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NASB | Matthew 24:1 Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:1 Jesus left the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the [magnificent and massive] buildings of the temple. [Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36] |
Bible Question:
Scripture ... Matt 24:5-6 "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end." Taleb, when did this happen? 70 AD is not the answer ... there were not many false Christs ... nor were there wars ... the Romans ruled. How did the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION (vs 15) occur after He spoke? Also ... When did "THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky" (vs 29)? Are you saying that the Son of Man has appeared in the sky (vs 30)? Searcher |
Bible Answer: Searcher, first off, MANY historians have answered all of your questions. I don’t know how much history you know or have access to, but ... (actually, I like the way I once saw it spelled –HIS-story). Most of Scriptures was written prior to the events under discussion, so HIS-story is often used as another source. Although, let me be quick to add, Scripture DOES contain MANY “proofs”. What Scriptures “begin to say” HIS-story “fills in many blanks". Yes, Searcher, just as Jesus stated in Matt 24:5-6, there WERE false Christs. Listed in Acts 5:36 - Theudas, who mislead 400, another in Acts 21:38 who mislead about 30,000 – both “false Christs” of which Eusebius also made mention. Dositheus proclaimed himself to be the Messiah that Moses had prophesied. How many do you need? Let me know if you need more specifics, or examples. 1 John 2:18 talks about “the anti-christs” (plural), and don’t forget, John was amongst those whom Jesus warned against being deceived. “Little children, IT IS the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even NOW are there MANY antichrists; whereby WE KNOW IT IS THE LAST TIME.” Was John deceived, or did he KNOW the last days Jesus talked about WAS THEN, not 2,000 years later? You wrote, "No wars because the Romans ruled". Sorry, Searcher. But not only were their rumors of wars, there WERE NUMEROUS WARS, as HIS-story reveals. I love Josephus. While I don’t agree with much of his view, basically his facts are facts. Take the war in 40 A.D. 50,000 dead; nine years later, around the time of Passover, up to 20,000 dead. In Alexandria, 50,000 Jews killed. Scythopolis 13,000 plus killed. And these are not the only “wars” fought between the time Jesus said there would be wars, and when the “end” came. ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION in verse 15 is really self-explanatory. Scripture doesn’t say anything about ANY temple being rebuilt after its destruction. And, while Daniel’s talks about two separate abominations, the one Jesus speaks of happened exactly as He said. Every reference to any rebuilding of the temple was before it was fulfilled. There are NO MORE UNFULFILLED prophecies about any temple. PERIOD. According to Eusebius, Josephus and other historians, the abonination of desolation happened often prior to, and after, its final destruction. The Romans soldiers compassed the city, and took control, then they brought their ensigns (a staff with an eagle over the image of Caesar (who claimed to be God) into the temple and offer sacrifices and worship to the image. Verse 29. I just love Scripture, don’t you? When we take here a verse there a verse we either get a warped picture, or a complete picture. This verse gives a complete picture ONLY when taken in connecting with “what else Scripture has to say about the sun, moon and stars. Will you agree that Scripture is FULL OF SYMBOLIC terminology? Check out what Scripture says about the sun, moon, stars and you also will notice what so many others have discovered about this. Then verse 29 will also come alive to you too. Or, do you believe the moon turning to blood as stated in Joel and Acts 2? Verse 30 ties in with Matt 26:64 in which Jesus told Caiaphas, the High Priest, “I tell YOU that from THIS TIME onward, YOU will see the Son of Man SEATED on the right hand of power AND coming on the clouds of heaven.” That sounds like quite a feat, IF Jesus wasn't speaking figuratively. From now on meant it started right then, and Jesus hadn’t even gone to the cross yet. And for Jesus to both be seated and coming ….” Searcher, there is so much MEAT in what this verse states, but because “time” is my ever present enemy, I can’t detail it here and now. Great questions. I welcome more. :) Respectively, Taleb |