Matthew 24 Revisited: New Revelations Revealed

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Note: Matthew 24 text will be in (red), all other scriptures in (purple).
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After nearly 2000 years, Christ’s Olivet Discourse still remains a hotly debated subject among biblical scholars, not only because of the controversial rapture and/or second coming issue, but also because many scholars surprisingly contend that it has already been fulfilled. My interpretation differs widely from most Eschatology scholar’s, mainly because the vast majority of them have reached their conclusions without studying the entire text.  To be clear, most scholars do not include Matthew 25, probably because they are either intimidated by Christ’s parables, cannot reconcile them with their beliefs about Matthew 24 or maybe they don’t believe the parables are related.  It seems obvious to me, though, that if a theory must ignore or is incompatible with these parables, then it is likely an incorrect interpretation.  Christ provided these parables so that the wise could better understand this profound mystery, but at the same time, they would also be a stumbling block for the wicked or foolish.
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Matthew 13:10-11 – “And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.”
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It is because of these parables that I have gained a better understanding, which has allowed me to go much deeper into this subject.  After years of study, it’s my humble opinion that if a theory or interpretation of Matthew 24 is going to carry any weight, it must be compatible with all of the parables that follow into chapter 25 as well, which is the rest of Christ’s answer to His disciple’s question.  I don’t view this as a competition with other scholars, but I do believe my interpretation is the only one, that I’m aware of, that fits this criterion.  To my surprise, going deeper in these parables has also led me to the discovery of a brand new rapture theory.  Though, I must say, that it was never my intention to design or create a new rapture theory.  It just seemed to happen while I was breaking down Christ’s answer to His disciple’s question about the sign of His coming (Matthew 24:3).  In fact, I didn’t even realize I had a new theory until after I had finished proof reading the first copy of my book, which includes a complete breakdown of Matthew 24 and 25, and also includes my interpretation of these parables.
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Matthew 13:34-35 – “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. ³⁵ So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
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Most scholars agree that the events written in Mathew 24 will be fulfilled sometime in the near future, but, again, an overwhelming majority of them have not included chapter 25 in their study.  The most popular rapture theory teaches that Matthew 24 only relates to the physical second coming of Christ to the earth (pre-tribulation rapture).  The second most popular theory (post-tribulation rapture) teaches that Mathew 24 relates to both, the rapture and the second coming.  And this is where my theory begins to separate from all others, because in my view; Matthew 24 reveals only the rapture, not Christ’s physical second coming to the earth.  It’s not the text itself that is controversial; but rather, the way that many have interpreted it.  And by simply studying the entire text, one thing I’ve discovered is that verse (31) is key in both chapters.  Matthew 24:31 is the rapture, while Matthew 25:31 is the second coming.  So without any further ado, let’s dive in and breakdown Matthew 24 and I’ll share some other things I’ve discovered as well. 
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Matthew 24:1-2 (MEV) – “Jesus departed from the temple and was leaving when His disciples came to show Him the temple buildings. ² Jesus answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be thrown down.”
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The passage above is the only portion of Matthew 24 that has already been fulfilled, when the Roman armies sacked Jerusalem about 40 years later, in AD 70.  Notice that Jesus was just leaving the Temple in the passage above.  Then there was probably a long pause, before His disciples’ asked Him the most interesting question.  Notice in the next passage, that they were now sitting on the Mount of Olives.  I suppose that they must have been pondering or imagining the future destruction of the Temple, as they walked their way up the Mount of Olives, which led to their next question, in private or while they were away from the crowd that was leaving the Temple.
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Matthew 24:3 –  ^“As He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
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No doubt, this is a very interesting question, indeed. Though it can’t be proven, I get the sense, that as they asked this question; His disciple’s probably presumed that the destruction of the temple and the sign of his coming and the end of the age would all occur in close proximity to each other or near the same time, and that they would still be alive to see it all.  Nevertheless, we now know that was not the case, as the fulfillments of these events were many centuries apart.  Christ made no further mention of the temple in His answer.  The temple was destroyed in the first century, yet here we are today, still waiting for the sign of His coming and the end of the age to be fulfilled.
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Matthew 24:4-8 – “Jesus answered them, “Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. For all these things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, epidemics, and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
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As I stated earlier, some scholars actually believe all of these things have already been fulfilled in the first century.  And there are other scholars that believe the first-half of Daniel’s 70^th week (Dan. 9:27 – final 7 years) has already been fulfilled as well; which would leave only the abomination of desolation and the great tribulation, the final 3.5 years before Christ returns remaining.  I disagree with both positions above.  I contend that everything in Christ’s answer will be fulfilled in the future, the entire seven years.  That’s 3.5 years (birth pains), plus 3.5 years (great tribulation).  His answer relates only to the sign of His coming and the end of the age.  His disciples probably expected to be alive to see the sign of His coming when they asked Him this question, but since He still has not returned since ascending into the clouds, none of these things apply to their generation.  All of these signs apply to the final generation that will witness His coming.
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Not only have we had impostors claiming to be Christ, but we have also seen many cults come in His name as well, and they have deceived multitudes of believers.  Today we can really relate to the wars and rumors of wars as they are broadcasted daily on television, but they will only increase.  Famines and diseases were few in the first century but they will become more widespread the closer we get to the time of the end.  Earthquakes were also rare 2000 years ago, but they’ve been steadily increasing.  We can expect them to start popping all over the world like popcorn when His coming nears.  Christ said these things are the beginning of sorrows (birth pains), which is actually another sign.  All of these things will be increasing in frequency and intensity, just like the labor pains of a pregnant woman.  These signs must be important, because Paul and John left us clues about them as well (like a woman in travail with child), which relate to the nearness of His coming and a future time of pseudo-peace.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 – “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. ² For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. ³ For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
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Revelation 12:1-2 – “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: ² And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”  Continued...

