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Matthew 24-25 Olivet Discourse

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I have reasons for starting this which I may mention at a later time. Someone said to start this and so, here it is. This is for discussion. You should notice that I give only little pieces of input to each verse, because this should be an open discussion. I also highlighted some portions.

This is actually kind of important, given that Jesus presents some parables that seem to show that for those who do not hear, listen, and act... it isn't pretty. Once again, this is for considerate discussion.

Matthew 24
"Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

[There is too little information available for me to say, but what about the western wall that is still standing? This would only be a distraction. It is something that came up in some of my research.]

"3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

[Please tell me that you notice that Jesus is presenting His second coming as affecting the whole world, not just Jerusalem.]

9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."

[Again, Jesus is relating His second coming to the whole world, not just Jerusalem. Jerusalem, which can very well be symbolic for Israel, and all Jews, is the center of the story, but all the nations of the world are involved.]
 
Next part: to keep the comments from me short.

Matthew 24:

[So after the above, look to what is next. That is to say, when one sees Therefore, one must ask, what is the therefore there for.]

"15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the [c]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

[Did Jesus not know about Hitler? How about the treatment of the Jews by Europe? Was all mankind in Jerusalem that the days had to be shortened or no flesh would be saved?]

23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.

26 “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together."

[I am not here to begin the discussion, so I have only given small little bits for some verses.]
 
More:
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

[So as soon as all the above happens, the world ends. To say it another way, when Jesus visibly returns, as He says He will here, the world ends. You will notice how this is basically the reverse of what happened when Jesus ascended. It will be visible, the world will see, and all the tribes of the Earth (so not just Israel, but the whole world) will mourn.]

"32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that [e]it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away."

[Here Jesus says that we should know and recognize the signs. When we see the signs, then we will know that the end is near and at the doors. The generation that sees and recognizes that the end is near will not pass away until all these things take place. (To include Christ's return.)]

[I will continue when I have time.]
 
The gathering eagles has some sarcasm to it. Jesus was using the term ‘vultures’ for Rome , not Eagle, about the destruction of the country. I have read it was a sarcasm. Not that he shared all things the Zealots thought, but maybe this.
 
The gathering eagles has some sarcasm to it. Jesus was using the term ‘vultures’ for Rome , not Eagle, about the destruction of the country. I have read it was a sarcasm. Not that he shared all things the Zealots thought, but maybe this.
I think it is being used in a symbolic (I wouldn't quite say sarcastic maybe more of an adage of sorts) way. In Rev. 19, Armageddon is the Marriage Supper, most do not get that in full, and Jesus states that the fowls of the air will destroy the kings of the earth, great men, etc. etc. (all of the wicked). But this of course is also symbolism, we in the end get victory over these wicked people, but Jesus speaks victory, we are just with him, so we are the Fowls of the earth at the Marriage Feast. Then in Matt. 24:28 Jesus is merely saying the "eagles" will be where the carcass or corpses are, which points back to where Jesus warns them he will not be at, in a secret Storage Room, or in the Desert, so he says, basically, I will come from the Eastern Skies, then you will see me and my bride where the corpses are at, Armageddon. Its basically a continuation of verses 24-27, Jesus is warning them bout a False Prophet and Anti-Christ who is going to try and use "Witchcraft" and trickery to trick the Jews to come out of their safe zone in the Petra/Bozrah are, so he says DON'T COME OUT, I will not be in some storeroom, or in the Desert, you will only see me coming from the Eastern Skies, [then you can come out]. The he throws in that remark, the eagles are always where the carcass is at.
 
Matthew 24:23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.

26 “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
@EarlyActs & @Rev. Man Ron

Matthew 24:23-28 can be read with Matthew 13:25-30 whereby hopefully to understand it by His grace & by His help.

Matthew 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

So those left behind are the corpses to be burned whereas the eagles gathered together as the wheat in the barn.

I should point out that the Greek word "sunago" from which "gathered" is translated from in English is defined as "from sun - sun 4862 and agw - ago 71; to lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably):--+ accompany, assemble (selves, together), bestow, come together, gather (selves together, up, together), lead into, resort, take in."

Textus Receptus Greek Text King James Bible With Strongs Dictionary

Not every Greek word is translated into English very well as I believe gathered is not conveying how they were being gathered positively so that the eagles are not seen as vultures at all, but signifying wind-like flight as the Greek word "aetos" conveys rather than just eagles.

"from the same as ahr - aer 109; an eagle (from its wind-like flight):--eagle."
 
[There is too little information available for me to say, but what about the western wall that is still standing? This would only be a distraction. It is something that came up in some of my research.]
The Western wall is a part of the Gentile court, not a part of the temple, only Jewish men could go in the temple, only the High Priest could enter the holy of holies.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

[Please tell me that you notice that Jesus is presenting His second coming as affecting the whole world, not just Jerusalem.]
This is a "sort of throw away line by Jesus" Take out verses 7-8 and one can then understand in verses 4-14 Jesus is giving the Disciples a survival guide for them and the church to get the Church off the ground and running properly, without putting it in danger of disappearing at the hands of Rome.

