Satan's Little Season or The Time Of Testing?

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Here's a link to The Church Era Of Laodicea And The Time Of Testing video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5aniWqDp9R_erssi=y7q3ko-0vm0Fe7EM

[@messengerministries2253]

Friend....WHATs the Lord's WILL for Your Life.... my Hope for you is to Make It.... the Majority of Churchanity Doesn't meet the Conditions/Requirements to Participate in the Pre-Trib Event.... JOHN 14:15 --- If you Love Me; Keep My Commandments [ Keeping the 4th Commandment & His Prophetic Feast Days...ARE NOT Optional ] ---->>> PrePare the Way of the Lord..... the Following Event Will take place in THIS Generation ------ ALL man made pagan sunday denominations Are authored by the devil ---- My HOPE for you ALL is to Become Saved.... there's thousands of Un-Saved pastors..&...millions of Un-Saved believers.... JESUS Never started a new denomination called....churchanity...&…there's No Such Thing as a sunday sermon in the Bible.... Salvation --- is a Conditional & Relational word.... Salvation...and/or..." Saved "...is NOT a 1 Time Occurrence...it's a Present Tense Real Time State of Being...NOT...a Once Upon a Time Confession.... there's NO SUCH THING as a sinners prayer...or....sunday church in the Bible.... --> Be Advised....the Pre-Trib Rapture ISN'T for the Generic LukeWarm man made pagan sunday churches.... the Rapture is for His True Bride....Only... John 3:29 -- He who has the bride is the bridegroom the BrideGroom Never started a new denomination called....churchanity.... AnyOne Who Isn't Doing His Will for their Life....will be Left behind -- Matt 7:21

[@Twolf13]

Thank you Nikao. Keep on with the good fight ❤. Yah Bless you!

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your encouragement. This lesson has created some pushback. Yah bless you!

[@janedoe8005]

Thank you, David. Great explanation

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your encouragement! 🙂

[@Michaelreynolds84]

Needed this so much thank you brother David!! So many ppl teaching we are in the little season. Love the hard work you put into these topics. Yah bless you friend

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your encouragement Michael! Yeah, it's become a popular topic on social media, so I tried to provide some clarity. My explanation won't make sense to most preterists or futurists, but hopefully it helps open some peoples eyes. May Yah bless you and keep you!

[@AgeOfNefarious_Deception]

Thank you David, just what I needed. Currently going through your Revelation timeline decoded series and have been questioning this "Satan's Little Season". It may be the next big deception, to skew the true timelines and Jesus' return.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your comment! Yeah, the enemy likes mislead the end times saints with narrative like this, so that they're unprepared for Messiah's return.

[@tryagainagain]

How can it be a big deception when it's misunderstood and scoffed at to this degree? Proverbs 18:13 "He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him"

[@AgeOfNefarious_Deception]

@@tryagainagain Judging by the comments, I wasn't speaking in folly and I did say "may be". If you're looking for a once off end time deception, you'll be missing all the others that lead to it. Jesus said not to be deceived and that there will be many antichrists and false prophets that have gone into the world. Deception is everywhere, after all didn't Satan deceive Eve with a lie. Deception is the lie, it is subtle and can also come across disguised as the truth, to those who do not have godly discernment. Only Jesus is the Truth.

[@ClimbingBoarder]

The slide at 1:30 says "The narrative about "Satan's little season" taking place now is primarily based on the belief that the prophecies in the previous chapters in Revelation and the millennium have already been fulfilled." I think that's incorrect, most people whom I know that believe we are in the little season have that belief PRIMARILY because of Jesus' own words and promises to his disciples and those he spoke to in the Olivet discourse and additionally they recognize that we are doubtlessly living in a time of great deception right now and that furthermore, the so-called "signs of the times" all seem orchestrated and contrived, almost like a counterfeit Revelation. The only thing I find suspicious is how much traction the "little season" interpretation is getting right now, and so maybe they're trying to get out in front of the truth with "their guys" being the figureheads of the topic and then they can steer people in the wrong direction from there or something. But it's kind of uncontestable in my mind that Jesus already made his return based on his own promises and taking into account audience relevancy. He was talking to real people of that time when he said he would return during some of their lives. Futurism makes Jesus a liar. So while I do believe we are likely in the little season I still sense a deceptive nature to some of those presenting the topic, but I sense a deceptive nature in virtually all of those who flatly deny the topic because they're denying the words of Jesus. Man's record of history is simply not reliable (ESPECIALLY if we're in Satan's little season). Look what they had everyone believing in 2019-early 2020's, and this is in the so-called "information age". When the words of Jesus clash with man's current understanding of historic events you should throw out man's understanding of history NOT Jesus' words. Do the scribes not say that Elias will come first? Verily I say unto that Elias HAS COME ALREADY AND YOU KNEW HIM NOT. We were warned of this type of thinking.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Your explanation confuses me. You seem to say that it's not preterists who are proclaiming that we're in Satan's Little Season, but your explanation aligns with preterist views about the fulfillment of Revelation. You seem to say that Messiah has already returned which is a preterist view. Do you believe that most of the prophecies in Revelation were fulfilled in the first century?

