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Why is the prophecy of the end times given to Daniel instructed to be sealed, while the one given to John is not?

Why is the prophecy of the end times given to Daniel instructed to be sealed, while the one given to John is not?

But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.” (Daniel 12:4 NIV)

Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, becaus…

What, if any, is the biblical basis to interpret prophecy as future when wording seems to reflect past history instead of future fulfillment?

What, if any, is the biblical basis to interpret prophecy as future when wording seems to reflect past history instead of future fulfillment?

A possible example of prophecy referring to past events can be Joel’s four waves of locusts, unless Joel lived even before the deportation of Israel, which is not entirely consistent with the rest of his book.
There is also the need for re…

What is known about equites that might have supported Paul in his mission to Spain as described in Romans 15:22-29? [closed]

What is known about equites that might have supported Paul in his mission to Spain as described in Romans 15:22-29? [closed]

In The Clementine Gospel Tradition by Dennis Barton, the following comments are made:

Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215) was a pupil of Pantoris, the first
great Christian teacher at Alexandria in Egypt. Clement records that
he himself ha…

What is known about equites that might have supported Paul in his mission to Spain as described in Romans 15:22-29? [closed]

What is known about equites that might have supported Paul in his mission to Spain as described in Romans 15:22-29? [closed]

In The Clementine Gospel Tradition by Dennis Barton, the following comments are made:

Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215) was a pupil of Pantoris, the first
great Christian teacher at Alexandria in Egypt. Clement records that
he himself ha…

Was Philip teleported to Azotus by the Holy Spirit in Acts 8:38-40?

Was Philip teleported to Azotus by the Holy Spirit in Acts 8:38-40?

Acts 8:38-40 reads:

38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and …

In Zechariah 1:7-8, are the horses that were “sent to go throughout the earth” the same as or similar to the four horsemen in Revelation?

In Zechariah 1:7-8, are the horses that were “sent to go throughout the earth” the same as or similar to the four horsemen in Revelation?

7On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.
8During the night I had a vision, and there before me…