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The second coming of Jesus Christ :
What does Bible say about end times?
John 14:1-3 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you [in Heaven], I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Did God allow Man to know His coming? Is it given to us to know mysteries? Yes he did!
Luke 12:56 ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
2 Peter 1:27 for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Tim 3:16 all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
NO IDLE WORDS IN SCRIPTURES
Ezekiel 12:25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, said the Lord GOD.
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Isa 46:9-10 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Luke 12:47-48 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. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
All most all of the Minor Prophets have prophesied about his second coming.
Rev 22:6 and he said unto me, these sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
The study of Daniel and Revelation might call for a highly intellectual mind to study details, but do not worry God has not forgotten the simple minded. Jesus while he was still on earth spoke of these end times which is mentioned
in three Gospels .i.e. Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21
Please have a quick reading of it before going any further!
Let us look into some of the signs of Jesus Christ of second coming.
SIGN NO 1
Matt 24:3-5 and as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mar 13:6 for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:8 and he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: go ye not therefore after them.
In the name of Jesus Christ, many had come in the past and are coming and will continue to come until the final one, the Anti-Christ, shows up.
This saying literally began right from the time when Jesus ascended into heaven .We know that exactly after 50 days of his ascension the comforter, The Holy Spirit ,descended upon the disciples in the upper room on the day of Pentecost. Just days after this event disciples, Peter, John and others were arrested and brought before the council for trial. This is what has been recorded as spoken by a Pharisee in the council.
Acts 5:33-39 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
This Pharisee named Gamaliel was a religious man under whom Paul had received his training in scriptures while he was still called Saul. Now he had tracked people who called themselves to be something and came to nothing .Acknowledging God’s power, he defends Peter and John when High priest and other plotted to kill the Apostles. Therefore we can say that people had come claiming to be somebody but ended NOBODY!
These men claim themselves to be Jesus.There are few who are still alive now! Below are the picture showing the claimants
What does Bible say about end times?
John 14:1-3 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you [in Heaven], I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Did God allow Man to know His coming? Is it given to us to know mysteries? Yes he did!
Luke 12:56 ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
2 Peter 1:27 for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Tim 3:16 all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
NO IDLE WORDS IN SCRIPTURES
Ezekiel 12:25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, said the Lord GOD.
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Isa 46:9-10 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Luke 12:47-48 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. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
All most all of the Minor Prophets have prophesied about his second coming.
Rev 22:6 and he said unto me, these sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
The study of Daniel and Revelation might call for a highly intellectual mind to study details, but do not worry God has not forgotten the simple minded. Jesus while he was still on earth spoke of these end times which is mentioned
in three Gospels .i.e. Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21
Please have a quick reading of it before going any further!
Let us look into some of the signs of Jesus Christ of second coming.
SIGN NO 1
Matt 24:3-5 and as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mar 13:6 for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Luke 21:8 and he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: go ye not therefore after them.
In the name of Jesus Christ, many had come in the past and are coming and will continue to come until the final one, the Anti-Christ, shows up.
This saying literally began right from the time when Jesus ascended into heaven .We know that exactly after 50 days of his ascension the comforter, The Holy Spirit ,descended upon the disciples in the upper room on the day of Pentecost. Just days after this event disciples, Peter, John and others were arrested and brought before the council for trial. This is what has been recorded as spoken by a Pharisee in the council.
Acts 5:33-39 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
This Pharisee named Gamaliel was a religious man under whom Paul had received his training in scriptures while he was still called Saul. Now he had tracked people who called themselves to be something and came to nothing .Acknowledging God’s power, he defends Peter and John when High priest and other plotted to kill the Apostles. Therefore we can say that people had come claiming to be somebody but ended NOBODY!
These men claim themselves to be Jesus.There are few who are still alive now! Below are the picture showing the claimants
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SIGN NO 2
Mat 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.
Mark 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.
Luke 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.
Everyday news across the world is more than evident testifying this truth.
Ex: http://propheciesoftheendtimes.com/category/matthew-24/wars/
Mat 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.
Mark 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.
Luke 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.
Everyday news across the world is more than evident testifying this truth.
Ex: http://propheciesoftheendtimes.com/category/matthew-24/wars/
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SIGN NO 3
Matthew 24:7-8 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows."
Mark 13:8 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows."
Luke 21:10-11 "Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."
"By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away." Hosea 4:2-3
Matthew 24:7-8 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows."
Mark 13:8 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows."
Luke 21:10-11 "Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven."
"By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away." Hosea 4:2-3
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SIGN NO 4
Mat 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.
Mar 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
Luke 21:12-15 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. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gain say nor resist.
Reported cases of Christians killed for their faith around the world doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, with killings in Syria numbering more than the global total of 2012, according to an annual survey by the nondenominational Christian group Open Doors.
Open Doors documented 2,123 martyr killings in 2013 compared to 1,201 in 2012. Syria alone accounted for 1,213 deaths in 2013. The numbers are based on media reports and considered a minimum count.
“Often completely unaddressed in the West is the fact that Christians are the largest persecuted minority in the world,” Open Doors USA President/CEO David Curry said in a statement. “The 2014 World Watch List is a wakeup call to Americans to become more aware of these atrocities and restrictions on religious freedom.”
According to The Pew Research Center, nearly 75 percent of the world’s population lives in areas with severe religious restrictions.
To get info Log in: http://www.persecution.org/
Mat 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.
Mar 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
Luke 21:12-15 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. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gain say nor resist.
Reported cases of Christians killed for their faith around the world doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, with killings in Syria numbering more than the global total of 2012, according to an annual survey by the nondenominational Christian group Open Doors.
Open Doors documented 2,123 martyr killings in 2013 compared to 1,201 in 2012. Syria alone accounted for 1,213 deaths in 2013. The numbers are based on media reports and considered a minimum count.
“Often completely unaddressed in the West is the fact that Christians are the largest persecuted minority in the world,” Open Doors USA President/CEO David Curry said in a statement. “The 2014 World Watch List is a wakeup call to Americans to become more aware of these atrocities and restrictions on religious freedom.”
According to The Pew Research Center, nearly 75 percent of the world’s population lives in areas with severe religious restrictions.
To get info Log in: http://www.persecution.org/
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SIGN NO 5
Mat 24:10-13 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mar 13:12,13 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. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Luke 21:16-19 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. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.
We are right now, exactly in this period as we have and are seeing many die for being Christians around us and shall see more deaths in near future. Hatred, Betrayal, denial of Christian faith, rising up against each other and more and more killing will take place as mentioned in the above verses. These will soon begin to happen right in front of your eyes. The ground work for the mark of the beast/anti-christ has taken deep roots in the fields of science and technology. Everyone who resist the mark of the beast will be beheaded. No matter what may happen please don’t give up your faith for anybody, anything on earth under the earth and above the earth, he that endures till the end will be saved.
2 Timothy 3:1-8 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith."
We are living in an unpleasant world full of above said people everywhere full of sin. Of which the Fast emerging sin is: Legal recognition of same-sex marriage or the possibility to perform a same-sex marriage. The first laws in modern times enabling same-sex marriage were enacted during the first decade of the 21st century. As of 19 August 2013, fifteen countries Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark France, Iceland, Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Uruguay) and several sub-national jurisdictions (parts of Mexico and the United States) allow same-sex couples to marry. A law has been passed by the United Kingdom, effective in England and Wales, which will be fully in force on 29 March 2014.
Same-sex marriages are performed in a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting. Various faith communities around the world support allowing same-sex couples to marry or conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies;
for example: Buddhism in Australia, Church of Sweden, Conservative Judaism, U.S. Episcopalians, Humanistic Judaism, Native American religions with a two-spirit tradition, Druids, the Metropolitan Community Church, Quakers, Reconstructionist Judaism, Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalists, the United Church of Canada, the United Church of Christ, and Wiccans, as well as various other progressive and modern Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jewish groups and various minor religions and other denominations
Mat 24:10-13 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mar 13:12,13 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. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Luke 21:16-19 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. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.