[@gratefulandblessed1042]

​@@EndTimesDeceptions Why can't we believe the Messiah has already returned without being a preterist? Why can't we just be following Truth as we see it?

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

@ what prophecy fulfillment explanation aligns with Messiah returning already? Are you a futurist who assigns most of Revelation to the end times? Are you a historicist? Are you someone who believes that Revelation is just symbolic and has no literal fulfillment?

[@gratefulandblessed1042]

@@EndTimesDeceptions I am none of those things. I pray to be shown and seek truth in this time of great deception. I'm not an "ist" and don't align with any of the given narratives. There is deception in all of them. Historicists are men providing the history they want us to have.

[@ClimbingBoarder]

@@EndTimesDeceptions No I'm saying the primary evidence for the belief we are in the little season should be the words of the way, the TRUTH, and the life and not YOUR understanding of which prophecies have been fulfilled and when. Your understanding is limited, the truth is absolute. If we are in the little season right now it would be even more irresponsible to rely on your own understanding because of the inherent deception of that time.

[@Marilyn-v9v]

Wow, how timely. I saw this topic on youtube last night and was just getting ready to research it in your material. Thank you foe this explanation.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your comment Marilyn! I've seen quite a few people mention it on Facebook and KZbin. I'm glad that the explanation helped you!

[@joshuaellis1387]

The only way to know the truth is to pray to the Truth and study His words from the Bible. People say they believe in Jesus Christ and have faith in Him, but they are falling short. You must make the hard choice to believe His words over what you've been taught and understand with your eyes and ears. That is faith.

[@joshuaellis1387]

The issue here is that for several centuries now, people believe in the doctrine and interpretations of men more than they believe the words of Jesus Christ. We don't need to examine all the aspects of preterism or anything else. Jesus Christ clearly and succinctly tells us many times that He would return in the lifetime of the Israelites He spoke to between 30 and 33 ad. Matt 10:23 He tells the disciples not to flee when persecuted, bc He'd be back before they were done. Matt 16:28 He tells some nice folks they won't experience death until He has come back. Matt 24:34 He tells a crowd of people that their generation won't pass until all the things He spoke to them of are fulfilled. Matt 26:64 He tells the high priest the he will see Him return in the clouds in all His glory and kingdom. Rev 1:7 He tells people that even those who pierced (beat and crucified) Him would see Him return. John 21:22 He tells Peter that if He wants John to remain alive until He returns, what's it to him? Rev 22:10 John is told to NOT seal his book bc the time is AT HAND. Daniel is told to seal his bc it was too far away in time, 490 years. So John is told NOT to seal his bc the time is at hand, but it's been 2000 years?? Cmon guys. The world has taught us that the second coming is about to happen. I thought that for years. We are being incredibly deceived in the time of satans little season. They are rebuilding the temple and showing all these great signs and wonders to fool us bc we bought the lie of dispensationalism from the prophet of baal, John Darby. Go back to believing and loving the truth, that is, the words of the Truth Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Indeed, people during the last few centuries have believed the doctrine of men as they've been misled by the false preterist and futurist explanations which the Jesuit priest created in the 16th century to deflect blame away from the antichrist beast popes of Rome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmm4hplvappsgLcsi=kn1btBsvPIR1d5BS

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

As for the Preterist explanations, I invalidate them in the Preterism Decoded video series. kzbin.info/aero/PLY8Cq8enpfGfUvEe1vWkSUOD7tM6KIFzY

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

I don't teach futurism, so why are you bringing that perspective up and saying "Cmon guys"? I teach the historicist narrative which shows how the prophecies in Revelation started to be fulfilled shortly after it was written. kzbin.info/aero/PLY8Cq8enpfGfD_9b9cfcgCWhdYWUNNZq7

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

You're right that the enemy is creating narratives such as rebuilding the temple to help support their false futuristic prophecy fulfillment explanations. I cover that topic on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ_Id4qbmrB-f9ksi=hwKWSjBpY4CmUlQn

[@RogerHuddleston-i3k]

Thank you, David.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your comment Roger! :-)

[@mrsteve3527]

Very good video, David.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@rhondaweber5638]

Thank you!

