Originally Posted by
Rethel
I get what you mean, but it is not the fulfillment of that prophecy, the same,
as was not the fullfilment the fact, that Jesus gave the spirit to his apostles
BEFORE the pentecost, and even before he died. Also prophets and jugdes
used to have it, but it also wasn't the fullfilment of this prophecy.
Yes, but not neccesserly as the fullfilment of Joel.
And it is not been said that everybody who will believe will recieve it.
And as you can see, it is said in some particular meaning, which does not apply to other events.
Yes, but in the first century NOT ALL believers had the Spirit.
Ba! The main fullfilment at that time apply only to 120 people.
"All flesh" meant 120 people.
"Becasue of one spirit" could mean, that spirit did cause something, not necesserly
that he was given to everybody, especially in the meaning of sealing. And yet it was
the first century, now we have XXIst. During last 2000 years you had so many heresies,
idolatry, apostasy aso, that prove, that not everybody has the spirit. Today we have 2.3
bln Christians - do you think, they all were baptized in holy spirit? I guess you don't.
And not everyone was baptized by the spirit. If it would be so, see above.
I didn't yet say it is literal number, but I said that the sealing is a future event as its written,
regardless, the number is literal or not. And obviously, it is not ongoing, as Jesus did not yet
open the sixth seal, and there was no darkening of sun, fallen stars neither dark or red moon.
And you can't say, that it eventually happend in the 30's of the first century, as Apocalypse
was written much later, couple of decades later.
I did not. I took other scriptures to interpret Apocalypse, and both must be coherent.
And the fact, that it is symbolic book, doesn't mean, that doesn't descibe real things.
Symbolism is not wannabeism, as often people do, but is showing real things by using
symbols. And ironically, everyone who starts the disscussion with such contrargument
as you did, is usually trying to display this what doesn't fit to his agenda, and in result
is displaying the book of Revelation itself. Don't do that. Don't assume in advance that
you was given the correct answer. In this case firstly deal with possibility that number
can be literal, and then choose what is the truth - literal or not literal.
And you don't know, what to do with the rest, with Joel, with Gospels, with Apocalypse and with other scriptures.
You made the Revelation not important by putting it to the category of ununderstandable and symbolic sayings.
Wrong.
The correct interpretation MUST be able to explain every possible scripture and most of the details.
If you are throwing away some scripture, because it doesn't fit to your agenda, this means, that interpretation is probably wrong.
You just wrote about certain number. Don't you see it?
Why you don't treat this as a figure of speech or as a symbol?
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