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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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HC, I've read most of this thread but wasn't able to find a post where you summarize your points. Can you do that for me? I'll look at it carefully. I'm looking for scripture that would support your position that Reagan is the head of gold. Why Reagan? Also can you give a summary of how the 70 weeks fit in with end time events and how they relate to the 2300 days. Also can you say why you think they'll be repeated twice in literal time. If they are will the 2300 days also repeat twice?
Regarding time reckoning, the prophetic periods are unrelated to the Babylonian calendar. There is no scriptural basis for this. You are mixing the sacred with the common there. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.Daniel 7:17
What is the prophetic earth? And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb Revelation 13:11
It has been shown that the United States is the power represented by the beast with lamblike horns {GC 578.3}
Daniel saw sea beasts in the vision on Daniel 7, but Heaven explained the endtime meaning of the earth kings/American Presidents Insert Heavens interpretation into the vision: An American President like a lion An American President like a bear An American President like a leopard An American President like a indescribable beast with iron teeth and brass nails "In the days of these kings," Daniel had declared, "shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. . . . The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure." Daniel 2:44, 45. What happened to the 4th American President I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. Daniel 7:11
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming 2 Thessalonians 2:8 his glory is to them a consuming fire. {GC88 37.2}
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Daniel 7:12
The rest of the beasts are the lion, bear, & leopard (three American Presidents. A season and a time are measurable. A prophetic year has 360 days and 4 seasons of 90 days each A season is 90 days or 90 years A time is a year already If the time were 360 years, it would be too long for 4 earth kings A season and time must be 91 years Reagan was 90 years old 2/6/2001 On 9/11/01 America was attacked On 9/11/2001 Reagan was in his 91st year He was alive as was Bush I & Clinton, and all 3 were out of office As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Daniel 7:12
The little horn speaking great things must then be Pope John-Paul II, he was the only pope that Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton knew while they were in office. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. Revelation 13:3 “Pius VI…the pope specified in prophecy, which received the deadly wound” (5MR 318.1).
But Revelation 13 is repeated in the endtime. “The word of God teaches that these scenes are to be repeated as papists and Protestants shall unite for the exaltation of the Sunday [Revelation 13:11, 12]” (ST, January 11, 1899 par. 5 )
“In the last days...will take place the final fulfillment of the Revelator’s prophecy. [Revelation 13:4-18, quoted.]” (19MR 282.1) The verses that White wrote out repeat the 42 months. And she did it again. “[Revelation 13:4-10 quoted.] This entire chapter is a revelation of what will surely take place. [Revelation 13:11, 15-17 quoted.]” (7BC 979.10) WILL SURELY TAKE PLACE is in the future. The verses that White wrote out a second time in a different article repeat the 42 months. And she said the ENTIRE CHAPTER WILL SURELY TAKE PLACE which includes the repeating of the deadly wound that was healed. Pope John-Paul II literally had a deadly wound- he survived Reagan healed the papacy's 1798 secular wound on America's behalf when he recognized Pope John-Paul II as a head of state Bush I healed the papacy's 1798 religious wound on America's behalf when he recognized Pope John-Paul II as THE WORLD'S MORAL LEADER, i.e., the HEAD OF ALL THE CHURCHES John-Paul II bonded with the lion's mouth (Reagan the great orator), the bear's feet (Bush I) and the leopard's features (Clinton).
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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12/22/16 06:18 AM
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The reality is, the spirit of the Counter Reformation is slipping into the door of the Adventist Church, and doing it's best to mingle with, and wrap itself around Adventist end-time beliefs and thus by infiltration and amalgamation unsettle the foundation of prophetic understanding.
The testimonies can be rejected just as surely, while still using them profusely though out of context ways.
Some Adventist Bible students propose we should give serious heed to futurist based interpretations of dispensationalist Christians.
Most of these claim loyalty to the historicist interpretations of Daniel and revelation which we hold as a people. But they don't see that as THE interpretation, as it gets relegated to the back burner and their desire and ambition is to make these prophecies line up with current news.