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Thank you for your comment Rhonda! 🙂

[@mochamarie9741]

Saints, this is no time to isolate. Find a Bible Church or ststt a home group. The testing is coming and being isolated is not good. Do not isolate. Find a body of believers.

[@thenarrow0way]

One who has a true relationship with God, and who spends time in His presence, and relies on His guidance, will be protected. The problem is that many believers rely on "church leaders" instead of God. ☝️ I am currently in isolation, but I am not alone because I have God and I am not afraid because I know that God protects me, as long as I rely on His guidance and stick to His Word..and I know that God will send me real brothers and sisters when He will decide that the time is right. People need to have a true relationship with God, and listen to His voice...so they won't be misled. ☝️

[@ByTheBook777]

Hi David, if you believe that the 6th vial was fulfilled in the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1922, then why is it difficult to see that Satan's little season started some time after that point? We see that AFTER the 6th vial, in Rev. 16:13-16, Satan & his helpers gather the whole world together for the battle of Armageddon. We see that same gathering together for battle and the great day of God Almighty in Revelation 19:17-21, which ends with them thrown into the Lake of Fire. We also see the same event in Revelation 20, which gives another timestamp, "And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea."That's the same battle? So with the timestamps, we see that it starts some time AFTER the 6th vial (1922), which is also around the same time of the ending of the 1000 year reign of Christ when Satan is let loosed. And we know Christ has been reigning in Heaven (but through His saints on earth via the gospel) for the last 2k years. The reformers, btw, did not necessarily believe in a literal 1k years but saw it as symbolic of a very long period of time. 2k years is a long time. And I believe the hour of trial probably coincides with the little season. Why wouldn't it? Satan is loose, deceiving the nations again, wreaking havoc. It's certainly a recipe for an hour (41.6 earth years) of trial on earth. Seeing Rev. 16, 19, & 20 as the same event is the key to understanding. Unless you believe the battle of Armageddon is different from the battles in Rev. 19/20. Thanks for the video.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

As I stated in the video, the first part of the 6th vial was fulfilled. But in the Revelation Timeline Decoded video series I show that some of the 6th vial remains to be fulfilled; and the 7th vial about the destruction of the Roman beast kingdom, called the great city, is yet to be fulfilled; as well as the judgment of the harlot Roman Catholic Church in Revelation 17 which has not taken place; and the capture of the antichrist beast pope and false prophet black pope in Revelation 19 which has not taken place.

[@ByTheBook777]

@@EndTimesDeceptions Hmm, I'll need to re-watch those videos. You've talked about the fulfillment of the 7th vial and the "Empire of the City," the 3 sovereign states (DC, Vatican, London). Are you saying that's yet to be fulfilled even though it's part of the 7th vial? If memory serves, you said that was fulfilled, which would mean that the 6th vial has been fulfilled, now that we're seeing prophecy from the 7th vial fulfilled. Also, the capture of the beast pope/false prophet happens at the same time as Satan's capture as part of the great battle of Armageddon, from what I read. They're all cast into the Lake of fire together, even the KJV has bad/confusing wording. I believe we are in Satan's little season, and that we're about to see the great earthquake of Rev. 16:18 and the loss of sovereignty of the world's nations/cities (vs 20). Though, I'll go back and watch your videos on that topic. Maybe I'm forgetting some stuff.

[@tryagainagain]

I've been studying the Little Season Theory for a year now, and I have to tell you, you aren't representing it correctly at all.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Okay, so explain the theory to me. And let me know if you believe that most of the prophecies in Revelation were fulfilled in the first century? Or that most of the prophecies in Revelation have been fulfilled since the first century? Or that that most of the prophecies in Revelation will be fulfilled in the last few years? Thank you!

