Bible Question:
Steve thank you for your answer. Your right America could be included in the one third. Although I’m not sure where America came into the conversation. However since it was brought, America at the present time is too big to just dismiss in Revelation. That gives us a hint. That the time of Revelation America is either not a major player because all of economic power and/or political power has been removed. Or it is included in the word “island”, The word “Island” in the Bible typically refers to any land outside the immediate land mass that contains Israel. So in Revelation 6:4 and 16:20 where we see very island was moved or fled away may be speaking of both American continents as well as Australia and etc. However my question is with everything that happens during the tribulation, earthquakes, famines, flaming hail, wars, and a total collapse of society along with no food, no drinking water, the oceans dead, and other disasters and then the Anti Christ trying to kill every one that doesn’t carry the mark of the beast. Who is going to be left to go into the Millennium? Why in the opening moments of the tribulation we see 1/3 of man kind destroyed there is no accounting given for how many more die in the rest of the judgements and wraths. Then let’s assume there is people left, where are they going to live. The oceans are dead, all drinking water is contaminated, most everything green has been destroyed, all cattle and wild animals have died, the islands are gone, the mountains have been destroyed by earthquakes, major nuclear or conventional war has been raged, the infrastructure of society has been destroyed, the earth is a wreck. Current teaching is that the New Heavens and new earth don’t come into being until the end of the millennium. Now I know all things are possible through Christ Jesus but doesn't it seem like our understanding of the millennium could be wrong? |
Bible Answer: Who is going to be left to go into the millennium? Even if only 1/3 of the current population was left, there still would be alot. maybe all will move to where there is no destruction. Yes we could all be wrong about the millennium. I choose not to study the end of time, in depth. I know there will be a period of the millennium and what is called the "tribulation". There are more important topics to study like preayer and worship. Steve |