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MATTHEW
24
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MARK
12, 13
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LUKE
20, 21
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DANIEL
9, 12
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LUKE
17
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In
plain English
(Stuff not related to the
rapture is in brown italics.)
(Stuff
related to the rapture is in bold-faced blue
or red,
depending on importance.)
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12:27
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye
therefore do greatly err.
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20:38 For he
is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto
him.
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(Prelude
to show parallel Scriptures.) Jesus: “God is a God of the
living.”
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12:32a And
the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the
truth:...
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20:39 Then
certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well
said.
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Scribes:
“Wow, you're smart! Well-spoken/ well-said.”
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12:34b ...And
no man after that durst ask him any question.
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20:40 And
after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
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Scribes
meet their match & chill out.
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12:35 And
Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say
the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
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20:41 And
he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
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Jesus asks
proverbial “I'm my own grandfather” type riddle!
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12:36a For
David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,...
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20:42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord
said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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12:36b ...till
I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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20:43 Till
I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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12:37 David
therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?
And the common people heard him gladly.
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20:44 David
therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
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12:38a And
he said unto them in his doctrine,...
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20:45 Then
in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
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Jesus
changes the subject...
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12:38b ...Beware
of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love
salutations in the marketplaces,
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20:46a Beware
of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love
greetings in the markets,...
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Rich and
proud religious rulers...
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12:39 And
the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at
feasts:
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20:46b ...and
the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at
feasts;
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12:40 Which
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these
shall receive greater damnation.
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20:47 Which
devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same
shall receive greater damnation.
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Are bad
apples, and are NOT on God's good side!
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12:41 And
Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people
cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in
much.
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21:1 And
he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the
treasury.
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NOTE:
Mark 12:41 shows a continuity of subject, even though Luke starts
a new chapter. Moral of the story: a “new chapter”
number does NOT necessarily mean a new subject matter!
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12:42 And
there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which
make a farthing.
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21:2 And
he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
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More on
the famous “widow's mite,”...
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12:43 And
he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I
say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all
they which have cast into the treasury:
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21:3 And
he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast
in more than they all:
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12:44 For
all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did
cast in all that she had, even all her living.
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21:4 For
all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of
God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she
had.
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... the
story of the poor widow who 'gave her all,' even though she was
poor.
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24:1
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his
disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
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13:1
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto
him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are
here!
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21:5 And
as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones
and gifts, he said,
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Begin
important subject: Prelude to Jesus discussing
end-times, and as we shall see, timing of the rapture!
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24:2 And
Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say
unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
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13:2 And
Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings?
there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down.
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21:6 As
for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which
there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down.
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Jesus
discussing the end-times and the destruction of the temple –and
other so-called 'important' buildings of the time...
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24:3a And
as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him
privately, saying...
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13:3 And
as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter
and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
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21:7a And
they asked him, saying...
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17:20a And
when he was demanded of the Pharisees,...
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Disciples
(Matt, Mark, & Luke) and Pharisees (Luke 17) queue up for Q &
A time w/ Jesus...
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24:3b ...Tell
us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy
coming, and of the end of the world?
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13:4 Tell
us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when
all these things shall be fulfilled?
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21:7b ...Master,
but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when
these things shall come to pass?
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17:20b ...when
the kingdom of God should come...
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Q:
“When will the world end?” – and:
Q:
“What signs will precede it?”
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24:4 And
Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive
you.
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13:5 And
Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive
you:
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21:8a And
he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived:...
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17:20c ...he
answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with
observation:
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Translation:
“Listen closely, kids...”
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24:5 For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
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13:6 For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
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21:8b ...for
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time
draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
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Translation:
Many false Christs & false Messiahs run rampant!
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24:6 And
ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is
not yet.
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13:7 And
when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not
troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be
yet.
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21:9 But
when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for
these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and
by.
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...continuing...
Wars &
rumours of wars precede, but still not the end, yet.
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24:7a For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:...
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13:8a For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:...
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21:10 Then
said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom:
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24:7b ...and
there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in
divers places.
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13:8b ...and
there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be
famines and troubles:...
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21:11 And
great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be
from heaven.
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Signs in
nature / weather … and other scary stuff precede...
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24:8 All
these are the beginning of sorrows.
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13:8c
...these are the beginnings of sorrows.