We are right now, exactly in this period as we have and are seeing many die for being Christians around us and shall see more deaths in near future. Hatred, Betrayal, denial of Christian faith, rising up against each other and more and more killing will take place as mentioned in the above verses. These will soon begin to happen right in front of your eyes. The ground work for the mark of the beast/anti-christ has taken deep roots in the fields of science and technology. Everyone who resist the mark of the beast will be beheaded. No matter what may happen please don’t give up your faith for anybody, anything on earth under the earth and above the earth, he that endures till the end will be saved.
2 Timothy 3:1-8 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith."
We are living in an unpleasant world full of above said people everywhere full of sin. Of which the Fast emerging sin is: Legal recognition of same-sex marriage or the possibility to perform a same-sex marriage. The first laws in modern times enabling same-sex marriage were enacted during the first decade of the 21st century. As of 19 August 2013, fifteen countries Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark France, Iceland, Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Uruguay) and several sub-national jurisdictions (parts of Mexico and the United States) allow same-sex couples to marry. A law has been passed by the United Kingdom, effective in England and Wales, which will be fully in force on 29 March 2014.
Same-sex marriages are performed in a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting. Various faith communities around the world support allowing same-sex couples to marry or conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies;
for example: Buddhism in Australia, Church of Sweden, Conservative Judaism, U.S. Episcopalians, Humanistic Judaism, Native American religions with a two-spirit tradition, Druids, the Metropolitan Community Church, Quakers, Reconstructionist Judaism, Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalists, the United Church of Canada, the United Church of Christ, and Wiccans, as well as various other progressive and modern Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jewish groups and various minor religions and other denominations
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SIGN NO 6
Mat 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.
Mark 13:10 and the gospel must first be published among all nations.
It says ‘This gospel of the kingdom’ –which Gospel? If one examines Matt 24 and Mark 13 speaks about End Times (end of the corrupted world’s kingdom) and the signs of Jesus return (followed by his Glorious Kingdom for thousand Years.).Therefore ‘this gospel’ refers to the gospel of his coming kingdom, which is our very hope for which you and I are saved. This gospel of his second coming is catching fire and is propagating very fast, the fury of the nature, weird Changes in the climatic condition and wonders in the skies no man can hide .
Mat 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.
Mark 13:10 and the gospel must first be published among all nations.
It says ‘This gospel of the kingdom’ –which Gospel? If one examines Matt 24 and Mark 13 speaks about End Times (end of the corrupted world’s kingdom) and the signs of Jesus return (followed by his Glorious Kingdom for thousand Years.).Therefore ‘this gospel’ refers to the gospel of his coming kingdom, which is our very hope for which you and I are saved. This gospel of his second coming is catching fire and is propagating very fast, the fury of the nature, weird Changes in the climatic condition and wonders in the skies no man can hide .
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SIGN NO 7
Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso reads, let him understand :)
Mar 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
Luke 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 therein to.
The above six signs are followed by seventh sign. This sign exposes a major event ‘Abomination of desolation’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet. Notice that Jesus also states that this abomination stands in the holy place, where it ought not to be and when this materializes Judaea must flee to the mountains.
To learn more about what the abomination is? Let’s look into book of Daniel
Dan 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Many claim that this Prophecy of Daniel was fulfilled in 70 AD when the temple was destructed by the Roman, but the question remain-
· Has the transgression of the holy city Israel/Jerusalem finished?
· Did it make an end of sins?
· Did it reconcile for iniquity?
· Has the everlasting righteousness brought in?
· Is the vision sealed?
· Is the most holy anointed?
The answer is NO!
It simply disqualifies the claims of the theory of Daniel prophecy being fulfilled. Moreover it does not explain with proper reasons why there is a Gap between 69th week and 70th week. End of story! Besides Dan 12:4 says, but thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: This plainly means time of end therefore not applicable for 70 A.D
What are these seventy weeks all about then?
Mat 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso reads, let him understand :)
Mar 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
Luke 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 therein to.
The above six signs are followed by seventh sign. This sign exposes a major event ‘Abomination of desolation’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet. Notice that Jesus also states that this abomination stands in the holy place, where it ought not to be and when this materializes Judaea must flee to the mountains.
To learn more about what the abomination is? Let’s look into book of Daniel
Dan 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Many claim that this Prophecy of Daniel was fulfilled in 70 AD when the temple was destructed by the Roman, but the question remain-
· Has the transgression of the holy city Israel/Jerusalem finished?
· Did it make an end of sins?
· Did it reconcile for iniquity?
· Has the everlasting righteousness brought in?
· Is the vision sealed?
· Is the most holy anointed?
The answer is NO!
It simply disqualifies the claims of the theory of Daniel prophecy being fulfilled. Moreover it does not explain with proper reasons why there is a Gap between 69th week and 70th week. End of story! Besides Dan 12:4 says, but thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: This plainly means time of end therefore not applicable for 70 A.D
What are these seventy weeks all about then?
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In Hebrew language in place of weeks the word Shabuwa is seen which means שָׁבוַּע שָׁבוַּע שֶׁבוּעָה shabuwa` (shaw-boo'-ah) (or shabuan {shaw-boo'-ah}
also (feminine) shbu.ah {sheb-oo-aw'};) n-m.
literal, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
[(properly) passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651]
also (masculine) shaw-boo'-ah Strong's Number H07620
seven, period of seven (days or years), heptad, week
period of seven days, a week,Feast of Weeks,heptad, seven (of years)
Shavuʿoth in Classical and Mizrahi Hebrew (Hebrew: שבועות, lit. "Weeks"), known as the Feast of Weeks in English and as Pentecost in Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June).
Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah (Mosaic Law) to the entire nation of Israel assembled at Mount Sinai, although the association between the giving of the Torah (Matan Torah) and Shavuot is not explicit in the Biblical text. The holiday is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer.
The date of Shavuot is directly linked to that of Passover. The Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover and immediately followed by Shavuot. This counting of days and weeks is understood to express anticipation and desire for the Giving of the Torah. On Passover, the people of Israel were freed from their enslavement to Pharaoh; on Shavuot they were given the Torah and became a nation committed to serving God.
The word Shavuot means weeks, and the festival of Shavuot marks the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and Shavuot.
In Hasidic thought, the word Shavuot "Weeks" is interpreted as also an acronym/ abbreviation for Shavuot.
There is only one “Feast of Weeks” per year much like one Christmas a year. To celebrate 70 Christmas 70 years are required, each year takes a count of one. Similarly to celebrate 70 ‘Feast of weeks’ you need 70 years. To extend the clarity to the fullness of the verse, it literally reads, “Seventy Feasts of Weeks” (or 70 Yrs.) are determined from some starting point unto God’s thousand year’s kingdom.
Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times
Daniel 9:26-27 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 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.
From Daniel 9:24-27 these following are the key point to be watched for, to know the time is near even at the doors.
1. Is the Holy city Jerusalem restored?
2. Have people of the prince come?
3. Did he confirm the covenant with many?
4. In the middle of the week did he cause the sacrifices and oblation to cease?
5. For the over spreading of the abomination did he make it (holy city) desolate?
Recent history:
During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly recommended the adoption and implementation of the partition plan of Mandatory Palestine. On 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared "the establishment of Jewish in Eretz Israel, to be known as the State of Israel," a state independent upon the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine, 15 May 1948.
As written in Daniel 9:25, the passing of commandment by United Nations (no matter whether they are an enemy or not) starts the 70yr count down that verse was fulfilled of God on November 29, 1947 (UN Resolution No. 181) purposing the fig tree nation, Israel, to be restored as a nation again which came to pass in 1948. Now just fill in the years: Just below is a special morning edition of the Eretz Israel - Palestine daily newspaper dated 11/30/1947 announcing the UN decision (Resolution #181) to establish a Jewish State bringing forth the BIRTH OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
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This is a very important historical document that bears the record to the 100-fold fulfilment of DANIEL also the parable of the fig tree spoken of by our Lord in
Mat. 24:32-34 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that IT is near, even AT THE DOORS. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Saying this generation will not pass till all be fulfilled. ‘This generation’ is none other but us, we are this generation witnessing the prophecies being fulfilled in our life time!