So, verses 2-3 is s you say, Jesus tells his Disciples about the temple etc. and they then ask Jesus three questions, when shall these things be (very important), what will be the end of the age( not world, also important), and the signs of your coming.

So, verses 4-6 is specifically about 70 AD and the temples destruction, they said when shall these things be then added the other two issues. So, Jesus tells his disciples (this was ONLY for them) to not be deceived, that many would come in his name (Messiah) tricking many. Well, this was about 70 AD not the end times, a few things prove this. This fulfills John 5:43 where Jesus told the Pharisees the would not accept him who came from the Father but that "THEY" would accept another who came in "their own names" so did this happen in like 67-70 AD ? Yes, the Pharisees/Jewish leaders understood that Rome was the Fourth Beast, they were learned men, so as times got desperate, they drug forth "Messianic type Figures" hoping to be saved from Rome, but to no avail.

Then Jesus makes a KEY STATEMENT, if we will only listen, he says "THE END" (70th week) is by and by or later on, so this has zero to do with Jesus' 2nd coming or the 70th week so why was this important for Jesus to hammer this home unto his disciples? Because he knew if they thought he was returning, they would show up in Jerusalem to fight, and the early church would all follow them and get wiped out at its infancy !! So....later on in vs. 14 Jesus gives his Disciples FOOL PROOF way to know that 70 AD is not him, he tells them you must preach the Gospel unto every nation, then the END (70th week) will come. Well, the Disciples all knew they would never see that, they knew of India, China and the Scythians (Modern day Russia now). So, this is a survival guide for the Disciples and the Church, stay away from Jerusalem in 70 AD..........Now verses 7-8 being a somewhat throw away line makes perfect sense, Jesus was merely illustrating all the thigs that must come to pass before the 70th week is BIRTHED, thus he's like hey men, things will get worse and worse like Birth Pangs, earthquakes, much pestilence, many famines, many wars and the races or tribes will all be pitted against each other. So, Jesus is just illustrating why he stated in vs. 6 that THE END is by and by, or later on.

Now, after he "throw away lines" we get get back to the Survival guide for the Disciples/Church. Jesus comes right out and says, these false prophets are going to kill you (Disciples). Why tell them? He wants them to be ready to face what is coming, to set an example for the Church. Mind you these were not false "Christian Prophets" as many think, nor END TIMES (the Disciples lived in the 1st Century), these were like Johnathan Chans book "Return of the GODS" describe, the people of Rome/Greece who served false gods like Jupiter, Zeus etc. it was an Oracle who cried out to kill the Christians that started Rome burning us at the stakes. So, Jesus tells them what is coming, he dos not want another Judas situation, so he warns them in vs. 13, he that endures until the end [of ones life] the same shall be saved, then in vs. 14 he tells his Disciples what brings in or births the 70th week. When the Gospel is preached unto all the earth, therefore the Disciples knew that they would never see THE END (70th week/Kingdom Age) and they knew they were going to be killed, all but John.

So basically 95 percent of people just do not understand these first 14 verses. Verses 7 and 8 are just Jesus throwing in a SEE HERE............the 70 AD Wars and rumors of wars is NOT THE END.........as vs, 6 states. Therefore he describe the many vents that have to come before the Rapture of the Church.

Basically these verses are ALL ABOUT the Disciples lives, we only get into the 70th week in vs. 15. No time is cut short, that is a misconception of what Jesus is saying, when he returns he will kill the Anti-Christ and cut short his rule to 42 months as the Beast, if he did not do this the A.C. would go on ruling and kill off all of mankind, so the CUTTING SHORT is already a part of the plan, the A.C. only gets a 42 month rule. The 42 months does not get cut any shorter. The 70th week lasts for the full 7 years.
 
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
You are missing the context, reread verses 24-28, then you can probably sense t better, we get ideas or taught a certain way and it blocks us or we get tunnel vision. Lets look at it in proper context.

