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NASB | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; |
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Subject: Why little sign of power in our churches |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, ...One of my primary concerns is accuracy in our statements about what Scripture says. So, I highlighted your '40' years remark. There are two problems with your statement. First of all, the term '40 years' is never used... In a literal sense, no, it's not. However, a Jew telling other Jews in the first century that he would return in a generation would have been understood as a 40 year time frame. We tend to modernize the Bible and come up with odd interpretations when we do. The BIG explaination used by futurists is that Generation means a race of people. This is the kind of silliness I mean. ...Secondly, Mt. 24:34 refers to 'this generation', but which generation is He refering to?... Take it into context. Jesus meant that generation that was alive when he was speaking. If I were to say "this is the greatest year ever", do I mean 2005? Or 1995? No, time context when the statement made is 2003. Same thing. Jesus said "This generation", as in the 1 st century. ...It could very well be the generation alive when the things mentioned occur.... And it did! All those things mentioned DID occur in the first century. ...Whether we agree on our approach to eschatology or not, it simply isn't true that Christ said He would return within 40 years... Yes it is true, our 21st minds though fail to realize this at times. Jesus was very much a 1st century Jew, and was using language of that time. Hundreds of years from now, what will be think when we say someone "kicked the bucket", or "bought the farm". ...Finally, concerning Acts 1:9-11, verse 9 says that He went up 'before their eyes, and then the cloud hid Him. So, verse 11 must also be refering to a visible return since it says that He would return in the same way. So, I don't agree that the preterist position is in harmony with Acts 1:9-11.... But then the "burden of proof" is on you. Why does every other verse state coming in clouds? And why does Jesus himself say he will return as fast as lightning? Hardly a slow visible descent the way the apostles saw him him ascend for a moment. Is this a Bile difficulty? No. Acts matches up only if we acknowldge the clouds in the other verses, like Rev 1:7. The angels were telling the apostles about the clouds. It's not so much the verses we do list, it's what we DON'T list that matters. Take care, SUEDE |