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(kriss;51050) I understand what you are saying Jeff I just do not agree that way of interpting scripture that is what I do not agree with I am a dispensationalists The way of interpting you are following was why Rev. and Daniel was never really understood.And why there are so many disagreements...

(samy;47036) Are we to believe that the Maji saw His star in the east two years earlier? Did the star appear when Jesus was born and then shine for two years while the Maji prepared to make a trip to Israel? Or did it shine when He was born, disappear, and then reappear two years later when the...

(samy;46903) snt--now we are cooking.. Historically, it is known that Herod the Great died in 4 BC, and the Gospels mention him, so Jesus was born prior to his death.Luke gives the age of Jesus at His Baptism as "about thirty years" (Luke 3:23). This would put the time of the Baptism as being...

(samy;46843) When I offered you the observation made by others "it is thought" about the building of the temple, I was merely try to help you out of your obvioius confusion about some sort of parallel that must have existed between Artaxeaxes rule and the 49 years. There are several different...

(samy;46822) My Hebrew project in graduate school was to translate part of Zechariah. Don't be too sure of yourself. samy Interesting..What part of Zechariah, samy...BTW, Had the best scholars of our time been able to correctly figure out Daniel's 70 Weeks, the issue at hand would have been...

(samy;46735) There is nothing about the prophecy that requires the reign of Artaxerxes to be 49 years. The clock of the prophecy only begins to run at his decree. The 49 years is thought to be the period of time that it took to rebuild the temple. Compare this to the time it took to build...

(samy;46690) Ezra went to Jerusalem in the 7th year of Artaxerxes I reign (458 BC). What is the problem with 49 years? This is Artaxerxes I Longimanus. samy Artaxerxes 1 465-433 BC, reigned a total of 32 years...A far cry from 49 years or 7 weeks, which is what is required to fulfill the...

(samy;46669) I have great respect for many of my friends who hold differing opinions regarding which decree starts the ckock. I wrote, "Gabriel tells Daniel when the prophetic clock is to begin running. However, conservative scholars are divided between at least three different decrees as the...

(samy;46523) I wrote in my originall post, "A total of 483 years (7 sevens and 62 sevens) had to elapse before the appearance of Messiah the Prince. Starting from 458 B.C. and counting 483 years brings one to A.D. 26, the historically accepted year for the baptism of Jesus and beginning of His...

(samy;46471) The first 7 weeks begin in 458 bc and end 49 years later, then are followed by the remaining years of the prophecy except for the interlude in the middle of the 70th week. samy When do the 62 weeks begin and end?snt

Literalist-Luke,You did an excellent job of explaining the division of Alexander's kingdom.Also, I understand why you believe the 7th head is Islamic..I agree Though, I find your theory on the 7 heads of the beast to be a bit questionable. I thought the heads represented Egypt, Assyria, Babylon...

(kriss;45720) Christ was crusified in Jerusalem the Antichrist rules from Jerusalem the aboination of desolation takes place on the temple mt in Jerusalem this is jerusalem periodZec 4:11 ¶ Then answered I, and said unto him, What [are] these two olive trees upon the right [side] of the...

Samy, When do the 7 weeks begin and end? Do they end or continue into the next 62 weeks? snt