah the prince, but then later talks about a prince who causes abominations. In both cases they make an agreement with many for one week (i.e. 7 years). This is likely a reference to parallel agreements, one between Jesus and his followers (i.e. the 144k who are sealed) and the AntiChrist and the Jews to rebuild the 3rd temple. In the middle of this agreement (i.e. 3.5 years later) the AntiChrist reneges on his part of the deal and starts the GT. The Revelation deals with this 3.5 years using different measurements to make it clear, using days (e.g. 1260 days), months (e.g. 42 months) and years (e.g. 3.5 years).

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on this video which goes into more detail. Let me know what you think.

With regard to the day for a year and year for a day issue, I don't think there is any rule as you've suggested, FHG. The examples you listed from Numbers and Ezekiel are situational. There's nothing about them to suggest that this switching days for years is a rule for all instances of time periods related to prophecy. Neither of those examples are even a prophecy. It's just God declaring a judgment on the people.

The verse from 2nd peter 3 says a day with the lord is like a year and vice versa. It's not a formula for working out prophecy or any rule about time, but rather a reminder to us that God is not affected by time like we are. As time passes we tend to forget. As the saying goes, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, but God is not like that. Even when a thousand years passes, he can remember it like it was only a day. This is consistent with the context of Peter's admonishment that we should not think the Lord has forgotten us.

I couldn't find the video on YouTube, but by what you say here I see there are many mistakes in what the video says. I already explained the 70 weeks day for a year in post # 5 so will not post that again.

The prince who causes the abominations has always been Satan who is the prince of the powers of the air, Ephesians 2:2. This same prince that causes the abomination of desolation, Matthew 24:15, is Satan who works through the beast out of the sea as this beast who gives power to the beast out of the earth who is the son of perdition who will take a literal seat in Jerusalem on the very mount of God, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12; Rev Chapter 13.

Jesus never makes a peace treaty plus there is no seven year peace treaty as it's just man's interpretative assumption of Daniel 9:27 without the full context of the whole of scripture. There will be no peace treaty during the time of the seven trumpets sounding, but a false hope of peace and safety in the last 1290 days (3 1/2 years) through the lies that come out of the mouth of the last antichrist being the son of perdition. In 70 A.D. Titus was given orders from Rome to take Israel into captivity and to destroy the city of Jerusalem. It was the Roman Empire that destroyed the city. So then the prince who will promise peace and safety is to be a prince of Rome, or to put it another way the son of perdition, John 17:12; 2Thessalonians 2:3, 4.

The antichrist being the son of perdition who is the last antichrist, 1 John 2:18, before Christ returns does not start the seven trumpets of God's great wrath being a time of tribulation that the world has never seen before nor ever will see again, Matthew 24:21. Antichrist/son of perdition comes during the sounding of the seventh trumpet, Rev 11:15 - Rev 13.

 

[for_his_glory]

Wikipedia is written by volunteer contributors. In this case they have simply expressed the theory of Sir Robert Anderson, who developed it about a hundred years ago. There never was a 360-year calendar. Countries that had a 30-day month always added an intercalary (13th month) when the seasons began to fall behind.

As for the 1260 days, it was actually part of a luni-solar formula for adding the above mentioned intercalary month. If you are interested in how it worked, have a look at this link.

Cyber

Thank you for sharing that link as it certainly explains the 1260 days/ 3 1/2 years.

 

[JLB]

Daniel 9:26, 27 says Messiah is cut off and in the midst of week 70th Jesus shall confirm the covenant (grace) and that which is determined (judged) will be that of Gods judgment of those not found written in the Lamb’s book of life

“And after the sixty-two weeks
Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself;
And the people of the prince who is to come
Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end of it shall be with a flood,
And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the desolate.” Daniel 9:26-27


Here is what we can conclude from verses 26-27

• After the 69th week:

“And after the sixty-two weeks
Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; -


The city and sanctuary are destroyed - 70 AD


So far as of yet in the prophetic time line the 70th week has not yet begun, but two distinct events have taken place.

1. Messiah cut off
2. City and sanctuary destroyed.

At this point in the timeline, there is no Temple, as it has been destroyed by the people of the prince to come.

We know the Romans destroyed the city and the sanctuary, which means the prince who is to come is from that region.


What begins the 70th week is “the prince who is to come” (Roman) will confirm a covenant with many for 1 week. (7 years)


It’s interesting to understand that when the “prince who is to come” confirms a covenant with many for 1 week, there will be a Temple, of which as of yet there is not one.


However there is much to do now, about building a third Temple in Jerusalem.


