Originally posted by IntastellaBurst
Hate to break it to you .... but all of it has come true, Revelations has come and gone as well as the " antichrist".
every generation thinks the scripture is reffering to them, and everything can be translated differently, .... unfortunately I think the scripture
reffered to the times the writers were living in.
There is a theological concept called the Apotolesmatic Principle...
...which carries the idea that prophecy is infact a cause and effect principle...
...that can re-apply as the cause is repeated...
...so there can be a series of 'fullfillments' in anticipation of a final 'fullfillment' when the prophecy is 'filled full'.
Jesus employed this concept when he refers to the Abomination of Desolation in Matthew 24:15...
...here is the reference...
Matthew 24:15 "When ye therefore
shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand):"
The 'shall see' indicates an event future of Jesus time hack...
...and yet Jews considered this prophecy fulfilled when Antiochus Epiphanies attempted to destroy Israel's religion...
...by banning any religious practice, erecting an idol in the temple and slaughtering a pig on the altar.
This destruction of Israel was later reversed by the Maccabeen revolution...
...and the temple was restored and Jewish observance recommenced.
The restoration of the temple is commemorated to this day in the feast of Hanukkah (aka The feast of dedication, festival of lights).
Jesus disciples would have understood this past history...
...but Jesus then predicts a yet future application of the Abomination of Desolation.
Pre-millenial Dispensationalists apply the temple/idol/pig thing literally...
...to a future event that requires a rebuilt temple...
...but the temple was a prophetic description of Jesus...
...and all who are united to Him by faith and Spirit are His body...
...so this prophecy is in principle 'fullfilled' whenever Jesus story and/or His people are oppressed or silenced...
...and the Abomination of Desolation is any agent who does it.
So every generation can think that the prophecies apply to them...
...and it's ok!
[edit on 26/1/10 by troubleshooter]