Our last post mentioned that inmillennialism rests on pillars found in the Olivet Discourse. We examined the definitions of four key words. We also mentioned two other supports: a key prophetic image and a literary device. This post will discuss the image and our next post will consider the literary…
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Prophetic imagery
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Trumpets of tribulation appear often in the Scriptures. In John’s third vision of the Revelation, seven trumpets announce the “great tribulation” in the land of Israel (Rev. 1:9; 7:14; cp. Matt. 24:21). In AD 30, Jesus said this time of tribulation would come in his generation (Matt. 24:34). John, writing…