There are no contradictions in the Bible, but not everything is easy to understand. Most questions can be answered by applying the principle of complementarity (supplementary principle) to the biblical texts. My thesis is that the texts themselves want to be understood in this way. There are different levels of fulfillment in prophecy. The first level of fulfillment can be a near fulfillment, while the other levels of fulfillment can happen in the more distant future. It is like looking at a mountain range. First you see the first mountain, then a valley, then the second mountain, and so on. In the same way, fulfillment can continue over time or across distances. I will now look at various examples from the Bible with you... From the contents Why the statements in the Bible do not contradict each other, but complement each other... The multiple coming of our Lord Jesus Christ Why do we celebrate four Sundays of Advent in the period before Christmas? When will the end times be fulfilled? The abomination of desolation Gog and Magog or Gog of Magog Satan and the King of Tyre Joel 3 and the outpouring of God's Spirit The riders on the white horse in the Book of Revelation Israel and the Church Who is the woman clothed with the sun in Revelation 12? The wound of the beast from the sea Babylon The Day of the Lord The Abrahamic Covenant is fulfilled The Davidic Covenant is fulfilled First and second death, first and second resurrection The River of Life and the Dead Sea The Judgment Seat and the Judgment of Condemnation Dr. theol. Lothar Gassmann, married with Anna, is a theologian and publisher. He is the editor of the magazine "Der schmale Weg" (The Narrow Way) and the author of numerous books about the Bible and current events in the light of prophecy.
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