The author does not give any substance to the claim for such a literal interpretation of the final week.
Another potential difficulty with the text under discussion is also other instances of literal interpretation, such as the 144,000 and the reference to Jews rather than to the Church as a whole. The author appears to believe that the references to Israel and the people of God in the Bible texts used refer literally only to the Jews rather than to the church or "faithful" in general, as is more commonly believed.
The common replacement of Israel with the conception of any faithful today is referred to as "replacement theology." The author is strongly against such an interpretation, and believes that the literal one should hold.
Finally, the most interesting as well as difficult aspect of this quite fundamental interpretation of the Bible is the fact that the author believes that both the rapture, the great tribulation and the second coming will occur very soon. As mentioned above, the "signs" of increasing wars, famine, and other indications mentioned in the Bible are used as grounds for this interpretation. The problem here is one that has been a part of Christianity since the time of Jesus. The disciples themselves believed that the events described would occur within their lifetime. Throughout the centuries since, various theologians and indeed self-appointed "prophets" have believed and declared the same thing, only to be shamed by the lack...
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