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Jesus is
just “warming up.”
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24:9 Then
shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and
ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
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13:9a But
take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to
councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall
be brought before rulers and kings for my sake...
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21:12 But
before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute
you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being
brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
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:-(
...persecution...
)-:
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13:9b ...,
for a testimony against them.
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21:13 And
it shall turn to you for a testimony.
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In the
Court of Heaven, we will be called to testify against our
persecutors...
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13:10 And
the gospel must first be published among all nations.
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...but the
end can't come until the Gospel is published to ALL
the world.
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13:11 But
when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate:
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21:14 Settle
it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall
answer:
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Don't fret
over how you will handle these persecutions...
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13:11a ...but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it
is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
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21:15 For
I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
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(-:
...God's
“got your back” on this matter!
:-)
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13:12 Now
the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the
son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall
cause them to be put to death.
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21:16 And
ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks,
and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
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Warning! –
Faith in Jesus has a high price!
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24:10 And
then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and
shall hate one another.
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13:13a And
ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:...
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21:17 And
ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
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17:25 But
first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this
generation.
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Why will
we suffer? Luke 17:25 says Jesus must suffer, and I Peter 2:21
says Jesus is our example in suffering
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24:11 And
many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
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Reprise:
Many false Christs & Messiahs run rampant –as well as
false prophets too.
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24:12 And
because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
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Things are
getting worse & more evil by this time...
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21:18 But
there shall not an hair of your head perish.
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Reprise:
You're protected...
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24:13 But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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13:13b ...but
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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...so,
“hang in there baby!”
(-: :-)
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21:19 In
your patience possess ye your souls.
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...and be
patient...
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24:14 And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
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Reminder:
Like I said earlier, the world can't end until the Gospel is
preached to ALL the world!
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24:15 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:)
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13:14a But
when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that
readeth understand,)...
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21:20 And
when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that
the desolation thereof is nigh.
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9:27 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.
(Cf:
12:11 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.)
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IMPORTANT:
The “Abomination of Desolation” occurs in the 'middle'
(midst) of the “week” of years –in other words,
at approximately 3½
years in. See also Dan. 12:7, below. That's when things get REAL
bad –and the beast breaks his 'covenant' with Israel.
E.g., The
“Great Tribulation” is only in the 2nd
half of the week. The 1st half of the
week, to be sure, contains tribulation, but not comparably
different than the tribulation God's saints have endured through
the ages, so it's NOT the 'Great' Tribulation, then.
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24:16 Then
let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
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13:14b ...then let them that be in Judaea flee to the
mountains:
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21:21 Then
let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them
which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are
in the countries enter thereinto.
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TRANSLATION:
Time to GET OUT of Dodge!
(-;
“Run, Forrest, run!”
;-)
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24:17 Let
him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out
of his house:
24:18 Neither
let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
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13:15 And let him that is
on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein,
to take any thing out of his house:
13:16 And
let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up
his garment.
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17:30 Even
thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
17:31 In
that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in
the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is
in the field, let him likewise not return back.
17:34 I
tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one
shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
17:35 Two
women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the
other left.
17:36 Two
men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
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TRANSLATION:
The
Rapture!
Note, if
you would, please, the timing:
The
rapture, as we see it, is mid-week (see above for chronology), but
Pre-Trib (as the 'great' Tribulation starts only when the covenant
is broken.)
See Luke
17:30: The Son of Man is 'revealed':
This means
when Jesus returns.
See also:
Luke 17:31 lines up with Matthew 24:17-18 and Mark 13:15-16, to
show my chronology is correct here.
Lastly:
See vv.
34—36, which show the apparent rapture.
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Note:
I had to move...
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Matt.
24:18 and Mark 13:16
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...up
to the next boxes, but I can't
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...delete
this set of
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– Editor,
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G.W. Watts
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24:19 And
woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in
those days!
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13:17 But
woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in
those days!
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General
warnings to the pregnant and cursing mothers...
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24:20 But
pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the
sabbath day:
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13:18 And
pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
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General
warnings about cold weather, Sabbath-breaking.
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24:21 For
then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
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13:19 For
in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the
beginning of the creation which God created unto this time,
neither shall be.
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21:22 For
these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written
may be fulfilled.
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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.