From the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks and threescore and two weeks
One score = 20 yrs.
3 score and 2 weeks = 3(20) + 2 = 62 yrs.
7 Week 3 score and 2 week = 7 + 62 = 69 yrs.
Dan 9:25 says….. and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks or 7 yrs.
Here, it is clear that these seven yrs are meant for both messiah to do something and for the prince to do something. What is that something? To know what that something is one need to ponder on these verses carefully.
Dan 9:26 and after threescore and two weeks (62yrs) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself….
Here, it is clear that messiah has nothing to do after 62nd year for the next 7 yrs. Probably, He will step aside or his mighty protective hand will be taken off of Israel for these next seven years of prophetic fulfillment.
Dan 9:27 says …….people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary…..
Dan 9:27 …. 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.
Here these verses reveal that the appointed prince will do the following
1. Destroy the city and sanctuary
2. Make covenant with many for a year
3. In the middle of the week (mid yr. of prophetic 7yr period) he will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease
4. The overspreading of abomination he will make the place desolate.
Question to ask:
If the seventy year prophetic period has started from 29th Nov 1947, when Israel has become a nation again, then where is the temple? Why is the temple not constructed so far? Who is this prince? When there is no temple where is the question of causing the sacrifice and the oblation to cease?
Again some scholars have say this prophecy has been fulfilled in 70AD. We know that The Romans have destroyed Jerusalem and its Temple the second temple in 70 AD under Titus. This appears to be matching with this prophecy but, does not match with the time line or days mentioned in Daniel
Question to ask: Is this the same Temple John saw in his vision while writing the book of Revelation? If they don’t match then the prophecy has not been fulfilled. Let’s examine what bible has to say about the end time’s temple.
Firstly I will throw some light on the temple/sanctuary and then discuss about the Prince.
There are two temples mention during end times. They are
1. Temple A - Purposed for 42 months only
Rev 11:1-2 and there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
2. Temple B – purposed for Jesus, here he will be worshiped by all nation during his thousand year reign, his literal kingdom on earth.
Zech 14:16 and it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Note: This Temple B is not constructed on the new earth but is on the present earth because death, plagues, punishment is still seen during his 1000 yrs reign.[ Detailed explanation will be given later in this book when we talk about Thousand Year reign]
As described earlier there are two types of temples in the end times.
Below is the evidence of the Temple A- Many are of the opinion that the 3rd Temple will be built and the sacrificial offering will be re-instituted at Temple mount where the Muslim Al-Aqsa mosque in standing right now. Conversely, since building of the 3rd temple is problematic. Any attempts to do so will trigger war with the Muslims. The Muslim Dome of the Rock is on the temple mount. Some say that the exact site of the temple is not at the Dome of the Rock but just 330 feet to the north of it (The Northern Conjecture, Three Theories on the location of the temple). So building the 3rd temple will in no way violate the space of the Dome of the Rock. I am highly sceptical that the Muslims will allow the construction of the 3rd temple so close to their beloved Dome of the Rock. The coming larger Middle East war will likely see this temple mount issue resolved. However, Meanwhile the Temple Institute, a Jewish Organisation, has proposed the construction of ‘The Holy Temple Visitor Centre’ which began in 2009. Temple Altar Construction Began on Day of Second Temple Destruction, 30th July 2009. Daniel 9:27 can also be fulfilled when sacrificial offering is done just on the altar without the 3rd temple However, the Temple construction was initiated in 2009 and was completed in the year 2013.This temple is located just above the Yehudah Halevy stairs which lead from Jerusalem's Old City Jewish Quarter down to the Western Wall Plaza facing the Temple Mount.
This was the official announcement they made in February/March 2013:
“The Temple Institute is delighted to announce that after twenty five years of introducing visitors across the world over to the sacred vessels of the Holy Temple and the dream, along with the practical measures being taken for REBUILDING OF THE HOLY TEMPLE, our headquarters will be moving in early 2013 to a new, expanded facility, which will include a brand new Visitors Center. Just a few hundred meters from our current location the new centre will be located just above the Yehudah HaleVy stairs which lead from Jerusalem's Old City Jewish Quarter down to the Western Wall Plaza facing the Temple Mount.”
The picture below is the Temple layout and is very similar to the olden times temple having three partitions the altar at the outer courts, the Holy Place and then the Most Holy Place. The outer area apart from temple is used for the display of the sacred vessels used in the Holy Temple, library sections etc.
Mat. 24:32-34 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that IT is near, even AT THE DOORS. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Saying this generation will not pass till all be fulfilled. ‘This generation’ is none other but us, we are this generation witnessing the prophecies being fulfilled in our life time!
From the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks and threescore and two weeks
One score = 20 yrs.
3 score and 2 weeks = 3(20) + 2 = 62 yrs.
7 Week 3 score and 2 week = 7 + 62 = 69 yrs.
Dan 9:25 says….. and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks or 7 yrs.
Here, it is clear that these seven yrs are meant for both messiah to do something and for the prince to do something. What is that something? To know what that something is one need to ponder on these verses carefully.
Dan 9:26 and after threescore and two weeks (62yrs) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself….
Here, it is clear that messiah has nothing to do after 62nd year for the next 7 yrs. Probably, He will step aside or his mighty protective hand will be taken off of Israel for these next seven years of prophetic fulfillment.
Dan 9:27 says …….people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary…..
Dan 9:27 …. 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.
Here these verses reveal that the appointed prince will do the following
1. Destroy the city and sanctuary
2. Make covenant with many for a year
3. In the middle of the week (mid yr. of prophetic 7yr period) he will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease
4. The overspreading of abomination he will make the place desolate.
Question to ask:
If the seventy year prophetic period has started from 29th Nov 1947, when Israel has become a nation again, then where is the temple? Why is the temple not constructed so far? Who is this prince? When there is no temple where is the question of causing the sacrifice and the oblation to cease?
Again some scholars have say this prophecy has been fulfilled in 70AD. We know that The Romans have destroyed Jerusalem and its Temple the second temple in 70 AD under Titus. This appears to be matching with this prophecy but, does not match with the time line or days mentioned in Daniel
Question to ask: Is this the same Temple John saw in his vision while writing the book of Revelation? If they don’t match then the prophecy has not been fulfilled. Let’s examine what bible has to say about the end time’s temple.
Firstly I will throw some light on the temple/sanctuary and then discuss about the Prince.
There are two temples mention during end times. They are
1. Temple A - Purposed for 42 months only
Rev 11:1-2 and there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
2. Temple B – purposed for Jesus, here he will be worshiped by all nation during his thousand year reign, his literal kingdom on earth.
Zech 14:16 and it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Note: This Temple B is not constructed on the new earth but is on the present earth because death, plagues, punishment is still seen during his 1000 yrs reign.[ Detailed explanation will be given later in this book when we talk about Thousand Year reign]
As described earlier there are two types of temples in the end times.
