Looking4acity wrote:#4: Why does Rev. 11:8 refer to Jerusalem as "Sodom and Egypt"?
Actually, the Bible calls Jerusalem and the Israelites some rather unflattering things over the course of history.
So. How does that mean that they are not Jews? Israelites? Seems to me that the Bible continues to call them Jews while also calling them other things. Do I need to go hunting into the OT? I believe Ezekiel would be a good starting point. Or Isaiah. Or maybe Jeremiah. I think it's kind of all over the major prophets.
#5: Why would the 2 witnesses prophesy in Jerusalem for 3 and 1/2 years while people there try/want to kill them?
Scripture Please. That is, Scripture that your reason is correct.
Seems to me a lot of people might want to kill the prophets, given the Biblical Fact that they will be able to strike the earth with plagues.
Revelation 11:6 NASB
These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.
Just might make some people mad. Just sayin'.
#6: If God gathered the Jews to the State, why would He allow the Rothschilds to build the Knesset and Israeli Supreme Court Building filled with Illuminati symbols and Masonic meaning?
Well . . . a question with a question . . . sauce for the goose and all that you know . . . .
Um . . . are there Christians in America?
I mean, I've seen the charts and pics and stuff of all the "Illuminati" and "Masonic" symbols and designs. Why would God allow that?? Aren't there Christians in America?
#7: When God gathers His children, are they immediately safe and secure? Does God immediately begin His rule? Or must they struggle for their existence for decades? Do they require financial aid to exist? Do they require a huge military aid package from other countries to defend themselves? Do they gain possession of the land, i.e. Jerusalem and Gaza, only later to have to give some up to enemies?
Ah! The Gathering!
Yes, Jesus, when He returns, sends His angels to gather them all.
But . . . in the meanwhile . . . Jesus returns to save . . . the Jews in Israel and Edom. So that means they are there. That would be those who were unable to escape the great tribulation, and those who were able to flee to the wilderness.
#8: When God gathers His people in the last of days, must they first cleanse the land of people with war and terrorism?
Please see response to #7
These questions should be enough to raise the slightest doubt. I believe we actually know most of the answers but have been taught to ignore and avoid them.
Actually, I've considered these questions very carefully. I'm wondering, have you?
There are so many logical issues with even this short of a list.
Much love,
Mark