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Matthew 24:9-14 – “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. ¹⁰ Then many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another. ¹¹ And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many. ¹² Because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³ But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”
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Many scholars relate the persecution in the passage above to His disciples in the first century, but as I stated earlier, it’s all about the sign of His coming, which they never saw, so it still points to the future.  The final end-time persecution against Christians will be much worse, as it will become worldwide.  Notice He said we will be hated by all nations.  We can already see the elite trying to forge a global government, which will include a global religion headed up by the Pope and be adopted by the United Nations.  We can already see that many of the denominations that broke away from Roman Catholicism during the Reformation are now beginning to go back, pledging their allegiance to the Pope once again.  This is not good news for the true believers who put their faith in God and His Word.  They are already labeling us as intolerant and politically incorrect.  Those who believe that Christ is the way, the truth and the life will become an obstacle for global religion, and they will be hated.  The day will come when Christians are hunted down and killed on a global scale.
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Hold on to your hat for this next revelation.  The most astonishing thing I’ve discovered in these parables are the three rewards that believers will receive as a result of the judgment seat of Christ.  However, two of these rewards involve punishment, and one of them is more severe than the other.  I like to think of these rewards as (cold, hot and lukewarm), as we can already see the cold begin to separate in the passage above.  Notice that many will fall away and the love of many will grow cold.  We often hear people saying they don’t want to be found lukewarm when Christ returns, but the state of being cold is far worse than being lukewarm.  Paul also warned us that this falling away would occur, before the abomination of desolation, and before our gathering together unto the Lord occurs (see 2 Thes. 2: below).
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 – “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, ² That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. ³ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; ⁴ Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
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Matthew 24:15-22 – “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) ¹⁶ Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: ¹⁷ Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: ¹⁸ Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. ¹⁹ And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! ²⁰ But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: ²¹ For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. ²² And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”
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Daniel 12:1 – “And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.”
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The abomination of desolation is when the 7 year covenant with many (Daniel’s 70^th week) will be broken in the middle, or after only 3 ½ years, and it will usher in the great tribulation lasting 1260 days, 42 months and/or 3 ½ years.  This final 3 ½ years is when Satan is cast to the earth, full of wrath, knowing he has but a short time left (Rev. 12:12-17).  The beast will be given authority to continue for 42 months (Rev. 13:5-8).  When the Jewish remnant (Daniel’s descendants) sees the abomination of desolation they will escape by fleeing to the mountains.  The great tribulation is also what Daniel called the “time of trouble” (stop here and compare the underlined text in the 2 passages above).
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The great tribulation will become the most perilous time in the history of man, never to be equaled again.  When all is said and done, half of the world’s population will have been killed (Rev. 6:8, 9:15).  But those days will be shortened for the sake of the elect; otherwise no flesh would be saved.  In other words, all Christian’s would be killed if those days were not shortened; but we know that Christ will save (rescue/rapture) those who are ready when He appears to gather His elect.  However, Christ also said that only those who endure to the end will be saved (verse 13).  So many Christian’s will be hated and killed (Matt. 24:9), which is really nothing new, but, this too, will grow much worse as we approach the time of the end.
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Matthew 24:23-28 – “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. ²⁴ For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you before. ²⁶ Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. ²⁷ For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ²⁸ For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.”
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The passage above flies right in the face of those who subscribe to the pre-tribulation rapture theory. Just as Paul said, our gathering together unto the Lord will not come until after the falling away, and after the abomination of desolation (2 Thes. 2:1-4).   Now we see that Christ also warned about the impostor, the son of perdition coming before Him as well.  Then He related the coming of the Son of man to be like lightening splitting the eastern sky.  In other words, there’s no need in looking for Him on the earth.  Look up, in the clouds.  And verse 28 above hints about where to look exactly.  Just as the eagles circle above the carcass, we should look above Jerusalem, where His dead body was once laid in the tomb below.  This is where His elect will be gathering together (rapture), from the north, east, south and west (four winds).  Continued...

