If you read Revelation you see that in the end there are 7 angels that appear on the earth together, starting with the first one who rides a white horse. Assuming that these are real people (which I believe they are), you see that the first one (the rider of the white horse) falls horribly which seems to trigger the other six and causes them to show up.
By not falling into evil, which it appears that the first angel always does, the rest are not triggered and therefore, no Apocalypse is created.
This is what I think happened 2000 years ago.
Jesus, who was destined to fall, did not. He remained true to God and did not go forth to fight as anyone in his position had always done, therefore averting the destruction and effectively postponing it for centuries. Therefore, in a very real sense, Jesus did actually save the entire world in a very physically by averting the Apocalypse, which was destined to come upon us 2000 years ago.
However, the cycle is about to reset (and has indeed already started) and we shall now see what happens when the First one (the white horse rider) does his will and goes forth to fight, thus triggering the others.
Now some may disagree that the 7 angels are real people and that Jesus would stand in the position of the first angel during His time, but I think that this is exactly the way it is. I know this triggers other debates as to the nature of Jesus and who or what the 7 angels are, but I am willing to take that up in another thread if you wish.
By not falling into evil, which it appears that the first angel always does, the rest are not triggered and therefore, no Apocalypse is created.
This is what I think happened 2000 years ago.
Jesus, who was destined to fall, did not. He remained true to God and did not go forth to fight as anyone in his position had always done, therefore averting the destruction and effectively postponing it for centuries. Therefore, in a very real sense, Jesus did actually save the entire world in a very physically by averting the Apocalypse, which was destined to come upon us 2000 years ago.
However, the cycle is about to reset (and has indeed already started) and we shall now see what happens when the First one (the white horse rider) does his will and goes forth to fight, thus triggering the others.
Now some may disagree that the 7 angels are real people and that Jesus would stand in the position of the first angel during His time, but I think that this is exactly the way it is. I know this triggers other debates as to the nature of Jesus and who or what the 7 angels are, but I am willing to take that up in another thread if you wish.
