Sometimes I imagine if Irenaeus had an X account and posted things like this:
"But when this Antichrist shall have devastated all things in this world… then the Lord will come from heaven… bringing in for the righteous the times of the kingdom."—Against Heresies 5.30.4
Instantly, the replies would roll in:
"LOL dispensationalist"
"Nice Darby theology"
"Study Church History"
Irenaeus would reply:
"Τί ἐστιν Διασπενσατιοναλισμός"
And log off.
One of the most common errors of Christian theology is assuming the return of Jesus is a late-stage development—a novel Christian doctrine derived from a handful of New Testament prooftexts. Scripture does not allow this. The return of Jesus is the climactic fulfillment of the central narrative of the entire Bible. It is the climax of the story that God has been telling since the Exodus.
From Moses to the Prophets, from the Psalms to the Gospels, the Bible consistently frames salvation as God coming from heaven, marching, returning to dwell with His people, and leading His redeemed along a highway, from Sinai to Zion. The many passages that speak of these things are not mere poetry. They are framed as a far more glorious amplified version of the very real historical events of the Exodus. Even as God liberated Israel, led them out of Egypt, defeated their enemies, and brought them into the promised land, so also do the prophets promise a far greater and more glorious personal appearing of YHVH in which all of the previous events are repeated. Even as He once came down on Mount Sinai, so will He come back in glory to restore His people, judge His enemies, and reign on the earth from Zion.
The New Testament doesn’t invent this expectation. It looks to the many promises and prophecies found throughout the Old Testament and it appropriates them all and applies them to the return of Jesus. The central hope of the Old Testament is the crowning hope of the New Testament, only now YHVH is given a name—Jesus, or more accurately, Yeshua.
Reminder from Scripture: Daniel calls the Antichrist the King of the North in 11:40 & so establishes the geographic area of his rise to power/rule. This North Kingdom includes parts of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran & Iraq, not Eastern Europe
Let Prophetic Geography be your friend
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O Israel, hope in the LORD,
for the LORD exhibits loyal love
and is more than willing to deliver.
He will deliver Israel
from all their sins.
// Psalm 130:7-8 NET
Given the sharp rise in the expression of antisemitism since 10/7, it seems the single-most prominent issue in determining who gets elected to office is fast becoming the candidate’s views on the state of Israel and the Jewish people.
https://t.co/75nPS4RjaZ
Acts 1.6-8
When they were together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore self-rule to Israel?"
(When are you going to destroy Israel's enemies, make it a sovereign nation, and reign from Jerusalem as foretold by the Prophets?)
He answered, "You don't need to know the dates or the times; the Father has kept these under his own authority.
(All of that will happen in God's timing.)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judah and Samaria, indeed to the ends of the earth!"
(In the meantime, you will be supernaturally empowered to tell the whole world about me, starting in Israel.)