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Ask any historically knowledgeable Jew if he would rather have died by firing squad or crucifixion. Let us know what he says.
The argument that I made in the Opening Post suggested that the Jewish Diaspora of the NT era was the greatest punishment God has inflicted upon the Jewish People in history. So you're here just comparing the actual 70 AD event, which *began* the Great Tribulation of the Jewish People. That doesn't address the matter as I described it. Not saying you have to agree--just acknowledge the argument properly.
I'll take the knowledge, wisdom, and discernment of the historical saints over that of any modernist armchair delusionist.
Historical expositors "who fail to look at history".
Only 97000 survived out of almost 1.2 million if the siege went much longer no one would have survived especially since they were starving to death.
Yes like a mother acting cooking and eating her baby
The context is in relation to all flesh in Judea or Jerusalem, not in the world. Most people in Jerusalem were killed at that time.
Right. But, somehow, a future event will involve things that are worse than that and other horrible things that happened at that time? Uh, no, I don't think so. Are people just afraid to read about what happened at that time or what? They severely underestimate how terrible it was. Yet, they have never read about it, either.
Right.
With the way you seem to be thinking about this, how could any event in the future be worse than the flood in Noah's day where only 8 people in the world survived? Is that really the context in which Jesus was speaking?
Read Matthew 24:15-26. It's not His return that cuts the tribulation described in Matthew 24:15-21 short. Jesus indicated that there would be things that would happen some time after the tribulation described in Matthew 24:15-21 was cut short and some of those things are described in verses 23-26 (the rise of false Christs and false prophets who were so deceptive that they could possibly even deceive the elect). Also, if you look at the parallel passage of Luke 21:20-24a you can see that "the times of the Gentiles" would follow the great tribulation that Jesus described. So, He never said that His return is what puts an end to the great tribulation described in Matthew 24:15-21, Mark 13:14-19 and Luke 21:20-24a.
Yes the Romans crucified multiple Jews on single crosses because there were way more Jews and wood
Right. There's just many examples of horrific things that happend at that time. If people would just take the time to read about the kinds of atrocities that happened at that time, they can then realize that it's silly to think that anything worse will ever happen in terms of atrocities committed by people against other people.
They were so starved out that they actually ate the leather on their shields
Yes, I actually just read about that today. And the leather on their belts and such. Again, if people would just take some time to read about what happened back then, they might think of these things very differently. And, it's not as if believing that part of the Olivet Discourse is about 70 AD means you have to believe all of it is about that. People seem to think that if they acknowledge some is about what happened in 70 AD then they have to acknowledge all of it is about that, but that is simply not the case.
I have a study where I go through verse by verse comparing it to history.
yes I read what you said.
how can this be when the people of the prince who is to come destroy the city and sanctuary BEFORE the 70th week begins?
ahh so you will fallow the roman catholic church? instead of biblical truth?
lol. I will take what the word of God says. I was warned about following men..
that makes utterly no sense.
