Hi Chance, John and DovesRe: The Temple will not be built
Thanks for your reply, Chance (4 June).I agree with your assessment... "All of the accepted beliefs that we've been led to believe are correct... need to be relooked at and studied...
Although I have been a Christian for over 73 years, from when I first started writing on Five Doves 23 years ago, I have intentionally studied the Biblical prophecies relating to end times; particularly focusing on 'the words' used by the ancient prophets to describe what they saw in their visions and heard in their minds from the Holy Spirit; which were totally indescribable and hidden in symbolism, because I believe the information was quite beyond their imagination and experience. Thus, the information was 'deliberately' not intended to be for them, or for the succeeding generations to understand; but, as stated regularly in many of these prophetic passages, it is meant for The Day of the Lord when the prophets' puzzling descriptions will make sense to those living in our technological and scientific age, BUT ONLY if our beliefs are flexible enough to make the right connections, and we are open to the Holy Spirit's promptings. Holding on to old dogma only 'blinds' us to what is happening right now.Hence my belief that that 6th Seal describes the detonation of an atomic device (and not an earthquake), because of the effects it produces on the people who think the 'disaster' occurs on the great day of His wrath. (Rev. 6:12-17) I guess that is why 144,000 Jews are quickly marked for redemption (Rev. 7), and why heaven 'holds its breath for about half an hour' before the 'repercussions' from that 'disaster' are described in Revelation 8:1, 7-12, which points to the start of the end-time war via an exchange of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons in the Middle East. It has to be remembered that Old Testament and pagan belief placed everything in the hands of gods who were responsible for everything that was happening in the heavens! Thus, when something is 'thrown to earth' (Rev. 8:5) it must be a god that does it!There is no doubt in my mind that much of the 'information' received by the prophets was being 'seen through a glass darkly' (without understanding what is was), therefore it could ONLY be described with the words they had, and by the things they already knew about: e.g., 'horses' were things that men ride on, but they had no knowledge of 'motor-bikes' that men also ride on, which are noisy like chariots, or of the planes that roar when they leap over the mountains (Cf. Joel 2:3-5), which can also dispense fire and flame through their bombs and incendiary devices!Joel knew they weren't horses, but the best he could do was to say... their appearance is like the appearance of horses. He also had no knowledge of 'drones that fly in formation' and climb into houses through the windows. (Joel 2:7-9),He knew that 'earthquakes' occur (frequently [x 7] in Revelation), but he didn't know that bombs could shake the earth and the heavens and produce bright flashes (lightning, noises and thundering) when exploding, creating so much smoke and dust in the atmosphere that the sun and moon grow dark! (Joel 2:10; Rev. 6:14, 8:5; etc.,)John in Revelation knew that 'locusts' were flying things, and that 'scorpions' stung people, but he had no knowledge of 'drones' or helicopters that could dispense biological warfare for 5 months on un-sealed people. (Rev. 9:3-10)
John had never seen a tank, but he made a pretty good effort to describe one, spouting fire, smoke and brimstone from its mouth and from its long tail. (Rev. 1:17-19)
Chase, as you know from my letters posted on Five Doves, I have been trying to unravel the symbolism depicted in the prophetic scenarios in both the Old and New Testaments in relation to the end times that are upon us; but I believe that we can only interpret these 'phrases and pictures' by applying them to our contemporary world! Only then, will we ever understand God's program which is rapidly progressing towards the conclusion that has long been awaiting fulfilment.
Although I am presently engaged in writing a book which will explain the things that have been revealed to me through my Bible studies, I do try to keep the audience on Five Doves up to date with my latest discoveries, just in case things happen suddenly before I get my book finished or I am! I think these insights should be shared with a wider audience and I'm happy for that to happen.Maranatha,EAR