The only way to keep the illusion of still believing the church's historicist position while pursuing futurist interpretations, is to push for the dual fulfillment devise.
But there is no consistency in this.
Certain portions of the prophecies are lifted out and reapplied while other portions are left out. For example, the 70 weeks are reapplied, but the 2300 days are no longer part of the new interpretation.
The idea that Obama is the last president is not original with HC. There are lots of webpages with scary scenario's saying that about Obama. I suppose if one reads deeply into them they might be convinced.
However, there is something unusual about some of those websites. They tend to predict an "against Christianity" president. They also predict an "anti-pope" that works with this president -- They are not predicting a counterfeit (remember a counterfeit looks like the genuine article) that will deceive the world, they are predicting an evil dictator. What's even more surprising is that even Catholics support this scenario. There's the believe the United States and other countries, as well as their own church will come under the chastisement of God. There will be great trouble. But then a true pope will arise and holding his banner high, will lead to (supposed)peace.
The one thing that I see is people may be terribly deceived by thinking a national leader (a president or radical Muslim, or some powerful leader -- or even an anti-catholic pope) is "anti-Christ" in whose wake there is lots of trouble, and when the real anti-Christ comes (the one the Reformers and the testimonies have identified as the papacy)sounding very pious to "bring peace" they will readily accept him.
I think we would do well to stick to Adventist prophecy, and not get side tracked with smoke screen scenarios out of which the real antichrist will emerge as the "good guy" and deceive the world.
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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The only way to keep the illusion of still believing the church's historicist position while pursuing futurist interpretations, is to push for the dual fulfillment devise.
But there is no consistency in this.
Certain portions of the prophecies are lifted out and reapplied while other portions are left out. For example, the 70 weeks are reapplied, but the 2300 days are no longer part of the new interpretation.
The idea that Obama is the last president is not original with HC. There are lots of webpages with scary scenario's saying that about Obama. I suppose if one reads deeply into them they might be convinced.
However, there is something unusual about some of those websites. They tend to predict an "against Christianity" president. They also predict an "anti-pope" that works with this president -- They are not predicting a counterfeit (remember a counterfeit looks like the genuine article) that will deceive the world, they are predicting an evil dictator. What's even more surprising is that even Catholics support this scenario. It looks like error by association. When some people are shown light that they cannot pigeon hole into their frame of reference, rather than to examine the light fairly, they look for things and people that they know are in error and link the light that they do not understand to the error that they know is error. That is not the method of Bible study that historicists use. True historicists follow the prophecies from a reliable point in time that can be found in the past to their day. The Millerites discovered 457 BC and followed it to the day of Christ's Coming in their day. They got the event wrong, but they understood how to follow prophecy to current events. They were Historicists. Preterits place things in the past and won't allow for an application of prophecy that transcends the understanding that was settled in the past. So to apply prophecy in the past where a partial fulfillment was known and not to allow for the complete and final fulfillment is not Historicism (though some pretend that it is). Don't forget how God has led His people in the past. He led them with time prophecy. He allowed them to be wrong and to learn from their errors. Those who wanted infallibility as their standard were disappointed and left from following Jesus. We have nothing to fear of the future except that we forget that God has led His people with time prophecies in in the past and He will do it again right up to the implementation of the Mark of the Beast by President Obama. To be able to know truth and to cast it aside as though it were not important is a sin that many will commit and not be able to recover from when they at last see their error. The parable of the Ten virgins is at work today.
"Ignorance is sin, when knowledge can be obtained" (HR, September 1, 1866 par. 3). www.loudcry101.com
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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12/23/16 10:21 AM
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To have a meaningful dialog, when evidence is presented, it needs to be examined and discussed.
When evidence is presented and it is brushed aside without any consideration, the testimony of the hearer is that they are content in their Laodicean condition and do not want to be bothered with truth that might rock their boat.
