No, I never said in the distant future. The Armageddon event will take place before the end of 2037.
Parable of the fig tree generation 1967 + 70 years = 2037 Jesus will return not later than the end of 2037
Sorry Douggg, your understanding of the Fig Tree prophecy gives a very different outcome.
Matt 24:32-33: - 32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!"
The starting point for this prophecy is when the fig tree branches have become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. When did the Fig Tree begin to bud leaves? It is my view that this occurred in 1948 when the nation of Israel claimed possession of a portion of the Land of Canaan in 1948. Now leaves begin to bud at the beginning of the spring season, and the start of Spring depends on whether or not Spring is early or late. Now the length of the spring season is around 91 days and if we add how many days before the end of the winter season, the branches become tender and the leaves bud, in what is often called the Early Spring period, we could possibly add another five day to the 91 days and end up with 96 days between when the leaves bud and the actual summer season begins. So, adding 96 years on the basis of a year for a day, to 1948, we come to the year 2044 AD for the start of the Seventh Age.
Now your claim that Jesus will return around the year 2044 AD, using my interpretation of the Fig Tree prophecy, is not, from my understanding of scripture, supported. It is also my understanding that the Isaiah 24:21-22 prophecy will occur around the year 2044 AD, and that the third and the fourth ages of the visitation of the iniquities of the fathers upon their children and the children's children will also end in the year around 2044 AD.
2044 AD is also the year that the Daniel 8:13-14 trampling prophecy concludes as well when the 2,300 years prophecy comes to its completion, after which all of Israel will be saved.
Now with the judgement of the Kings of the earth on the earth at Armageddon and the Judgement of the Heavenly Hosts in Heaven, with the respective outcomes being that both the judged kings of the earth and the heavenly hosts will be imprisoned for many days to await the time of their punishment. Now, in Rev 20:1-3 we learn that the many days will in fact be for 1,000 years.
Now around 2044, there will be a fleeting visitation of Christ to take Israel as His Bride as He foretold in Matthew 25:1-13. In this parable we are not told where the Banqueting Hall is, but we are told that the door will be shut tight after the bridegroom enters the banqueting Hall.
Now we are told in Hebrews 12:24 that Jesus is the new mediator for us and in Hebrews 9:15 that Jesus is the mediator of the refurbished Covenant.
Now, there is a 1,000 year period where then is no Satan, or beast or False Prophet to interfere in the Great harvest of Souls for the God's Everlasting Kingdom. The only interference during this 1,000 years period will be from Satan's Good and Faithful Servants whom he has given large sums of money to in the Parable of the talents to three servants and ten Minas to ten servants expecting all of his servants to trade with the money he had given them.
Now it is my understanding that Jesus does not return to the face of the earth permanently until he comes once more on the Clouds of heaven with all of the heavenly Hosts to judge the peoples of the earth just after the Beast, the False Prophet and Satan have all been dispatched into the lake of fire after they have risen up out of the Bottomless pit.
Douggg, you have not provided any proof that my understanding is in error. All that you have done is just provided your opinion to that effect that I am wrong.
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