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Correction: there was more than one John in the early church. John the son of Zebedee was definitely martyred, as Christ promised that both brothers would "share the same cup" that He was about to suffer (Matt. 20:22-23). And you probably remember "John surnamed Mark", the young man who Paul...

I share this belief with you, based on the Scriptures. This planet will endure forever. God did not create it in vain; "He formed it to be inhabited", which I believe it will be throughout eternity: our playground in the eternal state, in addition to wherever else in this universe or in other...

God's purpose of governmental structures is ideally for the suppression of evil. "He beareth not the sword in vain..." , as you have brought up from Romans 13:4. Even in the New Heavens and the New Earth environment, sinners are still operating, according to Isaiah 65:20 and Revelation 22:15...

Please. You are missing the symbolism of the "right" hand. The "right" hand all throughout Scripture is symbolic of the position of approval and blessing (Jacob deliberately blessing the younger Ephraim with his right hand above Manasseh being blessed with his left hand. Benjamin's name...

Christ did not avoid those who were ignorantly in error, such as Nicodemus. He sat down with them and discussed the Scriptures with them. I believe that Christ has kept and will keep His promises. One of those promises was for Him to bodily return with the angels while some of those He was...

Until 2033.

I once thought the same as you on that particular part of 1 Cor. 15:24, with all rule and authority, and power being put down by Christ already back in AD 70. In a sense, the Satanic realm being eradicated and totally destroyed back in AD 70, as well as the physical temple priesthood system...

Actually, yes. Women wore a set of ten of these shekels on the forehead of their headdress, to denote their marital status. Remember the parable Christ gave about the woman who lost one of those coins in the house, and desperately searched for it until she found it, with great rejoicing...

This is true. Because John the author of Revelation was NOT the disciple John, son of Zebedee whom Jesus predicted would be martyred as well as his brother James (already slain with the sword by Herod in Acts 12:1-2). John the author of Revelation was the "beloved disciple" - "the one whom...

Again, absolutely true. I sit on both sides of the debate, and thereby tend to get shot from all sides. Paul taught three separate resurrection events in 1 Cor. 15:23-24. "Christ the First-fruits" (which was in AD 33), "afterward those who are Christ's at His coming" (which was in AD 70)...

Yep, I agree...that's pretty much where I see the symbolism pointing to. I have heard others say the same thing.

Absolutely correct. That Sea Beast (the one for whom the "mark" was imposed) is easily identifiable, simply by the fact that Satan's throne IN PERGAMOS (Revelation 2:13) was given to that Sea Beast in Revelation 13:2. This limits the identity of the Sea Beast to a connection with the ancient...

This is true. This is your adding to Scripture. You will not find a chapter and verse for this limitation to ONLY a second coming . Scripture does speak of the ranked order of resurrections in 1 Cor. 15:23. Christ was the First-fruits, and afterward, those who were His at His coming (the...

Why should this presentation of two returns of Christ be so offensive to you? The end results are just the same for both you and me - Christ bodily returns in our future to complete the bodily resurrection the saints, with a planet purified of all human evil from then onward. What is so...

Of course I am looking at the context. I am looking at the Apostle Peter's question in verse 41, "Lord speakest thou this parable unto US or even to ALL?" There was going to be a coming of the Lord for the disciple Peter's generation in the first century, but after Christ's second coming in...

No, the Greek word "kai" never means "or". There are two totally different Greek word options used for the word "or". Look it up. Christ's parable spoke of the Lord coming in both a second "AND (kai)" in a third watch in Luke 12:38. Many translations miss this point. Of course any return of...

Jesus spoke to those in front of Him in Matthew 16:27-28 about His coming return with the angels, to give rewards to all according to their works. Some of these people He promised would still be alive to see that happen. This was a first-century second coming of Christ which would be "in like...

The Greek word there is "kai", which does not mean "or". The word "kai" should be translated as "AND" (meaning in addition to something) or "EVEN" (meaning namely, or specifically). The parable was intended to include TWO comings of the Lord "in the second AND (kai) the third watch" - not...

The "beloved disciple" or "the disciple whom Jesus loved" was referring to the resurrected Lazarus - not John the son of Zebedee. Lazarus went by several aliases in the early church, since he became a target for the Pharisees after his resurrection. His given name was "John Eleazar", and he...

Of course Christ came "in like manner" as He ascended. This was going to be Christ's glorified, resurrected body form that would return to the Mount of Olives. And Zechariah predicted that this would take place "in that day" during the siege period for Juda and Jerusalem that ended in AD 70...