12:2 And
many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some
to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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OK, this
is where things get “really bad” … To all my
Preterist peeps out there in “theology land,” NOTE:
This has NOT come to pass, so Preterism is NOT correct! ;-) LOL
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21:23 But
woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in
those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and
wrath upon this people.
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Must've
been important: Repeat of the warnings for the pregnant &
nursing mothers.
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21:24 And
they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of
the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
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See Daniel
12:7 and 12:11 – We've still got another 3½
years or so ahead...
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24:22 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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13:20 And
except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be
saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath
shortened the days.
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Not sure
of the details here, but it's “not good” times: So bad
that God mercifully shortens the days, but that begs the
question: Why?
If
the elect were raptured, maybe this refers to the 'Tribulation
Saints,' those saved after the rapture & during the
tribulation?? Yes: Rev. 6:9-11
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24:23 Then
if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
believe it not.
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13:21 And
then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he
is there; believe him not:
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17:22 And
he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall
desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not
see it.
17:23 And
they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them,
nor follow them.
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Again
– a reminder of false Christs, false Messiahs, etc.
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24:24 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.
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13:22 For
false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs
and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
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Reminder
that even false prophets can sometimes do miraculous signs &
wonders, and we must test the spirits.
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24:25 Behold,
I have told you before.
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13:23 But
take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
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Translation:
“Listen closely, kids...”
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24:26 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.
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Again, for
the thick-headed & dense!... Watch out for false Christs!
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24:27 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.
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17:24 For
as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under
heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also
the Son of man be in his day.
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For those
same thick-headed dolts:
Here are
the real sign of Jesus' coming: ALL people
will see Him return!
:-)
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24:28 For
wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
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17:37 And
they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.
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(Luke
17:37 answers the question about vv.34—36 regarding “Two
men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left,” etc. See above...
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24:29a Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and
the moon shall not give her light,...
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13:24 But
in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light,
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21:25a And
there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon,...
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OK, this
is apparently the start of the last 3½ years, the “Great
Tribulation.” BAD!! ...except, of course, the the saints
were already raptured. :-)
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24:29b ...and
the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken:
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13:25 And
the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven
shall be shaken.
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21:25b ...and
in the stars;...
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21:25c ...and
upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and
the waves roaring;
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21:26 Men's
hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be
shaken.
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24:30 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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13:26 And
then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great
power and glory.
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21:27 And
then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power
and great glory.
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Jesus'
return WITH His saints –as opposed to the return FOR His
saints, as the chronology, above, seems to show.
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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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13:27 And
then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the
uttermost part of heaven.
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Now,
do the 'elect' here refer to the Tribulation saints? They sure
can't refer to those who've already been raptured... But, since
the 'elect' are gather from both earth AND heaven, this implies
that some were raptured –and thus in heaven –when the
angels 'gathered' them to return WITH Jesus in His triumphant
return to earth.
UPDATE:
I'm correct.
These
are saints who are gathered from there 4 corners, subsequent to
the rapture –as this timeline shows –but before the
return – and are saved for refusing the mark, but pay with
their lives; perhaps, these are the soul beneath the alter in Rev.
6:9-11:
Revelation
6:9-11(KJV)
9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the
testimony which they held:
10
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy
and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that
dwell on the earth?
11
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said
unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until
their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be
killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
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21:28 And
when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up
your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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When these
things “begin” to come to pass –hearkening to
the earlier signs mentioned...
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24:32a Now
learn a parable of the fig tree;...
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13:28a Now
learn a parable of the fig tree;...
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21:29 And
he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the
trees;
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Many
believe modern-day Israel is the proverbial 'fig tree' so
mentioned in this parable here...
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24:32b ...When
his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that
summer is nigh:
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13:28b ...When
her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that
summer is near:
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21:30 When
they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that
summer is now nigh at hand.
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24:33 So
likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
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13:29 So
ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass,
know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
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21:31 So
likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that
the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
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24:34 Verily
I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these
things be fulfilled.
[Note: see
immediately below, where Matthew 24:34 picks back up with
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13:30 Verily
I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all
these things be done.
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21:32 Verily
I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be
fulfilled.
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OK, fine,
but “which” generation is Jesus referring to here? The
one back in the day, or the modern-day one, which apparently will
see these signs and then get raptured if they're saved?
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