[@tryagainagain]

@EndTimesDeceptions If I tried to explain all that it would be several volumes. If you truly want to understand the theory, some excellent channels include JTFollowsJC, Understanding Conspiracy, and Leaving Babylon. God bless

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

@ Please answer these simply questions, so that I understand your perspective. Do you believe that most of the prophecies in Revelation were fulfilled in the first century? Or that most of the prophecies in Revelation have been fulfilled since the first century? Or that that most of the prophecies in Revelation will be fulfilled in the last few years?

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

@ I prove out the fulfillment of most of the prophecies in Revelation during the last 1,900 years and that we're in the sixth vial, in the Revelation Timeline Decoded video series. So it makes no sense for us to be in the Revelation 20 Satan's Little Season as there are some prophecies left to be fulfilled before that takes place.

[@tryagainagain]

@@EndTimesDeceptions I believe that we are living in the Little Season, which puts all of tribulation and the Millennial Reign behind us. All that's left is the Gog and Magog war, fire from heaven, and the Great White throne judgement.

[@thenarrow0way]

Hi David 🤗 I would like to know what your opinion is about the Messiah's return..how long do you think He will return, since I think He will come sooner than we think, what do you think?

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

That's a great question. There's still part of the 6th vial to be fulfilled, the 7th vial judgment of the Roman beast system, the judgment of the harlot Roman Church, the capture of the antichrist beast pope and false prophet black pope, to take place before the narrative of Revelation 20. I think that Messiah will return after the millennium of Revelation 20, but I don't think that it's pointing to a literal 1,000 years as none of the previous times in Revelation was literal. I think that it will be a much short timeframe. But I don't put dates on His return, as I have no idea how long all of that will take to be fulfilled.

[@LettyK]

​@@thenarrow0wayI used to want to know when Messiah would return but I think it better to live a life as best we can following his guidance and stop frustrating ourselves with the 'wanting'. Anyway, remember, only our Father Yah knows the answer.

[@thenarrow0way]

​@@LettyK I agree 😉 purely out of curiosity I was interested in what he thought.

[@Happycamper10]

1/3rd of earth has been burnt feet of iron and clay Rome and Jerusalem have fell. That’s fall of Babylon before millennial. He did judge that age and the persecutions.

[@Youcanthandlethetruth-g4q]

If you think you can handle the truth (can't post the links because I get deleted or put in a timout): Europa: The Last Battle The Greatest Story Never Told Synagogue of Satan by Andrew Carrington Hitchcock Hellstorm Documentary Khazarian Mafia: The God Eaters The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion The Benjamin Freedman speech from the Willard Hotel in 1961

[@lindsayball5080]

