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What rationale and warrant do we have to reject the obvious witness of scripture in order to speculate and project a prophecy's fulfillment into the future?
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We don't. I believe many of the prophecies have been fulfilled at Pentecost, and then with the destruction of Jerusalem, and then again in 1948 there was a natural people put together back on their homeland from which they had been scattered from for thousands of years.
I am thinking that history repeats itself, and that some prophecies were for a certain time only, and others perhaps have come to pass already, and will come to pass again. I don't know. It is pure speculation only.
Only God himself knows, as Jesus even said, no man knows the day or the hour... Our goal should be living in the kingdom of God now, and living today like it could be our last day, even though we may live to a ripe old age. If Jesus himself did not know when all these things were coming to pass, then why do we think we are smarter, or have more insight than he?
That is why I take all this endtime stuff with a grain of salt... for we see through a glass darkly... someday it will all make sense, but today, let's not worry so much about whether "today" will be the end of time when Jesus returns, but why not make today the first day of the rest of your life, and live it with all you've got, loving the Lord Jesus, and loving one another.... for in doing that, no matter what comes, you'll be prepared, and ready.
Again, just my thoughts, and posted here also for consideration....