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I'll take that as a "no" on useful, "yes" on trolling.
I see that generation as the generation of the devil and his messengers. They are as Jesus stated, in the heart. That is where He looked to find that generation. Internally. IN hearts.
Then you see it completely and irrevocably wrong. Read II Chronicles 36 to understand God's precedent at work here.
You think 2 Chron. 36 eliminates Jesus' Word facts? Prolly not.
Bottom line with me and you hasn't changed. You see only Jews of 70 a.d.
Most believers understand the continuing facts of the tempter, presently, in both man and world as noted in the statement of faith here.
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I see what Jesus saw. I believe what Jesus said. Why don't you?
If your claim is that the devil, the tempter was destroyed in 70 a.d. that would be considered well outside the norm and would also be considered heresy in most sects.
Sorry.
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I have quoted Christ Himself. If the words of Christ are heresy, it simply shows how far from the truth "most sects" have moved.
You have yet to address a single passage cited in this post, this post or this post. Ignoring them won't make them go away.
You continue to present man's doctrine. I present the words of Christ. I think any objective reader can tell the difference.
1 Cor. 10:11
[11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
[12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
'i' heard that Lord!:yes
I've put a basic difference in our sights on the table.
If you want to publicly announce you do not believe there is a tempter, Satan and demons, currently in operation in this world in the hearts of mankind you are welcome to do so.
The dissections of full preterism discount this matter of fact entirely and claim it gone and past.
And that is why such teachings will be rightfully rejected by those who know better
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]QUESTION: Has Satan already been cast eternally into the lake of fire? In the newsletter, Don Preston uses Rom. 16:20 as evidence that Paul believed in the imminent return of Christ. If Satan has been crushed, as is evidently the case from Preterist eschatology, why is he so active today? In fact, if I understand Preterism correctly, you have a lot of problems with Satan. I have the sneaky suspicion that you think he’s not really a person or a fallen angel, but rather an influence or inclination toward evil within each of us like the (gasp) liberals believe?
[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ANSWER: Make no mistake about Preterism. The preterist view is the ONLY eschatological position which challenges the liberal school of thought consistently. The whole futurist network has surrendered to the liberals on numerous inconsistent fronts. The futurists have more problems dealing consistently with Satan than the preterists. There is a fallen angel (Satan) who spiritually fathered the Jews (Matt. 3:7; 23:33; Jn. 8:44) and influenced them to reject Christ and persecute the Christians. Who was it that tempted Christ in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1ff)? I would have a hard time believing he is not an actual angelic being. But, like Paul said in reference to sin, existence is one thing, reign is another. The “ruler of this world†was cast out and his dominion taken away. So what if he still exists? He has no real spiritual power over us now. It is our own lusts that affect us today (Jas.1:13ff). When Sin/Satan reigned, evil threatened the scheme of redemption, but now through Christ, Satan and Sin no longer reign. -Edward E. Stevens[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
Satan still exists but has no power over those who belong to Christ. That is the point of the Q&A above.
Then you would also agree that his, Satan's destruction in the LOF remains on the table as well?
And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Revelation 20:10 (NASB)
Show me anywhere in this verse where it says Satan is destroyed in the Lake of Fire. You're adding things to the text that aren't even there!
The question of permanent destruction or eternal torment are not much different in my eyes. But hey, you are welcome to bypass the other matter in favor of that side track. You must be a clergy/teaching member?Typical of your ilk, though.
The question of permanent destruction or eternal torment are not much different in my eyes.
And that is why you'll never "get it."
Now we're done.
The whole body, however, of the church at Jerusalem, having been commanded by a divine revelation, given to men of approved piety there before the war, removed from the city, and dwelt at a certain town beyond the Jordan, called Pella. Here, those that believed in Christ, having removed from Jerusalem, as if holy men had entirely abandoned the royal city itself, and the whole land of Judea; the divine justice, for their crimes against Christ and his apostles, finally overtook them, totally destroying the whole generation of these evildoers from the earth.
Eusebius Pamphilus, The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus, WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 85-87.
Are there still Jews in the world? If so, then it wasn't an entire race that was destroyed in Jerusalem, but an entire generation lost for its sin, just as Jesus predicted!
End of discussion!
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]QUESTION: Has Satan already been cast eternally into the lake of fire?\[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The “ruler of this world” was cast out and his dominion taken away. So what if he still exists? He has no real spiritual power over us now.[/FONT]
Satan still exists but has no power over those who belong to Christ. That is the point of the Q&A above..
And those same people saw the coming of the Koly Comforter in 54AD which was the start of the 1000 year kingdom of Jesus:
Comforter is come, (TheGospels, first appearing in 54AD, The Book of Matthew)
Uh, the book of Matthew wasn't the first Gospel written, and it wasn't written in 54 AD.
And the 1000 year reign of Christ hasn't happened yet.