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This worldwide coverage with the gospel already occurred back in the first century, as Paul freely testifies in Colossians 1:6 &23 and other texts. After that gospel coverage was accomplished back then, the end spoken of came back then in the first century.

You aren't following the chronological progression of events which began in the disciples own first-century generation after Christ ascended to heaven in Acts 1. Persecution began almost immediately for the disciples. As Christ predicted, they were persecuted from city to city, being beaten in...

Correction of the translation: "...because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He did ordain..." (YLT). From the time frame in which this book of Acts was first written, Christ was "ABOUT TO judge the world" in their own generation...

But just before "the tribulation of those days", the disciples were warned that they would be beaten in the synagogues and be brought before the "rulers" and "councils" (of the Sanhedrin) for Christ's sake (Mark 13:9). This was a first-century threat for Christ's disciples which the book of...

Scripture prophecy can have a double fulfillment - such as "out of Egypt have I called my son" referring to the Israelites' Exodus from bondage as well as to the child Jesus leaving Egypt to come to Nazareth. It is the same case with John 19:37 claiming a fulfillment of "they shall look on Him...

What's the mistake? "Christ the First-fruits" as well as the Matthew 27:52-53 saints raised that same day of the "first resurrection" in AD 33 was most definitely a resurrection unto bodily immortality. I agree with that, and have said so many times before. Of course there are those...

Daniel 12:11-13 gives us the exact 1,335-day countdown to the day of Daniel 12:2's bodily resurrection - in other words, the day of Christ's second coming. The 1,335-day countdown would start with two distinct events taking place during the same season. Those two events were #1) a "daily...

It was all the tribes of the land of Israel. Zechariah 12:10-14 lists some of those Israelite tribal families by name. And the mourning would be taking place specifically in Jerusalem by those Israelite tribes. "In that day there shall be great mourning in Jerusalem...". Revelation 1:7 and...

No, Scripture is very clear that there are three bodily resurrection events. Paul lists these three events which are ranked in chronological order in 1 Cor. 15:22-24. •"Christ the First-fruits" was the bodily resurrection in AD 33 of Christ and the Matthew 27:52-53 saints. •"Afterward they...

It is the RIGHTEOUS who are enabled to "dwell with the devouring fire" and to "dwell with everlasting burnings" in God's own presence. With the covering of Christ's own righteousness imputed to me, in my resurrected glorified body I will be able to look upon my King in His beauty "in the land...

Of course Jesus warned His own generation of the "flaming fire" in which He would come to "take vengeance" upon the living by recompensing tribulation to those who were troubling the Thessalonian Christians (2 Thess. 1:8-9). These would be "punished with everlasting DESTRUCTION from the...

It sure is. It can represent holiness, judgment, a refining process, the blessing of the Holy Spirit with "tongues of fire" on Pentecost, fiery words coming from a prophet's mouth, the vengeance of God, etc., etc.

That "eternal fire" is in heaven, issuing forth from before the eternal God's throne (as in Daniel 7:10). If you are one of the righteous, you will be enabled to "dwell with the devouring fire" and "dwell with everlasting burnings", face to face with your King in the land that is "very far...

The original Greek in this verse is "eis ton aionon", which means "unto the ages". Ages have ending points. Eternity doesn't. This torment of the devil and his angels and the living Scarlet Beast and False prophet lasted until the ends of the ages, which Paul wrote was finishing up in his...

You didn't read my statement carefully enough. When Christ rejecters die, they do go to Hell (the grave). What I wrote in my comments is that the wicked dead do not get an ETERNAL LIFE of torment in Hell (the grave). The souls of the wicked dead are reserved in Hell (the grave) to face God's...

This "burning forever and ever" is a presumption on your part, which Scripture never teaches. In the Garden of Eden, God set up a sword guarding the way to the Tree of Life, so that fallen mankind could NOT eat of that Tree of Life and live forever in a wicked state of separation from God...

Of course the Bible warns about "fire". But it does NOT warn about something you are inventing which you call "Hell fire". "Hell" (Hades) is simply the grave. ALL mankind experiences dying and going into the grave one time. We have a one-time death appointment which all must experience the...

You are inventing terms which the Scripture never uses. Do you see the word "Hell" anywhere in this text you have just written out? It isn't there. A "Lake of Fire" is mentioned (which is defined as the "second death" in Rev. 20:14), as well as "the everlasting fire", but these are NOT the...

Those who ultimately reject Christ are not given eternal life in Hell - not even a tormented perpetual life in Hell. Their fate is to be destroyed, both body and soul. The wicked dead are to "perish" in the "resurrection to destruction" - not endure an interminable life of torment. And Hell...

The Rev. 20 millennium was a literal thousand years which lasted from 968/967 BC until AD 33. It ended with the "first resurrection" of Christ and that "remnant of the dead" (the Matt. 27:52-53 resurrected saints) which lived again when the millennium had "expired", and was "finished" and...