An evil man with 900 years to scheme can do an incredible amount of damageso much so that god saw fit to destroy the entire world. Many people imagine that jesus put a title on the last half of the week, titling it the great tribulation. Except these days should be shortened, had been shortened. God has chosen to protect the israelites during the end times and except that the lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved. Or, that a merciful god will shorten the tribulation week. You will see the terrible thing that causes destruction. In the bible when did mans lifespan shorten answers.
And the lord said, my spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh. Only he knows the potential consequences of our actions. So, god would have been wrong had this declaration been about the 120 year life spans. God shortened the human lifespan to 120 years because humans are flesh and he was tired of fighting with them. And if the lord had not shortened the days, not any flesh would have been saved. And except that the lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be. Does god care about all of the evil humans perpetrate in our world, and if so, what is he doing about it.
No matter what we calculate, we cannot know when god will pull the plug, so to speak. What is the allotted life span promised by god to man. Some preterists, those who believe fulfillments of prophecies have already occurred, have jumped to. Yea, for their sakes, christ the eternal son was made man, and became.
Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. Eastern lightning, the church of almighty god was created because of the appearance and work of almighty god, the second coming of the lord jesus, christ of the last days. Day 7 god had finished his work of creation and so he rested on the seventh day, blessing it and making it holy. What does it mean that god will shorten the time for the elects sake. They are all from paul since god did not reveal it in the old testament, during jesus earthly ministry, or later to the twelve. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved. Study line upon line precept upon precept,here a little and there a little. As youve correctly noted, many people down through the ages have exceeded the 120 year standard.
The nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of god came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. God is working through events in history, working through nations and armies and calamities of various. Then after abraham, humans lifespan shortened to 100 years old. God s judgment work is to purify man, save man, and perfect man, and to make a group of overcomers before the disaster. Last days mystery if those days where not cut short. An evil man with 900 years to scheme can do an incredible amount of damageso much so that god. Consequently, the 120 years measures the time of god s patience before he brought the flood, not the limit on man s lifespan. Therefore, the tribulation period will be shortened by 4 months and 20 days. God himself is going to cut short the days of the antichrists reign and deliver his wrath upon the earth after jesus has received those who are his unto him. Lets first check what the bible says so we can deal with this. Those days will be shortened after the tribulation 42 month reign of the antichrist rev. King james 2000 bible and except the lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved.
What does it mean that god will shorten the time for the. Then he said to me, son of man, i am sending you to the sons of israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against me. The elect are believers in god thru jesus christ as lord and savior. But for the sake of gods people those days are to be shortened. Walking with god christian classics ethereal library. Predestination is you can read about predestination, like in ephesians 1, and all it means is that something has been predeterminedor been. In the bible, why did god shorten mans lifespan from 900 years to. And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape. Oct 27, 2017 the theory behind the opinion this video portrays was created by combining information and research including my own research from the bible. For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until nowand never to be equaled again. Now, humans could live approximately 70 90 years old. What does it mean that god will shorten the time for the elects sake in matthew 24. Adam, the first man, lived to be 930 years old genesis 5. The question, though, is whether the day of ones death is a predetermined day, or one that is determined by god based on various factors.
Behold, i dry up the sea with my rebuke, i make the rivers a wilderness. This man s sinful nature, or life, was to be destroyed, but his spirit would be saved at the time of the lords judgment. At that time, the people in judea should run away to the mountains. But they will be shortened for the sake of gods chosen people. Does the bible imply that man will destroy himself. And unless the lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved. Jesus said that if he did not cut those days short, man would destroy all flesh. Has god specified a time for our death and the number of our days. The bible is full of contradictions, but only on the surface. If god created man on the sixth day, why do we tgif. And god said, my spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is indeed mortal and their days of life will be 120 years.
Does the bible say somewhere that god has promised to give us 70 years of life. What does the clause his days shall be 120 years mean in. As the whole earth was filled with man s evil, god destroyed it to show what sin deserved, to show his might and his righteous punishment that will come upon evil. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be. If god did not shorten the time and reign of the antichrist, no man in the flesh body would be spiritually saved, and not deceived by satan the antichrist. The day itself is not shorter, but the days of the judgement of god that will come on the entire earth were already shortened by god in the past, else no flesh would have been saved. Ampc and if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect god s chosen ones those days will be shortened. I wrestled with this question because there is no debate that theres going to be a shortening of the days. The rapture solution except those days be shortened. There is an unbroken tradition, coming down from judaism, and adopted by the roman empire when it moved to christianity of the sabbath. Dont hang all your hopes upon one verse and you will not be disappointed. Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved. In this video, we trace the different ways that god confronts human evil and the even.