Matt. 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets(THE A.C. and F.P), and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. {{ If it were possible means it is NOT POSSIBLE but why? SEE BELOW, Jesus explains. }}

25 Behold, I have told you before[hand]. {{ So, Jesus warns those living in the very end what's coming. }}

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. {{ Jesus is telling this to the Jews who repent during the 70th week, who flee unto the Petra/Bozrah area during the end times. Then BELOW he demonstrates where he will be COMING FROM. }}

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. {{ Jesus is telling those Jews hiding in the Petra/Bozrah region where he will be coming from, the Eastern Skies for all to see.}}

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. {{ This above is just Jesus using a sort of adage, the eagles gather where the carcass (dead body) is at, likewise you can see me coming in the Eastern skies, for all men to see, so DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ME, I will be at Armageddon, NOWHERE ELSE, not in no Storeroom, or in no Desert, therefore they can not TRICK you because I have told you all this BEFOREHAND. }}
 
I think it is being used in a symbolic (I wouldn't quite say sarcastic maybe more of an adage of sorts) way. In Rev. 19, Armageddon is the Marriage Supper, most do not get that in full, and Jesus states that the fowls of the air will destroy the kings of the earth, great men, etc. etc. (all of the wicked). But this of course is also symbolism, we in the end get victory over these wicked people, but Jesus speaks victory, we are just with him, so we are the Fowls of the earth at the Marriage Feast. Then in Matt. 24:28 Jesus is merely saying the "eagles" will be where the carcass or corpses are, which points back to where Jesus warns them he will not be at, in a secret Storage Room, or in the Desert, so he says, basically, I will come from the Eastern Skies, then you will see me and my bride where the corpses are at, Armageddon. Its basically a continuation of verses 24-27, Jesus is warning them bout a False Prophet and Anti-Christ who is going to try and use "Witchcraft" and trickery to trick the Jews to come out of their safe zone in the Petra/Bozrah are, so he says DON'T COME OUT, I will not be in some storeroom, or in the Desert, you will only see me coming from the Eastern Skies, [then you can come out]. The he throws in that remark, the eagles are always where the carcass is at.
It is best to find the historic meaning first Bc Mt 24 out to v29 is about 1st cent Judea. “You” is the apostles. “This generation” is the one coming next at that time; cf Luke 23:38. There were sabbath police.

God does not have a program for the Jews but there are believing Jews. Gal 3 and the title question of Rom 4: ‘ what did our father Abraham find about these things(about justification from sins)?”

What are “the fowls of the earth”?
 
It is best to find the historic meaning first Bc Mt 24 out to v29 is about 1st cent Judea. “You” is the apostles. “This generation” is the one coming next at that time; cf Luke 23:38. There were sabbath police.

God does not have a program for the Jews but there are believing Jews. Gal 3 and the title question of Rom 4: ‘ what did our father Abraham find about these things(about justification from sins)?”

What are “the fowls of the earth”?
If you understand the Church is not here during the 70th week and God's goal is to set up the Kingdom Age on earth, and that is why he "Protects t Jews who repent for 1260 days" but the Gentile Remnant Church are not protected. We can see this in Rev.12 the Dragon gets ANGRY because he can not get at the Woman (Jews who repent/Israel) then he turns to go after the Remnant (Small part) of her seed (Jesus is her seed red Gal. 3:16) and thus the Remnant of Jesus is the Church, who come unto Christ after the Pre Trib Rapture.

THIS Generation is the one that sees ALL THE SIGNS, what is the last sign? The Sun and Moon going dark and that happens during the 70th week. God indeed has promise unto He cannot break.
 
The Western wall is a part of the Gentile court, not a part of the temple, only Jewish men could go in the temple, only the High Priest could enter the holy of holies.
It is part of the temple. It may have been turned over to the Gentiles, but it makes it no less a part of the temple. Jesus said EVERY STONE will be removed from its place. Then take what I said where it doesn't mean much, because there are other ways of looking at it. There are just some who use this to say that Jesus was talking about a time even further in the future. I read it somewhere.
 
You are missing the context, reread verses 24-28, then you can probably sense t better, we get ideas or taught a certain way and it blocks us or we get tunnel vision. Lets look at it in proper context.
Being how Revelation is not in chronological order and so neither is Matthew 24th chapter when Jesus is answering 3 kinds of questions put to Him by His disciples. FYI
Matt. 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets(THE A.C. and F.P), and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. {{ If it were possible means it is NOT POSSIBLE but why? SEE BELOW, Jesus explains. }}

25 Behold, I have told you before[hand]. {{ So, Jesus warns those living in the very end what's coming. }}

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. {{ Jesus is telling this to the Jews who repent during the 70th week, who flee unto the Petra/Bozrah area during the end times. Then BELOW he demonstrates where he will be COMING FROM. }}

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. {{ Jesus is telling those Jews hiding in the Petra/Bozrah region where he will be coming from, the Eastern Skies for all to see.}}