The Washington Post reports -

Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party did not pass the threshold, though it was polling at six seats. Feiglin is committed to building the Third Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary, which would entail the destruction of the two mosques there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/12/key-takeaways-israeli-election/?utm_term=.fe663a64e750

JLB

 

[Nathan12]

If you're interpreting the Revelation in a way that causes you to say, "this part has nothing to do with Jesus' teachings" then you're interpreting it wrongly.

I don't believe that I have even suggested or implied that. All I said is that the Revelation of Jesus Christ includes the revelation of the Antichrist. The teaching there is a very solemn warning to the world to repent and be converted, in order to avoid being damned under the Antichrist. Any unsaved person reading Revelation 13 should be alarmed.

 

[for_his_glory]

The cornerstone for the new Temple was brought to Jerusalem on May 21, 2009 and still remains on the street. "Jerusalem Day" in 1967 is to celebrate the liberation of the Temple Mount, but there is a problem there as the Doom of the Rock sits on the Temple Mount. Baruch Ben-Yosel , chairman of the Movement to Restore the Temple, made it clear that the Temple had to be built in the exact spot where the Dome of the Rock sits. There will never be peace between the Muslim and the Jew and the Muslims will never surrender the Dom of the Rock to be destroyed.

There will never be a third Temple built by hands, Acts 7:48; Acts 17:24. When the veil of the Temple was torn from top to bottom after Jesus gave up the ghost, Matthew 27:50, 51, this symbolized that the sacrifice of Jesus and the shedding of his blood was now made for the atonement of sin and that all, Jew and Gentile, can come before Him as He is the only way to the Father, John 14:6.

There is no more veil for the Priest to enter into the Holy of Holies once a year to make atonement for Israel's sin nor is there any more animal sacrifices as we are no longer under the Old Covenant nor the preaching of the law, but are under a new and better covenant of Gods grace through Christ Jesus as our High Priest, Hebrews 4:14-16. Jesus prophesied of the Temple being desolate and that no one will see Him again until His time comes meaning when He returns on the last day, Matthew 24:1, 2; Luke 13:34, 35, John 6:40.

God no longer dwells in a Temple made by hands and this is why God left it desolate all these years when it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Now the Dome of the Rock sits on part of the Temple Mount and was built around 692 AD. The Muslims will never give it over to Israel, plus the Dome of the Rock is being refurbished for the son of perdition (not a Muslim man) to come and sit on his throne and will cause a great falling away from truth, Isaiah 14:12-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12.

Jesus fulfilled everything the temple stood for being the last sacrifical lamb taking away all the sin of the world. God no longer dwells in a temple made by hands, Acts 7:48-50; 17:22-31; Hebrews 10:7-18

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

John 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The church, (body of Christ) is the temple where God dwells by His Holy Spirit, Zechariah 6:9-15 (prophecy of coming Messiah); 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; Ephesians 2:19-22, Galatians 3:19-29.

In 70AD the second temple was destroyed and put an end to the temple made by hands and the sacrifices made there. The Temple of God now dwells in all who are Spiritually born again and indwelled with the Holy Spirit, John 3:5-7; Romans 10:9, 10.

 

[Nathan12]

There will never be a third Temple built by hands...

Another statement which contradicts both Scripture and current events, as well as the prophecy of Ezekiel.

1. There must be a temple in Jerusalem so that the prophecy of 2 Thessalonians 2:4, as well as those in Daniel (mentioned Matthew 24) are fulfilled.

2. There will be a temple in Jerusalem in the near future.
Plans Underway for Construction of Third Temple in Jerusalem

Plans Underway for Construction of Third Temple in Jerusalem

Rabbi Richman, director of the International Department of The Temple Institute, says he is committed to rebuilding Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

www.christianheadlines.com

We’re Ready to Rebuild the Temple

We’re Ready to Rebuild the Temple

Despite the tragic war Israel is currently entangled in, our generation has been blessed with the fulfillment of numerous Biblical promises.

www.breakingisraelnews.com

3. This defiled temple desecrated by the Antichrist will eventually be destroyed, perhaps in the great earthquake will be destroy a portion of Jerusalem (Rev 11:13)

4. There will be a final glorious temple in redeemed and restored Jerusalem under Christ after His Second Coming (Ezekiel 40-44).

Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. (Ezek 41:1)

My question to all is why are Christians so anxious to cancel out the prophecies which God has placed in His Word for our understanding of His plans and purposes? It appears to be pure unbelief.

