jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the gentile times are fulfilled.
— luke 21:24 .
the bible book of luke records jesus prophecy of the last day with his parousia including the verse about the gentile times.
Tobit 13:5
but will have mercy on all of you.
He will gather you from all the nations
among whom you have been scattered. ....14:5 God will again have mercy on them and bring them back to the land of Israel. They will build the house again, but it will not be like the first until the era when the appointed times will be completed
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jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the gentile times are fulfilled.
— luke 21:24 .
the bible book of luke records jesus prophecy of the last day with his parousia including the verse about the gentile times.
Tobit 14:5
But God will again have mercy on them and bring them back to the land of Israel. They will build the house again, but it will not be like the first until the era when the appointed times will be completed.* Afterward all of them will return from their captivity, and they will rebuild Jerusalem with due honor. In it the house of God will also be rebuilt, just as the prophets of Israel said of it.Tobit was written in the 2nd century BCE, but, like Daniel, was cast in a setting centuries before. The author describes the destruction by Babylonians and return to Jerusalem as if they were prophecy. With the benefit of hindsight he was aware that the Temple was not fully rebuilt for decades after the return. He uses an expression "until appointed times are completed (fulfilled)" to suggest the delay was by God's providence.
The author of Luke saw a parallel with his time of apparent delay and apparently drew inspiration from this text and the repeated notion of appointed times from Daniel. So now we have a period of delay from the destruction of Jerusalem till the return of Jesus to usher in a golden age being inserted into the text of Mark.
Luke 21:24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the gentile times are fulfilled.
— luke 21:24 .
the bible book of luke records jesus prophecy of the last day with his parousia including the verse about the gentile times.
While the "trampling" metaphor likely started with the book of Daniel (8:13), when Antiochus was the foreign enemy in focus and the Hasmoneans were the heroes that the author imagined would usher in the restoration of a golden age, now ironically the Hasmoneans are seen as apostate and worthy of destruction by the Romans. Pompey, the Roman general who lead this destruction in 63BCE) is soon felt to be too boastful, becomes due for punishment. The author of Ps of Solomon interprets his death in Egypt as a divine sign that the golden age of the Messiah is at hand.
Fast forward another 100 years or so and once again a late redactor of the Gospel known as Mark utilized the same idiom of nations trampling Jerusalem as a sign of a golden age for the pure. (Luke 21:24).
Interestingly this is combined with the idea of a delay in time as earlier discussed. This redactor (Luke) now lived decades after the book of Mark was written and disappointment was becoming a problem. He wove the trampling idiom with the concept of an intervening period that his readers were then experiencing.
jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the gentile times are fulfilled.
— luke 21:24 .
the bible book of luke records jesus prophecy of the last day with his parousia including the verse about the gentile times.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
My wife just got her bill for her annual wherein she mentioned her hip was acting up. The 12 minute visit was double billed again as if she had made 2 visits. Her visits were billed at over $500 each. Her 12 minutes cost about $1050. Fortunately my deductible is already met. Meaning I'm not responsible for charges over $5000 per calendar year. The insurance kicks in fully at that point. Our employer pays about $18000/ year and we pay about $1500, and the $5000 deductible. I'm not complaining about my costs as I've racked up about $460000 in medical bills the last 2 years and personally only was responsible for about $15,000.
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it's an interesting thought.
if you are an ex jw, presumably dfed, and you see a current jw in good standing engaging in behaviour that would concern their elders, would you pass on that information to interested parties?
do accusations from exes and other outsiders carry any weight?
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
Thought I'd share a recent development. I had my annual checkup with my general physician last month. He spent 10 minutes glancing in my ears and eyes ( a nurse took my bp and pulse just before. I got the bill, just shy of $800. They billed for 2 office visits with the doctor. I assumed it was an error and called. The response came in the mail. the new game is to ask you if anything is bothering you and then can bill for a diagnostic visit. Or by simply reviewing the medical file they can bill for a consult. You have to laugh at the audacity.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
How To Get Cancer Treatment Without Health Insurance (growingfamilybenefits.com)
It is complicated, and specialists themselves are at liberty to get involved or not in many situations. My sister was in the middle of a bad divorce when she was diagnosed with a rare cancer. She had no insurance and no money. The hospital staff themselves assisted her to get emergency coverage using state programs and Medicaid. In the end (which was far too soon) her estate was left with bills that exceeded her assets anyway. It was shocking to me and family that none of the cancer specialists were willing to offer experimental treatments or even engage in studies. We strongly suspect it is due to the minimal nature of her coverage and the certainty of her inability to pay out of pocket for anything declined by Medicaid.
In short things have much improved from the days not long ago when you simply would be turned away, but the system is clumsy and complicated. Knowing exactly who to ask for help and filling out the paperwork right the first time are essential.
Interestingly, years ago when we returned to Miami from a self-funded missionary stint, I was not well (typhoid) and had concerns about some spots that looked suspiciously like skin cancer. I was broke and had no insurance of course. I went to the free clinic and was turned down because I was not an undocumented alien. It's complicated. The clinic was funded privately, and staff were volunteers, with immigrants in focus. I was told to apply for aid in my home state. Fortunately, I had a nurse friend who got me the help I needed.
