A Reason For Hope

First seal is going to be my answer. The Lamb is who opens the seals.

The peace treaty signed with the antichrist and Israel, found in Daniel 9:27 starts the tribulation: “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”
This is from the prophecy of Daniels 70 weeks. The signing of the peace treaty starts the 70th and final week, which is the 7 years of the tribulation. This peace treaty has never been signed in the history of this world so we cannot be in the tribulation.
The Hebrew word for weeks in the verse is shabuwa. The exact translation for shabuwa is “a period of 7”. It can be a period of 7 days or a period of 7 years. You have to look at the context of the verse to determine the meaning.

In the verse you reference, 2Peter 3:8, Peter is using a simile. What might seem like a long time to us is nothing but 1 day to the Lord. To put it another way, the church age is 2 thousand years old to us, but it’s only 2 days old to the Lord.
As for Israel, the Lord made an unconditional covenant with Israel known as the “Abrahamic Covenant”. Genesis 12:1-3 (plus a whole slew of other verses). It was established between God and Abrahams physical descendants through Sarah (not Hagar see Genesis 17:19). That would be the physical Jewish people, not the church. The covenant was established in Genesis 15:7-21. Because Abraham was in a deep sleep, keeping the covenant depends solely on the Lord. What happens to a person who breaks this type of covenant can be found in Jeremiah 34:18. God cannot break an unconditional covenant that He makes. You and I can, but God cannot.
As for more pressure, I won’t be here. I will be raptured.
To add to this, in the Abrahamic covenant, God promises to bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel. Under Obama and Biden the U.S.A. cursed Israel. The results are quite apparent. Trump was pro Israel. Under Trump the U.S. prospered like never before.

Carpenter, I was suspecting replacement theology, among other things, have crept in (see 1Corinthians 15:33). I would be more than happy to help or answer any questions as they relate to the Bible. I am a pre-mill, pre trib, dispensationalist, as you probably figured out.

I’m not sure what that is supposed to mean.

2Peter 2:5 “And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, …” How many people were on the ark? 8. Noah, his wife Joan of Arc (haha), his 3 sons and their 3 wives. By todays church growth standards, Noah was a complete failure, but by the Lord’s standards, Noah was a success.
Like yourself, I am not happy at all with the direction the church has taken. My theology schooling was very Biblical. Some classmates were crying because their marks were so bad. I came out with a 4.0 grade average. When I went into theology I made a deal with the Lord. I preach “all the counsel of God” (Acts 20:27) or I don’t preach at all. Guess what I don’t do anymore. I am shunned locally because I preach the Bible. Not Rick Warren, not Francis Chan, not Steve Furtick, not Willow Creek. The Bible.
If one person is saved in that “revival”, it is worth it (Matthew 16:26), but let’s give it a few weeks or a couple of months and see what happens.

I replied to an article on the Trinity a few days ago. In my reply, I cut and paste from one of my sermons. Many local churches would not tolerate that sort of preaching. Why not? Because it has nothing to do with “God has a wonderful plan for your life”. It has nothing to do with how to budget. It has nothing to do with the latest episode of the Kardashians. It was all about whether or not Christ Jesus was God.

Most don’t know this, but at one time, Catholicism taught salvation by grace through faith. In order to reach more people they became like the cultures they went to and allowed those pagan cultural practices into the church, which brought them to the place they are today. The Seeker movement does the exact same thing today. That’s one reason I’m so opposed to it.
O.K…..This is getting deeper than I can really get into here. This is getting into Gnostic heresy. I would suggest you have a look at a few verses: Colossians 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” The Greek word for Godhead is theotes, used only here in the New Testament. According to Vines “The Godhead (theotēs) signifies the nature and attributes of deity, not merely divinity.”
Are you sure “He therefore made the sacrifice as a willing man and by His choice,”? Luke 22:42 and Hebrews 10:7-10 beg to differ.
A good example of showing us what is possible by Him and through Him can be found in the foot washing of John 13. When you understand the culture of the time and what exactly our Lord and Savior was doing, you begin to realize true humility. There are so many lessons found in John 13 and the foot washing, including eternal security.
So to answer your question, I guess I don’t understand what you are trying to say. I have to follow what the Bible tells me.

I am also a dispensationalist.

The New Age Bibles and corrupt Alexandrian manuscripts have confused many brethren, if we can refer to them as such. Most would not understand that Matthew, Acts and Hebrews are transitional books. Matthew transitioning from the OT to the NT and all its doctrine applies to the house of Israel. Acts transitioning from Israel to the Church Age and Hebrews transitioning from the Church Age back to Israel for the upcoming times of Jacob’s Trouble, commonly referred to as the Tribulation. The Man of Sin will be of Jewish decent and seat himself on the throne. At the three and a half year mark the chosen will awaken. Four accounts or points of view are given in the Book of Revelation a copy of the four gospels providing a different account of Jesus Christ. Those who are left will fall for the Son of Perdition sadly. A door opens and takes someone up in Rev 4 and reopens in Rev 19 as a Warrior and His army returns. I will see you in that Army…

There’s a reason the first century believers met in homes. There were signs, miracles and wonders. What changed?
One wonders about church donations. God challenged Israel to tithe, a tenth. In Malachi He promised to rebuke the devourer as part of the blessing of the tithe, [Malachi 3.] Is a lack of tithing a reason evil seems to have no challenges?
How many professing Christian denominations dare to teach tithing? Are they afraid that if they did, their churches would empty out? Wondering out loud.

With what God has done for you through Jesus Christ, why would you give less than an Old Testament believer under the law? If you want to give less, that’s between you and God.

“Having said that, many pew warmers want their tax receipts so they can get money back at tax time.”
Exactly: Should be easy to see, yet they can not. Also tithing etc. should be anonymous should it not?

Agree.