For the elects sake or, that a merciful god will shorten the tribulation week and except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved. It cannot be taken from usnot by satans power, not by evil times, and not by death itself. Jul 16, 2010 now, i too am a christian but i must ask one question. In the bible, why did god shorten mans lifespan from 900. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved for those christians that have studied the bible what do you think it means that no flesh would be saved, what would possibly destroy all flesh if he did not shorten the days in your opinion. Then the lord said, my spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh. In fact, the seven day cycle wasnt only used by ancient hebrews, but also by babylonians. Summary the bible makes it clear that god is in control of everything. Before the flood god said that the inclination of the hearts of men was only bad all the time. Jesus himself prophesied that in matthew 24 when he was teaching us about signs of the end time. According to the prayer of moses, the typical human lifespan in his day was about the same as it is today. It would appear that men were gradually getting to be 120 years old.
I dont remember where i heard this but i wonder if its true. Does the bible say somewhere that god has promised to give. Shortened days of the tribulation christian forums. Why did people start to have shorter lives after the flood. The ascended lord revealed this day unto paul for it is a day that has reference to the church, the body of christ exclusively. What did jesus mean by those days should be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, lo, here is christ, or there. Nov 14, 2016 during the old testament from adam and eve to abraham time, humans lived from 900 300 years.
A good man could accomplish great things in 900 years, but genesis 6 illustrates that long life doesnt equate to a good heart. He said except those days be shortened there should no flesh be saved. And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect god s chosen ones those days will be shortened. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved. Week comes the lord jesus statement, and except those days should be shortened. But for the sake of the ones whom god chose, that time will be cut short. Why did god not allow us to live until 900 years old like adam. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect eklektos those days will be shortened. The bible does not clearly specify an allotted life span. Mark in the omission of the words the lord, and the clause whom he chose. You may know of others, but well discuss these three. Grayhaired perspective except those days be shortened. It turns out that god wasnt talking about man s lifetime in genesis 6.
And unless the lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved. A man on his housetop must not waste time going into his house to collect anything. And except the lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved. God, who is infinite, could count a day as a hundred million of our days or more or less. The chart below notes the verses that refer to the day of christ. He providentially ordained that the days of vengeance should not be indefinitely prolonged. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. There are two bible passages that are sometimes quoted in connection with human lifespans. God has shortened mans days church of god study forum. But the day of the lord is the day of the manifestation of god s hand directly in human affairs.
Begin reading god s word adfree with instant access to your new online study library. Well, by taking the time to read the futures news events in the book of the uncovering, we have just learned the length of time jesus has shortened the great tribulation to. Tribulation is shortened bible questions and answers a. Mar 15, 2018 the real reason why our days are being shortened and how god s elect are causing this to happen. Can we lengthen or shorten our life by our own behavior. In fact, unless those days are shortened, all mankind will perish. The point is that scripture is god s revelation to man, so what god means must be what man means, and god s logic must be man s logic, or there is no revelation. One of which may be the time it took god to make everything. And if those days of tribulation had not been cut short, no human life would be saved. Matthew is speaking of the same period of time the tribulation period as daniel. Clyde finklea, cuing in on the olivet prophecy, especially the section on the great tribulation, asks whether god will shorten the days of the tribulation. It was a singular warning for those who came after. Because a day is as a thousand years to the lord 2 peter 3.
In his discourse about the end times, jesus said, and except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved. The complete jewish bible indeed, if the length of this time had not been limited, no one would survive. Except those days be shortened the rapture solution. God s ultimate purpose for man is that he will enjoy eternal life in the family of god. Months days god being in control end of days past live. Before noahs flood god began the process of shortening mans lifespan to 120 years. You that read this should understand what it means. Leaders sinning false religion to this day god sending prophets disunity. Our god is in control and our lord is on the horizon to usher us into his eternal presence. Thus the days were already shortened to be what we then read them to be in the bible. Points of interest from the creation story genesis 1, the opening scene of the biblical drama, introduces us to the two main characters in the bible. If this is not the result of god giving them a possible lifespan, then what is it the result of. Later, we learn that god brings his judgment by way of a worldwide flood.
Jesus himself prophesied that in matthew 24 when he was teaching us about signs of the end. The great white throne judgment in bible prophecy about the last days has already begun, which is the work of judgment beginning at the house of god done by the returned lord jesusalmighty god with the truth. No, there is no such title for the last half of the week. But it will be shortened for the sake of gods chosen ones. Day of the lord, god, christ, the bible study tools. You will see this thing standing in the place where it should not be. What does the bible say about days being shortened or cut. But also, as man s heart was evil, god showed his mercy in not destroying it a second time. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened matthew 24. And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved. A fast approaching new epoch of history will be known as the day of god, or the day of the lord. David once asked, lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that i may know how frail i am.
Show me, o lord, my lifes end and the number of my days. And except that the lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved. The fact is that they were still well over 120 years until the time of moses. If christians will be raptured as some claim, why would god need to shorten the days of the tribulation for the sake of the elect. Bruce from kentucky called to ask irvin, do you think god is shortening the days so the prophecies can all happen answer. Notice the personal pronoun all through that passage. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days. And finally, well discuss the prewrath variation on this.
Even today, we use a similar phrase to indicate someone will eventually receive judgment i. The bible does define why god shortened the lifespan of man. Thats my understanding of this passage of the scriptures. But for the elect, the days of judgement were shortened. Remember that just because men began to live shorter lives does not prove that god set a limit on man s life span.