Ozziepost, I'm late for this party but my first thought was:
Here we go again !
Jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the Gentile Times are Fulfilled. — Luke 21:24
by Fisherman 36 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Slidin Fast
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peacefulpete
The writers of Daniel, Baruch, Enoch, Revelation etc. and the Gospels naturally had a narrow focus on recent events. Their world was unraveling, and they desired and anticipated divine intervention. Typological interpretation was the rage. Parallels were perceived and pronounced. A review of the works from the late 2nd temple period reveals the strenuous effort to understand their world by looking at the past. Even a past that never really was.
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Jeffro
Vidqun:
Fisherman, I prefer Jesus' interpretation.
*The interpretation later attributed to Jesus.
Jesus warned: When one catches sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, “standing in a holy place,” “standing where it ought not,” then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains
This interpretation, attributed to Jesus after Jerusalem’s destruction, is called an analogy.
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Fisherman
Fisherman, I prefer Jesus' interpretation.
Vidqun, I prefer Jesus’ interpretation, obviously the one I posted. But everyone can have their view.
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peacefulpete
Jeffro...I 'll be brief in commenting on your 3.5 year span of Rev referring to 66-70. The writer of Rev was actively sourcing OT for parallels and symbols. The events under Antiochus (the blasphemer who called himself a god) became the archetype for a host of antichrist figures. Revelation has Rome in focus and its foremost blasphemer Nero.
Rev 13 uses the Daniel motif (1260 days , 42 months 3.5 year) in reference to the time Nero Redivivus will be limited to.
In (11:2) it's used as emphasizing the limits of the time of domination of the 'Holy city' and persecution of Christians until their death.
In (12:6) it is used in a different context, the woman being taken care of for 1260 days. Again, here it has become a placeholder metaphor for a period of waiting.
In other words, it has become thoroughly detached from any temporal meaning but rather has become a metaphor for limited time.
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Anony Mous
Jerusalem had kings after Zedekiah. Currently they even have a Jewish “king”.
So shouldn’t this prophesy be fulfilled by now, regardless of the calculation that is used?