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From the very beginning, Scripture shows that salvation is a real relationship—and real relationships always involve choice. God does not create puppets. He offers Himself, He gives life, He draws near, and then He allows His creatures to respond. That response matters, not only at the beginning...

Didn’t you just post that Rome was the 4th kingdom in another topic?

Now you do find that Rome was the 4th kingdom? Terrific.

Thanks for sharing this information. I recently went right into the discussion on Revelation 6 and noticed the discussion on the 4 horsemen. The first white horse is deemed to be the anti-christ figure. Is this a literal individual or a supernatural one? You identify him as the "anti-christ"...

Thanks Ron. Please consider the following: The clearest place it’s said outright is by Jesus Himself: 1. Jesus’ statement in Mark 2:27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” 2. The Sabbath rooted in Creation (before there was a Jew) in Genesis...

I believe the Sabbath was made for man... not the Jews. It was incorporated in the 10 commandments and is the only one that starts with "remember." It is the ONLY day that God made holy....

Part 3 These 3.5 years are not an unfinished fragment of the 70 weeks of Daniel. The seventy weeks—those 490 years—have already done their work: they brought us to the arrival of the Messiah, His ministry, His cross, and the confirming of the new covenant. That prophetic clock has fully run its...

Part 2 As Paul closes his great discussion in Romans 11, he looks forward to a day when Israel’s partial blindness is finally removed and God’s mercy is displayed in a new and stunning way. I believe Revelation’s picture of the 144,000 fits right into that moment. At the end of the times of the...

Part 1 If you sit with Romans 11 for a while, you can almost hear Paul trying to hold two truths together at the same time: God has not abandoned Israel, and God is showing incredible mercy to the Gentiles. Right in the middle of that, he introduces the ideas you’re asking about: “blindness in...

Well, that certainly would make sense, but I firmly believe we are very close to the end of the “times of the Gentiles.” Meaning, God will intervene well before any rebuilding takes place. He will remove the blindness from their eyes and they will recognize the One they pierced. There is...

Part 2 There’s also a good reason the three Gospels sound a bit different here. Matthew and Mark are both closely tied into Israel’s covenant story, so they preserve Daniel’s exact phrase, “the abomination of desolation,” and let it carry that deep prophetic weight. Their focus leans toward the...

FYI, earlier you asked what scripture supports the AOD is the crucifixion. I could also ask you what scripture supports the AOD is the destruction of the Temple. The abomination of desolation requires us to seach all of scripture and possibly put together a complete picture - this...

Comments on 9:27 I look at Daniel 9:27 very differently, and for me it really hinges on two things: Who the whole chapter is actually about, and What the Hebrew in verse 27 really says. 1. The big picture: Who is Daniel 9 centered on? Daniel 9 is not a loose collection of end-time puzzle...

Here is the full narrative... (Part 2) Desolation of a Relationship: The Long “Times of the Gentiles” What kind of desolation does this abomination produce? If we think only in terms of destroyed buildings, we will look no further than A.D. 70 and the fall of the second Temple. But Desolation...

Here is the full narrative... (Part 1) Reflective narrative: The identity of the AOD The Abomination of Desolation: When the Holy One Is Treated as Unclean The phrase abomination of desolation has stirred the imagination of readers for centuries. Most interpreters immediately turn to ruined...

Here is a clearned up version of the 9 points previously mentioned with a 10th point that I have been working on.... The abomination of desolation (AOD) is, in my understanding, the crucifixion of the Messiah. I’ll try not to go into all the details here (my Daniel 9 chapter is by far the...

Thank you for your comments. You, or anyone do not have to agree with any of my interpretations, but I would like to hear more from you. You could comment, if you wish, to offer your interpretation of the AOD and also include what elements in the interpretation I mentioned that you disagree...

Oh, I definitely agree with you that these three "6's speak to only one evil one - the papacy / papal Rome, but I do not believe it would be the same interpretation that you might be thinking of.... but as you can clearly see, there is no limit to what we can discuss within this forum about...

Thanks, I never have heard that before.... nice!

Okay, but what might you have disagreed with some or one of my interpretations that made you respond... again, I will have to go back perhaps 6 or 7 posts to find it..