Recent content by Cooter

I keep hearing about Peter being the first Pope. And he is linked directly to Jesus. Peter WAS NOT the first leader of the Church at Jerusalem - James the brother of Jesus was. James was martyred by Ananus ben Ananus in 62AD. Peter was martyred in 67AD according to tradition. If he was the...

Well, having been raised a Dispensationalist I fully understand why they are driven to a point of rage when contradicted because all of the Dispensationalists future rests on the success of present day Israel. They see themselves as ruling and reigning with Christ over the masses of humanity...

The middle of the 70th week was the crucifixion - it is not to come but is past. Was Israel ever destroyed and scattered in the past? Why was it scattered and destroyed? Because they did not recognize and obey the word of God. Are they doing so today? No - Jews are being evangelized in...

Time, times and half a time is another way of saying 3 1/2 years. Basically it is a symbol for a time of tribulation. Elijah caused a 3 1/2 year drought which was tribulation. Nero persecuted the Christians for 3 plus years The tribulation of Jerusalem lasted 3 1/2 years. Domitian persecuted the...

The book of Hebrews tells us that the Old Covenant is about to pass away. Hebrews was written in approximately 64AD. It was only six years later that the Old Covenant was closed forever in 70AD. The Old Covenant required a lot of physical props in order to operate. They have all been gone now...

Good answer. According to John an "antichrist" is any single spirit (of men or angels) who denies that Jesus has come in the flesh. According to the late Walter Martin - whose ministry focused on the cults - he says that cults are just that. These cults all say that Jesus was somebody other than...

The first major error that completely collapses what you wrote is the unsubstantiated claim that there is a single "antichrist." The writings of John on this are totally isolated and are only mentioned 5 times in scripture. You need to first establish from scriptural authority how John defines...

Let me give you some more detail of what I am talking about. Ezekiel 4:5-8 (NASB) 5 "For I have assigned you a number of days corresponding to the years of their iniquity, three hundred and ninety days; thus you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6 "When you have completed...

I can't speak for Paul, but the main question that he was intent upon to answer was the false belief that Jesus had already returned a second time. This was his focus - not who the restrainer was. He simply listed a couple of events that had to take place BEFORE Jesus returns. (the war with...

I understand why you cannot address any of the points - because you have no answers no alternative. Tell us why Jesus' warning to his followers was so terribly urgent? Or has this too been exported to the future? Typical Futurist defense - Denial with no scriptural backing whatsoever. Everything...

No one here is anywhere near the truth. All of this conjecture is based on speculation and supposition. History tells us of the sequence of events preceding the Tribulation of Jerusalem in 66-70AD. It was as follows... !. First the restrainer had to be removed from Jerusalem. This...

Wing as used in the passage is a reference to a "Wing" of the Temple. There was but one. The Chamber of Hewn stones was the chamber in which the grand Sanhedrin met. It was on the North side of the temple; and it was built half inside and half outside of the main temple structure - hence a...

No that is not what this passage means... Revelation 20:7-10 (NIV2011) 7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison When the unknown period of the Church age is over - then Satan will be released from his prison or restriction. This immediately preceeds the...

2 Thessalonians 2:5-13 (NIV2011) 5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it...