That question is moot and inapplicable. If GALATIANS was written TO the Galatians about what THEY would see, for example, we might be part of the same church, right? But time-limited and location-restricted events written to them in their day would not be what we would experience.
Otherwise, this MUST be true for YOU right now!
Gal 3:1 KJV O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
This was written to the Galatians in the same church you are in , right? That MUST MEAN that YOU HAVE BEEN BEWITCHED, and it is not actually restricted to the congregation at Galatia. See how absurd that thought is? That is what you have done with Revelation!
Mike, if you or I try to get the church to move back into keeping the Law of Moses then the curses of Paul towards the heretic Judaizers in Galatia apply to YOU and I. You do understand that, right?
Just because we are in the CHURCH overall spanning centuries does not mean something written distinctly to one of the churches in a certain time period will speak of events that always HAVE TO apply to what we will experience as well.
Not only have you effectively tossed out the time-texts of
Rev 1:1; 3 and 22:10, but NOW you effectively remove the audience relevancy to the book.
So you have a BOOK WRITTEN TO the first century group of churches in Asia Minor whom you claim have nothing to do with what John wrote IN THE BULK OF THE BOOK! And despite the fact that WE are in he same overall church as they were, THEY have nothing to do with what the books writes about while WE DO! You effectively turned the book completely upsidedown. It's all about us in our day, and not to ANYONE to whom the book was distinctly addressed to.
It was given to the saints of the day and PASSED DOWN through the generations to us, the "Last Days" saints. They obviously did not see the books' prophecies fulfilled, but we are waiting for the fulfillment of the book of Rev. today.
All of the new testament(EPISTLES) were written to
specific folks, but
all of the passages are for us also, as long as the Lords' church is still here. INCLUDING, the book of Revelation. The church is awaiting mountains of unfulfilled prophecy that our Lord gave to His
ENTIRE church. It is strange that preterists insist that the New Testament commands to "specific" folks must be relevant and followed by us today, but prophetical teachings of Jesus and the Apostles are "fulfilled" or not relevant to the believer.
No, you have shown selectivity more than anyone could possibly do by this post. You conveniently disregarded
Rev 1,:1, 3 and
Rev 22:10. And now you do the same with rev 1:19.
LOL...you have discarded the ENTIRE first 20 Chapters of Revelation as PAST prophecy...look whos talking.
I noticed you did not respond to my notes about
Rev 1:19. Just started accusing and labelling, which is what is done when facing an argument that cannot be answered.
I only gave you my observation of it Mike, you gotta believe me when I say I have been watching you guys and checking things out quietly.
Josephus HAD NOTHING to do with what I see about preterism. NOTHING. Where did you get that from?
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