First, the only Christians worried about implanted chips are dispensationalists.
wrong. I am a "Pre-Tribber".
That makes you a Premillennial Dispensationalist.
We are interested to see how close we are to that day when we will be caught up.
Which has absolutely nothing to do with implanted chips.
We are also looking at the situation in what used to Syria.
Which makes you a Dispensationalist.
We are keeping an eye on Israel and the third temple among other things.
Which makes you a Dispensationalist.
We keeping an eye on the "great reset" plans by the WEF.
Which makes you a Dispensationalist.
The "great rest" by the WEF is a conspiracy theory that has nothing to do with any actual explicit statement in scripture, and that in turn is based on other eisegeticaly inferential interpretations of scripture asserting specific aspects of globalism and one-world governance that aren't actually stated in scripture.
We are also watching to going on here in the states to get an idea of how much longer it will be before we collapse.
Which makes you a Dispensationalist.
"We" don't "collapse." You might. The Church does not. This is important because at the core of the Dispensationalist theologies is a specific eschatology and specific ecclesiology that does not believe the Church will in fact prevail even over the gates of hell. They believe the world will continue to go to hell in a handbasket and the Church can and will do nothing about it, becoming increasingly impotent and in need of rescue. Jesus will rapture us off the planet - because of our failure.
They do not actually teach itthat way but that is in fact inherent in the modern-futurist eschatologies.
The end is much closer than most people believe it is.
Anyone and everyone says that. There's no particular significance in claiming the end is closer than it has ever been. The importance lies in the belief the end is
imminent. Within the community of Christians who believe as you have here described yourself there is a long line of false teachers that have never once been correct about any of the anticipated events. Not once. 100% fail rate.
I am not trying to disrespect you.
I think this history is evidence warranting a reconsideration of the eschatology
and the politics it drives.
Why? Because on Christian should subscribe to a view of scripture, no Christian should subscribe to a theological pov of view that is so thoroughly rife with false teachers and error. Especially when there are much more scripturally-consistent alternatives that haven't led to a plethora of false teachers and a pile of believers ever-looking for things nowhere stated in scripture (lie implants and third temples) that never happen.
Do you have any examples of this?
Yes. I can even cite an example you yourself provided for us: the third temple.
There isn't actually any statement in the entirety of the Bible explicitly stating another temple will be built. The belief in a third temple is ALWAYS and ONLY a function of eisegetic
inference, not sound exegesis. Were I to ask you to show me an actual verse explicitly stating, "
A third temple will be built," you would in all likelihood 1) not acknowledge the truth no such verse exists and 2) post a bunch of verse you interpret as asserting a third temple but that do not actually explicitly state any such thing.
AND....... the vast majority of them will be from the Old Testament prophets and no the New Testament apostles (thereby evidencing a Judaization of Christian eschatology that should be avoided).....
AND...... every single one of your examples could be and would be better understood through the fact there was either a temple standing at that time, or one of two temples were subsequently built (Herod's or the Church) and the "Pre-Tribbers" denies their relevance as fulfillment of those prophesies.
But a more obvious example would be the simple fact the Bible never speaks of computer implants and such a position is only possible if a Christian denies one of the most base, basic precepts in sound exegesis:
understand the text as the original author and his original audience would have understood it. There is simply no way any Bible author or anyone in their audience would have ever consider, much less concluded, what was written was about computer chips and computer chips being physically implanted in the human body. That interpretation is a modern invention! A physical mark, or a tattoo would be within the realm of possibility understanding that verse but not a chip implant.
But that is what modern-futurism has done to Christians. It has taught them to abandon basic precepts understanding scripture. It has taught them to measure scripture by modern history, and not the other way around.
Bone up on your eschatology. Even Historic Premillennialists do not believe Israel is relevant to
Christian eschatology. That is something only the Dispensationalist believes. Look it up.
David Jeremiah teaches well on many doctrines within Christianity. If I listen to his teaching on salvation, atonement, or faith I am likely to hear scripturally grounded content with little embellishment. BUT he has repeatedly gone on record stating his belief Jesus will return before he dies. The man is 81 years old. If he lives to be 101 years old his teaching inescapably means Jesus is going to return within the next 20 years. Possible? Sure. Likely? Not if Israel is going to first get ALL of its original land back AND build a third temple AND reconstitute the Levitical Law AND begin animals sacrifices for the 15 million Jews currently living on the planet.
If the man dies before Jesus returns, he will have proven himself a false teacher.
No one will hold him accountable for his misleading error. No one is doing so now, and it is a very easy error to correct. There are many examples of this same problem occurring every day on "Christian" broadcasting. It is both ironic and paradoxical because one of the eschatological signs of which Jesus spoke was false teachers. They abound aplenty within modern futurism whereby Christians hold to a pre-tribulational view of end times occurring in our immediate future involving modern Israel.
So, the above is not one, but three examples for you. I can provide scores more, but the truth is I should not have to do so because you should already be aware of that problem and not ask someone else to explain it to you.
It is affecting your political views
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Providing good reason for every Christian, including you, to understand the veracity of the op
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