Below is the evidence of the Temple A- Many are of the opinion that the 3rd Temple will be built and the sacrificial offering will be re-instituted at Temple mount where the Muslim Al-Aqsa mosque in standing right now. Conversely, since building of the 3rd temple is problematic. Any attempts to do so will trigger war with the Muslims. The Muslim Dome of the Rock is on the temple mount. Some say that the exact site of the temple is not at the Dome of the Rock but just 330 feet to the north of it (The Northern Conjecture, Three Theories on the location of the temple). So building the 3rd temple will in no way violate the space of the Dome of the Rock. I am highly sceptical that the Muslims will allow the construction of the 3rd temple so close to their beloved Dome of the Rock. The coming larger Middle East war will likely see this temple mount issue resolved. However, Meanwhile the Temple Institute, a Jewish Organisation, has proposed the construction of ‘The Holy Temple Visitor Centre’ which began in 2009. Temple Altar Construction Began on Day of Second Temple Destruction, 30th July 2009. Daniel 9:27 can also be fulfilled when sacrificial offering is done just on the altar without the 3rd temple However, the Temple construction was initiated in 2009 and was completed in the year 2013.This temple is located just above the Yehudah Halevy stairs which lead from Jerusalem's Old City Jewish Quarter down to the Western Wall Plaza facing the Temple Mount.
This was the official announcement they made in February/March 2013:
“The Temple Institute is delighted to announce that after twenty five years of introducing visitors across the world over to the sacred vessels of the Holy Temple and the dream, along with the practical measures being taken for REBUILDING OF THE HOLY TEMPLE, our headquarters will be moving in early 2013 to a new, expanded facility, which will include a brand new Visitors Center. Just a few hundred meters from our current location the new centre will be located just above the Yehudah HaleVy stairs which lead from Jerusalem's Old City Jewish Quarter down to the Western Wall Plaza facing the Temple Mount.”
The picture below is the Temple layout and is very similar to the olden times temple having three partitions the altar at the outer courts, the Holy Place and then the Most Holy Place. The outer area apart from temple is used for the display of the sacred vessels used in the Holy Temple, library sections etc.
Now, you will see that the layout of Temple A matching exactly with Rev 11:1,2 ….But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
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Check the Time Line above:
THESE SEVEN YEARS CAN BE ALSO BE WRITTEN AS
7 yrs = 3 yrs + 1 yr + 3 yrs
2013 is the 'MID WEEK / MID YEAR'
In the year 2009, the construction of ‘Temple A’ began and had finished in 2013. It took 3 and a half years to complete the Temple.
We have seen, in the above equation 2013 is the mid-week (mid-year). According to Dan 9:27 in the midst of the week (middle of this year 2013) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease……. Well then, did he stop? Yes he did!
In the year 2013 March 25th, was the Jewish Passover Festival. On that day the Temple Institute, as planned before, were in anticipation of inaugurating ‘THE HOLY TEMPLE VISITORS CENTRE’ and to sanctify this temple they even got ready with the lamb offering as the sacred Passover sacrifice.
According to Mosaic’s Law on the 10th day of the first month i.e. Nissan, (Jewish calendar is based on moon cycle) which falls on our 21st March (Gregorian calendar is based on solar cycle), a lamb should be taken into the house and kept until 14th day. On the 14th day of the first month it shall be offered as Passover sacrifice to the Lord. While the association and its members were relishing their success of completing the temple and preparing themselves for the ritual sacrifice they received a letter.
Read the News Letter of Temple Institute below to know what had happened:
http://www.templeinstitute.org/archive/21-03-13j.htm
BAN ON PASSOVER SACRIFICE GETS GROUPS’ GOAT
reposted from The Jerusalem Post
March 21, 2013 Thursday 10 Nisan 5773
by Jeremy Sharon
Permission for Association of Temple Organizations to perform annual Passover sacrifice re-enactment refused.
The Association of Temple Organizations, refused permission to perform its annual Passover sacrifice re-enactment by the Jerusalem Veterinary Services, has submitted a legal petition to the Jerusalem District Court requesting that it instruct the Veterinary Services to issue the permit.
The association says it has slaughtered a lamb each year since 2008 as an educational exercise to demonstrate what took place in Temple times.
The groups have requested permission each year but were denied this time around following an unsuccessful exchange of letters with the Jerusalem Veterinary Services and the Agriculture Ministry.
The case will be heard on Wednesday morning, with the Temple renewal groups hoping to be granted a permit in order to carry out its Passover sacrifice reenactment on Thursday afternoon at the Armon Hanatziv promenade overlooking the Old City and the Temple Mount.
The Passover sacrifice was an ancient ritual performed by Jewish families for the Passover holiday during the times of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, in commemoration of the biblical account of the Exodus from Egypt in which the Israelites were commanded to slaughter a lamb and put its blood on their doorposts.
The Association of Temple Organizations, which includes several right-wing organizations promoting Jewish rights to the Temple Mount, asserted that although a lamb is actually slaughtered, it is not a formal sacrifice, since that can be done only on the Temple Mount itself.
Yehuda Glick, spokesman for the association, said the purpose of the reenactment and much of the groups’ activities was to “demystify” the Temple and show it and the rituals surrounding it as a real and tangible phenomenon.
Among the organizations of the association are the Movement for Preparation for the Temple, The Temple Mount Heritage Foundation, the Temple Mount Faithful, The Organization for Human Rights on the Temple Mount and the Temple Institute, among others.
Many of these groups are also active in promoting Jewish prayer and visitation rights on the Temple Mount.
Jewish and non-Muslim visitors to the Temple Mount are strictly controlled, and the police prohibit all non-Muslim prayer and worship at the site because of possible tensions and disturbances this may cause.
In 2007 the association requested from the relevant authorities to carry out a ritual sacrifice on the Temple Mount itself but were refused permission.
The association pointed out it in its petition to the Jerusalem District Court that thousands of sheep are slaughtered for the Islamic festival of Id al-Adha outside of approved slaughterhouses.
In addition, it noted that 15 permits for ritual sacrifice were granted by the Ministry for Agriculture in 2010 for 522 head of sheep, all of which were approved.
The association was first refused a permit by the Jerusalem Veterinary Services, which said that permission was first required from the Veterinary Service of the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry in turn said it required a permit from the Jerusalem Veterinary Services.
Since the initial refusal, the association received a letter from the Agriculture Ministry explaining that a permit was refused because the slaughter was also performed as a public event, which entailed cruelty to animals, and so a permit was needed from the commissioner for the Law against Animal Cruelty.
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Despite the visits to court, the Temple Institute failed miserably in receiving the permission to perform the annual sacrifice in the Temple. Just as prophesized by Daniel this Temple took three and a half years of time to construct and in the middle of the prophetic seven year period the temple sacrifice is stopped. As written by John in Revelation 11:1-2 this temple will remains for the next three and a half years i.e. for 42 months, of the prophetic seven year period, as a place of visit gathering worshipers and will be trampled by visitor from around the world.
Note: the word ‘daily’ sacrifice according to Hebrew text is regular, constant…see the pic below
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The only sacrifice that is regularly, always, constantly, continually, ever offered in Israel and by Jews across the world until today is the Passover Sacrifice. Therefore it can be concluded that it is the Passover sacrifice in the sanctuary that was ceased. Daniel 9:27 Says … 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, ………
Question to ask:
Well, then how about the abomination? Did the abomination take place too?
The answer is NO! Because Daniel 12:11 Says, ‘And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety (1290) days.
Here we see that there is a prophetic time gap between the stopping of regular sacrifice and the abomination.
The gap is 1290 days = 42 months = 3 ½ yrs. It will happen almost at the end of the 7 yrs. period.
Question to ask:
Well, then how about the abomination? Did the abomination take place too?
The answer is NO! Because Daniel 12:11 Says, ‘And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety (1290) days.
Here we see that there is a prophetic time gap between the stopping of regular sacrifice and the abomination.
The gap is 1290 days = 42 months = 3 ½ yrs. It will happen almost at the end of the 7 yrs. period.
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Learning more about abomination that makes the Holy city desolate:
What can this Abomination be? Let’s see just the describing words of the Abomination
Dan 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that makes desolate.
Dan 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place…
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not…
In these verses we see that abomination has something to do with placing, setting up, standing in the Holy place where it ought not to be…..
Dan 9:27 Says,’for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, …….
What can this Abomination be? Let’s see just the describing words of the Abomination
Dan 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that makes desolate.
