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Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Five key Jesus sayings that appear to predict an imminent second coming

Mike quotes the specific texts that drive the 'failed prophet' accusation before addressing them.

Mark 13:30 Luke 21:32 Matthew 10:23 Mark 13:30 Luke 21:32 Matthew 10:23

Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Temple Mount still controlled by non-Jewish Arabs — possible ongoing 'trampling by Gentiles'

Mike applies the 'times of the Gentiles' concept to the contemporary geopolitical situation.

times of the Gentiles Temple Mount Israel 1948

Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Acts 1:6-8 — Jesus does not promise imminence at the ascension; redirects disciples to mission

Mike cites a post-resurrection passage that confirms the same pattern: unknown timing, mission focus.

Acts 1:6-8 ascension Acts 1:6-8 kingdom restoration timing

Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Matthew 10:23 — 'Son of Man coming' refers to Jesus arriving in the towns during the limited sending mission, not the second coming

Mike addresses the specific verse R.C. Sproul cites as evidence for an expected first-century return.

Matthew 10:23 Matthew 11:1 Matthew 10:5 contextual interpretation Matthew 10:23 R.C. Sproul

Mike Winger idea 2018-08-22

CoG uses the Passover plague narrative (Exodus) to warn members that not participating in their Passover will bring plagues upon them

Kim draws on the Exodus Passover story — the lamb's blood protected Israelites from the death of the firstborn — and applies it as a literal threat to those outside CoG.

Five key Jesus sayings that appear to predict an imminent second coming

Temple Mount still controlled by non-Jewish Arabs — possible ongoing 'trampling by Gentiles'

Acts 1:6-8 — Jesus does not promise imminence at the ascension; redirects disciples to mission

Matthew 10:23 — 'Son of Man coming' refers to Jesus arriving in the towns during the limited sending mission, not the second coming

CoG uses the Passover plague narrative (Exodus) to warn members that not participating in their Passover will bring plagues upon them

Zechariah 9:9 — Ra claims it is not Messianic and requires Gentile conversion and expanded Israeli borders for fulfillment. The text contains none of those requirements.

The Babylonian Talmud itself treats Zechariah 9:9 as Messianic — debating how to reconcile a glorious coming (Daniel 7) with a humble donkey-riding coming.

Ra's appeal to Quranic prophecy is self-refuting: the Quran's 'best' examples either copy Old Testament passages Ra already called invalid, or are too vague (Donald Trump in Surah 68).

God has a future national plan for Israel, but that does not require uncritical support for every Israeli political action. Christians should be cautious about both Israeli and Palestinian media narratives.

Sye reframes 1 Kings 18: Elijah was not convincing people of something unknown but displaying God's glory to suppressors of truth; the event was judgment, not persuasion

Winger reads 1 Kings 18:36-37: Elijah prays 'let it be known this day that you are God in Israel' — explicit language of producing knowledge

Discussion of Acts 17 Areopagus sermon: Paul makes a historical argument from resurrection to Christ's authority, not an argument for the existence of God

Jeremiah 7:24-26 — Israel 'did worse than their fathers,' a qualitative moral judgment, not merely a count of more sins.

It is unwise to predict the timing of the rapture; history of failed predictions demonstrates that 'no man knows the day or the hour' is to be taken seriously — Christians should live ready rather than speculate.

Q&A: Black Hebrew Israelites are a cult that exploits black history with slavery

Refutation: the only text Jim could be referring to is Jeremiah 10, written 600 years before Jesus — it describes carving a tree into an idol, not decorating a Christmas tree, and has nothing to do with New Testament Christianity or Roman practices

Zahnd claims the Bible contradicts itself and that the Psalms/Prophets argue against the Torah — both claims are false

Other misapplied passages: 'prostituted themselves under every green tree' is about idols under trees, not trees themselves

Galatians 4:4 — Paul affirms Jesus was a human being born of a woman, born under the Law (i.e., Jewish)

Matthew 10:23 — 'Son of Man comes' refers to Jesus's first coming during the disciples' mission trip, not the Second Coming

Romans 10:1-3 — Paul's prayer for Israel: they have zeal but not knowledge; seeking own righteousness

Old Testament pattern: Israel claimed to believe God but rejected his prophets — same dynamic with Messiah

Christianity is a Jewish religion; Gentiles are grafted in — not the other way around

Q&A: Were Jews chosen as an ethnic or religious group? — ethnic bloodline with a missional purpose

Walking as Jesus walked does not mean obeying the OT law — it could equally mean itinerant preaching only to Jews, or staying in Israel, which no one applies literally

Tithing is not required for NT believers, but giving is — Mike outlines NT giving principles

Dispensationalism: Mike rejects the label but holds a modified view — national Israel has a distinct future in God's plan; he rejects full replacement theology

Leviticus 24:22 — "same rule for sojourner and native" does not require Gentile Torah-observance; it is case law about judicial fairness in civil punishments

Upcoming video: The seven feasts of Israel as types of Christ

Tithing is an Old Testament concept; Christians are required to give but not mandated to a 10% figure

Tal Ilan's Palestinian name database — confirming Gospel names match authentic first-century Palestinian onomastics

Prosperity gospel critique: misappropriates OT promises to Israel, ignores Jesus's teachings on suffering and cross-bearing.

Psalm 22 predicts specific details of the crucifixion centuries before crucifixion existed, and implies resurrection and worldwide Gentile conversion; ancient Jewish sources also viewed it as messianic

Hebrews 6 is best read as a corporate statement about Israel rather than individuals losing their salvation; Hebrews 10 is easier to reconcile with eternal security

Big picture point 2: The Law was given exclusively to Israel, not to all nations

Exodus 12:49 does not teach that all Gentiles were under the Mosaic Law—it refers to resident aliens within Israel

Romans 2:12 establishes that some people were never under the Law of Moses; Gentiles are accountable through conscience

OT prophets (Amos, Jonah) judged Gentile nations on moral grounds, not Mosaic Law violations

The Law in Matthew is not merely instructive but predictive—even ritual laws point to who Jesus is

Jesus's ministry was exclusively to Jews (Matt 15:24; Matt 10:5)—the Sermon on the Mount is a Jewish address, not a Gentile one

Romans 1:16 — "To the Jew first and also to the Greek" reflects a sequential gospel mission, not simultaneous Law-imposition

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 as messianic prophecy — full reading

Objection: Isaiah 53 is about Israel, not Jesus — and response

Proverbs 30:1-4 — God and his Son in the Hebrew Bible

Isaiah 63 — Three persons of the Trinity in the Old Testament

The Angel of the Lord as the messianic figure — Malachi 3 and Judges 2

Acts 2:36 confirms Peter is addressing a Jewish audience (house of Israel), reinforcing that Acts 2 has no bearing on Gentile Torah observance

Peter's sermon in Acts 3 is directed to 'men of Israel' -- Jewish-to-Jewish evangelism with a distinctly Jewish message connecting Jesus to Messianic expectation

Stephen's speech in Acts 7 argues that Israel misunderstood the meaning of the law and temple -- but his argument is about fulfillment and proper understanding, not abolishment

Acts 9: Saul is converted and called as the apostle to the Gentiles, but immediately begins preaching in synagogues to Jews -- the Gentile mission has not yet begun

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