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… … … … … … … OHP 9: And its Vulnerability ‣ “Radiometric dating of the Siloam Tunnel, Jerusalem” Amos Frumkin, Aryeh Shimron & Jeff Rosenbaum Letters to Nature Vol 425, 169-171 (2003) ‣ “… we report radiocarbon and U-Th dating of the Siloam Tunnel, proving its Iron Age II date; we conclude that the Biblical text presents an accurate historic record of the Siloam Tunnel’s construction… (This) dating (within a few years of BC 700) also refutes a claim that the tunnel was constructed in the second century BC.” … … … … … … … OHP 10: Another Hypothesis ‣ The presence of the Man of Sin in Rome for upwards of twelve centuries past may be determined by Paul’s description of him. If we find an order of men there answering to the character recorded against them, we may know that the Man of Sin has been revealed. He describes him as one “who opposes and exalts himself above every one called a god, or an object of veneration; so that he sits in the temple of the god as a god, exhibiting himself that he is a god.” This in few words is highly descriptive of the Popes. ... The “temple of the god” is St. Peter’s at Rome. Now, the history of the papacy shows the applicability of the description to the Popes, and to them exclusively. They have systematically opposed and exalted themselves above every ruler, whether emperors or kings, and above all bishops and priests; so that they have sat in St. Peter’s as gods, exhibiting themselves thus, because they claim to be gods upon earth (Elpis Israel, pages 105, 106). … … … … … … … OHP 11: And Its Vulnerability (2 Thess 2) ‣ The man of sin is a sign of the end (vss 3, 8). A 2000-year sign is not much of a sign! ‣ It asserts that the (singular) “man of sin” is the popes ‣ The man of sin is atheistic. No pope ever exalted “himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped.” ‣ We must decide what we mean by the temple of God … If it’s St Peter’s then Catholics are lapsed brethren If Catholicism is rejected then St Peter’s isn’t the temple of God In scripture the temple of God is usually literal ‣ The mystery of iniquity has worked since Adam (Eph 2:2) ‣ Vs 4 alludes to Dan 11:36 - about the “king of the north” … … … … … … … Session 2: Parallelism in Prophecy Part 1 - A (True!) Fable Once upon a time there was a series of three Rugby Football matches played between New Zealand and Australia. Rugby is the national sport of at least one of these countries and is followed in each with something like religious fervour. Page 16
Australia won the first match, New Zealand the second and the scores were equal right down to the last minute of the third. The park was packed with thousands of spectators. The tension was electric. In the last few seconds of the game, the New Zealand half-back snatched the ball out of the scrum and dived over the line, giving New Zealand the edge needed to win the match - and the series. It was a great moment. At the precise instant when the winning “try” was scored, several hundred cameras recorded the event - all from different points of view. The next day, one of New Zealand’s national daily papers – The Dominion - devoted a double page spread to a selection of perhaps 12 or 15 of these photos. There were no captions; only the headline: “That Moment!” The effect was interesting and instructive. There was a general similarity between the pictures - they were obviously about some aspect of sport, probably rugby. But at a casual glance it was by no means obvious that they were all taken of the same event and at the same time. One showed the event from a point which was very close to the critical action - a great deal of detail could be seen of a very limited part of the whole scene. Another showed the view from the top of the grandstand - much of the action could be seen, but not much detail. Another was taken from the sideline. It showed the disposition of the teams, together with a glimpse of the real action. A fourth photo was taken from a helicopter hovering high over the park. In this shot the whole of the park could be seen; the action was visible as a collection of small black dots in one corner of the field, with other black dots scattered here and there over the field. And so on. No two photos seemed to be of the same event, until they were carefully studied and mentally reorientated so that common factors could be recognised. This is the way that <strong>Bible</strong> parallelism works, especially in the field of prophecy. There are many “snapshots” of the quite limited field of prophetic interest. The student has to recognise that they really are of the same relatively restricted period of time. He can do this by identifying the common features shared by each and by recognising the underlying structural elements (see Session 4). Then each prophecy adds to the developing picture of the total theme. One treatment gives a detailed, “close-up view” of a very limited part of the overall structure, another, as though taken from a helicopter, gives a broad over-view with practically no detail. Others show events which are taking place “on the side-lines” so to speak. Taken together, they all give the total of what may be known of what the Lord intends to do. Page 17
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