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Matthew 24:29-30 – “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: ³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
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Most scholars believe that the passage above is about the second coming; even though, some of them believe it is both, the rapture and the second coming.  As I said earlier, I wholeheartedly disagree with both positions.  It matters not that it occurs immediately after the great tribulation, because the rapture and second coming both will occur after the tribulation, though, not on the same day as some scholars believe, and the rapture will not occur seven years before the second coming, as others believe.  The end of the great tribulation is not the end of the age, as several events need to happen from that point, including the fulfillment of the fall feasts, the rapture, the hour of trial, Israel will be saved, the second coming and God’s wrath.  Daniel 12:11-12 says there will be an additional 45 days remaining after the great tribulation ends:
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Daniel 12:11-12 – “And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. ¹² Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.”
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I believe that when the Lord returns, He will fulfill the fall feasts (Trumpets, Atonement & Tabernacles), just as He fulfilled the spring feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits & Pentecost) during His first coming.  Unlike the first three spring feasts happening in just a few days (death, burial and resurrection); it will take three full weeks to complete the three fall feasts, which easily fit within the additional 45 days.  These feasts must be fulfilled, and Christ is the only one who can fulfill them.  These are the Lord’s appointed times (Leviticus 23) and they are all about Christ.  In His first coming, He came as the Lamb of God, fulfilling the spring feasts.  His second coming will be as the Lion of Judah (fall feasts).
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Some scholars believe  Matt. 24:29 above relates to the second coming because of the cosmic disturbance (sun, moon & stars).  They mistakenly believe it is the same cosmic disturbance that we find in Revelation 6:12-14 (6^th seal).  At first glance they may appear to be the same, but they are not.  After closer observation, the phase of the moon is what sets them apart.  The moon in Matt. 24:29 does not give its light, signifying that it is a new moon, which is the way it appears just before the first tiny sliver of the new moon becomes visible.  This phase fits the feast of Trumpets exactly, and it is the only feast that no one knows the day or the hour it will begin.  The Feast of Trumpets can only begin after the first tiny sliver of the new moon has been observed and witnessed.  It’s a two day feast, because sometimes the moon will not appear until the next day.  However, the moon we see in Revelation 6 is much different.  It’s a blood moon, a full lunar eclipse.  The full moon phase does not appear until two full weeks after the new moon phase.  The third and final fall feast, Tabernacles, is a seven day feast that is always accompanied by a full moon on the first day of the feast.  These are clearly not the same, no comparison, not to mention the sixth seal also has a great earthquake, whereas Matthew 24 does not.
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Feast of Trumpets = (new moon) Rapture – last will be first
Day of Atonement = Israel will be saved – first will be last
Feast of Tabernacles = (blood moon) Second coming & God’s wrath
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Note: The Hour of Trial (Rev. 3:10, 6:9-11, 13:7-8) occurs between the rapture & second coming, as those days will be shortened for the sake of the elect.  This is when the martyrs will be overcome by the beast, and God’s wrath won’t come until the last one has been killed (Rev. 6:9-11).
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Finally, the sign of His coming!  Every eye will see Him coming in the clouds, as this sign will light the sky, like lightning flashing from east to west.  There will be no secret rapture as some believe.  The appearing of the sign of the Son of man is precisely what His disciple’s asked Him for, the sign of His coming.  Some believe this is the second coming instead of the rapture, when they read that all of the tribes of the earth will mourn when they see Him coming in the clouds.  However, notice that He said all the tribes of the earth will mourn, not everyone, like we see in the 6^th seal (Rev. 6:15).  There’s a very good reason the tribes will mourn.  When the rapture occurs, it will signal the end of the times of the Gentiles, who will trample the Holy city for 42 months (Rev. 11:2, great trib.).  The tribes of the earth refer to the tribes of Israel, and ten of the 12 tribes are still scattered in the nations of the world.  But when they see this sign, they will look up and know their redemption is near (Luke 21:25-28).  And then, Israel will finally mourn for the one they have pierced (Zech. 12:10).  They will repent and I believe He will forgive and save Israel on the Day of Atonement, the second fall feast.
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Romans 11:25-27 – “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶ And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷ For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.”
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Matthew 24:31 – “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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Verse (31) above is the rapture, not Christ’s physical second coming to the earth.  It corresponds with what Paul said about it (compare passage below).  Remember, (Matt. 24:29) above tells us this event occurs immediately after the tribulation of those days.  First, notice that in both passages (above and below), Christ or the Son of man is descending from heaven or coming in the clouds of heaven.  Notice that both mention a gathering together or meeting in the clouds.  And notice, also, that both gatherings are preceded by the blast of a trumpet.  And finally, notice that neither one mentions a physical returning to the earth at that time, nor is there any mention of God’s wrath in either of them.  And there are also differences in them as well.  Christ did not mention the resurrection of the dead, because He was answering His disciple’s question about the sign of His coming, which is for those who will be alive to see it.  The dead won’t need to see a sign.  Paul, on the other hand, included the resurrection, because when we read the entire text (1 Thes. 4:13-18), he was trying to comfort those who had already lost love ones, and telling them they would see them again and be caught up together with them (the dead) in the clouds…
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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV) – “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
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Some believers don’t believe in the rapture, simply because the word “rapture” is not found in God’s Word; but neither is the word “trinity” found in God’s Word, yet we don’t deny God in three persons (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).  Yes it’s true that neither Christ nor Paul called this event the rapture.  There simply wasn’t a simple term then to describe this previously unknown future event.  So they said a phase that described it instead.  Today, this future event is very well known, and we simply call it the rapture, short and simple.  I’m sure that all of this is still not enough evidence to prove it’s the rapture for some of you, but that’s no problem.  That’s why He gave us the parables that follow.  And once you understand them, it should become as clear as a sunny day.
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Matthew 24:32-36 –  ^“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: ³³ So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. ³⁴ Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. ³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. ³⁶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
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As I stated earlier, all of the following parables relate to the appearing of the sign of the Son of man and/or the gathering together of His elect.  The parable of the fig tree above is very easy to understand and most scholars agree that it relates to the generation that will see His coming.  Many believe the fig tree itself represents the nation of Israel, and that the generation that sees Israel become a nation again will be the generation that would not pass away before all of these things are fulfilled.  His disciples did not see all of these things fulfilled, as some claim, especially the abomination of desolation and the sign of the Son of man, as these events are still unfulfilled today.  The terminal generation will most definitely see all these things.  The passage above concludes with “no man knows the day or hour,” which is an ancient Jewish idiom that relates to Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets).  It is the only feast that begins after the first tiny sliver of the new moon appears which also fits in very nicely with Matt. 24:29 above.  Continued...

