1. The beginning of the announcement and demonstration of the gospel of the kingdom to Jews first “for the time is fulfilled’
2. Then the crucifixion of the Messiah, “in the end of the world”, and His resurrection on the third day; and His ascension and glorification and seating and reign from heaven, “til His enemies be made His footstool”
3. Then the outpouring of the Spirit upon all flesh, beginning in Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria and all nations, “before the great and notable Day of the Lord”
4. Jews and Gentiles who believe, both continuing to get saved
5. The Scriptures were written “for us upon whom the end of the world has come”, Paul told his first-century readers
6. Many antichrists have gone out into the world; and persecutions, for it is “the last hour”, wrote John
7. Then the sad destruction of the city and temple of Jerusalem, in the timeframe predicted by Daniel without a gap of thousands of years
8. The continued announcement of the kingdom of God in all the world, “even ‘til the end of the world”
9. “then cometh the end” when “the last trumpet” will sound;
Christ will descend, bringing the dead in Christ with Him;
the dead in Christ will rise first, “at the last day”;
then living believers will be caught up together with them;
we will all appear with Him, to the awe of the world;
to us who believe His appearing is precious, but to the wicked the Day of His Coming and appearing will be unexpected “like a thief in the night”;
the graves will be opened, all the dead will be judged;
the heaven and earth shall melt in that Day;
there will be new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Could that fit?
It's loyal to the New Testament's use of terms;
And it sounds more feasible to me than having to make pilgrimages to a replica temple in Jerusalem to offer animal sacrifices on an altar with a Levite priest for annual commemorations of an ancient Jewish festival for a thousand years in future or be cursed - given that Christ was sacrificed “once for all”.
Just wondering.
2. Then the crucifixion of the Messiah, “in the end of the world”, and His resurrection on the third day; and His ascension and glorification and seating and reign from heaven, “til His enemies be made His footstool”
3. Then the outpouring of the Spirit upon all flesh, beginning in Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria and all nations, “before the great and notable Day of the Lord”
4. Jews and Gentiles who believe, both continuing to get saved
5. The Scriptures were written “for us upon whom the end of the world has come”, Paul told his first-century readers
6. Many antichrists have gone out into the world; and persecutions, for it is “the last hour”, wrote John
7. Then the sad destruction of the city and temple of Jerusalem, in the timeframe predicted by Daniel without a gap of thousands of years
8. The continued announcement of the kingdom of God in all the world, “even ‘til the end of the world”
9. “then cometh the end” when “the last trumpet” will sound;
Christ will descend, bringing the dead in Christ with Him;
the dead in Christ will rise first, “at the last day”;
then living believers will be caught up together with them;
we will all appear with Him, to the awe of the world;
to us who believe His appearing is precious, but to the wicked the Day of His Coming and appearing will be unexpected “like a thief in the night”;
the graves will be opened, all the dead will be judged;
the heaven and earth shall melt in that Day;
there will be new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Could that fit?
It's loyal to the New Testament's use of terms;
And it sounds more feasible to me than having to make pilgrimages to a replica temple in Jerusalem to offer animal sacrifices on an altar with a Levite priest for annual commemorations of an ancient Jewish festival for a thousand years in future or be cursed - given that Christ was sacrificed “once for all”.
Just wondering.
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