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The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew will happen in the future

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The predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew will happen in the future
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The Book of Daniel
The Book of Revelation
Christianity
Eschatology
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Mark
Theology
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The gifts of the Holy Spirit are still correctly practiced today
When people die, they are sent to a temporary abode for the dead and either suffer or not as befitting until the resurrection of the dead prophesied in the Bible


Note: This position is called futurism.

Supporting arguments

It is taught in the Exposition of Divine Faith, a scriptural work written by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Hyo Won Eu, that these events will happen in the current age. [1]

Opposing arguments

  1. The prophecies in these passages are meant to be entirely symbolic.
    1. Supporters do not accept the premise that the predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew are symbolic
  2. These predictions already happened, in the first century CE.
    1. Supporters do not accept the premise that the predictions described in the Book of Revelation, the Book of Daniel, and the Gospels of Mark and Matthew happened in the first century CE.

Notes

  1. Frederik Sontag
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