Dan 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place…
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not…
In these verses we see that abomination has something to do with placing, setting up, standing in the Holy place where it ought not to be…..
Dan 9:27 Says,’for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, …….
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English word overspreading in original Hebrew text is shown above a. To understand which word interprets the right word is difficult to say .However Jesus foretold it clearly in
Luke 21:20 and when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
In other words Dan 9:27 together with Luke 21:20 can be read as when Jerusalem is surrounded by armies, desolation is nigh and he shall make it desolate by placing/ setting up/ standing (entity) in the Holy place where it ought not to be…..
Learn more:
Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
2 Thess 2:4 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.
Reframing the statement it can be said, “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies know that the desolation is nigh, later he shall plant the tabernacle of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain, who exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped so that he as God sits in the Temple of God showing himself that he is God.”
We shall deal later on the topic who this “he” is. Going back to signs of his coming
Luke 21:20 and when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
In other words Dan 9:27 together with Luke 21:20 can be read as when Jerusalem is surrounded by armies, desolation is nigh and he shall make it desolate by placing/ setting up/ standing (entity) in the Holy place where it ought not to be…..
Learn more:
Dan 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
2 Thess 2:4 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.
Reframing the statement it can be said, “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies know that the desolation is nigh, later he shall plant the tabernacle of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain, who exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped so that he as God sits in the Temple of God showing himself that he is God.”
We shall deal later on the topic who this “he” is. Going back to signs of his coming
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SIGN NO 8:
What next after abomination? RUN!!But why?
Matt 24:16-21 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! [But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be
Mark 13:14-18 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,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take anything out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 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.
Luke 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. FOR THESE BE THE DAYS OF VENGEANCE, THAT ALL THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN MAY BE FULFILLED. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days!
Jer 6:22-26 thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
This is the time the northern countries with the help of others Muslim nations will surround Israel and will attack the city first and then one must understand that the time for Abomination that makes the place desolate will be near . Just imagine soon after Abomination Jesus says “Flee! Flee! Run to the mountains! Don’t go down to get your clothes! Don’t turn back! Simply RUN to the mountains! God is going to react to this Abomination so fast and you just need to run and save yourself. My God is a jealous God! He is a consuming Fire he will not tolerate the enemy take his place neither in Heaven nor on earth. This very thought scares me thinking what’s going to happen and with what intensity is it going to happen. Lately we have witnessed many natural disasters floods, typhoons, tsunami, tornadoes, whirlwind hail storms, earthquakes harsh winter and summer, severe snow….all these have created great havoc, enormous deaths and irreversible loss and distress and here is God saying these are nothing before my vengeance. These are the days of great tribulation, affliction, and days of vengeance which was never before on earth and never will be. These shall be the Fulfilment of prophecy the days of vengeance as written in book of revelation.
SIGN NO 9:
Matt 24:25-26 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect Behold, I have told you before. 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.
Mark 13:21-23 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
If you carefully examine, False Christ and False prophet are mentioned twice first in SIGN NO 1 and in SIGN NO 9
What is the difference between them? Aren’t they same?
The former comes in Lord’s name only to deceive people. The later not only comes in Lord’s name to deceive people but to perform Signs and wonders to deceive not just the ignorant but the very ELECT and they will be successful to a great extent.
Former false Christ and false prophet-these come in Jesus’ name
Literally as mention earlier in sign no 1 these traitors began to show no sooner Jesus ascended to Heaven and continued to appear thereafter everywhere. Another example of such people can be seen in
Acts 13:6 and when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Lets see the interesting Hebrew definition of False prophet
G2215 ζιζάνιον zizanion (dziz-an'-ee-on) n.
1. darnel, a poisonous ryegrass weed (a false grain)
2. (specially) darnel, a weed that greatly resembles wheat until ripe. Close examination will often fail to discern the difference until its black grain appears. It is most toxic just before harvest. Its poison causes lethargy, deep sleep, and even death
3. (figuratively) wicked people sown by Satan amidst the Saints of God, that until harvest, have a resemblence of godliness (but you shall know them by their fruit)
[of uncertain origin]
KJV: tares
Compare: G5578, G4108, G1114
What do they do?
Jer 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jer 14:4 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Lam 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Matt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction
From these verses we can say,
These prophets prophesy falsely and the priests bear rule by their means, they prophesy lies in God’s name, they come to you in sheep's clothing they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. They have seen vain and foolish things they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity(From sin); but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment, damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them.
They can also be people around you, your neighbor, friends, communities, and other religions, political and social groups, forms of entertainment, etc….
1 John 2:22 who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son.
How to recognize them?
1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Latter days false Christ, also known as Anti-Christ and his agent, known as False prophet:
Satan gives power to these two, who will literally appear in physical form and will lead many astray, even the elect of God. The duo will rule the earth for 42 months before the resurrected Jesus Christ, son of the Most High God appears to all for the second time in his splendid glory, in the latter days / end times. These will be worshipped by people not written in the book of life, for they will believe in the sign and wonder performed to deceive them just as prophesied by prophets and Christ himself. However, they have their fatal end waiting as written in Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Detail explanation of Anti-christ will be in later parts of the book.These will be the days of great travail upon the earth. Believers will suffer for Christ’ sake, there will be persecution and beheading at this time .Many will give up their faith in Jesus. In these testing period love of many will grow cold .Brother will rise against brother, father against son, children against parents.
Luke 21:23-24Says, for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 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.
Rev 14:11-13 And the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever received the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
What is Gentile times? We have already dealt with this but we will do it again for the benefit of our understanding
Rev11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Dan 12: 6 how long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swear by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished
Dan 12:11 and from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Therefore the time given
1. For gentiles to trod the Holy city and the temple and
2. for the anti-christ to rule and
3. for great distress on earth and
4. To seal up the vision and prophecy of Daniel and
5. The time gap between the ceasing of daily sacrifice and the abomination to take place is
Time (1) times (2) and a half (1/2) = 3 ½ yrs. = 42 months = 1290 days. All the above revealed exploits will take place simultaneously. After the completion of these gentile times Abomination will take place, the Anti-christ will setup his tent and sit in the temple of God. Unfortunately this Abomination does not appear as abomination in man’s sight but yes it is an abomination in God’s sight.
How does he deceive the elect?
Rev 13:12-18 ………. great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; …………. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed….
He initiates the abomination by deception, he will call himself Jesus, and he will mesmerize people to give him the place of God for he does many wonders and signs. Wonder like giving life to an image, making it walk and talk and KILL people who do not worship the beast/Anti-christ is indeed a global influence miracle. For an ordinary man to see such a miracle is astonishing, no wonder he considers the man performing it as equivalent to God. Unless one have knowledge of bible, that it disclosing the actions before it take place and tells you who does it too. This kind of miracle will certainly cause people to go astray. When this actually takes place you will hear people talking about this false Christ everywhere. But Jesus says
Matt 24:23-26 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. 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. BEHOLD, I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE.
Mark 13:23 BUT TAKE YE HEED: BEHOLD, I HAVE FORETOLD YOU ALL THINGS.
Note: Please do not take the mark of the beast, you will go straight to hell, no turning back. Once you receive his mark God will reject you forever.
Rev 14:11-13 and the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever received the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, says the Spirit that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Jesus fore warned us so that we can be watchful and pray for enduring strength. This will be the time to demonstrate our faith and obedience to God who commanded us not to take the mark of the beast Very few will remain faithful to God as many neglect his warning. For they will fear the impending beheading to all those who refuse to take the mark of the beast.
Matt 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
God clearly says don’t worry about them who cannot touch your soul but fear God who is able to punish both body and the spirit. If you continue to disobey God and live the way God doesn’t delight in then you are in a danger of being destroyed by God himself so Beware!
Matt 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.
Mark 13:18-19 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.
Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.In your patience possess ye your souls.
After the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.
