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Re: Why I Am A Futurist
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When scripture says a thousand I understand that it may not be literally a thousand? If it doesn't have to mean a literal 1,000 than it could be 100,000. My thoughts is that Peter was telling us that our time and His time are not the same, but here is some of the following verses.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
I think the key is how we live are lives and not breaking codes and symbols. Eschatology is interesting, but no one really is ever proven right. The only thing we know is that we are still awaiting His return. If your doctrine doesn't see a future return of the Lord and a resurrection of the dead than like MTD said who are we? What are we doing because if we only have hope in this life we are miserable. If this life is supposed to be heaven on earth than I feel cheated. I recently have lost several close loved ones and to experience the pain and see the grief that many of my relatives carry. This isn't the kingdom age I looking to. I look to a day when there will be no more pain, nor sorrow, no sickness, no parting, etc. I am apart of His kingdom, but there will be a future kingdom age where there are no more limitations.
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