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. {{ This above is just Jesus using a sort of adage, the eagles gather where the carcass (dead body) is at, likewise you can see me coming in the Eastern skies, for all men to see, so DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ME, I will be at Armageddon, NOWHERE ELSE, not in no Storeroom, or in no Desert, therefore they can not TRICK you because I have told you all this BEFOREHAND. }}
I apply that to the Welsh Revival of 1904-05 & the Azusa Street Revival of 1906-09 for introducing the apostasy of applying emphasis on the baptism with the Holy Ghost with evidence of tongues where even drunk in the spirit phenomenon had occurred there at Azusa also. From there, the apostate calling broke out into different factions whereas in the recent past it was seen in seeking "another baptism with the Holy Ghost by that sign of tongues and then with evidence of tongues, Ernest Angeley's Healing Crusade of the 1980's,, Pensacola Outpouring, Toronto's Blessings, slain in the spirit, being drunk in the spirit, holy laughter movement in the 1990's whereas NOW they are everywhere across the nation whereby one guest speaker at my brother's church was holding a "healing service" inviting sinners to have an "encounter with Jesus" as well as "experience the tenderness of Jesus" by having two or three people in the congregation praying for them for that healing. On top of that, the pastor of my brother's church added, "Those who hunger for more of God, let the Spirit fill you!!!" as an invitation to believers to get that healing.

So it is like say "Hey! Come here & look!!! Here is the Spirit of Christ visiting this place where signs and wonders and miracles takes place!!!

And so not only sinners are invited to come where the gospel is not preached but just citing His name, but hyping to encounter or experience a phenomenon as if the Holy Spirit as in the Spirit of Christ is outside of the believers as coming to this place for those miracles.

All they are doing is preaching the movement of the "spirit" in glorifying the movement of the "spirit" in receiving by signs which Jesus says is committing spiritual adultery for why they are not coming to believe in Jesus Christ at the preaching of the cross by climbing up another way for why they are following a stranger's voice, tongues for private use as gained by seeking the baptism with the Holy Ghost by that sign of tongues..

Matthew 12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.....

7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

So we are in the tribulation of the last day where the falling away from the faith is happening in droves as saved believers put the focus and the spotlight on the Holy Spirit in the worship place which is not the Holy Spirit but the spirits of the antichrist that is visiting them, whereas the real indwelling holy Spirit would always keep the focus & the spotlight on the Son in worship and not on Himself at any time nor the "Trinity" but the Son to testify of the Son in worship so as to glorify the Son through His disciples in worship.

John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. <-- The will of the Father.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me....13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

When saved believers, including Catholics are praying to the Holy Spirit to come and fall on them again and again and again, John 14:6,13-14 proves the Holy Spirit is not answering those prayers for He is not the Mediator between God and men, but only the Son of God is to answer prayers so that the Father may be glorified in the Son for the answer of prayers and receive thanks in Jesus's name.

To be continued.....
 
You are missing the context, reread verses 24-28, then you can probably sense t better, we get ideas or taught a certain way and it blocks us or we get tunnel vision. Lets look at it in proper context.

Matt. 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets(THE A.C. and F.P), and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. {{ If it were possible means it is NOT POSSIBLE but why? SEE BELOW, Jesus explains. }}

25 Behold, I have told you before[hand]. {{ So, Jesus warns those living in the very end what's coming. }}

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. {{ Jesus is telling this to the Jews who repent during the 70th week, who flee unto the Petra/Bozrah area during the end times. Then BELOW he demonstrates where he will be COMING FROM. }}

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. {{ Jesus is telling those Jews hiding in the Petra/Bozrah region where he will be coming from, the Eastern Skies for all to see.}}

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. {{ This above is just Jesus using a sort of adage, the eagles gather where the carcass (dead body) is at, likewise you can see me coming in the Eastern skies, for all men to see, so DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ME, I will be at Armageddon, NOWHERE ELSE, not in no Storeroom, or in no Desert, therefore they can not TRICK you because I have told you all this BEFOREHAND. }}
Continued from last reply to you

So how bad is it now in these latter days before He come where saved believers are not doing the will of the father by how He specifically stated to how He is to be honored by and that is by only honoring the Son where by not doing His will, is a work of iniquity for the spirits of the anti-Christ to move in?

2 Thessalonians 2:1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first,....
1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;


This all applies to the verses you cited in Matthew 24th chapter in your quote by going to places where the Spirit of Christ is at.

2 Corinthians 11:1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

A lot of saved believers are at risk of being left behind by how they take communion as if it is inhabited by Christ's Presence in the bread and the wine. Some Presbyterians even start their communion service with "we come into His presence today.." which is a lie & not of the truth.

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

So will churches be lax at the end of the great tribulation when they are being killed by the sword and hunger for not having the mark to buy or sell or is the church lax now and have become complacent and following the crowd i.e. the church without proving all things by His words to expose the works of darkness that denies Him for why the Bridegroom will deny them to attend the Marriage Supper in Heaven?

Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
 
You are missing the context, reread verses 24-28, then you can probably sense t better, we get ideas or taught a certain way and it blocks us or we get tunnel vision. Lets look at it in proper context.

