Earburner
Well-Known Member
You are not hearing what I said in post #95.Nope. John saw the events of Rev 19 and wrote the SMITING and TREADING in the present tense because they were happening at Armageddon but the RULE was written in the future tense because it was something that would happen after Armageddon.
Your assertion that it was wruitten long ago so it's all future tense is...well, absurd, and ignorant of Greek grammar. Not nice try though.
John wrote his prophetic visions from God in 96AD (in the past). Armageddon is future tense, still.
But, as for the entirety of Revelation, for us now, NOT ALL of Rev. Is future tense. For example:
1. The saints under the altar (144k were under the OC) in Rev. 6:9-11 is past.
2. "The first resurrection", who is Jesus Himself, is in the past. However, we who are "having part" in His resurrection, is still present, ever since Pentecost.
3. The first beast, having 10 horns, rising from the sea, was the past Roman Empire, but did live, and has been subtly evolving. It shall be making its final future appearance shortly in its final state, being a Global Economic Empire.
4. The "another beast, having two horns", appeared just recently in time past, and has become "another" world ruler, telling the people of the world in 1945 (past), that THEY should make the image to the beast with 10 horns, of which they did, being that of the UN. It's coming to be, of which is now currently operative, is in the present, as is the beast with 2 horns still present., along with the beast with 10 horns, which has been incognito at the present.
The 10 Horned beast will not be known in the future until the issuance of it's "MoB", of which the UN, which is present, shall cause ALL people to receive the MoB, in order for them to buy or sell.
5. The FINAL manifestation of the BEAST (Global Economic Empire), WITH 10 horns on the beast is still future. We won't know of IT or them until the MoB is issued, which is when Jesus, not too long after, shall visibly appear from heaven.
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