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Mike Winger idea 2018-09-05

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.

Winger uses a Jewish non-Christian source to establish the Messianic reading of Zechariah 9:9.

Zechariah 9:9 Daniel 7 Second Coming apologetics Jesus

Mike Winger idea 2018-09-05

Why didn't Bible prophecy predict airplanes or the internet? The Bible was meant to be evidence for all generations across history, not optimized for the 21st century.

Ra asks why 'seers' who could foresee the distant future never mentioned modern technology.

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McDaniels is Winger's primary source for the historical record of Simmons's role.

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McDaniels's specific characterization of the role, as reported by Winger.

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McDaniels's direct quote as reported by Winger: 'there was already a Wycliffe missionary in country already actively working on a translation and it wasn't Brian.'

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.

Why didn't Bible prophecy predict airplanes or the internet? The Bible was meant to be evidence for all generations across history, not optimized for the 21st century.

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JW interpretation of Daniel 11 king of the north as Russia is old Cold War theology they borrowed

Q&A: Did New Testament writers invent Gospel narratives from OT prophecies? — Refuted by extra-biblical confirmation of historical facts

Presuppositional apologetics debate: Mike rejects the claim that evidential apologists need shared worldview common ground

The one true sign in Matthew 24 is the Abomination of Desolation — referenced from Daniel 9

Recommended resources on NT manuscript reliability — James White and Daniel Wallace

The year of Jesus's death (AD 26-36, with 30 and 33 as top candidates) is difficult to pin down precisely due to ambiguity in reckoning Tiberius's regnal years in Luke 3.

Q7: Daniel prayed without a temple — praying toward the temple as access to God (OT parallel to praying in Jesus' name)

Mike briefly comments on the Abomination of Desolation, describing it as a future event in a literal rebuilt Jerusalem temple involving an Antichrist figure setting up an image and declaring himself God, occurring in the middle of the Tribulation.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: death by fire carries no threat to eternal future

Daniel 11:36-45 — Antiochus IV or the Antichrist?

Daniel 11 points to the future Antichrist: Second Thessalonians 2 and the Olivet Discourse confirm it

God chose to redeem through the cross to display his love, patience, righteousness, and desire for relationship simultaneously.

Daniel 4: a tree visible to "the end of the whole earth" — but this is Nebuchadnezzar's dream ("visions of my head as I lay in bed"). Dreams don't provide cosmological data. The phrase "ends of the earth" just means visible far away.

The unridden colt symbolizes Jesus' transcendent, non-derivative authority — unlike kings who rode conquered rulers' mounts to claim their power, Jesus' authority is wholly his own.

Argument 4 — "Religion is desperation, fear of reality" (Nietzsche) — is circular (assumes atheism is reality) and actually describes Buddhism more than Christianity. Atheism itself denies key realities.

Most leading naturalist/atheist thinkers deny libertarian free will: Dawkins, Harris, Dennett, Hawking, Rosenberg, Coyne, Carroll, Barker. Stratton uses their own admissions as premises in his argument.

Some atheists are driven to deny their own existence to maintain naturalism — Rosenberg (The Atheist's Guide to Reality), Harris, Dennett all deny the reality of the self/consciousness. This is self-refuting: someone must be having the illusion.

Where was Daniel when the three were thrown into the fire? Unknown — possibly on a trip, ill, or exempt from the order for some reason. The text simply doesn't say.

Who was the 4th Person in the Furnace in Daniel 3?: Referring to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel, who was the fourth person in the furnace? Is this OT evidence of Christ?

About the 70th Week & Seven Seals: Is there any biblical evidence that the beginning of Daniel's 70th week and Jesus opening the first of the seven seals in Revelation will occur roughly at the same time?

Who are the Watchers in Daniel 4?: Who are the “watchers” of Daniel 4: 17? Do they play an end times role?

The Descriptions of Jesus in Scripture: After reading Daniel 10 and Revelation 1, I was wondering what the connection is between the descriptions of the visions. The description of Jesus in Revelation is so similar to the description given in Daniel 10.

What is being Awaken from in Daniel 12?: In Daniel 12:2 what are they "awakening" from?

Daniel: The Iron & Clay Kingdom: What is your interpretation of the 4th kingdom made of iron & clay in Daniel 2?

Which Sacrifices Have Ended?: What sacrifices and offerings is Gabriel talking about in Daniel 9: 27?

Why Pray for Others?: If Jesus is our final intercessor, why should we intercede for or pray over other believers' needs? Is this related to the spiritual realm and prayer delays, like in Daniel 10: 12-14?

Is there Time in Heaven?: Looking at these passages, is there time in Heaven? 2 Peter 3:8, Ephesians 1: 10, Revelation 21, Daniel 9: 13.

King Nebuchadnezzar – Saved?: I was wondering your thoughts on King Nebuchadnezzar. Do you think he was saved, based on Daniel 4?

When Discipline turns to Drudgery: William Booth says, “We ought not consult feelings but do our duty.” How does that not then become drudgery? How do we be disciplined like Daniel, yet not mechanical?

Shad., Mesh., & Abed… Did they Know?: In Daniel 3: 16-18, how did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego know that God would deliver them from the fiery furnace?

“Spirit Princes” – For Today?: Can you explain Daniel 10: 13 and 10: 20? What is the ‘spirit prince’ of the kingdom of Persia (NLT)? Is the concept of a spirit prince over a region only seen in the Old Testament, or can this happen today?

The abomination of desolation is one of the hardest passages in the entire gospel of Mark, touching on eschatology, Daniel's prophecy, and whether its fulfillment is past (70 AD) or future. Winger introduces a futurist position while acknowledging in-house Christian disagreement.

The futurist interpretation requires a rebuilt temple in Israel, a seven-year covenant halted at midpoint, and a specific person who demands worship — all still future events. Winger holds this view while acknowledging it is an in-house Christian discussion and not a salvation issue.

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