Matt. 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets(THE A.C. and F.P), and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. {{ If it were possible means it is NOT POSSIBLE but why? SEE BELOW, Jesus explains. }}

25 Behold, I have told you before[hand]. {{ So, Jesus warns those living in the very end what's coming. }}

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. {{ Jesus is telling this to the Jews who repent during the 70th week, who flee unto the Petra/Bozrah area during the end times. Then BELOW he demonstrates where he will be COMING FROM. }}

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. {{ Jesus is telling those Jews hiding in the Petra/Bozrah region where he will be coming from, the Eastern Skies for all to see.}}

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. {{ This above is just Jesus using a sort of adage, the eagles gather where the carcass (dead body) is at, likewise you can see me coming in the Eastern skies, for all men to see, so DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ME, I will be at Armageddon, NOWHERE ELSE, not in no Storeroom, or in no Desert, therefore they can not TRICK you because I have told you all this BEFOREHAND. }}

It was the 70th but not distant future.
 
If you understand the Church is not here during the 70th week and God's goal is to set up the Kingdom Age on earth, and that is why he "Protects t Jews who repent for 1260 days" but the Gentile Remnant Church are not protected. We can see this in Rev.12 the Dragon gets ANGRY because he can not get at the Woman (Jews who repent/Israel) then he turns to go after the Remnant (Small part) of her seed (Jesus is her seed red Gal. 3:16) and thus the Remnant of Jesus is the Church, who come unto Christ after the Pre Trib Rapture.

THIS Generation is the one that sees ALL THE SIGNS, what is the last sign? The Sun and Moon going dark and that happens during the 70th week. God indeed has promise unto He cannot break.

I hope you will visit the Barnet history BEHIND THE SCENES and my two.
 
It is part of the temple. It may have been turned over to the Gentiles, but it makes it no less a part of the temple. Jesus said EVERY STONE will be removed from its place. Then take what I said where it doesn't mean much, because there are other ways of looking at it. There are just some who use this to say that Jesus was talking about a time even further in the future. I read it somewhere.
For starters, Solomon's temple had no outer court for the Gentiles. Secondly the Outer Courts were nit a part of the Temple (meaning God dwells there). Only the priests could enter the inner sanctums. The Men could enter the court of men, the women could enter the court of Israel, King Herod created a court for the Gentiles (remember Rome was ruling Jerusalem at the time). Here is a diagram and pic what it looked like.

Herod's Second Temple. (Has a court for the Gentiles)

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Solomons Temple as designed by God had no court of the Gentiles

What Was The Court Of The Gentiles In The Jewish Temple?
The Jewish, Gentile and foreign colonies have participated in the ritually impure life of the Court of the Gentiles since the time of the Jews. You can exchange money, buy doves and oxen, and mill about in this place. Images were regarded as forms of idolatry by Judaism to this day, and coins with images were exchanged to represent them.

Was There A Court Of The Gentiles In Solomon’s Temple?
The Court of the Gentiles did not exist at Solomon’s Temple because history shows that the construction of the temple was laid out in a different way.

Who Could Enter Solomon’s Temple?
Only temple priests were authorized to enter the Holy Temple, whose responsibilities were unique to Hebrew culture. There is, however, only one thing that matters.

Who Was Not Allowed In The Jewish Temple?
In the warning inscriptions from the Temple, pagans are prohibited from entering, a prohibition mentioned by Josephus in the BCE. In any courtyard entered by non-Jews, such as in the Temple, these inscriptions marked the way that non-Jews were forbidden to go inside.

So, in essence the "Temple" is placed inside a "Gentile court", but that was not a part of God's design as given unto Solomon, so it is not a part of the Temple of God. Thus as Jesus stated, not one stone was left, the temple was torn down and completely razed to the ground.
 
Being how Revelation is not in chronological order and so neither is Matthew 24th chapter when Jesus is answering 3 kinds of questions put to Him by His disciples. FYI
Well, it is in these portions, Matt. 24:4-14 (The Answers in part) which are indeed ALL about the Church Age, but mostly about the Disciples lives and death, verses 7-8 are just two DESCRIPTOR VERSES to shine light on why "The end is by and by or much later on, not in 70 AD". Jesus feels he MUST get this info to sink in, so verses 7-8 is merely him describing unto them how the end is Muchhhhh muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh later on, then in vs. 9 it is right back to the Disciples fate !!

Then in vs. 15 we go right to the Middle of the week or 1290(midst of the week) which is 30 days before the Beast conquers Israel at the 1260 events. We then see the Troubles and Anti-Christ/F.P. which both last 1260 days. We are told about Jesus 2nd coming in vs. 31. Then we get the parable of the Fig Tree which in this case doesn't not represent Israel per se, it should be juxtaposed against all of THE SIGNS, it says so, reread it. Then in verses 36-51 I think we get the Pre Trib Rapture but of course Matthew did not understand this really happens after vs. 14. So, that portion is indeed out of sequence.

I apply that to the Welsh Revival of 1904-05 & the Azusa Street Revival of 1906-09 for introducing the apostasy of applying emphasis on the baptism with the Holy Ghost with evidence of tongues where even drunk in the spirit phenomenon had occurred there at Azusa also.
I have no clue how this applies to anything I said tbh.