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Matthew 24:37-44 – “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ³⁸ For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, ³⁹ And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ⁴⁰ Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. ⁴³ But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. ⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
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The passage above, as well as all of the following parables were designed to help us understand the judgment seat of Christ or the judgment of the house of God (1 Pet. 4:17-18), which begins with the gathering of His elect.  This post is getting very long now, so I will not provide a full breakdown of these parables as I did in my book.  Instead I will just point out a few things of importance and some stumbling blocks that sidetrack the foolish.  Unfortunately, the foolish are not the only ones that trip over the stumbling blocks in these parables, as believers often stumble over them as well, including many of our most respected scholar’s.
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When I visit Christian forums online, it is very common to find believers arguing about the one will be taken and the other left, as to which one they believe is destroyed by the flood.  They have totally missed the clue and tripped over the stumbling block.  Since they believe Matthew 24 is about the Second coming, they focus on God’s wrath, instead of the sign of the Son of man/gathering of His elect.  There is no wrath in Matthew 24.  The one is taken and the other is left pertains to the gathering of the elect in all of the following parables.  The parable of Noah is the only parable that has a hint of wrath (flood), but it’s actually just a stumbling block.  There’s is no wrath found in Matthew 24.
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God’s wrath comes at the end of chapter 25, when Christ returns to judge the nations (second coming), when the goats are destroyed (end of the age).  According to scripture, Christ cannot judge the nations or the world until he first judges the house of God (1 Pet. 4:17-18).  They have completely overlooked that Noah and his family was saved (rescued), which is a type of rapture.  They also missed the clue Christ gave about “eating and drinking, marrying and given in marriage.”  This represents the wedding supper (rapture).  When we go back and read about Noah and the flood in Genesis, there is no mention of eating, drinking, marrying and given in marriage.  This is a clue He added into this parable so the wise could make the connection and understand.
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It starts getting very interesting when He added another clue that is not found in the account of Noah.  “Then two will be in the field, one shall be taken and the other left.  Two women will be grinding at the mill, one shall be taken and the other left.”  This interesting and mysterious clue relates directly to the gathering together of His elect, and Christ gave us all of the parables that follow, to help us understand what He meant by it.  They were also commanded to watch and be ready.  So this cannot be about the second coming, as we will be coming with Him then.  No, this clue is about the gathering of His elect.  Another clue he added, the thief that was coming to break up the house (Church) and/or cutting it asunder (in two), as one will be taken, the other left.  All of these parables relate to the judgment of the house of God (His servants), until we come to the judgment of the nations (sheep and goats) at the end of chapter 25 (second coming).
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If you remember, earlier I told you about three (3) rewards for believers (cold, hot and lukewarm), and that two of them involved punishment.  The cold do not endure to the end.  They will fall away when persecution comes, before the abomination of desolation, so they do not play any part in the parables.  Sadly, they will lose their positions in the kingdom, no longer saints that will return with Christ, but instead they will be ruled over by the saints that return with Christ, as we will see later.  They have actually disqualified themselves before Christ appears to reward His servants, which is why it’s so important to endure to the end.  God will still protect them, provided they don’t take the mark of the beast.  We will see them again in the end, as the sheep that will be separated from the goats, when Christ returns to judge the nations, which will determine which mortals will be aloud entrance into the millennial kingdom.
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All of the parables preceding the judgment of the nation’s (sheep & goats) only focus on the judgment of the hot and lukewarm, when the Lord descends in the clouds to gather together His elect; with the exception of the parable of the fig tree (final generation).  Remember, two will be in the field, one is taken and the other left.  This is the rapture for those who are ready (hot), and it is also when the (lukewarm) will be spit out of His mouth (the one who was left).  It was very revealing when He said, “the one shall be taken and the other left.”  This shows that He will render His judgment/reward for both at the same time.  But remember, the cold have already fallen away prior to His appearing, so they are not given their portion until the judgment of the nations (sheep & goats) at the second coming.
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Revelation 3:10-11 – “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. ¹¹ I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
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Revelation 3:15-16 – “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
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Matthew 24:45-51 – “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; ⁴⁹ And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; ⁵⁰ The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, ⁵¹ And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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The parable above provides another view of the hot and lukewarm from yet another perspective.  The faithful/wise servant (hot) will rule of over His household, and be given meat in due season (wedding supper).  Now verse (46) is often overlooked, but it is a very powerful nugget, as it tells what He will be looking for in His faithful servants.  He’s looking for doers, not just believers or hearers only.
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Luke 12:42-44 – “And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? ⁴³ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.”
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This is where the rubber meets the road.  We see the faithful servant being rewarded in the passage above.  But now let’s continue reading that passage below, and take a look at what happens to the servants that are not ready or unworthy when He comes for them.  Notice in the passage below that it says they will be left with the unbelievers, and also notice that there are two punishments, one more severe than the other.
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Luke 12:45-48 – “But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; ⁴⁶ The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷ And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. ⁴⁸ But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
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The elect will be Christ’s chosen when He returns, as they are His faithful and wise servants.  Like the cold, the lukewarm will not be ready either, so they will have to enter the hour of trial (Rev. 3:10), where they will be purified.  Unfortunately, they will pay a very high price, as they will become the martyrs who are overcome by the beast (Rev. 13:7-8).  However, the good news is that their deeds follow them, so they will be rewarded a little later (Rev. 14:13), and they will also return with Christ and reign with Him (Rev. 20:4).  But it’s very important to note, that not all martyrs will be rewarded later, only the ones who are left after Christ appears.  The martyrs that were killed before Christ appears will be resurrected with the dead in Christ (1 Thes. 4:16-17).
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Most of you have always heard that the entire Church will be raptured.  I wish that were true, but I can find no scripture to support that assumption.  My view doesn’t tickle any ears, I’m sure.  It’s very sobering, so it’s almost guaranteed not to be popular, which is fine with me, because the Lord didn’t call me to be popular.  But the Lord is telling us, Himself, that only half of His living saints will be ready when He appears.  One will be taken and the other left.  And He gave us the parable of Ten Virgins as confirmation, whereas five were wise, and five were foolish.  This is also why the bride isn’t ready until late (Rev. 19).  I also want to point out, that the judgment seat of Christ does not occur in the clouds during the rapture as many believe.  He is already on His throne, and nothing we say or do is hidden from Him (Heb. 4:13).  Scripture says that He will bring our reward when He comes, based on our works.  Again, two will be in a field, one will be taken and the other left…
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Revelation 22:12 – “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”
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2 Corinthians 5:10 – “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”
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Matthew 16:27 – “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.”
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For those who may be concerned that this might be a salvation by works message, you can rest assured that it is not. This is rewards by works.  Salvation comes when we first receive Christ as our Lord and Savior.  But our reward doesn’t come until He returns, as He will be bringing our reward with Him when He comes.  I often hear Christian’s declare they are ready, but I would not just take that for granted, because Christ, alone, is the judge.
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Luke 21:34-36 – “Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be oppressed with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and lest that day come on you at unawares, ³⁵ For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶ Watch therefore, and pray continually, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and that ye may stand before the son of man.”
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I’m finished breaking down chapter 24.  I’m not going to go into chapter 25 as I did in my book, but I encourage my readers to continue.  The parable of Ten Virgins and the parable of Talents continue with the same theme, showing the judgment between the hot and lukewarm from different perspectives.  Then at the end of the parable of Talents you will finally read about the second coming.  The parable of Talents is my favorite.  It’s also the most telling.  Here are some interesting highlights about the parable of Talents; and be careful not to trip over the stumbling blocks.  Notice Matt. 25:14 likens the kingdom of heaven to a man going away or travelling to a far country (Christ’s ascension); verse (19) but when that man returned He is depicted as their Lord and rewards His servants (rapture); and finally, verse (34) when He returned again, He is depicted as the King returning to judge the nations (second coming).
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The mysterious rapture has been very confusing and controversial for many believers for many centuries. There are several theories about it.  Most believer’s think they will escape via the rapture; some believe they will be martyred, and still others think they will be protected until the second coming.  But the $64,000.00 question is—which of these theories is correct?
Answer: All of the above, depending on the believer’s reward when Christ Returns.
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Three Rewards for Believers:
Hot = Heavenly minded – faithful servant – rapture – wedding supper – saint – great in the kingdom of heaven.
Lukewarm = Double minded – evil or lazy servant – hour of trial – martyr – saint – least of Christ’s brethren.
Cold = Worldly minded – falls away/departs the faith – sheep – mortal – ministered to least of Christ’s brethren – will be ruled over by Christ and His returning saints.
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Matthew 13:33 – “Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” 

