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    Dating the NT Books

    EARLY DATE ADVOCATES Continued...... Frederick Denisen Maurice, Lectures on the Apocalypse, 2nd ed. (London: Macmillan, 1885). John David Michaelis, Introduction to the New Testament, vol. 4; and Sacred Books the New Testament. Charles Pettit MIlvaine, The Evidences of Christianity...
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    Dating the NT Books

    If anyone is interested here is a list of those who place an early than 70AD writing of Revelation. I got this list from another forum. Firmin Abauzit, Essai sur 1Apocalypse (Geneva: 1730). Jay E. Adams, The Time is at Hand (Philipsburg NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1966). Luis de Alcasar...
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    Dating the NT Books

    Ok, but why does John 5:2 say “now there is” as in present tense instead of “there was” as in past tense?
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    Dating the NT Books

    John 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. I thought the pool at Bethesda was destroyed in 70AD.
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    The end in relation to when Christ initially returns.

    What does Premil do with Babylon? In Revelation 18:2 it becomes the hold of every foul spirit. If Babylon is the bottomless pit then it would seem to cause issues with Revelation 18:4 where my people are commanded to come out of her, meaning humans are in the bottomless pit. If Babylon is not...
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    The end in relation to when Christ initially returns.

    I think you might have misread my post, I was referring to Revelation 21:15 where the angel has the reed and the measuring takes place in vs 16-17 I was not referring to Revelation 11:1-2. As to the universe itself, whether it is infinite or finite, that is still being debated by scientists. I...
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    The end in relation to when Christ initially returns.

    The angel with the golden reed is able to make measurements in Revelation 21:15. How would it be possible for the angel to make those measurements unless it was possible to measure heaven above?
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    The end in relation to when Christ initially returns.

    Hi David, I’ve been looking at this forum for a while and I decided to join also. I know we’ve been over this before but you are leaving out the ordinances themselves. They are found in Genesis 1:14-19, the lights in the firmament (sun, moon, and stars) are for signs, seasons, days, and years...