So we are in the tribulation of the last day where the falling away from the faith is happening in droves as saved believers put the focus and the spotlight on the Holy Spirit in the worship place which is not the Holy Spirit but the spirits of the antichrist that is visiting them, whereas the real indwelling holy Spirit would always keep the focus & the spotlight on the Son in worship and not on Himself at any time nor the "Trinity" but the Son to testify of the Son in worship so as to glorify the Son through His disciples in worship.
Firstly, we are not in the "Tribulation of the 70th week the Rapture must happen first !! Secondly, the Falling away from the faith is a misnomer, the word in 2 Thess. 2:1-3 is DEPARTURE, and it is the departure of the Church from its "standing on this earth" an d it POINTS to vs. 1 where it speaks of a Gathering unto Christ Jesus.

The Trinity is merely God the Father, God the Redeemer (Jesus) an d God the Comforter (holy spirit).

When saved believers, including Catholics are praying to the Holy Spirit to come and fall on them again and again and again, John 14:6,13-14 proves the Holy Spirit is not answering those prayers for He is not the Mediator between God and men, but only the Son of God is to answer prayers so that the Father may be glorified in the Son for the answer of prayers and receive thanks in Jesus's name.
There will not be saved Christians on earth during the 70th week, unless they repent after the Rapture.

So how bad is it now in these latter days before He come where saved believers are not doing the will of the father by how He specifically stated to how He is to be honored by and that is by only honoring the Son where by not doing His will, is a work of iniquity for the spirits of the anti-Christ to move in?

2 Thessalonians 2:1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first,....
1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;


This all applies to the verses you cited in Matthew 24th chapter in your quote by going to places where the Spirit of Christ is at.
Well, it dos 24:15-31, but it does not apply to Matt. 24:4-14.

And that word Falling away was placed there by the KJV translators, the first 7 English versions all had DEPARTURE as did the Latin Vulgate which used Dicessio (Close enough.....which means DEPARTURE). So, both the Churches Departure/Rapture AND the Anti-Christ must must show up before the DOTL God's Wrath does.
 
Well, it is in these portions, Matt. 24:4-14 (The Answers in part) which are indeed ALL about the Church Age, but mostly about the Disciples lives and death, verses 7-8 are just two DESCRIPTOR VERSES to shine light on why "The end is by and by or much later on, not in 70 AD". Jesus feels he MUST get this info to sink in, so verses 7-8 is merely him describing unto them how the end is Muchhhhh muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh later on, then in vs. 9 it is right back to the Disciples fate !!
@EarlyActs & @armylngst

Do consider that Matthew 24:14 is after the rapture event because it is the first angel that spreads the everlasting gospel to all the world in Revelation 14:6-7 after the testimony was given about out of all those raptured, who makes up His personal choir in Heaven in Revelation 14:1-5 as being those 144,000 virgin honest men.

Then the end comes as announced by the second angel of the fall of Babylon in Revelation 14:8 which is in detail in Revelation 18th chapter with left behind saints dead in them. The end is immediate as Jesus described it in Mathew 29:51 for why He is warning believers to be ready in a time where they are living a life as if not being hunted down nor starved out because of not having the mark by the beast waging war on them.

That fiery calamity on that third of the earth in Revelation 8:7 is what causes the "Great Reset" that the internet YOUTUBE is buzzing about in bringing about the New World Order and the mark of the beast system for why the third angel warns every one that takes the mark to buy & sell, that the consequence will be the lake of fire, no matter what in Revelation 14:9-11.

Then in vs. 15 we go right to the Middle of the week or 1290(midst of the week) which is 30 days before the Beast conquers Israel at the 1260 events. We then see the Troubles and Anti-Christ/F.P. which both last 1260 days. We are told about Jesus 2nd coming in vs. 31. Then we get the parable of the Fig Tree which in this case doesn't not represent Israel per se, it should be juxtaposed against all of THE SIGNS, it says so, reread it. Then in verses 36-51 I think we get the Pre Trib Rapture but of course Matthew did not understand this really happens after vs. 14. So, that portion is indeed out of sequence.
I agree that verses 15-21 is about the great tribulation, but I have to wonder about verse 22 for why it is written as it is since the elect, aka the chosen, lives are shortened because of the rapture event rather than His actual coming as the King of kings on earth.

I believe at verse 22 He reverts to before the rapture event because of how bad the great tribulation is going to be and then goes into false prophets coming into the church leading many astray in the latter days before that rapture event comes for why we are to be ready or else.

Indeed, he describes the events from verse 22 onward as being the tribulations of the latter days we are living in now as before that great tribulation comes where false prophets will come in and lead many astray in the churches.