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53 minutes ago, rollinTHUNDER said:

Matthew 24:1-2 (MEV) – “Jesus departed from the temple and was leaving when His disciples came to show Him the temple buildings. ² Jesus answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be thrown down.”
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The passage above is the only portion of Matthew 24 that has already been fulfilled, when the Roman armies sacked Jerusalem about 40 years later, in AD 70.  Notice that Jesus was just leaving the Temple in the passage above.  Then there was probably a long pause, before His disciples’ asked Him the most interesting question.  Notice in the next passage, that they were now sitting on the Mount of Olives.  I suppose that they must have been pondering or imagining the future destruction of the Temple, as they walked their way up the Mount of Olives, which led to their next question, in private or while they were away from the crowd that was leaving the Temple.
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Matthew 24:3 –  ^“As He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
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No doubt, this is a very interesting question, indeed. Though it can’t be proven, I get the sense, that as they asked this question; His disciple’s probably presumed that the destruction of the temple and the sign of his coming and the end of the age would all occur in close proximity to each other or near the same time, and that they would still be alive to see it all.  Nevertheless, we now know that was not the case, as the fulfillments of these events were many centuries apart.  Christ made no further mention of the temple in His answer.  The temple was destroyed in the first century, yet here we are today, still waiting for the sign of His coming and the end of the age to be fulfilled.
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Matthew 24:4-8 – “Jesus answered them, “Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. For all these things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, epidemics, and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
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As I stated earlier, some scholars actually believe all of these things have already been fulfilled in the first century.  And there are other scholars that believe the first-half of Daniel’s 70^th week (Dan. 9:27 – final 7 years) has already been fulfilled as well; which would leave only the abomination of desolation and the great tribulation, the final 3.5 years before Christ returns remaining.  I disagree with both positions above.  I contend that everything in Christ’s answer will be fulfilled in the future, the entire seven years.  That’s 3.5 years (birth pains), plus 3.5 years (great tribulation).  His answer relates only to the sign of His coming and the end of the age.  His disciples probably expected to be alive to see the sign of His coming when they asked Him this question, but since He still has not returned since ascending into the clouds, none of these things apply to their generation.  All of these signs apply to the final generation that will witness His coming.
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The key to understanding Matthew 24 is the number of time false christs or false prophets are mentioned, Jesus nor the writer is repeating themselves just to be repeating themselves. Divide the times they are mentioned into three separate Events.