The Lord God will return .He assures his children to look up and know that time is near. He says, lift up your head for your saviors’ arrival is near! At the doors!
In these verses you will see God coming to the rescue of his people. He will shorten the days for the elect.
SIGN NO 10
Luke 21:25-28 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 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. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.
Matt 24:27-31 for as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For whosesoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 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: 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. 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.
Mark 13:24-27 but in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 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.
In the above verses you can see clearly that there will be signs in the sun moon and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with confusion and bafflement, the sea raging, Men’s hearts fail to understand the unexplainable incidents that create fear, not just he faints looking after those things which are coming on the earth because the powers of heaven will be wobbled (here I like to be specific calling men’s heart as scientist’s heart, cause common man does not have knowledge or facility to monitor sun, moon and stars )
‘After the tribulation’ is something worthy of our concentration.
Note-In the above verses it says ‘after’ which simply means ‘not before’ tribulation at the same time also note it does not say after the ‘great tribulation’. Do you get it?
To bring together with what we have discussed earlier let’s put it this way: it’s before Abomination and not after Abomination (spoken by Daniel) because after Abomination according to Matt 24:15 Jesus tells to those who are in Judea to flee to mountains for there will be ‘great tribulation’ such as has not been and will never be. So After tribulation is just before Abomination(time gap cannot be specified cause it is written day and hour no one knows) you will see the son of man, Jesus Christ appearing (not stepping on earth but) in the clouds with power and glory .His coming cannot be kept in secret or his coming is not for a particular sect to see but is a supernatural show in skies because it says as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Though it takes only nano second for us to transform our bodies into spiritual bodies but it is a jaw dropping dazzling show open for all to see... This is Rapture! He will send his Angels to gather his elect from all the corner. That is exactly why Jesus said when these (things all above said signs) begin to happen and come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.
Now that we know the Passover sacrifice was stopped in the Temple A and the time gap for abomination is 1290 days (3 ½ yrs.).What will happen in these three and a Half Years?
· False prophet will come and shall perform signs and wonders.
· Anti-christ will continue for 42 months.
· Fall of all currencies leading to one world order or one currency.
· Mark of the beast (chip implant technology) will come into existence..
· All nations will eventually adopt it (except believers).
· This mark (chip implant) will become mandate and those who rebel will be prosecuted.
· Persecution will rise on everyone who obey the commandments of God and have faith in Jesus. Lot of beheading, killing will take place during this time.
· Many shall grow cold but he who endures till the end will be saved.
· Before the completion of these days Rapture will happen.
AND THEN
Rev 13:8-10, 12-18 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kill with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. ….. And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
In the parable below Jesus speaks about Fig tree which stands for Israel.
Matt 24:32-35 Now learn a parable of the fig tree (Israel); When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves (rebuilds), ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door Verily I say unto you, THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS, TILL ALL THESE THINGS BE FULFILLED. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY, BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.
Mark 13:28-31 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS, TILL ALL THESE THINGS BE DONE. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY: BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.
Luke 21:29-33 And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the KINGDOM OF GOD IS NIGH AT HAND. Verily I say unto you, THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS AWAY, TILL ALL BE FULFILLED. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY: BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.
Question to ask:
Mark 13:27 ‘And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 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.’ Is this second coming of Lord Jesus?
No! Not exactly second coming but yes a part of second coming it is called meeting the Lord in Mid-air - “rapture!” God will gather his elect /people from all parts of the earth.
Who are the elect?
Rom 8:15 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God
Rom 8:1 there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:4 that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Gal 5:16 this I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Eph 2:2 wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:
Scriptures are very clear no bargaining! No matter how many interpretations or how many excuses a man may give God’s word cannot be altered. If a man is truly born again and is obedient to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in his life then He/she will not walk after the flesh, lust of this world, powers of the worldliness. If he/she lives in flesh, lusting after everything world has to offer, compromising every day every minute then the spirit he/she is child of disobedience having the spirit of Satan and not of God!!
Matt 24:36-42 Says, ‘But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Rapture and its after effects are accurately and very exquisitely illustrated in these verses. It will be an incredible sight of impending Salvation he shall bring to his children. Let us understand the above verses more clearly. Firstly, you will see Jesus compares this phase to be like the episode of Noah! Secondly, he emphasizes on people’s behavior, being too busy in their own business and cares of this world matters more than God’s word “they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage”. This is exactly what’s happening right now there are ample of signs of his coming revealed even now but the selfish eyes are too busy to see them.
Thirdly, he uses the word ‘until’ which simply means’ till then nothing changed’. Until the flood came and took them away, until the rapture came and took them away! So shall also the son of man coming be! Just the way God brought Salvation before flood to Noah and his family Jesus will bring salvation to you and me before the days of vengeance! Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 21:34-35 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Snare means trap or noose. It surprises me, that Jesus uses a word ‘snare’. Why will anyone set a trap ?unless with the purpose that his foe or a fool should fall for it .Therefore, Be careful Jesus warns us not to let our hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (means glutton and drunkenness) and care of life….can these be a trap? Will it blind you from seeing the coming of our Lord Jesus? Well, if Jesus says so I believe it so!
Did God tell us when is he coming? No he didn’t, but all the above signs are given for us. Be vigilant and pray that God will count you worthy on that day.
Matt 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Mark13: 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Look out, be alert because you do not know the day and hour of his coming .When you see the above signs come to pass know he is at the doors!
Matt 24:43 But know this, that if the good man 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. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
But if you do not watch you will suffer your house being broken down. Therefore be ready prepare your heart for he is coming .Set right all that went wrong in your life, give up everything that will stop you from being taken to the God Most Holy . Compromising believers, adjusting believers, bargaining believers, conceding believers you need to set things right! Let your yes be yes and no be Stern NO. Say Yes to everything that takes you to God and Say No to everything that you away from God (Hell). Many will say God is a Loving God he will not leave us but let me warn you my God is Holy .Nothing unholy can enter his presence! No Unholy thought! Unholy act! Unholy word! Don’t just say It is impossible for me to live a sin free life, many buy in the lies of the devil saying ‘If a sin free life was possible where is the need of Jesus dying on the cross?’ but overlook what Jesus said ‘be ye Holy as I am Holy’! [1 Peter 1:16] Jesus is the only way follow him! Your every attempt to follow Him in your life till he returns need not be a mega success but yes every little decision you make in your heart to please God and every step you took to return to Him doe matter to God. You and I may have failed Him countless number of times .The deceiver might have whispered in your ears “I told you…. you can’t!... you can never!” but dear child of God, Let me tell you God doesn’t look at your success rate but yes he counts how many times you made a sincere effort to follow him, to please him and to live a holy life. Know therefore, we do not fight against ourselves but against the powers of darkness!
Gen 4:7 Says, If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”.
Eph 6:12 for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Col 1:21-22 and you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Matt 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? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayed his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Today in hearing of his coming God expects you to be his faithful servant over his church .You are his army his forerunner destined to preach others the way to Jesus, spread the gospel of his First and second coming .Take care of your house and church .Pursue this flock till the Lord’s return Don’t Give up what God has entrusted you today. If the Holy Spirit tells you do not harden your heart!
Romans 8: 13-19 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.
Second Coming of Jesus is followed by War:
This is a war between good and bad, God and devil ,Jesus Christ and Anti Christ.Its between Jesus and his army[saints] Vs Anti christ and False Prophet and his army [people not written in the book of life].
Dan 11:45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents (2 Thes2:4)between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Rev 17:12-14 And the ten horns which thou saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. these have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Dan 9:24 "Seventy weeks .......... to anoint the most Holy.
