We no enough to say that a simple command cannot change chemical structure, i.e., Jesus says "So be it" will not turn water into wine.
So what if he did? He didn't used logic and reason to defend scripture.
This presumes a belief in Scripture. If the scriptures were true, then yes, Jesus would be telling truths. But the Scriptures themselves are devoid of logic and reasoning, and thus, to use them as final authority does nothing to support or defend god, miracles, and heaven.
Might I point out that, first of all, that almost every Biblical scholar, archeologist, and historian, considers Revelations was written about Nero? But I can see why you would disagree, so I won't push that point.
Doesn't it say that the Temple of Solomon has to be rebuilt before the end times can come? From what I remember, there were three steps. The Jews had to return to the homeland, Israel had to be refounded, and the temple had to be rebuilt. Then the events described in Revelation would happen. Since the temple hasn't been rebuilt, I see no reason to believe the end times are going to happen anytime soon. Why do you?
So, if I accept the direction of a being whose existence cannot be proven, he will give me unending life in a magical paradise?
I see no reason to believe this, besides a hopeless idealism that is more easily fulfilled by Far-Right Nationalism (at least we can see the empirical effects of that).
Reason and Logic.
A simple command from an imperfect human will never change water into wine. Jesus was born with human perfection of sound mind and body because he had a perfect Father.
Why do you say Jesus did not use logic and reason to defend Scripture?
[Matt 4v4,7,10; 11v10;21v13;26v31; Mark 9v13;14v27; Luke 24v46;
John 6v45; 8v17]
NO. Revelation does not say the temple of Solomon has to be rebuilt before the end times of all badness on earth comes. I think you might be thinking of the 'restoration prophecies' already fulfilled in the Hebrew OT Scriptures.
Since Pentecost the Israel of God was no longer fleshly but spiritual.
After Pentecost [Romans 2vs28,29] the reference to Jews is in connection to spiritual Jews. Not fleshly, national Israel of today, but spiritual Jews which is another way to say Christian. In other words, a natural Jew can become a Christian just as anyone one else from any other background or culture can.
Why do I think the end times of badness on earth is approaching is because not only the bad attitudes and actions described at 2nd Tim [3vs1-5,13] in these last days of badness on earth, but because of bad religious conditions on earth today. In the past when Israel went religiously astray God allowed the political world to act against them. This was also true in the year 70 with Titus.
Religion mixing with the political will cause the political world to turn on her.
Perhaps too, a bad economy could cause the political sector to want the wealth the religious sector has amassed.
Rev 17v2 mentions the political world sector as 'kings' . Rev 18v7 mentions the world's religious sector as a 'queen'. The political kings or nationalistic world powers will turn on the worldly false religious queen that has run afoul proving herself false to God and his Word. The world scene today is leading up to that happening. The United Nations with the world's political backing can be strengthened to turn on such troublesome religion that has created a growing dangerous religious climate in the world today. Couple this with the fact that Matthew [24v14] is being fulfilled on a grand scale. World wide the proclaiming of God's kingdom in the hands of Christ Jesus as the solution to mankind's problems is being done on a global scale as never before in history and nothing or no one can stop it.
The world scene apparently will look as though 'business as usual' so to speak but there is a final signal or trigger mentioned at 1st Thess. 5vs2,3 that when they [powers that be] are saying 'peace an security' then Jesus comes by surprise. Apparently there doesn't have to be peace but just talks of it.
There is very little left to the major fulfillment of Matthew chapter 24 and Luke 21.