Verse 5.......verse 11.....and verse 24. By doing this you also can divide Mathew 24 into proper events as they actually happened.

Matthew 24:1-6 ends with "The End is not yet". This was the Temple and Jerusalem's destruction. That is the first false christ as put forth by the Jewish leaders, they fulfilled Jesus prophecy of you will not accept me who comes in the Fathers name, but if another comes in his own name you will accept him. They put forth "MESSIAHS" as they believed them to be, because they knw Rome was the Fourth Beast, thus they expected the Little horn at that time, not 2000 years later.

Matthew 24:7-14 starts after AD 70. Its a 2000 some odd year panoramic view of the world from 70 AD until the Rapture. Others who don't see the Rapture can say until the TRIBULATION. After Israel is no more, basically 70 AD though they did linger for 50 more years or so. But its Nations vs. Nations, pestilences, earthquakes, disease, famines etc. These are the Birth Pangs, when this 2000 year period of time is over the Tribulation will be upon man-kind. This is the period (post 70 AD) when most of the Disciples were killed (Delivered up and betrayed). 

During this 2000 some odd year period many false prophets shall arise (verse 11), this is the 2000 year period, there will be many hucksters, Jim Jones, Robert Tilton etc. etc. Those who endure till the end or run the full marathon shall be saved. We must endure until the end of our lives, we have to run the full race. Then when the Gospel is preached unto all he World, the END WILL COME. 

The last of the false christs and false prophets will be in this next time-frame, the Tribulation period, which is not the Great Tribulation, John stated in Rev. he he lived in Tribulation, the full 2000 year period is Tribulation and since 2000 years is greater than 7 years it is the Great Tribulation. The 7 Years is the Worst of all troubles or the Greatest Troubles, but the Great Tribulation in Rev. 7 is speaking about the Church in Heaven who came out of the Great Tribulation.

Bit this Tribulation happens in Matthew 24:15-28, we have the Abomination of Desolation, we have Israel Fleeing, we have a Time of Trouble like never before, when have the False Prophet and Anti-Christ mentioned in verse 24, Jesus has warned them thus they can not be deceived. But its not because they don't try, they try to get them to come to the Desert and the Secret Chambers, but Jesus tells them where they can find him, Coming in the Eastern Skies.

 

Matthew 24:29-31 is the Second Coming.

Matthew 24:36-44 is the Rapture.

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We can already see the elite trying to forge a global government, which will include a global religion headed up by the Pope and be adopted by the United Nations.

People have been saying that for decades.  There's no global government or global dictator coming.  You tell people the Pope will head up a global religion, but where's the evidence?  I've asked people over a dozen times to show the scriptural evidence for this pipe dream.  Nobody has ever quoted ONE verse! 

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We can already see that many of the denominations that broke away from Roman Catholicism during the Reformation are now beginning to go back, pledging their allegiance to the Pope once again.  This is not good news for the true believers who put their faith in God and His Word.  

The UN and the Pope will have NOTHING to do with end-time prophecy.  I hope your book is a flop because not one word is true in the above quote.  Catholicism isn't the bad guys the Protestant's make them out to be.  Islam is.  Altar boys aren't flying jet planes into skyscrapers, or blowing themselves up in cafe's and market places, Muslim's are. Many Catholics are true believers and have their rightful place in the body of Christ regardless of what you think.  You've been deceived by the many whose footsteps you're following in.

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Those who believe that Christ is the way, the truth and the life will become an obstacle for global religion, and they will be hated.  The day will come when Christians are hunted down and killed on a global scale.

There's no global religion coming.  What in the world makes people think that all of the world's religions would unite?  What makes you think that such a smorgasborg of religion would ever materialize on the planet and actually work out?  I know! It's what you've been taught for decades and you just can't break away from it!  Show me where this "one world religion" united by the Pope is found in your bible!  Show people the verses you 'globalist' use to support it!

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We often hear people saying they don’t want to be found lukewarm when Christ returns, but the state of being cold is far worse than being lukewarm.

That's not what Jesus said!
Rev. 3: 15-16  I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.   So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

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The abomination of desolation is when the 7 year covenant with many (Daniel’s 70th week) will be broken in the middle, or after only 3 ½ years, and it will usher in the great tribulation lasting 1260 days, 42 months and/or 3 ½ years. 