A quick review SEQUENCE OF HAPPENINGS:
Please do not read below text if you have not read the whole content of this book :
Now we beseech you, brethren,
by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, [second Coming] and
by our gathering together unto him [Rapture]
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[second coming] is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day [second coming]shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitst in the temple of God, shows himself that he is God. [before Second Coming ,Anti-Christ will be revealed]
Q) Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
A) And now you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time. [Time with hold him]
For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: (iniquity, sin, former days false prophets and false christ) but the one now restraining(sin) will do so until he is out of the way. [Rapture]
And then shall that Wicked be revealed[Latter days Anti-Christ], whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth,[ REV 2:16] and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Even him[one who sits in temple] whose coming is after the working of Satan[through false prophet] with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish[not written in the book of life ; Rev 13:8]; because they received not the love of the truth[Jesus, son of God], that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie[signs and wonders of False Prophet]: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen ‘YOU’ to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto God called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. [BIBLE]
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. [2 Thess 2]
What next after abomination? RUN!!But why?
Matt 24:16-21 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! [But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be
Mark 13:14-18 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,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take anything out of his house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 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.
Luke 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. FOR THESE BE THE DAYS OF VENGEANCE, THAT ALL THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN MAY BE FULFILLED. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days!
Jer 6:22-26 thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
This is the time the northern countries with the help of others Muslim nations will surround Israel and will attack the city first and then one must understand that the time for Abomination that makes the place desolate will be near . Just imagine soon after Abomination Jesus says “Flee! Flee! Run to the mountains! Don’t go down to get your clothes! Don’t turn back! Simply RUN to the mountains! God is going to react to this Abomination so fast and you just need to run and save yourself. My God is a jealous God! He is a consuming Fire he will not tolerate the enemy take his place neither in Heaven nor on earth. This very thought scares me thinking what’s going to happen and with what intensity is it going to happen. Lately we have witnessed many natural disasters floods, typhoons, tsunami, tornadoes, whirlwind hail storms, earthquakes harsh winter and summer, severe snow….all these have created great havoc, enormous deaths and irreversible loss and distress and here is God saying these are nothing before my vengeance. These are the days of great tribulation, affliction, and days of vengeance which was never before on earth and never will be. These shall be the Fulfilment of prophecy the days of vengeance as written in book of revelation.
SIGN NO 9:
Matt 24:25-26 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect Behold, I have told you before. 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.
Mark 13:21-23 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
If you carefully examine, False Christ and False prophet are mentioned twice first in SIGN NO 1 and in SIGN NO 9
What is the difference between them? Aren’t they same?
The former comes in Lord’s name only to deceive people. The later not only comes in Lord’s name to deceive people but to perform Signs and wonders to deceive not just the ignorant but the very ELECT and they will be successful to a great extent.
Former false Christ and false prophet-these come in Jesus’ name
Literally as mention earlier in sign no 1 these traitors began to show no sooner Jesus ascended to Heaven and continued to appear thereafter everywhere. Another example of such people can be seen in
Acts 13:6 and when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Lets see the interesting Hebrew definition of False prophet
G2215 ζιζάνιον zizanion (dziz-an'-ee-on) n.
1. darnel, a poisonous ryegrass weed (a false grain)
2. (specially) darnel, a weed that greatly resembles wheat until ripe. Close examination will often fail to discern the difference until its black grain appears. It is most toxic just before harvest. Its poison causes lethargy, deep sleep, and even death
3. (figuratively) wicked people sown by Satan amidst the Saints of God, that until harvest, have a resemblence of godliness (but you shall know them by their fruit)
[of uncertain origin]
KJV: tares
Compare: G5578, G4108, G1114
What do they do?
Jer 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jer 14:4 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Lam 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Matt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction
From these verses we can say,
These prophets prophesy falsely and the priests bear rule by their means, they prophesy lies in God’s name, they come to you in sheep's clothing they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. They have seen vain and foolish things they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity(From sin); but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment, damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them.
They can also be people around you, your neighbor, friends, communities, and other religions, political and social groups, forms of entertainment, etc….
1 John 2:22 who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son.
How to recognize them?
1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Latter days false Christ, also known as Anti-Christ and his agent, known as False prophet:
Satan gives power to these two, who will literally appear in physical form and will lead many astray, even the elect of God. The duo will rule the earth for 42 months before the resurrected Jesus Christ, son of the Most High God appears to all for the second time in his splendid glory, in the latter days / end times. These will be worshipped by people not written in the book of life, for they will believe in the sign and wonder performed to deceive them just as prophesied by prophets and Christ himself. However, they have their fatal end waiting as written in Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Detail explanation of Anti-christ will be in later parts of the book.These will be the days of great travail upon the earth. Believers will suffer for Christ’ sake, there will be persecution and beheading at this time .Many will give up their faith in Jesus. In these testing period love of many will grow cold .Brother will rise against brother, father against son, children against parents.
Luke 21:23-24Says, for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 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.
Rev 14:11-13 And the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever received the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
What is Gentile times? We have already dealt with this but we will do it again for the benefit of our understanding
Rev11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Dan 12: 6 how long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swear by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished
Dan 12:11 and from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Therefore the time given
1. For gentiles to trod the Holy city and the temple and
2. for the anti-christ to rule and
3. for great distress on earth and
4. To seal up the vision and prophecy of Daniel and
5. The time gap between the ceasing of daily sacrifice and the abomination to take place is
Time (1) times (2) and a half (1/2) = 3 ½ yrs. = 42 months = 1290 days. All the above revealed exploits will take place simultaneously. After the completion of these gentile times Abomination will take place, the Anti-christ will setup his tent and sit in the temple of God. Unfortunately this Abomination does not appear as abomination in man’s sight but yes it is an abomination in God’s sight.
How does he deceive the elect?
Rev 13:12-18 ………. great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; …………. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed….
He initiates the abomination by deception, he will call himself Jesus, and he will mesmerize people to give him the place of God for he does many wonders and signs. Wonder like giving life to an image, making it walk and talk and KILL people who do not worship the beast/Anti-christ is indeed a global influence miracle. For an ordinary man to see such a miracle is astonishing, no wonder he considers the man performing it as equivalent to God. Unless one have knowledge of bible, that it disclosing the actions before it take place and tells you who does it too. This kind of miracle will certainly cause people to go astray. When this actually takes place you will hear people talking about this false Christ everywhere. But Jesus says
Matt 24:23-26 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. 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. BEHOLD, I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE.
Mark 13:23 BUT TAKE YE HEED: BEHOLD, I HAVE FORETOLD YOU ALL THINGS.
Note: Please do not take the mark of the beast, you will go straight to hell, no turning back. Once you receive his mark God will reject you forever.
Rev 14:11-13 and the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever received the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, says the Spirit that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Jesus fore warned us so that we can be watchful and pray for enduring strength. This will be the time to demonstrate our faith and obedience to God who commanded us not to take the mark of the beast Very few will remain faithful to God as many neglect his warning. For they will fear the impending beheading to all those who refuse to take the mark of the beast.
Matt 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
God clearly says don’t worry about them who cannot touch your soul but fear God who is able to punish both body and the spirit. If you continue to disobey God and live the way God doesn’t delight in then you are in a danger of being destroyed by God himself so Beware!
Matt 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.
Mark 13:18-19 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.
Luke 21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.In your patience possess ye your souls.
After the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.
The Lord God will return .He assures his children to look up and know that time is near. He says, lift up your head for your saviors’ arrival is near! At the doors!
In these verses you will see God coming to the rescue of his people. He will shorten the days for the elect.
SIGN NO 10
Luke 21:25-28 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 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. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.
Matt 24:27-31 for as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For whosesoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 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: 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. 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.
Mark 13:24-27 but in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 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.
In the above verses you can see clearly that there will be signs in the sun moon and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with confusion and bafflement, the sea raging, Men’s hearts fail to understand the unexplainable incidents that create fear, not just he faints looking after those things which are coming on the earth because the powers of heaven will be wobbled (here I like to be specific calling men’s heart as scientist’s heart, cause common man does not have knowledge or facility to monitor sun, moon and stars )
‘After the tribulation’ is something worthy of our concentration.
