Thursday, August 31, 2023

Daniel 12ᵗʰ chapter and "The Time of the End"

Dear in Christ,

In the beginning of the 12ᵗʰ chapter of Daniel we find resurrection, the time of trouble, and the time of the end mentioned. After that we find the narrative about the two men standing on either bank of a river.

One of the two men asks:

"…How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?" (Dan 12:6)

To which the other man replies:

"…it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of THE HOLY PEOPLE, all these things shall be finished."(Dan 12:7)

Let's ask ourselves:

  • Who were THE HOLY PEOPLE according to the Old Testament? ISRAEL (Deu 7:6; 14:2, 21; 26:19; 28:9…)
  • When was the power of Israel scattered? During 66 to 70 AD; in almost 3½ years (a time, times, and an half). It's undeniable history that the Roman forces besieged Jerusalem, massacred thousands and thousands of people, many more were evicted from there, thousands were captured as slaves, and burnt up Jerusalem during that period.
  • What are the "these wonders" mentioned in Daniel 12:6? Everything mentioned from the beginning of the chapter, including resurrection of the dead, the time of trouble, and the time of the end. To make it plain, all those should have happened during the period in which the power of Israel was scattered, that is, in 70 AD.

Probably, these are the questions cropping up in your mind:

What would be future of the Jews occupying the land of Palestine?

More than 80% of the so-called Jews settled there are Ashkenazi Jews, they are the descendants of Japheth, son of Gomer, son of Japheth, one of the 3 sons of Noah. (Gen 10:1-3). Genuine Jews (Israelites) are/were the descendants of Shem, who was the son of Noah. There's a large array of fake/duplicate Jews like Sephardic Jews, and Mizrahi Jews, occupying the land of Palestine.

If the resurrection of the dead happened in 70 AD, when will our resurrection be?

Hasn't your resurrection already happened? Don't the scriptures say that it has already happened?

Col 2:12: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Col 2:13: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened (past tense) together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses

Eph 2:5: Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 2:6: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

Isn't it said that "old habits die hard"? Even though the scriptures affirm that we already are raised with Christ and seated with him in the heavenly places, we find it hard to let go of what our carnal minds (Rom 8:6) want us to believe.

In Christ,
Tomsan Kattackal

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