That too is a pipe dream that began by dispensationalist that people have trouble getting away from.  There's no seven year covenant that gets broken in the middle.  I as a futurist reject Daniel's 70th week.  There's no 7 year covenant.  Why would the prophecy of “seventy weeks indicate anything but 70 sequential weeks?  Why would this biblical time period of 70 weeks start, then stop at what the experts call a 'gap,' and then start up again some 2000 years later?  If that's the case then the week following the 69th week really isn't the 70th week since there's a 2000 year gap!  The passage doesn't mention anything about tribulation, an anti-Christ, or the rebuilding of a temple, or animal sacrifices.  The passage in verse 25 and 26 speak about the Messiah.  So grammatically speaking it makes no sense that verse 27 would suddenly completely change into speaking about the anti-Christ.  The Messiah being “cut off" is referring to Christ’s death.

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But those days will be shortened for the sake of the elect; otherwise no flesh would be saved.  In other words, all Christian’s would be killed if those days were not shortened; but we know that Christ will save (rescue/rapture) those who are ready when He appears to gather His elect.

I think you're misinterpreting the verse.  ALL people would be killed, not just Christians, if it were not FOR THE SAKE OF CHRISTIANS.

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Verse (31) above is the rapture, not Christ’s physical second coming to the earth. 

That's what I call perverting God's Word because in verse 27 the 'parousia' is mentioned...in verse 29.... Immediately after the tribulation of those days... And in verse 30 Jesus says, 

"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven:"

And in verse 31, "And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds"

It's all the same big guy!  It all takes place at the end of tribulation.  It doesn't matter if somethings are a few days apart.  The rapture happens at the second coming.  You guys add and complicate this way too much!  So please, stop with the fabrications!

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It corresponds with what Paul said about it (compare passage below).  Remember, (Matt. 24:29) above tells us this event occurs immediately after the tribulation of those days.  First, notice that in both passages (above and below), Christ or the Son of man is descending from heaven or coming in the clouds of heaven.  Notice that both mention a gathering together or meeting in the clouds.  And notice, also, that both gatherings are preceded by the blast of a trumpet.  And finally, notice that neither one mentions a physical returning to the earth at that time, nor is there any mention of God’s wrath in either of them.  And there are also differences in them as well.  Christ did not mention the resurrection of the dead, because He was answering His disciple’s question about the sign of His coming, which is for those who will be alive to see it.  The dead won’t need to see a sign.  Paul, on the other hand, included the resurrection, because when we read the entire text (1 Thes. 4:13-18), he was trying to comfort those who had already lost love ones, and telling them they would see them again and be caught up together with them (the dead) in the clouds…

What you need it a sensible hermeneutic.  It's so easy to fabricate without one.  It doesn't matter if there are differences.  Those differences don't mean there are two different events.  You need to realize that not every author recorded everyting the same way.  They're not going to record the events exactly the same or mention the exact same things.  It's not that they are different events, just that they are recorded by different people. You've been fooled.  In the real world, everybody records witnessing the same event somewhat differently.

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They have totally missed the clue and tripped over the stumbling block.  Since they believe Matthew 24 is about the Second coming, they focus on God’s wrath, instead of the sign of the Son of man/gathering of His elect.  There is no wrath in Matthew 24.

You've missed the clue by adding artificial ingredients!  That statement is all bad hermeneutics, and you've created your own stumbling block.  "What does it matter if the wrath of God is, or isn't mentioned?"  Why fabricate and differenciate between "the second coming" and "the sign of the Son of man/gathering of His elect" when the parousia is mentioned in the text!?"  It doesn't give you the right to fabricate anything out of it.  How do you come up with this stuff?  Mathew 24 is about all the events culminating at the end of the age!

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It starts getting very interesting when He added another clue that is not found in the account of Noah.  “Then two will be in the field, one shall be taken and the other left.  Two women will be grinding at the mill, one shall be taken and the other left.”  This interesting and mysterious clue relates directly to the gathering together of His elect, and Christ gave us all of the parables that follow, to help us understand what He meant by it.  They were also commanded to watch and be ready.  So this cannot be about the second coming, as we will be coming with Him then.  No, this clue is about the gathering of His elect.  Another clue he added, the thief that was coming to break up the house (Church) and/or cutting it asunder (in two), as one will be taken, the other left.  All of these parables relate to the judgment of the house of God (His servants), until we come to the judgment of the nations (sheep and goats) at the end of chapter 25 (second coming).

What a bunch of green balony!  

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All of the parables preceding the judgment of the nation’s (sheep & goats) only focus on the judgment of the hot and lukewarm, when the Lord descends in the clouds to gather together His elect; 

I think you're confusing the gathering with the separation of the sheep and goats.  I understand your mode of fabricating things is similar to the way pretribulationist do it.  Your hermeneutic amounts to quoting scripture and then expressing your beliefs.  On the surface, and to the typical Christian, it looks like good hermeneutics, but it's not.  

How do you come up with....

"The Pope of Rome working with the UN in establishing a one world government and religion."

You've complicated things and all I see is a new and improved version of an old theory with your own added twist and turns.  

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[Daniel 11:36]

The world is currently in the gap between the ending of the 69th week and the Lord's cutting off and the beginning of the 70th still pending

The Catholic church is a part of false Christian heresy between the 69th and 70th week for sure 

 

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[fixerupper]

21 minutes ago, Daniel 11:36 said:

The world is currently in the gap between the ending of the 69th week and the Lord's cutting off and the beginning of the 70th still pending

The Catholic church is a part of false Christian heresy between the 69th and 70th week for sure 

 

Why don't you step up to the plate and instead of just "saying so" show me how you arrive at that conclusion!  There's is no FALSE CHRISTIAN HERESY coming.  I know the Church likes to demonize itself, but maybe you guys should do your homework before you condemn your own religion.

