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NASB | Matthew 16:28 ¶ "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:28 ¶ "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." |
Subject: Still not convinced preterism is false |
Bible Note: CDBJ, You began by writing "...it should be a very easy matter to point out who the man of sin was?" I don't know about you but I haven't run across ANY "very east matter(s)" when it comes to eschatology. I really don't have an opinion as to the identity of the man of sin. I know for sure it wasn't Napoleon, Hitler, JFK, Kissinger or Reagan. Seriously, I think 2 Thess. 2:5,6 are telling. "5Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time." The man of sin was relevant to them in their time and we may or may not discover who he was. 1 Thess. 4:15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. This does not seem unclear to me at all. Paul was simply saying "Those of us who are alive at His coming..." One thing that is precluded here is that Paul was saying ALL would die before the coming of the Lord as the futurist contends. This also lines up with our original passage: Matt. 16:28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. Please explain how you fit the 1 Thess. 4:15 passage into your system. Coper |