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    The prophecies of one yet future event.

    My eschatology is built on the following prophecise being about one yet future event. My eschotological view can be described as futurist, pre-millennial post tribulational pre-wrath rapture view.

    ". . . For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. . . ." -- Isaiah 13:10.

    ". . . Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. . . ." -- Isaiah 43:23.

    ". . . And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. . . . " -- Ezekiel 32:7.

    ". . . The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: . . ." -- Joel 2:10.

    ". . . The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. . . ." -- Joel 2:31.

    ". . . The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. . . . " -- Joel 3:15.

    ". . . Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: . . . " -- Matthew 24:29.

    ". . . But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, . . . " -- Mark 13:24.

    ". . . And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; . . . " -- Luke 21:25.

    ". . . The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: . . . " -- Acts 2:20.

    ". . . And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; . . . " -- Revelation 6:12.
    . . . the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; . . . -- Romans 1:16 KJV

    . . . that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: . . . -- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV

    Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: . . . -- 1 John 5:1 KJV
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    Originally posted by 37818
    My eschatology is built on the following prophecise being about one yet future event.
    Your quoted references (eg. Mark) left out the references to stars impacting the surface of the earth.

    Originally posted by 37818
    My eschotological view can be described as futurist, pre-millennial post tribulational pre-wrath rapture view.
    Given the massive cataclysms described, how do you expect the earth to survive and go on for another 1000 years?
    "Your name and renown
    is the desire of our hearts."
    (Isaiah 26:8)

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      Originally posted by Ged View Post
      Your quoted references (eg. Mark) left out the references to stars impacting the surface of the earth.
      I deliberately only cited one verse number of each context. You did note, the next verse, did you not?


      Given the massive cataclysms described, how do you expect the earth to survive and go on for another 1000 years?
      I do not see God having a problem with this.
      . . . the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; . . . -- Romans 1:16 KJV

      . . . that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: . . . -- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV

      Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: . . . -- 1 John 5:1 KJV

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      • #4
        From The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT: Eerdmans, 2007), by R. T. France (pages 921-922, comment on Mt 24:29, via Accordance):
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        8889. For details of how the words relate to both Hebrew and LXX texts of Isa 34:4 see my Jesus and the OT90. N. T. Wright, Victory9192
        Last edited by John Reece; 01-27-2014, 09:18 AM.

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        • #5
          It is Matthew who did so, after Mark.

          Matthew 24:29 says: Εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων = but immediately after the affliction of those days.

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            Originally posted by 37818 View Post
            My eschatology is built on the following prophecise being about one yet future event. My eschotological view can be described as futurist, pre-millennial post tribulational pre-wrath rapture view.

            ". . . The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. . . ." -- Joel 2:31.

            ". . . The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: . . . " -- Acts 2:20.
            As I was discussing with Nick in Deeper Waters regarding the full text:

            Acts 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

            Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

            Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

            Acts 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

            Acts 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

            Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
            Source text:

            Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

            Joel 2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

            Joel 2:30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

            Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
            Would you see this as a dual fulfillment of all these things, both in the 1st century and the future? Or do you think part of it happened in the 1st century and part of it is for the future?

            You may also be interested in exploring a related idea I brought up with him:

            Originally posted by JohnnyP View Post
            Have you ever considered that trumpets, days, sun, moon, etc. of Joel 2:1/Joel 2:10 and Joel 2:15/Joel 2:31 are the same events? Where Joel 2:1-11 focuses on terror of the army, Joel 2:12 initiates a recap (even now return to Me), and Joel 2:13-32 focuses on comfort and faith of the righteous in those days.

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              Originally posted by JohnnyP View Post
              As I was discussing with Nick in Deeper Waters regarding the full text:
              Acts 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

              Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

              Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

              Acts 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

              Acts 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

              Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:


              Source text:
              Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

              Joel 2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

              Joel 2:30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

              Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.


              Would you see this as a dual fulfillment of all these things, both in the 1st century and the future? Or do you think part of it happened in the 1st century and part of it is for the future?

              You may also be interested in exploring a related idea I brought up with him:
              Have you ever considered that trumpets, days, sun, moon, etc. of Joel 2:1/Joel 2:10 and Joel 2:15/Joel 2:31 are the same events? Where Joel 2:1-11 focuses on terror of the army, Joel 2:12 initiates a recap (even now return to Me), and Joel 2:13-32 focuses on comfort and faith of the righteous in those days.
              I do not have time at this moment to discuss each point. In short, my understanding of the OT prophecies, that there can be multiple fulfillment, in the case of Joel, historical, as in his day, the time of Acts as Peter spoke, and the yet future event. That the prophets speak in common.
              . . . the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; . . . -- Romans 1:16 KJV

              . . . that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: . . . -- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV

              Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: . . . -- 1 John 5:1 KJV

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                Thanks, I understand.

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