In Matthew 24 (among other places) Jesus told His followers (the people physically standing in front of Him, ➡️not us⬅️) very clearly that His return would be preceeded by: 1️⃣ The temple being torn down, verse 2. 2️⃣ Intense persecution and death of the saints, verse 9. 3️⃣ The abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet (which Luke 21:20 explains is Jerusalem encompassed with armies), verse 15. 4️⃣ That his followers would need to pay attention to the signs because they would need to flee from Judea without any hesitation or be killed or captured, verses 16-20. A futurist interpretation of His words says that when He said those things and concluded with "this generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled", that He didn't mean the generation He was actually talking to at that time- He simply meant the generation that saw the signs of His return would not pass before the end came- which apparently would be a generation 2000+ years later. However, the very people that He was personally speaking to at that time (*that* generation, the ones physically with him) would soon face: 1️⃣ The temple being torn down. 2️⃣ Intense persecution and death of the saints. 3️⃣ Jerusalem encompassed with armies. 4️⃣ They had to pay attention to the signs because they personally had to flee from Judea without any hesitation or were killed or captured. (The attack on Jerusalem in 70AD, per our own historical account, was so severe that starving woman ate their own children. Research the Fall of Jerusalem or the Destruction of the 2nd Temple.) How confusing and neglectful (and even cruel) that Jesus did not clarify to the people who directly heard his words that they, too, would face the very things that He spoke of; but that he wasn't referring to them as the generation that would see His return. These things were exactly what Jesus told them would happen, so they were expectantly looking for those signs, yet somehow He wasn't meaning *their* persecution and death, or *that* temple falling, or *those* armies encompassing Jerusalem... why would He not let them know that? Could you imagine the Christians of that time facing all of that tribulation and holding onto the promise that their Savior was coming back for them soon, then afterwards those that are left look around and realize there was half a wall left of the temple (which is a false narrative) and oops, we got the time wrong guys. Jesus isn't coming back for thousands of years yet. C.S Lewis and many others concluded that Jesus honestly thought that He was returning to that generation (and tought His disciples so), but that He got it wrong because Jesus Himself said that only the Father knew the day and the hour of the coming of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:36). However knowing the specific *generation* He would return to (a 40yr time frame) is not nullified by Him saying that only the Father knows the specific *day and hour*. That was also said before His ascension back to the Father. Revelation specifically starts out (giving us the foundation for what was being prophesied) by saying "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, ➡️*which God gave unto him*⬅️, to ➡️show his servants⬅️ things which must ➡️*shortly*⬅️ come to pass" So Jesus has been told *by the Father* (the one who knows the *day and the hour*) a revelation that was given to John to tell the people of *the generation Jesus first spoke* that what He is about to say will *shortly* come to pass. Think about that: Jesus just confirmed His imminent return to the generation he had litteraly said "would not pass" until all had been fulfilled. It all fits together flawlessly- the imminent time statements are so cleary telling us that Jesus was returning to the generation that He left. The confusion comes in because of what we are told about history and on the dating of the writing of Revelation. (Internal evidence gives ample proof that it was written decades prior to 90AD, and I firmly believe Satan himself is behind the confusion on that dating.) Per our historical narrative, everyone knows Jesus couldn't have returned to that generation because our history books say that He didn't. So we start twisting and manipulating each one of the imminent time statements to fit some future event or generation, or simply excuse them away. We have faith in the Word and in Jesus, but we stumble over man-made history and are forced to misinterpret the Word of God so that it fits our known reality. This is a hard one to get past because we are taught conventional history since childhood and it becomes our internal reality foundation to our timeline understanding. Our enemy has gone to great lengths to work that to his advantage. But we must let the Word interpret history- not allow man-made history (even 'christian' based) distort the Word. The world's teaching on evolution vs God's creation account clearly teaches us this. But even the church stumbles over the historical narrative. However, as most already know or are coming to realize, our historical account is a mess. Our calendar and timeline are all mixed up. The infamous 1000 year dark ages are not so dark after all (in fact they are quite a lot like a certain Thousand Year Reign). For me it comes down to asking "what is our timeline as the Bible teaches?" And there are too many cohesive imminent time statements to get around. When taken as a whole, it all becomes very clear.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Most of your comment is spent countering the futurist prophecy fulfillment explanations, but I don't teach that concept. I teach the historicist narrative which shows that the first seal was fulfilled shortly after the vision was given to John in the latter part of the first century. I disprove that Revelation was written before the desolation of Jerusalem in 70 AD, in the Preterism Decoded video series: kzbin.info/aero/PLY8Cq8enpfGfUvEe1vWkSUOD7tM6KIFzY I prove that most of the prophecies in Revelation have been fulfilled during the last 1,900 years, which invalidates the preterist narrative in the Revelation Timeline Decoded video series: kzbin.info/aero/PLY8Cq8enpfGfD_9b9cfcgCWhdYWUNNZq7 And I prove how Messiah came in power and glory by using the enemy of the Jews, the Romans, to desolate Jerusalem, the temple and the Jewish nation, in The Olivet Discourse video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5qZmHxrlNSfgMU

[@lindsayball5080]

@EndTimesDeceptions every eye saw him. He came just as he left as the angels said.

[@Ceej48]

So where do you stand with the thousand years? Amillenial? Or millenial?

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

I think that the fulfillment of Revelation 20 is yet future. That said, I don't believe that the 1,000 years is literal as none of the previous times in Revelation were literal. It could point to a much shorter time. I'm still studying the topic and praying for truth.

[@John_16.13]

Hi, brother David. Wow, I am so happy to understand these things from your teachings; much of which you gained from your studying the Bible Commentaries written by our theologian Protestant brothers; and then you bring it forward several hundred years with your understanding as led by the Holy Spirit (John 16:13). Regarding the millennium question, I refer you to a book by that title that I just finished by Nicolas Arthur. Additionally, I refer you to Bill Weather @ 6000thYear and Messiah 2030 (both YT channel and website names). I am convinced the millennium is a literal thousand years as the 6 days of creation prophesy 6 thousand-years of history. I read some of the dialogue on your FB posts with the aforementioned Historicist brothers. I hope you can reconnect with them to discuss these things and fellowship with them. I thank the LORD that I came across your work, brother. It is so precious to hear your clear, articulate and concise voice along with the clear black and white verbage on the screen that we can read along with while listening (as you said, it aids in comprehension). So glad to see your subscribers are increasing! I have been out there sharing en masse on social media and in the public square (have come across only 3 saints in person who are somewhat on the same page). The LORD be with your spirit, grace be with you. Brother John

