A follower posted this on my YouTube channel, and I think they nailed it.
People are getting nervous because their "dates" have surpassed when they think the 7 year Tribulation start date should have been, so they're falling into a "well it must be 3.5yrs"camp. Very sad others follow them.
People are getting nervous because their "dates" have surpassed when they think the 7 year Tribulation start date should have been, so they're falling into a "well it must be 3.5yrs"camp. Very sad others follow them.
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COMMENT ON YOUTUBE REGARDING THE SHROUD
I would recommend listening to Jeremiah Johnston. He has done EXTENSIVE research on it. He explains so much of it in detail. Listen to him. Then decide.
MY RESPONSE
I have read Jeremiah Johnston's book. He did not make better or stronger arguments than the other experts who have addressed the subject for the past thirty years. His main arguments are the same main arguments with the same flaws and shortcomings. Learn to weigh arguments not experts, big names, etc. Extensive research and extensive candid research are not the same thing. Nobody puts more time into research than those who uphold the inerrancy of the KJV. Yet their research ransacks the available data to find the few points that can be exploited and ignores the majority of the data because it testifies against their position.
The pollen argument, the 3-D argument, the wide-angle x-ray diffraction argument are misunderstood and overstated. The lack of spice residue on the Shroud, the unusual body sizes and the abnormal head sizes, and the fact that the face image is on the supposed body wrapping are all strong arguments against the position that the Shroud is the actual burial shroud of Christ.
His arguments against charges like breach of the second commandment and derivation from superstitious Rome are not arguments but deflections. He essentially waived off these accusations without making any substantial objective argument to explain why the accusations are false. His handling boils down to encouraging evangelicals that is is okay for them to join Rome in the veneration of relics and icons. This is not going to stop with the Shroud. It will spread to other Catholic relics. It is already spreading to other Catholic relics, especially those appealed to as possible early appearances of the Shroud in history. I put zero stock in Catholic relics. They are not matters of archaeology. They are matters of superstition and veneration. I am not Catholic. I am not half-Catholic. I am not ecumenical evangelical. I am evangelical.
I would recommend listening to Jeremiah Johnston. He has done EXTENSIVE research on it. He explains so much of it in detail. Listen to him. Then decide.
MY RESPONSE
I have read Jeremiah Johnston's book. He did not make better or stronger arguments than the other experts who have addressed the subject for the past thirty years. His main arguments are the same main arguments with the same flaws and shortcomings. Learn to weigh arguments not experts, big names, etc. Extensive research and extensive candid research are not the same thing. Nobody puts more time into research than those who uphold the inerrancy of the KJV. Yet their research ransacks the available data to find the few points that can be exploited and ignores the majority of the data because it testifies against their position.
The pollen argument, the 3-D argument, the wide-angle x-ray diffraction argument are misunderstood and overstated. The lack of spice residue on the Shroud, the unusual body sizes and the abnormal head sizes, and the fact that the face image is on the supposed body wrapping are all strong arguments against the position that the Shroud is the actual burial shroud of Christ.
His arguments against charges like breach of the second commandment and derivation from superstitious Rome are not arguments but deflections. He essentially waived off these accusations without making any substantial objective argument to explain why the accusations are false. His handling boils down to encouraging evangelicals that is is okay for them to join Rome in the veneration of relics and icons. This is not going to stop with the Shroud. It will spread to other Catholic relics. It is already spreading to other Catholic relics, especially those appealed to as possible early appearances of the Shroud in history. I put zero stock in Catholic relics. They are not matters of archaeology. They are matters of superstition and veneration. I am not Catholic. I am not half-Catholic. I am not ecumenical evangelical. I am evangelical.
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WHO DAILY LOADS US WITH BLESSINGS
โBlessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.โ Psalm 68:19
Growing up, my best friend Joe knew our kitchen was always open. Whenever Mom made fresh donuts, he'd show up for supplies! I still remember one occasion when I grabbed three or four donuts, while Joe loaded nearly every finger on one hand before stuffing another in his mouth. He never passed up a good thing freely offered!
How much more should we take advantage of the blessings God freely offers us?
He daily loads His people with joy, peace, wisdom, strength, hope, a renewed mind, and so much more (1 Peter 1:8; Philippians 4:7; James 1:5; Ephesians 3:16).
The world offers empty substitutes, but God's blessings surpass anything it can provide in degree, duration, and purity.
Saints, don't be bashful! When God opens His storehouse of blessings, don't walk away empty-handed!
โBlessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.โ Psalm 68:19
Growing up, my best friend Joe knew our kitchen was always open. Whenever Mom made fresh donuts, he'd show up for supplies! I still remember one occasion when I grabbed three or four donuts, while Joe loaded nearly every finger on one hand before stuffing another in his mouth. He never passed up a good thing freely offered!
How much more should we take advantage of the blessings God freely offers us?
He daily loads His people with joy, peace, wisdom, strength, hope, a renewed mind, and so much more (1 Peter 1:8; Philippians 4:7; James 1:5; Ephesians 3:16).
The world offers empty substitutes, but God's blessings surpass anything it can provide in degree, duration, and purity.
Saints, don't be bashful! When God opens His storehouse of blessings, don't walk away empty-handed!
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QUESTION ON CHRISTMAS
Lee, what is your opinion on Nativity scenes in Christmas decor?
ANSWER
I put the evangelical observation of Christmas in the same category as Hannukah and Purim. Man honoring Christ and his work. We should, to the best of our ability and discernment, avoid the Babylonian and Catholic interpolations. Nativity scenes are biblical. They are not Babylonian additions.
Lee, what is your opinion on Nativity scenes in Christmas decor?
ANSWER
I put the evangelical observation of Christmas in the same category as Hannukah and Purim. Man honoring Christ and his work. We should, to the best of our ability and discernment, avoid the Babylonian and Catholic interpolations. Nativity scenes are biblical. They are not Babylonian additions.
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THE OMNIPRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST IN ETERNITY
Will Jesus be omnipresent in eternity? This is an important question that requires us to understand the distinction between His humanity and His deity.
The Lord Jesus Christ has a genuine physical human body. Even in His glorified state, His body can occupy only one physical location at a time.
Yet Jesus Christ is God. In His deity, He possesses omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence.
The Spirit of the Lord is everywhere throughout the universe, even though the Lord Jesus Himself is physically present in one location.
Jesus Christ will always be omnipresent as God, even while remaining fully man with a glorified physical body.
Will Jesus be omnipresent in eternity? This is an important question that requires us to understand the distinction between His humanity and His deity.
The Lord Jesus Christ has a genuine physical human body. Even in His glorified state, His body can occupy only one physical location at a time.
Yet Jesus Christ is God. In His deity, He possesses omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence.
The Spirit of the Lord is everywhere throughout the universe, even though the Lord Jesus Himself is physically present in one location.
Jesus Christ will always be omnipresent as God, even while remaining fully man with a glorified physical body.
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QUESTION
How do you reconcile Gog/Magog with the tribulation period?
ANSWER
Gog and Magog is a select group of nations. Armageddon is all the nations of the earth. Gog and Magog removes Russia, Turkey, and Iran from the struggle for Middle East domination, leaving a vacuum for the antichrist to step into.
How do you reconcile Gog/Magog with the tribulation period?
ANSWER
Gog and Magog is a select group of nations. Armageddon is all the nations of the earth. Gog and Magog removes Russia, Turkey, and Iran from the struggle for Middle East domination, leaving a vacuum for the antichrist to step into.
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๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐บ, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต 11
The black and darkening storm clouds sink,
While surging billows swell.
The storm surrounds, escape routes shrink,
And terror casts its spell.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: https://soothkeep.info/jehovah-shalom-the-lord-our-peace/
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต 11
The black and darkening storm clouds sink,
While surging billows swell.
The storm surrounds, escape routes shrink,
And terror casts its spell.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: https://soothkeep.info/jehovah-shalom-the-lord-our-peace/
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QUESTION
I was wondering if there was two Gog and Magog wars.
ANSWER
Yes. The first one is the attempted invasion of Israel by Russia, Turkey, Iran and their allies after the rapture and before the start of the seventieth week and the rise of the antichrist. It is the final effort in this age of the Gog and Magog nations (the northern hordes) to challenge the God-established empire authority over the Middle East (Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Rome and final Rome). At the end of the millennium, there is another Gog and Magog effort to challenge and overthrow the God-ordained government of the kingdom (the kingdom of God).
I was wondering if there was two Gog and Magog wars.
ANSWER
Yes. The first one is the attempted invasion of Israel by Russia, Turkey, Iran and their allies after the rapture and before the start of the seventieth week and the rise of the antichrist. It is the final effort in this age of the Gog and Magog nations (the northern hordes) to challenge the God-established empire authority over the Middle East (Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Rome and final Rome). At the end of the millennium, there is another Gog and Magog effort to challenge and overthrow the God-ordained government of the kingdom (the kingdom of God).
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