Verses 42-44 is why He is saying to believers to watch; to not suffer a thief to break through which is inferring to the spirits of the antichrist when saved believers believe the lie that they can receive the Holy Spirit again for tongues for private use, for a healing, or for a casting out of devils, or for revelations by visions etc. as the Azusa Street Revival had this emphasis on the baptism with the Holy Ghost with evidence of tongues where they were scattered into different factions as they now are manifesting in these latter days with being drunk in the spirit, holy laughter movement, Toronto's Blessings, Pensacola Outpouring, slain in the spirit, Ernest Angeley's Healing Crusade, and the like where recently a guest speaker at my brother's church was offering "an encounter with Jesus" to "experience the tenderness of Jesus" for sinners to get healings while the pastor added to the invitation for saved believers by saying "Those who hunger for more of God, let the Spirit fill you."

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 is being fulfilled now for why he is coming soon as the Bridegroom to judge His House first to restore the wayward to the path of righteousness for His name's sake rather than the glory of the name of that apostate movement of the spirit's sake by that rapture event in leaving them behind.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 says they are damned but this is referring to how they can never be resurrected as vessels unto honor in His House for being in that iniquity but to be resurrected after the great tribulation as vessels unto dishonor in His House. 2 Timothy 2:19-21 This is why Paul addressed those that were at risk of being damned in the next chapter in 2 Thessalonians 3:1-7,14-15 that we are to withdraw from them, but not to treat them as the enemy, but admonish them as brothers still.

Make no mistake. Because of the falling away from the faith for why not all saved believers are "watching" as they are suffering a thief to break through for believing the lie that they can receive the Holy Spirit by a sign, Jesus will judge His House first in dealing with them. 1 Peter 4:17 He will finish His work in those saints left behind to His glory by burning off of that foundation all that offends Him in that day.

1 Corinthians 3:10-17 KJV

2 Corinthians 5:7-11
 
Do consider that Matthew 24:14 is after the rapture event because it is the first angel that spreads the everlasting gospel to all the world in Revelation 14:6-7 after the testimony was given about out of all those raptured, who makes up His personal choir in Heaven in Revelation 14:1-5 as being those 144,000 virgin honest men.
Well, verse 14 is speaking unto the Church only, I agree 14 is what brings the Rapture of the Church, but the reason the Angel has to start preaching he gospel is two fold, the Church is no longer on earth, save for those who come unto Christ after the Rapture, but with God's Wrath falling, and men dodging, and with the Anti-Christ ordering the False Prophet to TAKE AWAY the Sacrifice (which just means he puts forth an edict that no one can Worship Jesus Christ), the Angel has to take up the preaching of the Gospel. See Jason under Antiochus 2150 years ago, they ordered that those worshiping the worshiping of the God of Abraham to cease !! SAME THING, Jesus is the God of Abraham, he told the Pharisees he was I Am that I Am.

There are no 144,000 Virgen men, its a CODE !! Are there 10 Virgin women who make up the complete Church? Just like in Rev. 12, God (who wrote the book of Revelation) uses a code word for Israel, one so Rome would not take the papers/book of Rev. away as seditious material, and would not destroy the early Church, also God doesn't want Satan to be able to plan ahead, the more he knows the more he can trick into to hell. So, what dos the 144,000 mean? Well, 10 = Completion (Church Bride) the Rev. 2:10 scriptures says that church would have 10 days of Tribulation (Complete Church Age) and we get the 10 Commandments and 10 Plagues of Egypt et al Also, 12 = Fulness and 7 = Divine Completion, along with 10 that = Completion. So, lets add it up.

God states He will save Himself 7000 men who have not bowed unto Satan

God states 1/3 of Israel will repent in Zech. 13:8-9)

God says that 144,000 "men" will serve the Father

How can all three be correct? Well, two are codes and one is a ratio, like this:

7 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 7000 or Divine Completion x Completion or ALL Israel who repents.

The 1/3 of the End Time Jews who repent will be 1/3 of all End Time Jews which = 3.5-5 million Jews.

12 x 12 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 144,000 or Fulness x Completion or ALL Israel who repents.

All three are thus correct because God can not lie.

So, the 144,000 are the Jews who repent, then they Flee Judea at the 1290, now knowing that reread Rev. 7, God says HOLD UP the four winds (Judgments) that they HURT NOT the Seas, Trees or the Earth, so what is it that hurts the Seas, Trees and the Earth? The Rev. 8 Trumpet Judgments, so why do they need to be held up? Well, Israel has to first REPENT (be sealed by the holy spirit) then they need PROTECTION from these coming Judgments, because they are mere men and women, and this is what God is referring to in Rev. 18:4 where He says come out of her my people lest you take part in her (Babylon's or THE WORLD) sins and in her plagues. So, one might say, doesn't the Seals bring the plagues first? NO, the Seals open the Judgment Scroll, it is only opened up in Rev. 8 vi the 7th Seal !! The first six Seals is merely Jesus FORETELLING the Wrath that is coming via the soon to come 7 Trumps of God's Wrath. Seals 1-5 Prophecy what the Anti-Christs rule will bring over 42 months in each case 1.) He Conquers 2.) Brings War 3.) His rule brings Famine 4.) He tyrannical rile brings Death, Sickness and the grave (Hades) 5.) He Martyrs those who come to Christ during the 70th week. Then we get the 6th Seal which is Jesus FORETELLING God's coming wrath of the exact same 42 months. The Sun & Moon will get dimed somewhat (by 1/3) and we see that via Trump #4. So, in essence the Seals DO NITHING, except open up a Scroll of Judgments that are sealed. Now, Rev. 7 being JUST BEFORE the Wrath falls makes sense !!