 

[for_his_glory]

Another statement which contradicts both Scripture and current events, as well as the prophecy of Ezekiel.

1. There must be a temple in Jerusalem so that the prophecy of 2 Thessalonians 2:4, as well as those in Daniel (mentioned Matthew 24) are fulfilled.

2. There will be a temple in Jerusalem in the near future.
Plans Underway for Construction of Third Temple in Jerusalem

Plans Underway for Construction of Third Temple in Jerusalem

Rabbi Richman, director of the International Department of The Temple Institute, says he is committed to rebuilding Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

www.christianheadlines.com

We’re Ready to Rebuild the Temple

We’re Ready to Rebuild the Temple

Despite the tragic war Israel is currently entangled in, our generation has been blessed with the fulfillment of numerous Biblical promises.

www.breakingisraelnews.com

3. This defiled temple desecrated by the Antichrist will eventually be destroyed, perhaps in the great earthquake will be destroy a portion of Jerusalem (Rev 11:13)

4. There will be a final glorious temple in redeemed and restored Jerusalem under Christ after His Second Coming (Ezekiel 40-44).

Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. (Ezek 41:1)

My question to all is why are Christians so anxious to cancel out the prophecies which God has placed in His Word for our understanding of His plans and purposes? It appears to be pure unbelief.

They have been waiting for over fifty years, probably even longer, to build a third Temple. They have the cornerstone and the implements and the know-how, but yet nowhere to build it. The Muslims will never liberate the Temple Mount back to the Jews. The son of perdition is not a Jew or a Muslim, but one who makes a treaty with the Muslims to share the Dome of the Rock that sits on the very Temple Mount of God where the son of perdition will take its seat. A Prophet has to be commanded to build a Temple on the Temple Mount and the last one was Ezra who had the second Temple built by God's command.

Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Jesus prophesied about the destruction of the Temple that happened in 70AD and from that point forward He Jesus answered those three questions the disciples asked Him. Nowhere in scripture does it say God will command another prophet to build a third Temple as its only man that wants this as they do not understand that God bo longer dwells in Temples made by hand as He now dwells in the heart of those who are His own being Jew and Gentile.

This is what is written, parenthesis added by me for explanation.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come (the return of Christ), except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (last antichrist); 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, (meaning sitting in the Holy city of Jerusalem where the Temple Mount is found)

My question is why don't Christians believe what is already written and prophesied of that which has to come first before Christ returns?

 

[Cyberseeker]

You wouldn’t need an abomination of desolation in the event of a new temple being built. The new temple would BE the abomination!

 

[for_his_glory]

You wouldn’t need an abomination of desolation in the event of a new temple being built. The new temple would BE the abomination!

Even if they build it, even though they have been planning this for the last fifty years or more, it still will not be on the original Temple Mount. God certainly is not going to honor anything made by hands no matter how much they worship God and bring back the sacrifices, which by the way would be an abomination against Christ.

 

[Nathan12]

You wouldn’t need an abomination of desolation in the event of a new temple being built. The new temple would BE the abomination!

Yes, in a sense the temple would be an abomination, but Jesus specifically quoted Daniel in affirming that the Abomination of Desolation would stand "in the Holy Place" (within the temple). That is a reference to an idol (since idols are abominations in the sight of God) and corresponds to "the image of the beast" in Revelation 13.

 

[JLB]

God certainly is not going to honor anything made by hands no matter how much they worship God and bring back the sacrifices, which by the way would be an abomination against Christ.

God Himself is allowing and even authorizing this building of a final Temple, in order to send strong delusion to those who reject His Son as both Lord and Messiah.


The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12


Key Verse -

• And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth.

He also did this in the Old Testament.


“If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 13:1-3




JLB

 

[Nathan12]

Even if they build it, even though they have been planning this for the last fifty years or more, it still will not be on the original Temple Mount.

How can you be so dogmatic about this when you even refused to believe that there would be a third temple in Jerusalem? We do not even know what might happen in order to have the temple built on the Temple Mount. But we do know that according to the Bible there will be another temple.

God certainly is not going to honor anything made by hands

Has anyone said anything about God honoring this temple? The unbelieving Jews may sincerely believe this, but since they have rejected Christ, this temple is being built for what they anticipate is their "true Messiah" (which we know will be the Antichrist). One of the major tenets of Orthodox Jews is their belief in a coming Messiah (because they rejected Jesus of Nazareth). Therefore this temple will be built and all the prophecies will be fulfilled.

