It's not "seminary doctrine", it's simple exegesis. "Naos" is the Greek for "temple" and over and over Paul uses "naos" to describe the church.
Can't use the Greek '
naos' trick because it's also the Greek word used for the physical temple in Jerusalem, like in Matthew 23:35 and many other New Testament passages.
Let's not pretend the suggestion that the "temple of God" is symbolic for the church has no Biblical precedent in order to establish a viewpoint which is totally Jesuit Futurist. I mean, really, how does your eschatological interpretation differ from Jesuit Futurism?
No pretending. A physical temple in Jerusalem is what Apostle Paul meant in 2 Thess.2:4. It's also what Jesus was pointing to when He told His disciples there wouldn't be left one stone atop another on the temple mount on the day of vengeance, i.e., the day of His second coming (Luke 21). In Revelation 11:1-2, we are shown a standing temple in Jerusalem with those who worship within, and John isn't seeing the Dome of the Rock in that vision either. That is within the 6th Trumpet - 2nd Woe timing. Our Lord Jesus returns on the 7th Trumpet - 3rd Woe period.
You can refer to your seminary doctrine backups like Futurism and the Jesuits, but that just doesn't work, like an old record now. These numbers are all no.1 because of your crazy numbering you used. You should just type in the numbering instead for Forums like this.
Things taught by Jesuit Futurism:
- Only first 3 chapters of Revelation have unfolded
I'm not a Futurist. Just because there is Bible prophecy that is still future doesn't make one a Futurist. You are being deceived by men's doctrines. But nor am I a Historicist like you.
It's true that in John's day only first portions of Revelation (like Rev.2 & 3 with Christ's Messages to the seven Churches) was already history, though those 7 Messages are still active for all Churches today (they are related to the candlesticks in Heaven which are still in place). The Seals, Trumpets, and Vials were not history, still aren't history today either, as we are within them today.
- there will be a 7 year period of trib
The actual time of the "great tribulation" Jesus taught is for the latter half of Daniel's symbolic "one week" of Dan.9:27 which is more detailed in Daniel 11. That latter half of the one week is what the 42 months reign of the dragon in Rev.13 is. It's also the 42 months the Gentiles tread the holy city and outer court of the new temple within the 6th Trumpet-2nd Woe period. It's also the time period when God's two witnesses in Jerusalem will prophesy for 1260 days.
- the 7 year trib is established by making future the 70th week of Daniel which was already fulfilled
The final "one week" of the Book of Daniel is still yet to be fulfilled. It is directly associated with the coming Antichrist to Jerusalem to end sacrifices and place an abomination idol in the temple instead. The Romans in 70 A.D. did not do this, as they tried to seize the temple, but it burned down instead. Antiochus IV serves as the example of the future Antichrist that will place the idol abomination in a new temple in today's Jerusalem. Our Lord Jesus was cut off at the end of the 69th week. Thus the 70th final week never was fulfilled.
- the Restrainer which prevents the rise of Antichrist is the Holy Spirit working through an Earthly agency
No such noun as "Restrainer" in God's Word. That's just a made up moniker for the one in 2 Thess.2 Paul was talking about that is withholding back the coming "man of sin" to Jerusalem until it's time for his coming. The one most likely doing the withholding is Archangel Michael, since Daniel was told by the angel that none were helping him to withhold except Michael (Dan.10). Archangel Michael is who boots Satan out of Heaven at the end, and also who locks Satan in his pit prison in the future, so that's most likely who Apostle Paul was pointing to with the one withholding. To say it's The Holy Spirit is really Biblical illiteracy, someone obviously not familiar with the Daniel 10 chapter.
- the Restrainer will be taken out of the way by means of a secret Rapture
There is no such thing as a secret rapture written of in God's Word. That was a doctrine John Darby got from the Edward Irving movement in 1830s Great Britain. And once again, that "Restrainer" doctrine is their doctrine, not the actual meaning by Apostle Paul in 2 Thess.2.
- the Antichrist will arise during the trib
That is correct. The main sign Jesus warned was the Antichrist placing the "abomination of desolation" in a temple in Jerusalem, referring the events in Daniel 11. In Revelation 13, that abomination idol is called the "image of the beast".
- the Antichrist is NOT the papacy
That is correct. The coming Antichrist will be the devil himself, as the particular sin Paul was showing that "man of sin" in 2 Thess.2 will commit is the original sin that Satan did in the beginning that made him fall, i.e., coveting God's Throne. That is why he is coming to Jerusalem to sit in a physical temple, and claim to be God, and even over all that is called God, or that is worshiped.
The doctrines of men you listen to and heed are not preparing you for this coming event. Nor is it preparing those on a false pre-trib rapture either. You both are in the same... boat of deception and don't even know it.
- the Antichrist is one man, not a kingdom
True. The "antichrist" Apostle John referred to is the pseudochristos of Matthew 24:23-26 that Jesus warned us about, saying that if anyone comes up to us and says something like, "Lo, Christ is here, or there", to not believe it. That actual context of that Matt.24:23-26 Scripture is about a singular false one, not many like the KJV translators made it. Dr. James Strong translated that pseudochristos as 'a spurious Messiah' in his Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.
- the Antichrist will sit down in a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem
That is just more fodder you're trying to come up with. This point has already been well covered from Scripture showing the coming Antichrist is that "man of sin" of 2 Thess.2 that will appear in Jerusalem and sit in a physical temple there.
- the Antichrist will broker a peace treaty between the Arabs and Israel
That's right, and don't tell me the Internationalist globalists haven't been trying to do just that for many years now! One must have their head in the sand to not see this going on today.
- the Antichrist will break the treaty halfway into it
That's what the Book of Daniel reveals as written in Dan.9:27, and Dan.11 for the end.
- the breaking of that treaty will commence Armageddon
Not true at all. The Armageddon event is hard-set for the "day of the Lord", which is the last day of this present world when Jesus comes to gather His Church. You forgot to add the falsehood pre-trib also teaches about that "day of the Lord" timing. They try to move it up to prior to the great tribulation, in order to match their rapture before the tribulation theories.
Denying one's subscription to the idea of Jesuit Futurism when the only eschatological differences that may arise with the above 12 points have to do with the timing of the "rapture" of the saints is like a ordering 3 greasy bacon double-cheeseburgers with extra mayo...and a diet Coke.
Well, you cannot prove that those things on your list were created by the Jesuits. Those men you listen to made all that Jesuit history up, along with many other hate thoughts against the pope and the Catholic Church. The Catholic system isn't even on a Pre-trib Rapture theory!
