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1 | Inhabitants of kingdom on earth | Rev 20:4 | kalos | 30132 | ||
But he who endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 24:13 AMPLIFIED "The reference is not to the salvation of the soul of the believer who endures persecution, but to his deliverance by the Lord's return" (NSRB note at Matthew 24:13). In Matthew 24:4-31 the entire passage is Jesus' answer to the disciples' questions: "When shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?" (v.2). In subsequent verses Jesus is teaching about Daniel's seventieth week of years: the end time; the middle of Daniel's seventieth week: the abomination of desolation; the great tribulation (latter half of week); and the King's return to earth at the close of the tribulation. So in the context this interpretation of verse 13 is the more likely interpretation -- i.e., that the reference is to the believer's deliverance by the Lord's return. In addition, we are not saved by enduring to the end. We are saved by grace through faith because of what Christ did on the cross -- not by anything that we do. No one is saved by holding on or holding out. When we are saved, it is because God Himself holds onto us. EdB: Thanks for your interest in this topic. Do you know of a clear verse of Scripture that teaches that there won't be anyone that didn't take the mark of the beast coming out of the Tribulation? I am open to additional information, if you have some. I'll be looking forward to your reply. Grace to you, kalos |
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2 | Inhabitants of kingdom on earth | Rev 20:4 | EdB | 30157 | ||
Kalos I forgot to answer your question. No, I do not see a scripture that clearly says there won't be anyone survive the Tribulation that didn't take the mark. However do you see any scripture that clearly states there will be? To the best of my knowledge there isn't a clear answer one way or the other. In fact after much study of Revelation I doubt any with or without the mark will survive. Therefore I submit we may have the wrong idea about the millenium. EdB |
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