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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    The word “unlike” seems to be another part of where the confusion lies. Do you mean that the great tribulation is unlike other...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    if your hermeneutic is correct, you shouldn’t need ad hominems I think it’s the gathering into the kingdom of God that took place...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Correct, in the context of 1 john 2:18, it does not mean 60 literal minutes. According to thayer’s lexicon, “hour” means the following...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    The “concept” is present: Matthew 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    James said the coming was near and the judge was at the door in James 5:8-9, alluding to Jesus’ statement that when you see all these...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Correct it is a parable. The parable comes with no explanation as to the meaning of each component. That being said - the gathering of...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Well, I never argued that “great” refers to geographical distance — but you seem to think I did? That seems to be where some of the...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Thank you for clarifying.
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Thank you for clarifying. IF no first century destruction of the temple is mentioned in the discourse simply BECAUSE you personally...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Well, Jesus did say that when they saw the events of the Olivet Discourse unfolding, they would know that it was near — right at the...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    It literally is: 7The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8Then he said to his...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Per Thayer’s Lexicon, the adjective “great” is defined as indicating intensity or degree. In the context of Matthew 24:21. The phrase...
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    claninja replied to the thread Babylon.
    Your distinction between symbolic entities and literal predicates isn’t biblically or literarily sustainable. Apocalyptic literature...
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    It’s a GATHERING of good and bad into the wedding hall after the destruction of the city. Only according to your subjective framework.
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    claninja replied to the thread Interesting preterist argument.
    Grammatically and linguistically, Jesus said “There will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world...