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            It is impossible to properly teach the biblical "Last Days" and "Second Coming," without first recognizing the recurring patterns of apocalyptic language from the Old Testament.   For example, in Isaiah 13:10, we read about the destruction of the ancient city of Babylon. It is described in terms of the SUN, MOON and STARS ceasing to function (does that sound familiar?).       Isaiah 13:10 ...  "The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. "   This passage in Isaiah uses hyperbolic "apocalyptic language" (a common writing style in ancient Hebrew culture) to describe the judgment that was to come upon Babylon and its leaders.   That same "hyperbolic language" was used before judging ancient Egypt ...                     ...

                   "Heaven and Earth" was an expression signifying ALL THINGS, pertaining to the political, economic and religious life of the Jewish nation. In that culture, the tabernacle/temple, was designed to be a microcosm of "heaven and earth," the point at which the two united ... it was considered as the SUN, so to speak, around which the Jewish world revolved.   In Deut 31:26-28 the "Old Covenant Law" and the "Temple System" were called " Heaven & Earth ." The Jews always referred to their Temple System as " Heaven and Earth ," for it was the pattern of heavenly things (See Ps 78:69, Deut 32:1 & Deut 4:26) . Peter prophesied that the Temple System would burn with fervent heat along with the elements or religious trappings that were part of that system. That prophecy was fulfilled in 70 AD when the temple was destroyed by fire. You are the New Temple ... the New Heaven ...