Yes. Very little my wife and I can watch either. Mostly older stuff.
It's an interesting question. I think they were expecting it personally. But it was clear after the destruction of the temple that the Lord had revealed to the Body of Christ that the prophecies in Revelation and Daniel would actually be fulfilled at the end of six thousand years from the time of creation, as is spelled out in the
Epistle of Barnabas, which I myself believe dates to around 80 A.D.
As do I, although I have been taking some heat for it lately (in case you missed it, which I doubt you have):
Satanism In The Vatican
Thanks. I'll try and take a look tomorrow.
I started reading thru the material about the girl going through the death ritual, and that's about where I quit. I had a hard time believing this was something going on in the Vatican. Didn't know what to think of it. I often have a hard time with drama and sensationalism, but perhaps there's something to it?
On the septa-millennial issue, I quite agree. The belief in the 6000 years until the Millennium has apparently been around a long time.
I've heard for years that the apostles expected Christ to come back in their lifetime. But there is the parable Jesus told in which he said the owner went away from a *long time.* Luke 12.45; 20.9.
In Luke 21, Jesus said the Jews would be defeated when the Romans surrounded Jerusalem, and would be taken away into many nations until the end of the time of the Gentiles. To think that an exile will be over in less than a generation would, I think, be naive.
So now, I think all the passages that indicate expectation of a "soon" coming of the Kingdom have to do with the urgency of moral commitment, in view of the fact Jesus was killed on behalf of sin's atonement and that only judgment remains for those who do not repent, whether in this lifetime or in the next.
It is true that early on the Disciples did expect, along with the Jews, some kind of Messianic deliverance from the Romans. But Paul put that idea to rest when he reiterated Jesus' warning, that any claim to be the Kingdom of God operating on earth is a false Messiah, and should not be trusted. Jesus said false Christs and false prophets would precede the day of judgment, and that it is the job of believers to expose these deceptions so that holy living can be preserved and modeled for others.
To expect Christ to come imminently would require that Rome suddenly evolve into a 10 state confederation in Europe, which was hardly likely in the days of the apostles. The image of Nebuchadnezzar's dream indicated the 4th Kingdom would consist of 2 long legs that ultimately evolve into 2 feet with 10 toes. The long legs represent, to me, 2000 years of Roman imperial history leading to the Antichrist. Antichrist had to appear first, before Jesus could return, just as Paul said in 2 Thes 2. And before he appears, the Roman imperial tradition had to break up into European states, as I see it. That was not likely in the time of the apostles. It really only happened after the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, and maybe only after the collapse of the Soviet Empire.
As for John Paul Jackson, I was told for years to ignore him as a self-proclaimed prophet who had been telling false prophecies. I never took him seriously until recently. My wife and I had seen him on Christian TV, and he seemed impressive. But I was biased against him, until recently. I discovered he had died, and had made this incredible prophecy of the Coming Perfect Storm. And I find it incredibly accurate! Like Wilkerson, some things have yet to happen. But he said in 2008 or so that much of what he predicted would take place in about 10 years, which is right about now. Let me know what you think?
The strangest thing is that he said something weird would happen--some kind of woe--in the year 2012. The only thing that I can think of happened that was weird was Obama got elected for a 2nd term!
I guess Hurricane Sandy hit in that year as well. Jackson predicted 2 upcoming storms, one with wind speeds up to 180 mph, and one with a 500 mile diameter. These were the exact measurements on records for the future super storms that came! Irma and Irene.
