(The Beast) & (The Two Witnesses) Will Be On This Earth Together For 3.5 Years (Then Cometh The End)

[IndianaRob]

IMO:
Jesus will build the temple, see Acts 15:15-18. The temple area contained more than just the Holy place.

There is no temple in the new heavens and earth (Revelation 22:22).

William, look at v.14 right before that quote: "Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name."

Then James says "to this agree the words of the prophets" and cites Amos on rebuilding David's tabernacle.

That's James saying the prophecy is being fulfilled *right then*, in the Gentiles being grafted into the church — not pointing ahead to some future rebuilt temple.

 

[William Barton]

William, look at v.14 right before that quote: "Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name."

Then James says "to this agree the words of the prophets" and cites Amos on rebuilding David's tabernacle.

That's James saying the prophecy is being fulfilled *right then*, in the Gentiles being grafted into the church — not pointing ahead to some future rebuilt temple.

Rebuilt temple is also noted here:

"After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins and I will set it up" (Acts 15:16, citing Amos 9:11-22, Jeremiah 12:15, Isaiah 45:21).

God's acceptance of gentiles into the faith (Acts 1144-48) was good news for the gentiles, since the gentile nations (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome) were not very nice to the Jews.

 

[IndianaRob]

'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins and I will set it up,' (Acts 15:16, citing Amos 9:11-22, Jeremiah 12:15, Isaiah 45:21).

IMO this is God accepting the gentiles into the faith. Good news, since the Gentile nations (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome) were not very nice to the Jews.

William, I read those verses as being fulfilled at that time. Can you explain what in those verses makes you think it's not? What am I missing?

 

[William Barton]

William, I read those verses as being fulfilled at that time. Can you explain what in those verses makes you think it's not? What am I missing?

I was responding to another poster who said we *are* the temple. I agree, believers are the temple of God, in the sense that the Spirit of God dwells in believers (1Corinthians 3:16-17). But IMO the temple of God will be rebuilt, and it will be present all through the millennial reign of Jesus.

In the beginning there was no temple, rather Adam and Eve fellow-shipped with God. There will be no temple in the new heavens and earth (Revelation 21:22).

 

[Davy]

Rev 6:13 and the 6th seal likening the stars falling to that like a fig tree being shaken and her figs, I’m not making that distinction, scripture is. It’s no coincidence that the parable of the fig tree is then given and explained right after the 6th seal cosmic signs of the stars falling and the heavens being shaken are given in Matt, Luke, and Mark.

Your statement above that I underlined is misaligned Scripture. The parable of a fig tree is NOT explained within the 6th Seal events. And the "untimely figs" metaphor is given to point to the winter fig that grows in the winter and falls off in the spring, being an early fig. It is a symbol given to point to the Biblical fact that the Antichrist comes first to play Christ before Lord Jesus actually does return to destroy him.

And that Biblical Truth, the coming of a pseudo-Christ first to Jerusalem to play Jesus Christ, is completely missing in your interpretation of Bible Scripture while it is clearly written and warned of by Lord Jesus and Apostles Paul and John (Daniel 8; Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:21-39; Matthew 24:23-26; 2 Thessalonians 2; Revelation 13:11-14; 2 Corinthians 11).

 

[Douggg]

The 3rd woe follows the 2nd woe "Quickly" that will see the second coming and final judgement Rev 11:14-18

Revelation 11:14-18KJV
14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

Verse 14 is saying that the third would soon be revealed. Which it was in Revelation 12:12.

You never did answer what woe number to the inhabiters of the earth is the woe in Revelation 12:12 ? Why do you neglect the magnitude of Satan being cast down to earth having great wrath knowing that his time is short ?