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Personally I don’t think whether Michael is Christ or not will have a large impact on a person’s eschatology. I think the strongest evidence for Michael being Christ is the name Michael itself. From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel) meaning "who is like God?", derived from the interrogative...

I think Michael could be Christ but I’m not dogmatic about it. I don’t argue one way or the other. I tend to think the war in Revelation 12 is a courtroom type war where the fight is structured arguments. I can’t see any kind of chaotic war happening in heaven. I would also say that courtroom...

The verse is Daniel 12:1 where it says Michael stands up at that time. If Christ stood up at the cross then that is the time Daniel 12:1 is referring to else Michael isn’t Christ. As far as Revelation 12 goes, you would have to give evidence that Michael fought the dragon while he was seated. I...

Daniel 12:1 says “at that time shall Michael stand up”. Are you denying that Christ stood up at the time of the cross?

The word “stand up” in Daniel 12:1 is <5975> amad. Here is what Strong’s lexicon says … Usage: The Hebrew verb "amad" primarily means "to stand" in a physical sense, but it extends to various contexts, including standing firm, enduring, or taking a position. It can imply a literal standing...

Michael (Christ) stood up for His people at the time of the cross, right? If so, what is your view on how Michael (Christ) stands up at the time of trouble and resurrection in Daniel 12 if He stood up at the cross? Is Daniel 12:1-2 referring to the time of the cross?

Yea, I agree, but the issue of Michael standing up to fight the dragon is still unresolved. In Daniel 7:10 the books are opened and in Daniel 7:13 one like the Son of man comes to the Ancient of days. If we say Daniel 7:10 & 13 are referring to when Jesus ascended to heaven in the clouds then...

Ok, that’s a reasonable explanation but then in Revelation 12 Michael fights the dragon. Many people place this war in heaven as taking place during the first century and not a future event. Michael surely has to stand up to fight the dragon, right?

Daniel 12:1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be...

If we start with a definition for the word deceive and everyone can agree on that definition then that would be a good place to start. From Webster, to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid. If someone already believes something is false that really is true, then yea, even...

How can that be though? Wouldn’t people in the millennium be keeping track of time and know the exact date that the millennium will end and Satan be loosed? 2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of...

If you want to go in that direction, keep in mind that Adam wasn’t deceived. 1 Timothy 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Some people interpret this verse as Adam knowingly taking on sin in order to cleave to his wife.

Not necessarily, “are” could mean “are cast in” and “were” could mean “were cast in”

It does matter, if the beast and false prophet were in the LOF, as in past tense, then it is possible to exit the LOF. In Revelation 13:2 the dragon gives the beast his power, seat, and authority. The next time we see the dragon is in Revelation 16:13 where the spirits of all three, dragon...

Smith’s Literal And the devil deceiving them was cast into the lake of fire and sulphur, where are the wild beast and false prophet, and they shall be tortured day and night for ever and ever. ESV and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast...

If that’s the case then they aren’t experiencing the last plagues. The last plagues are the plagues written in the book and it’s those plagues that have to be experienced. What is your explanation for why the rich man wanted a drop of water? If he had no physical body then physical water...

Well, Revelation 22:18 says specifically that it’s the plagues written in this book. In Revelation 15:1 the angels have the seven last plagues, then in Revelation 16:1 they are poured out upon the earth. A dead person would have to be upon the earth during that time to experience the last...

Here are some things to consider which you might find useful, or not. In Revelation 20:5 the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. It doesn’t say they lived again after Satan’s little season, it’s after the thousand years. So the rest of the dead lived again...

If we look at it that way, meaning only those who have a correct view of Revelation have the ability to add or take away, then how can anyone else determine whether the book has already been altered or not? As you say there are a lot of people who claim they have the true correct understanding...

Whether the last plagues are literal or not is relevant to Premil because Revelation 22:18 says if any man add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. How can a person who added to the book, such as Joseph Smiths Book of Mormon, experience the...