Many Christian people insist on making prophecy allegorical, despite the fact that historically Bible prophecy is fulfilled in extremely literal ways when the prophecy is literal. Even when the prophecy involved figurative (metaphoric) prophetic imagery – it was very specific to the details given.
For instance, the Baker and the Cup Bearer who are in jail with Joseph (Genesis 40). The imagery is figurative or metaphoric, but the fulfillment was specific to what Joseph said.
Another example would be the four Kingdoms in Daniel from the vision of Nebuchadnezzar. There was a statue made of four metals given as one metaphor, and then a vision of four beasts. The empires that followed were precisely aligned with the details of those two visions.
In the same way, Jesus’s first coming was in precise alignment to the prophecies given; in particular Daniel 9‘s prophecies of the Messiah: the time (specifically) of his arrival to be proclaimed as King/Messiah, the fact he was executed, the fact he was rejected by the majority, the fact of the Roman occupation, and the fact of his having a living legacy after His death. All precise.
But many theologians like to ignore the way the Bible prophecy gets fulfilled. and they like to ignore inconvenient passages.
A careful review of the details of the second coming gives you clarity – if you will receive it.
Second Coming Confusion
Many Christian people insist on making prophecy allegorical, despite the fact that historically Bible prophecy is fulfilled in extremely literal ways when the prophecy is literal. Even when the prophecy involved figurative (metaphoric) prophetic imagery – it was very specific to the details given.
For instance, the Baker and the Cup Bearer who are in jail with Joseph (Genesis 40). The imagery is figurative or metaphoric, but the fulfillment was specific to what Joseph said.
Another example would be the four Kingdoms in Daniel from the vision of Nebuchadnezzar. There was a statue made of four metals given as one metaphor, and then a vision of four beasts. The empires that followed were precisely aligned with the details of those two visions.
In the same way, Jesus’s first coming was in precise alignment to the prophecies given; in particular Daniel 9‘s prophecies of the Messiah: the time (specifically) of his arrival to be proclaimed as King/Messiah, the fact he was executed, the fact he was rejected by the majority, the fact of the Roman occupation, and the fact of his having a living legacy after His death. All precise.
But many theologians like to ignore the way the Bible prophecy gets fulfilled. and they like to ignore inconvenient passages.
A careful review of the details of the second coming gives you clarity – if you will receive it.
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