Laodicea was rich and they thought that they needed nothing.
"Ignorance is sin, when knowledge can be obtained" (HR, September 1, 1866 par. 3). www.loudcry101.com
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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12/23/16 10:33 AM
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To the rest of the readers, HC's belief that Obama will have a third term is shared by many Evangelicals who are basing their views on modern prophecies that identify Obama as the anti-christ. There is quite a strong consensus among many Evanglicals who believe these dreams and visions. The progression has been that they first thought there would be no election, that Obama would create a false emergency in order to declare marshal law and suspend the election. Then they thought if the election went ahead that Hillary Clinton would win and be the puppet of Obama for a time and that he would either rule through her or take direct control during a post election, engineered crises. Now many Evangelicals are hoping they were wrong and the Trump will actually be President but many are still concerned the Obama will still create a false national emergency or thwart the election in some other way by for example manipulating the electoral college which is to vote today and/or by marshal law before his term expires which would open the door for a third term.
While we shouldn't scoff at any of this, and we ought to be open minded the failed track record of these prophecies so far should make us careful. I've read a good sampling of these and in many cases they seem to come from sincere, bible believing brothers, many of them Sabbath keepers but not Adventists. One important lesson is we need to be on our watch because the final deceptions that will test the elect are here and are getting stronger. Satan is a diligent Bible student. He knows that his time is short, and he seeks at every point to counterwork the work of the Lord upon this earth.--Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 16. Satan can present a counterfeit so closely resembling the truth that it deceives those who are willing to be deceived, who desire to shun the self-denial and sacrifice demanded by the truth; but it is impossible for him to hold under his power one soul who honestly desires, at whatever cost, to know the truth. Christ is the truth, and the “light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” [John 1:9.] The Spirit of truth has been sent, to guide men into all truth. And upon the authority of the Son of God it is declared, “Seek, and ye shall find.” “If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine.” [Matthew 7:7; John 7:17.] {GC88 528.2} IMHO: When Obama stays in office, those who followed Satan's erroneous amalgamation of truth and error will not be drawn to the Remnant Church because of its teaching of truth (the Remnant generally has rejected truth that applies to our time as if it were the counterfeit). So Satan's counterfeit is allowed to do its evil work. It is so close to Present truth that SDA's will fall away and non SDA's will be content with their partial truth until probation closes.
"Ignorance is sin, when knowledge can be obtained" (HR, September 1, 1866 par. 3). www.loudcry101.com
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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12/23/16 10:35 AM
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His child wrote;
"What is the prophetic earth?"
HC, you asked this in reference to Daniel 7:17. Daniel 7:17 is part of the interpretation, not the prophecy. So, your question is moot.
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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IMHO: When Obama stays in office, those who followed Satan's erroneous amalgamation of truth and error will not be drawn to the Remnant Church because of its teaching of truth (the Remnant generally has rejected truth that applies to our time as if it were the counterfeit). So Satan's counterfeit is allowed to do its evil work. It is so close to Present truth that SDA's will fall away and non SDA's will be content with their partial truth until probation closes. And when it does not turn out as you claim, will that strengthen the church?
Oh, that men might open their minds to know God as he is revealed in his Son! {ST, January 20, 1890}
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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Satan can present a counterfeit so closely resembling the truth that it deceives those who are willing to be deceived, who desire to shun the self-denial and sacrifice demanded by the truth; but it is impossible for him to hold under his power one soul who honestly desires, at whatever cost, to know the truth. Christ is the truth, and the “light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” [John 1:9.] The Spirit of truth has been sent, to guide men into all truth. And upon the authority of the Son of God it is declared, “Seek, and ye shall find.” “If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine.” [Matthew 7:7; John 7:17.] {GC88 528.2} Knowing Christ and knowing truth are not the same thing. We are saved by Grace, a concept little known amongst Adventists, mainly because it puts to naught all their claims to "have the Truth" and "come into the Truth." The thief on the cross had not idea about "truth" state of the dead, health message, investigative judgement, whatever. But he knew Christ. ...(the Remnant generally has rejected truth that applies to our time as if it were the counterfeit). Really?? The "Remnant" is NOT the SDA church. The Bible NEVER mentions a "remnant church." It is ALWAYS a remnant people. And they are always characterized by obedience to God. So the above quote exhibits a serious flaw in Biblical understanding, or some personal agenda, and very likely both. So Satan's counterfeit is allowed to do its evil work. It is so close to Present truth that SDA's will fall away and non SDA's will be content with their partial truth until probation closes. Please give an example of the above, comparing and contrasting the "counterfeit" with the "truth." Point out how this is important to one's salvation, bearing in mind that we are saved by grace.
