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Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet
This position holds that Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet. It argues that he frequently spoke in the language of apocalyptic thought, that his life fits the pattern, and that the awkwardness of a failed prophecy — unlikely to be invented — confirms he genuinely preached a coming end.
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- Jesus' life is a testament to the fact that he was an apocalyptic prophetIt is wrong to just look at what Jesus was saying as evidence of his views. Many of Jesus' actions and action that were done to him were clear signs of his apocalypticism
- Jesus was a failed apocalyptic prophetJesus realised that the Son of Man was not going to come and therefore created a situation in which he must die so that his death will bring about pessimism that will eventually lead to vindication
- If Jesus' beliefs were made up, they would have been more believableJesus often spoke about events such as all the temple being raised to the ground. If that was just retroaction, wouldn't it have been made more historically accurate?
- The apocalyptic continuum means that Jesus must have been apocalypticJohn the Baptist was apocalyptic and so was the early church, so Jesus must have also been