Note-In the above verses it says ‘after’ which simply means ‘not before’ tribulation at the same time also note it does not say after the ‘great tribulation’. Do you get it?
To bring together with what we have discussed earlier let’s put it this way: it’s before Abomination and not after Abomination (spoken by Daniel) because after Abomination according to Matt 24:15 Jesus tells to those who are in Judea to flee to mountains for there will be ‘great tribulation’ such as has not been and will never be. So After tribulation is just before Abomination(time gap cannot be specified cause it is written day and hour no one knows) you will see the son of man, Jesus Christ appearing (not stepping on earth but) in the clouds with power and glory .His coming cannot be kept in secret or his coming is not for a particular sect to see but is a supernatural show in skies because it says as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Though it takes only nano second for us to transform our bodies into spiritual bodies but it is a jaw dropping dazzling show open for all to see... This is Rapture! He will send his Angels to gather his elect from all the corner. That is exactly why Jesus said when these (things all above said signs) begin to happen and come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws nigh.
Now that we know the Passover sacrifice was stopped in the Temple A and the time gap for abomination is 1290 days (3 ½ yrs.).What will happen in these three and a Half Years?
· False prophet will come and shall perform signs and wonders.
· Anti-christ will continue for 42 months.
· Fall of all currencies leading to one world order or one currency.
· Mark of the beast (chip implant technology) will come into existence..
· All nations will eventually adopt it (except believers).
· This mark (chip implant) will become mandate and those who rebel will be prosecuted.
· Persecution will rise on everyone who obey the commandments of God and have faith in Jesus. Lot of beheading, killing will take place during this time.
· Many shall grow cold but he who endures till the end will be saved.
· Before the completion of these days Rapture will happen.
AND THEN
Rev 13:8-10, 12-18 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kill with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. ….. And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
In the parable below Jesus speaks about Fig tree which stands for Israel.
Matt 24:32-35 Now learn a parable of the fig tree (Israel); When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves (rebuilds), ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door Verily I say unto you, THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS, TILL ALL THESE THINGS BE FULFILLED. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY, BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.
Mark 13:28-31 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS, TILL ALL THESE THINGS BE DONE. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY: BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.
Luke 21:29-33 And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the KINGDOM OF GOD IS NIGH AT HAND. Verily I say unto you, THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS AWAY, TILL ALL BE FULFILLED. HEAVEN AND EARTH SHALL PASS AWAY: BUT MY WORDS SHALL NOT PASS AWAY.
Question to ask:
Mark 13:27 ‘And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 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.’ Is this second coming of Lord Jesus?
No! Not exactly second coming but yes a part of second coming it is called meeting the Lord in Mid-air - “rapture!” God will gather his elect /people from all parts of the earth.
Who are the elect?
Rom 8:15 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God
Rom 8:1 there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:4 that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Gal 5:16 this I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Eph 2:2 wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:
Scriptures are very clear no bargaining! No matter how many interpretations or how many excuses a man may give God’s word cannot be altered. If a man is truly born again and is obedient to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in his life then He/she will not walk after the flesh, lust of this world, powers of the worldliness. If he/she lives in flesh, lusting after everything world has to offer, compromising every day every minute then the spirit he/she is child of disobedience having the spirit of Satan and not of God!!
Matt 24:36-42 Says, ‘But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Rapture and its after effects are accurately and very exquisitely illustrated in these verses. It will be an incredible sight of impending Salvation he shall bring to his children. Let us understand the above verses more clearly. Firstly, you will see Jesus compares this phase to be like the episode of Noah! Secondly, he emphasizes on people’s behavior, being too busy in their own business and cares of this world matters more than God’s word “they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage”. This is exactly what’s happening right now there are ample of signs of his coming revealed even now but the selfish eyes are too busy to see them.
Thirdly, he uses the word ‘until’ which simply means’ till then nothing changed’. Until the flood came and took them away, until the rapture came and took them away! So shall also the son of man coming be! Just the way God brought Salvation before flood to Noah and his family Jesus will bring salvation to you and me before the days of vengeance! Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 21:34-35 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Snare means trap or noose. It surprises me, that Jesus uses a word ‘snare’. Why will anyone set a trap ?unless with the purpose that his foe or a fool should fall for it .Therefore, Be careful Jesus warns us not to let our hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (means glutton and drunkenness) and care of life….can these be a trap? Will it blind you from seeing the coming of our Lord Jesus? Well, if Jesus says so I believe it so!
Did God tell us when is he coming? No he didn’t, but all the above signs are given for us. Be vigilant and pray that God will count you worthy on that day.
Matt 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Mark13: 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Look out, be alert because you do not know the day and hour of his coming .When you see the above signs come to pass know he is at the doors!
Matt 24:43 But know this, that if the good man 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. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
But if you do not watch you will suffer your house being broken down. Therefore be ready prepare your heart for he is coming .Set right all that went wrong in your life, give up everything that will stop you from being taken to the God Most Holy . Compromising believers, adjusting believers, bargaining believers, conceding believers you need to set things right! Let your yes be yes and no be Stern NO. Say Yes to everything that takes you to God and Say No to everything that you away from God (Hell). Many will say God is a Loving God he will not leave us but let me warn you my God is Holy .Nothing unholy can enter his presence! No Unholy thought! Unholy act! Unholy word! Don’t just say It is impossible for me to live a sin free life, many buy in the lies of the devil saying ‘If a sin free life was possible where is the need of Jesus dying on the cross?’ but overlook what Jesus said ‘be ye Holy as I am Holy’! [1 Peter 1:16] Jesus is the only way follow him! Your every attempt to follow Him in your life till he returns need not be a mega success but yes every little decision you make in your heart to please God and every step you took to return to Him doe matter to God. You and I may have failed Him countless number of times .The deceiver might have whispered in your ears “I told you…. you can’t!... you can never!” but dear child of God, Let me tell you God doesn’t look at your success rate but yes he counts how many times you made a sincere effort to follow him, to please him and to live a holy life. Know therefore, we do not fight against ourselves but against the powers of darkness!
Gen 4:7 Says, If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”.
Eph 6:12 for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Col 1:21-22 and you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Matt 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? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayed his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Today in hearing of his coming God expects you to be his faithful servant over his church .You are his army his forerunner destined to preach others the way to Jesus, spread the gospel of his First and second coming .Take care of your house and church .Pursue this flock till the Lord’s return Don’t Give up what God has entrusted you today. If the Holy Spirit tells you do not harden your heart!
Romans 8: 13-19 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.
Second Coming of Jesus is followed by War:
This is a war between good and bad, God and devil ,Jesus Christ and Anti Christ.Its between Jesus and his army[saints] Vs Anti christ and False Prophet and his army [people not written in the book of life].
Dan 11:45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents (2 Thes2:4)between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Rev 17:12-14 And the ten horns which thou saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. these have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Dan 9:24 "Seventy weeks .......... to anoint the most Holy.
A quick review SEQUENCE OF HAPPENINGS:
Please do not read below text if you have not read the whole content of this book :
Now we beseech you, brethren,
by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, [second Coming] and
by our gathering together unto him [Rapture]
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[second coming] is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day [second coming]shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitst in the temple of God, shows himself that he is God. [before Second Coming ,Anti-Christ will be revealed]
Q) Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
A) And now you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time. [Time with hold him]
For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: (iniquity, sin, former days false prophets and false christ) but the one now restraining(sin) will do so until he is out of the way. [Rapture]
And then shall that Wicked be revealed[Latter days Anti-Christ], whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth,[ REV 2:16] and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Even him[one who sits in temple] whose coming is after the working of Satan[through false prophet] with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish[not written in the book of life ; Rev 13:8]; because they received not the love of the truth[Jesus, son of God], that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie[signs and wonders of False Prophet]: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen ‘YOU’ to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto God called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. [BIBLE]
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. [2 Thess 2]