[Revelation Man]

On 7/10/2017 at 10:05 AM, fixerupper said:

Why don't you step up to the plate and instead of just "saying so" show me how you arrive at that conclusion!  There's is no FALSE CHRISTIAN HERESY coming.  I know the Church likes to demonize itself, but maybe you guys should do your homework before you condemn your own religion.

THE RCC People on One Side.........ME who believes the Anti-Christ hates both..........The Islam angle over here.

 

Two Head-fakes.

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THE RCC People on One Side.........ME who believes the Anti-Christ hates both..........The Islam angle over here.

 

Two Head-fakes.

 

I wish I could say "thanks for the detailed reply."
What's really ironic is that you say there's going to be a global government and one global religion united by the Pope through the UN.  So what happens? The false prophet unites the world's religions and then hates Catholicism and Islam and then destroyes Islam?  Give me a break.  Babylon the Great is written on the harlot's forehead, that means ISLAM gave birth to to the little harlot's of Islam's jihadist sects. The harlot promisses up to 72 virgins in paradise. Do you truly wonder why so many young Muslim men with their whole lives ahead of them, are willing to blow themselves up?

Let me break this down for you.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Two horns like a lamb?  That means two Satanic sects similar to Christianity.  Can you see the Islamic crescent moon in the shape of the horns on this, 'lamb?'

..."he speaks like a dragon."  

The word 'dragon' is defined in Strong's lexicon as,

a dragon, a great serpent, a name for Satan.

Lucifer, 'THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR,' is behind the religion of ISLAM!
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

The word 'LIKE' means...like, similar, resembling. So you can look at this a few ways. It's a religion similar to Christianity, which Islam is a prefect counterfeit of. 

Ever notice how sweet and soft spoken Muslim clerics are? Some say lambs don't have horns.  But some actually do.  Ever notice how some lamb horns look like crescent moons?

Islam is the most counterfeit religion in the world compared to Christianity.  It has a false god named Allah. A false prophet named Muhammad who Muslims believe is, "the prophet like unto Moses." A false returning jesus called, "the Muslim Jesus." A false book called the Koran and the hadith.  A false returning messiah.  And a false prophetic scenario very similar to Christianity's with 'jesus' also returning only to be the Mahdi's subordinate.  Welcome to Babylon the Great!  And to think.  ISIS believes that Jesus will return to help them defeat the dajjal who is the Islamic antichrist!

The zebiba is the mark of the beast. It's a patch of hardened skin that forms on the forehead of fanatical Muslims from repeatedly hitting the mat. A Muslim's forehead hits the mat at least 35 times a day in submission to Allah resulting in over a million prostrations in a lifetime. This could be what we call the mark of the beast as well as having to carry a Koran in your right or "clean" hand.  It will not be worldwide but limited to Muslim dominated countries and possibly only within the 10/7 alliance of nations/kings within the Islamic Empire of the beast.

That "number of a man" could be Muhammad, the author of the Koran.  It has 6,666 verses in it.
Islam is planning to create an Islamic world order through global jihad which begins with the conquering of Jerusalem, the city of seven mountains mentioned in Revelation 17.  

Muslim's are waiting for their messiah, the Mahdi and jesus to return to help convert Christians to Islam AND help them defeat the dajjal or Islamic anti-christ.  You do know the Dome of the Rock "sits upon" God's "holy place," Riiiight?  You do know John was instructed NOT to measure the outer court because it's in the hands on the 'gentiles' riiight?   And you do know that....

Around the octagonal structure of the Dome of the Rock is a long classical Arabic inscription that says that God has no begotten son, thus denying that Jesus is the Son of God.  

Inscriptions on the octagonal structure of the Dome are anti-Christ.  They say...

- There is no God but Allah.
- God has no son; He begetteth not.
- God taketh not unto Himself a son.
- God has no associate.
- Muhammad is the messenger of God.
- Allah will preside on Judgment Day. 

So what is this...
"And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire."

This is one sect of Islam burning the other.  One caliphate destroying the other.  It could be Mecca, Medina, or even Iran gets nuked.  I tend to think it is Mecca or Iran.  But that could change.  Shiite's and some Sunni's are looking for the return of the Mahdi.  That's one big argument between the two sects of Islam esp. now that ISIS is around. "WHO is going to welcome the Mahdi when he returns." Mahmoud Ahmidinajead and other Iranian prophetic nut cases believe it's up to them to bring the region into complete chaos in order to hasten the Mahdi's return.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE VERSE...

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: 

It may also be interesting to note that the very sin of Lucifer in this passage as defined by the phrase uttered in his heart; “I will ascend… I will be like the Most High.” The word for ascend or rising in Hebrew is “Alah,” (Strongs Hebrew Greek Ditionary H5927 A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or active (mount). And of course its the name used by Muslims for God.

Not that that means anything....

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Revelation 9 tells us about the Arabs and suicide bombers and how many jihadist there are in the world when the prophecy passes!   

Revelation 9:16-17  "And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them." That would be 200 million.

Verse 17 "And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone:" "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."  

The 'sweet to the taste' but bitter to the belly' LITTLE BOOK of Revelation 10 is all about the Koran.  

Did I ever tell you about the crescent moon and morning star?

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