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

@@John_16.13 Hi Brother John, It’s interesting that you refer me to Nicolas Arthur and Bill Weather, as both of those people have openly opposed me and have been a bit rude about it. Sadly, Dr. Heiser, who appeared to be very intelligent, didn’t seem to understand prophecy fulfillment. I appreciate you sharing the historicist explanations! My following is small compared to those who have dynamic videos and who teach the futurist explanations. I learned a long time ago that my role is to teach those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, so that my following would not be big. Keep learning and growing in The Way of Messiah! David

[@karenmacdougall5523]

Bottom line is, either you believe the words of Christ or you believe he was a liar. I will choose to believe him and that he did what he said he would do. He was speaking to that generation, not one 2,000 years into the future. He told them that they would see him coming.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Bottom line is, you don't understand what Christ was proclaiming. I show how the things that Messiah described from Matthew 23:35 to Matthew 24:35 were fulfilled in that generation. I'm not a futurist. I explain about Messiah coming in power and glory in The Olivet Discourse Decoded video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5qZmHxrlNSfgMUsi=aE7cDqvl2GG9PSaA

[@CraigT104]

The Historicist view is easily proven false. Jesus said He was returning in the lifetime of his disciples. He even told the council and high priest that they would see him coming in the clouds (Matt 26:64). The Revelation prophecy was given by John to the seven churches which ARE in Asia, not eras. The Satan’s Short Season view makes more sense imo.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

Did you watch my Preterist Decoded videos? The Preterist view is easily proven false. As for Messiah's statements about 'coming in the clouds' in Matthew 24:30 and Matthew 26:64, He was proclaiming that He would come in judgment of the unbelieving Jewish nation. Matthew 24:29 is declaring that the Jewish leadership system (the high priest was the sun, the Sanhedrin the moon and the priests the stars) would be darkened. That took place during the Jewish-Roman War of 66-70 AD, when the unbelieving Jewish leaders were either killed or taking captive as slaves. As for Revelation 2-3, I prove in my Revelation Timeline Decoded video series and book that it's pointing to seven church ages, and specific and events on the timeline during the last 1,900. Sadly, preterists are part of that fulfillment as the Laodiceans think that they know truth and have no need for another explanation.

[@CraigT104]

@ no offense but that’s shoehorn theology. In Matthew 23 and 24 Jesus said all these things shall come upon THIS generation, not us hundreds of years later. John was told to deliver the letters to the 7 churches which ARE in Asia. You can’t get around that. Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots can be no other than 1st century Jerusalem. In the OT, Jerusalem and Israel are referred to over and over as a harlot and a mother to harlots. 1st century Rome and Jerusalem was the fourth Kingdom in Daniel 2 - Iron mixed with miry clay. Israel is referred to in the OT as clay/miry clay. Jerusalem was responsible, according to Jesus in Matt 23, for all the blood of the prophets and apostles and then in Rev 18:20 it says that God avenged them on Her. The RCC wasn’t even around then nor did the RCC kill any of the prophets or apostles. They were dead long before they came on the scene.

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

@ I teach the fulfillment of Matthew 23:35 - Matthew 24:35 in that generation, in The Olivet Discourse Decoded video series. You're making a false association about the seven church eras, as they were delivered the the seven church eras so that they could heed Messiah's words to overcome the enemy during the church age. A harlot is a body of people who worship pagan gods. The Roman Catholic Church reveres the pagan sun god as seen in the many Egyptian obelisks that the popes erected in Rome. The iron/clay feet represents the two primary false religions of Romanism and Islam, which have many traditions in common. It's nonsensical to say that the RCC wasn't around when the vision was given, as Revelation is a forward-looking prophecy that describes events that were yet future when the vision was given. And it was not given before Jerusalem was destroy. It's not about Jerusalem which was destroyed in 70 AD.

[@CraigT104]

@ I disagree. The letters to the 7 churches were instructions for them at that time not future eras. Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must SHORTLY come to pass;..

[@EndTimesDeceptions]

@@CraigT104 It makes no sense that Messiah would proclaim very different things to churches which were located so close to each other. It's not logical that they would have drifted so far away from the truth that John taught them in the first century. I teach how the first seal was fulfilled shortly after the vision was given to John.