Did you know that at Passover in 66 AD, a heifer gave birth to a lamb in the midst of the temple as it was being led to the altar?

Not only was it a sign of the impending wrath of God, but it was also a reminder that just 37 years earlier, the final sacrifice, the only begotten Lamb of God was crucified by this same wicked generation of jews, in Jerusalem, at Passover.

"At the same festival also, a heifer, as she was led by the high priest to be sacrificed, brought forth a lamb in the midst of the temple." - Josephus, Wars, 6.5.3-4

"At that time also there was a writing found graven in an old stone 'What time the building of the temple shall be brought to a foursquare then it shall be destroyed.' Now when the Antochia was taken and razed by the Romans and the walls of the temple were all bruised, the jews making speed to repair the ruines and dilapidations, without remembrance of the old writing, they made the temple foursquare. Besides these words were found in the walls of the Sanctum Sanctorum 'When the whole building of the temple shall be foursquare, then shall a King reign over Israel, and that King and Ruler shall reign over all the Land of Israel.' Some interpreted this of the king of Israel, but the priests said, It is the king of the Romans."

- Joseph Ben Gorion's, Yossipon

The mosaic above is at the entrance to the grotto in which John is thought to have received his revelation. Recording the visions is John's disciple Prochorus, one of "seven men of honest report" mentioned in the Acts 6:3-5. In the pseudepigraphic Acts of John by Prochorus (2nd cent AD), the author relates how John, having prayed and fasted for 3 days, commanded him to

"'Take the paper and ink and stay on my right side.' I did what he told me and suddenly a huge lightning struck and a thunder so great that the mountain shook and I fell face down on the ground..'My child Prochorus, whatever you hear from my mouth, write on paper!'..Then again after a few days John saw our Lord Jesus Christ in a vision telling him: 'Go up to the mountain and I will reveal to you the mysteries great and horrid, that will happen in the future'" (XX)

After dictating for 2 days and 6 hours, John & Prochorus returned from the mountain and transcribed what had been written from papyrus to parchment to be sent to "all the churches."

"Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like?" - St. John Chrysostom

Stop seeking the opinions of evil people.
Stop seeking the opinions of degenerates.
Stop seeking the opinions of those who murdered Christ.
Stop seeking the opinions of jews.

On the day of Pentecost, at the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Peter said that this was the fulfillment of Joel 2:28-32, and that THEY were living in the last days.

"And the Romans Will Come.." - Daniel 11:30

Jerome's LXX - Latin Vulgate Still Used by Catholics

THE STORY OF THE LAST DAYS OF JERUSALEM FROM JOSEPHUS BY ALFRED CHURCH, 1902

I've read almost every version/translation of the Wars of the Judeans, including the Slavonic. This is by far the most descriptive, and also my favorite. It is the only translation that says that Nero was killed by fire from the Lord, while hunting in the country. I've uploaded the 1706 and 1567 translations.

The Wonderful and Most Deplorable History of the Later Times of the Jews

(James Howell's edition of Peter Morwen's translation of Abraham ben David's abstract of Joseph Ben Gorion's Yosippon)

https://archive.org/details/wonderful-most-deplorable

*Be sure and check out the other books on my archive page.

Christ's Second Coming, by Charles J. Guiteau, 1879

A good lecture on Christ's second coming. The only issue I see is with Guiteau's interpretation of 2 Peter 3:10-12. Perhaps he did not have a proper understanding. The word 'elements' in Greek is 'stoikion'. It is used seven times in the New Testament. In context 'stoikion' never refers to the physical world or the elements on the periodic table, but always denotes the elementary principles of the Old Covenant.

Other translations read:

Adversaries (i.e. satan) to all men

Contrary (opposite in nature) to all men

Hostile to all men

Oppose all men

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Hebrews 8:7, 13

When speaking to his disciples, Jesus said that some of them would not die before his return, and that those who had died under the law would be judged (the resurrection of Daniel 12) according to their works.

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
(Matthew 16:27 - 28)

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:13-13)

We are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus, not of works. "There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ."

Hell, Hades, Sheol... was a holding place for those who had died under the law, without a redeemer; those who were to be judged according to their works.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:54 - 57

Death and hell were defeated at the cross.