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Paul says the blindness in part has happened until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in. The word until means up to or as far as. The condition of partial blindness happens up to or as far as the fullness of the Gentiles. The partial blindness doesn’t happen past that point. How can the...

Here’s what seems to be kinda off kilter here. If Paul meant Israel will always and forever be blind in part then why even say “that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in”? You have ethnic Israel remaining an entity up until the end of time and...

Do you think this is an instance where a person doesn’t have free will? In other words, let’s say an unsaved person who vehemently rejects Jesus is one of the 12 tribe members but it is unknown to them. That would mean, regardless of them using their free will to reject Jesus, they would...

I was under the impression that when the fullness of the Gentiles comes in, Israel’s blindness in part is eliminated. Are you saying Israel will always be blind in part regardless of whether the fullness of the Gentiles comes in or not?

Would you say that the Gentiles are currently blind in part? Wouldn’t your definition of being blind in part apply to every ethnicity, both Jew and Gentile, throughout all time?

The blindness in part is seen in 2 Corinthians 3:13-16. 13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: 14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in...

How are you determining who is currently considered Israel? What identifying characteristics make them Israel to God? 1. Their DNA 2. Their religion 3. Their culture 4. Their domicile 5. Their faithfulness and obedience, or lack thereof, to God and His Son 6. Something else

2 Peter 3:10 the heavens pass away and the earth burns with fervent heat. I’m assuming you place this event after the millennium, if not, can you explain why not? 2 Peter 3:11 what manner of person ought you to be. Since you have our current relationship with Jesus changing in the millennium, 2...

I think there is a final coming of Christ yet to be fulfilled. I do see much of Revelation fulfilled on the Jews but that’s not to say similar things can’t happen to us or the Church in the future. Look at Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon, it was a one world government with a single leader that...

Do you think Satan being bound to the earth can be linked to Satan being bound for the millennium?

I definitely see the connection between the candlesticks representing the church and as part of the two witnesses. To tell you the truth, I’m not confident enough on any of the interpretations to debate this one way or the other, I’m still studying some of these things.

Revelation 12 has a repeating pattern that adds a layer of complexity to it. In case you’re not familiar here is a summary of the pattern … Vs 4 Stars of heaven cast to earth Vs 4 devour her child Vs 6 woman fled into wilderness Vs 7 war in heaven between dragon and Michael Vs 9 Dragon...

I think the law and the prophets is a very good fit for the two witnesses, I think JtB may have represented the final culmination of them preparing the way for Jesus. In Revelation 11:19 the ark is seen in heaven. The ark contained the Ten Commandments so that might fit with the law being...

So if you were martyred and found yourself under the altar, would you ask the Lord “how long”? If so why would you ask a question that you already know the answer to?

The interesting thing about John the Baptist is that he seems to fit the description of the two witnesses fairly well, although not quite enough to draw a definitive conclusion. Maybe JtB was a type? Here’s what I have on JtB and the two witnesses if you’re interested … Matthew 11:14 JtB is...

Yea, I think that’s right, the souls ask the question in what seems to be a group effort. The question could’ve been asked when Jesus was in the heart of the earth, just after being crucified or the question might have been asked by those in the Matthew 27:52-53 resurrection. Either way it...

We know that the fifth seal question of “how long” had to be asked prior to the book of Revelation being published. After the book of Revelation is read by a person there is no need to ask “how long”, we all know the answer, it written down for us in Revelation 6:11. Those under the altar are...

Well, yes, a person who is a false Christian may think they are casting out evil spirits in the name of the Lord when in actuality they are indeed casting out devils but they themselves are not of God, as seen in Matthew 7:22-23 “I never knew you”. In Luke 10:18 Jesus said he saw Satan fall...

I agree with your assessment on evil spirits, I do think Satan can indeed cast out Satan. I’m not so sure about this statement. Let’s look at Peter, he was told he would deny Jesus several hours before he made the denial. This prophecy made by Jesus was well understood but there was no possible...

Yea, here’s another way of looking at it, if the enemies of Jesus Christ are not subjugated then they can thwart unfulfilled prophecies. If someone were to say that a future Antichrist in Revelation 13:7 will overcome the saints because he has absolute power over all mankind, then that same...