Debau:
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Daniel 12:1:
"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."
12:4 refers the time of this:
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased"
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That verse occurred to me, but Matthew 24:15 seems to pose a
problem in timing:
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
It seems that Jesus expected the people to read and understand Daniel back when He was on earth.
It means the book was opened, and that would establish the time of the end. The "many running to and fro" might be speaking of the evangelists taking the Gospel all over the world, and the "knowledge increased" could be the knowledge of God's Word increased by that preaching. Our present "scientific" knowledge, and people travelling by cars, trains, and planes, does not seem relevant to the Bible. If the smartest people in the world don't know God's Word, their knowledge hasn't increased one iota.
At that time Michael stood up, and there was a time of trouble. I think that he stood up for a reason.
Rev. 12:7 And there was war in heaven..." Michael cast the devil and his angels out of heaven. This next verse of Revelation 12 confirms the time:
Verse 10
"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, NOW is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night." The word "NOW" indicates that it must have happened about the time Christ was crucified. When Jesus died on the cross, He went up to paradise to be with His Father, and it doesn't appear likely that the devil would be permitted to hang around where Christ was.
If that Great Tribulation took place in Judaea 2000 years ago, when all the Jews who knew Christ, and still rejected Him, were still alive, then that would fit the Scriptures, including Ezekiel 18:20. A future Tribulation
has no real meaning. Accordong to Revelation, here will be a time of trouble near the end of the world, but not the "seven year Great Tribulation" imagined by a few scholars 200 years ago.
Here's another item worth checking out. The 144000 Jews were the "first fruits" of the Church." They were redeemed 2000 years ago. How could they be some kind of "super evangelists" in a future "tribulation?"
cpmac
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