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NASB | Jeremiah 4:23 ¶ I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 4:23 ¶ I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light. |
Bible Question (short): same unanswered question Jer 4:23-29 |
Question (full): First of all the "great tribulation" only lasts for a year (Isa. 34:8 and 63:4) during which time the 7 last plagues happen. Where do you get 7 years? I agree that Jesus' second coming is for all to see. There is no "pre-trib" rapture. Rev. 1:7 The "battle of Armageddon" is the sixth plague and takes place BEFORE Jeusus comes (Rev. 16:12-16). The seven last plagues ARE the "great tribulation". At the end of the great ribulation Jesus comes and takes His people off the earth (Matt. 24:31; Mark 13:27; I Thess. 4:16-18 shows "in the air"). Jesus's feet do NOT touch the earth at this time. This is when the dead in Christ rise (the beginning of the 1,000 years). The wicked are destroyed by the brightness of His coming (II Thess. 2:8) and by His fierce anger and presence (Jer. 4:26). This is symbolized in Rev. 19:11-21 and a call goes out to the birds of the air to come and feast on their dead bodies. Jer. 25:31-33 records what the birds leave behind. There is no millennial reign on the earth. Jer. 4:23-29 clearly shows the earth in a state of destruction with NO HUMAN LEFT ALIVE in it. Then comes the 1,000 years when Satan is bound on the desolate earth by this "chain" of circumstances. This bottomless pit ("abyssos" the deep) of Rev. 20 is the same as the "deep" of Gen. 1:2 and Jer. 4:23 and is symbolic of the desolate earth returned in part to a state similar to the way it was before creation. The seven last plagues and the second coming of Jesus cause this. At the end of the 1,000 years Jesus comes again and brings with Him the New Jerusalem filled with all the saved. This is when He stands on the mount of Olives and divides it in two. The New Jerusalem settles in this valley and the wicked are raised from the dead (the second resurrection - Rev. chapter 20 and Joel 3:9-21). The wicked surround the city intent on destroying it but fire comes out of heaven and burns them all up (Rev. 20 and Zech 14:4-13). They are reduced to ashes and the saved walk upon them (Mal. 4:1-3). Just like Sodom and Gomorrha suffered the vengeance of eternal fire and were reduced to ashes as an example (II Peter 2:6 and Jude 7). I've just scratched the surface here but I can't see any other way to include the prophecy of Jer. 4:23-29 and still maintain any sort of consistency with the Bible prophecies of future events. What do you think Jer. 4:23-29 means? Zech. 14:3-14; Mal. 4:1-3 and Rev. 20 are clearly not the same destruction that falls on the wicked as that in Jer. 4:23-29. Again, for the fourth time LOL What does Jer. 4:23-29 mean? |