Subject: The United Stated in the Bible |
Bible Note: Dear Cheri, In mathematical proofs we used to use the abbreviation QED for a Latin phrase meaning "that which was to be demonstrated." In a proof it was not acceptable to build a conclusion on premises that had not yet been proven. Your string of assumptions make the point quite well. If the assumptions themselves haven't been proven, any conclusion stemming from them is doubly uncertain. In logic we call this the fallacy of presupposition; or, more familiarly, a loaded question. Justme's question committed this breach. You see, I cannot honestly answer the question if I am not persuaded that the modern Israel is equivalent to the Biblical Israel. I cannot honestly answer the question if I am not persuaded that the modern Israel is implied in passages like the latter half of Matthew 24, etc. I cannot honestly answer the question if I am not persuaded that Matthew 24 and Daniel 9 have contemporary literal relevance. I cannot honestly answer the question if I am not confident of a dispensational hermeneutic of Scripture. Etc. Etc. Etc. In Him, Doc |