 

[for_his_glory]

JLB and Nathan12

I do not deny that there is a possibility of a third temple going to be built, but it will not be on the Temple Mount. I can't get into the details other then to say what has been in the news, and you can look this up for yourself, about Imus and the Pope signing a peace treaty over the Dome of the Rock as they will both share it.

The Dome of the Rock stands in the holy place in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount and this is the abomination Daniel and Jesus taught about. What Jesus told them also are things they would see in their generation, but also prophetic of every generation as the world waxes worse until Christ returns and makes an end to all abominations (sins) against God.

Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

The sides of the north is where the original Temple Mount is located, which now the Dome of the Rock occupies this mount.

Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains

I believe the abomination Jesus is talking about here is the second Temple built under the Prophet Ezra as God gave him command to rebuild the Temple which took 49 years to build. It was this Temple that was the abomination of desolation Jesus and Daniel spoke of with the abomination being the Romans who destroyed it in 70AD as they captured Jerusalem once again. During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.

There has never been another Temple built since 70AD as the mount laid vacant until the Muslim revolt in Jerusalem in 640AD as they captured Jerusalem and took control of the Temple Mount in 691AD and built the Dome of the Rock. So, for 620 years God never commanded another Prophet to rebuild a third Temple as Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi were the last three Prophets of Israel before the Holy Spirit departed from Israel for she would not repent of her sins.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 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, showing himself that he is God.

Isaiah uses the word mount and here Paul uses the word temple as I believe both means the Temple mount. Jerusalem and the Jews will never take control of the Temple Mount, but will have to build it somewhere close to it and what a waste of time and good money that could be spent on the poor in Israel. It will all be destroyed by Christ in the end when He returns and destroys all the nations that made their bed with the harlot.

 

[JLB]

The Dome of the Rock stands in the holy place in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount and this is the abomination Daniel and Jesus taught about.

“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), Matthew 24:15


For there to be a holy place, there needs to be a Temple.


One must understand that.







JLB

 

[for_his_glory]

“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), Matthew 24:15


For there to be a holy place, there needs to be a Temple.


One must understand that.







JLB

Are you not a holy place of God as the Temple of God is within you.

Like I said, I don't deny they will build one, but I really do not believe it will be on the Temple Mount, plus it was always a Prophet that God commanded to build the Temple. These people are not Prophets. I see nowhere in scripture where God has commanded anyone to build a third Temple.

 

[Nathan12]

I believe the abomination Jesus is talking about here is the second Temple built under the Prophet Ezra as God gave him command to rebuild the Temple which took 49 years to build. It was this Temple that was the abomination of desolation Jesus and Daniel spoke of with the abomination being the Romans who destroyed it in 70AD as they captured Jerusalem once again.

1. Firstly, He predicted the destruction of the existing temple to which you refer: And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. (Mt 24:2)

2. Then He stated that the Abomination of Desolation (AOD) -- an idol or image -- would stand in the Holy Place: When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) (Mt 24:15).
You have incorrectly -- and against all proper exegesis -- assumed that the Romans would fulfil this prophecy by destroying the temple.

But the AOD is to be set up by the Antichrist in a future temple, since he must sit in the temple of God, claiming that he is God: 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; 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. (2 Thess 2:3,4) There is no recorded history of Nero, or any Roman general, or any Jewish false Messiah having fulfilled this prophecy.

Josephus recorded the history of the Jews during this time but did not record any such incident. What he did record was the burning of the temple (which has nothing to do with the AOD): "...the rebels shortly after attacked the Romans again, and a clash followed between the guards of the sanctuary and the troops who were putting out the fire inside the inner court; the latter routed the Jews and followed in hot pursuit right up to the Temple itself. Then one of the soldiers, without awaiting any orders and with no dread of so momentous a deed, but urged on by some supernatural force, snatched a blazing piece of wood and, climbing on another soldier's back, hurled the flaming brand through a low golden window that gave access, on the north side, to the rooms that surrounded the sanctuary. As the flames shot up, the Jews let out a shout of dismay that matched the tragedy; they flocked to the rescue, with no thought of sparing their lives or husbanding their strength; for the sacred structure that they had constantly guarded with such devotion was vanishing before their very eyes.

 

[JLB]

Are you not a holy place of God as the Temple of God is within you.

No.


The temple of God is not within me.

Born again Christians, are the temple of God.


Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16



JLB

 

[for_his_glory]

No.


The temple of God is not within me.

Born again Christians, are the temple of God.


Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16



JLB

I probably said that wrong as I meant the Temple of God is within us as being a Spiritual Temple. The way I made it sound was like this fleshly body was the Temple of God. My bad!!!