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I would read Revelation 3:12 to be a metaphor. We similarly say things like, "Make him my strong right hand." The Jewish temple was a real building, until the Romans destroyed it in 70 A.D. But it will be rebuilt.

Zechariah indicates that Jesus will return and build the temple (Zechariah 6:15).

IMO "mark of the beast" is perhaps a tiny chip inserted into the hand or forehead, like a credit-card chip. It's a means of controlling people. Anyone who rebels gets his/her number deleted, making it difficult to buy necessities. Scary. "Ten horns, ten crowns" (Revelation 17:12-13) refers to...

Saul in the OT (1Samuel 13:1) ruled Israel two years. God sent the Spirit after the death of Jesus (Acts 2:17-28). Luther7 noted: >no language anywhere of a temporary 1000 year kingdom." It's called the "millennial reign of Jesus." See Revelation 20:2. In Revelation 17:9 "seven heads, seven...

Anti-Christ rules the "land" (Hebrew בארעא, Daniel 7:23). There was no concept of planet earth in Daniel's time. They had no internet, very few books, all they knew is what they saw.

IMO: Daniel 7:23 says: "devour the whole earth." The word "earth" is Hebrew ארעא (arets) = "land." There was no concept of planet earth in Old Testament times.

One definition of "end times" is in Mathew 24:1-28, when anti-Christ takes his seat in the temple. It's all about Jerusalem, God's chosen city (Jeremiah 3:17). Jesus will return and complete the rebuilding of the temple. He will be both Prophet and King for 1000 years (Revelation 30:1-6), as a...

See also Ezekiel 1:5. IMO this is the true temple in heaven. I suppose "living creatures" are cherubim, who can change their appearance at will. They are also called seraphim ("burning ones"), reflecting their fiery appearance. Satan is a cherub, who became arrogant and was thrown down from...

IMO: Seven powers are prophesied to maintain order in the Middle East: 1. Egypt 2. Assyria 3. Babylon 4. Persia 5. Greece 6. Rome 7. Millennial reign of Jesus. The four horsemen (Revelation 6:2-6:7) represent future carnage of war in the Middle East. "Earth" (Revelation 6:4) is Greek γη =...

The Jews rebelled in 70 A.D. The Romans put down the rebellion and literally tore down every stone of the temple (Matthew 24:2). The temple is gone, no trace it was ever there.

Davy mentioned: >matter> Sky and space are different regions, and they are said to refer to different "dimensions."

Davy noted: >dimension of matter> "Dimension" stems from Latin dimension = "measurable or spacial extent of any kind" (Oxford English Dictionary). Yes, matter can be measured, so by this definition matter is a dimension. The vacuum of space-time is teeming with energy, hence perhaps...

Davy noted: >Same material> o The "sky" contains 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, and is topped off by an ozone layer, protecting us from cosmic radiation. o Outer space is a (nearly-perfect) vacuum. I agree that such a vacuum is not "nothing."

Satan and his angels currently roam the earth (1Peter 5:8).

I see the "Little Horn" to be a charismatic person who brokers a peace between Israel and other Middle-Eastern Countries, supports rebuilding the Jewish Temple, then takes his seat there "showing himself to be God" (2Thessalonians 2:4). He has various names, one is "Anti-Christ."

There are varying opinions on Revelation, since it is "apocalyptic" literature, hence unclear. But I think it is clear that there was no widespread concept of a spherical planet earth in Biblical times. Yes, there were some who proposed it. In fact there are people today who do not believe the...

The *concept* of a round earth wss proposed by Pythagoras and supported by Aristotle and Eratosthenes. IMO that is not a *discovery.*

The Catholic Church was holding the Middle East together for many years. The Pope had an army. Eventually some Catholics got upset that the Pope was calling himself the Vicar of Christ (God tells the Pope, the Pope relays the message). These Catholics protested, forming "Protestant"...

IMO: "Anointed Ruler" (Daniel 9:25) = Jesus (Isaiah 61:1). "Little horn" (Daniel 7:8) = Antichrist

I would say Revelation 6:1-14 indicates war: o White horse = a leader focused on *conquest* o Red horse/sword = *blood shed* in wartime o Black horse/denarius = *poverty* due to war (denarius=one day's pay) o Pale (Greek χλωρος) horse = color of *death* due to war. I want to emphasize this is...