"Our vision is often more obstructed by what we think we know than by our lack of knowledge." K. Stendahl
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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And you might look up that no message on time quote again and keep it in context. It does not say what you think it says.
The more frequently a definite time is set for the second advent, and the more widely it is taught, the better it suits the purposes of Satan. After the time has passed, he excites ridicule and contempt of its advocates, and thus casts reproach upon the great Advent movement of 1843 and 1844. Those who persist in this error will at last fix upon a date too far in the future for the coming of Christ. Thus they will be led to rest in a false security, and many will not be undeceived until it is too late. {GC88 456.2}
The exact time of Christ's second coming is not revealed. Jesus said, No man knoweth the day nor the hour. But He also gave signs of His coming, and said, "When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors." He bade them, as the signs of His coming should appear, "Look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." And in view of these things the apostle wrote: "Ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day." Since we know not the hour of Christ's coming, we must live soberly and godly in this present world, "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." . . . {RC 258.4}
We are not of that class who define the exact period of time that shall elapse before the coming of Jesus the second time with power and great glory. Some have set a time, and when that has passed, their presumptuous spirits have not accepted rebuke, but they have set another and another time; but many successive failures have stamped them as false prophets. "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever." Notwithstanding the fact that there are false prophets, there are also those who are preaching the truth as pointed out in the Scriptures. With deep earnestness, with honest faith, prompted by the Holy Spirit, they are stirring minds and hearts by showing them that we are living near the second coming of Christ; but the day and hour of his appearing are beyond the ken of man; for "of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." {SpTEd 106.2}
Not even your erroneous date of March 29 for the 2017 equinox!
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Re: Rejection of the Testimonies Foretold, Part 1
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Summary: From 605 BC, the 70 years ended in 535 BC. 70 years doubled, the 140 years ended in 465 BC. Artaxerxes first year was 565 BC--his 7th year was 457 BC When the literal 2300 days ended Ezra was in Jerusalem in 457 BC Ezra in Jerusalem in the seventh year of the king…on the first [day] of the fifth month as the 2300 days were about to end (6 years 4 months 20 days. The literal fulfillment of the 2300 days of 8:14 is in Ezra 7:8-9 Starting in 457 The 2300 days/years ended in 1843 Starting in 457 The 2300 days/years ended in 1844 The tarrying time was prophesied to intervene between 1843-1844
The evidence for the final fulfillment 70 weeks twice in the endtime is just as impressive, but I'm not going to take the time to share those pearls here right now.
Please share it HC or email me privately. I think you misapply scripture frequently but your thoughts are stimulating because there is some validity in what your saying. One of the best things readers should take note of is that you are right about Ellen White's placing entire chapters such as Revelation 11 and 13 in the future. We dismiss those statements at our peril. But regarding the 70 weeks, please share it here or privately, mark.shipowick@gmail.com. I've wondered for several years if the 70 weeks doesn't have a final application in literal time or in some other way such as being synchronized with the Jubilees. I don't think though that any of this or any other scripture should be used to predict the return of Christ or the latter rain or judgment of the living. Regarding the cases of the living I tend to think this judgment is under way now and has been for several months if not years, starting with the house of God.
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