(Oh boy, long dissertation) I can't help myself when I see the 144,000. People truly just do not get it.

Then the end comes as announced by the second angel of the fall of Babylon in Revelation 14:8 which is in detail in Revelation 18th chapter with left behind saints dead in them. The end is immediate as Jesus described it in Mathew 29:51 for why He is warning believers to be ready in a time where they are living a life as if not being hunted down nor starved out because of not having the mark by the beast waging war on them.
Rev. 14:8 is actually the same thing in four or five chapters. Glad you somewhat catch this.

Revelation 11 the 7th Trump Sounds. Rev. 14 Babylon Falls, the Wine-press of God's Wrath in verses 17-20.
Rev. 16:19 we see Jesus returns and God calls the Nations that Jesus defeats Babylon the Great, who receives the Wine-press of God's Wrath (this proves Babylon = the Whole World) Rev. 19 where we see Jesus defeat the Beast and all of his minions at Armageddon. And finally, as you mention Rev. 18 which is more or less a play by play of the full 42 months of God's Wrath, affecting the "Feelings" of all of those people who placed worldliness and greed over God. It is showing basically, how the are crying and lamenting because thy are getting their just judgment, the can not take it now that evil is getting Judged.

That fiery calamity on that third of the earth in Revelation 8:7 is what causes the "Great Reset" that the internet YOUTUBE is buzzing about in bringing about the New World Order and the mark of the beast system for why the third angel warns every one that takes the mark to buy & sell, that the consequence will be the lake of fire, no matter what in Revelation 14:9-11.
Don't fall for the Great Reset stuff brother. Anything Satan s showing us publicly is not his real plans. Look up the European Neighborhood Policy, that is the framework for the Covenant/AGREEMENT that the Anti-Christ makes with Israel and THE MANY (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya). All of the RCC and Pope stuff AND all of the Islamic Anti-Christ stuff by Joel Richardson are head-fakes by Satan. The U.N. stuff are also head-fakes, the European Union (Dan. 7:7-8) is where the Greek Born (Dan. 8:9) Anti-Christ comes to power. He will have an Old Assyrian bloodline (Turk or Iraqi).
I agree that verses 15-21 is about the great tribulation, but I have to wonder about verse 22 for why it is written as it is since the elect, aka the chosen, lives are shortened because of the rapture event rather than His actual coming as the King of kings on earth.

That is not what it means, no part of the 7 Years is shortened, but Jesus is FORETELLING his Disciples that when he returns, and kills the Beast, after his 42 month reign, that 2nd Coming SHORTENS the Beast's rule. But, if the Anti-Christ would have of been allowed to continue past his 42 months rule, he would have eventually have wiped out all mankind. So, Jesus does indeed shorten the Beasts rule when he returns, kills him, and then casts him straight into hellfire. See the point now? Th Rapture happen before all of this.

I believe at verse 22 He reverts to before the rapture event because of how bad the great tribulation is going to be and then goes into false prophets coming into the church leading many astray in the latter days before that rapture event comes for why we are to be ready or else.
Allow me to give you the THREE PHASES of Matt. 24 and why false christs, false prophets and then False Prophets performing miracles are mentioned three times.

Verses 4-6 are about false christs because in 67-70 AD the Pharisees tried to force a few of these men into being a political saviors. They knew Rome was the fourth beast.

Verses 7-14 is about the Church Age, but mostly about those Jupiter, Zeus type false prophets with "Oracles" announcing that Christians should be killed. That is why Jesus told them they would all be killed, save John.

Verses 23-24 is about THE Anti-Christ and THE False Prophet. So, it doesn't revert back to Pre Trib there.

Indeed, he describes the events from verse 22 onward as being the tribulations of the latter days we are living in now as before that great tribulation comes where false prophets will come in and lead many astray in the churches.
Nope, verses 15-31 is the last 1290 days of the 70th week, since the AoD is the 1290.

Make no mistake. Because of the falling away from the faith for why not all saved believers are "watching" as they are suffering a thief to break through for believing the lie that they can receive the Holy Spirit by a sign, Jesus will judge His House first in dealing with them. 1 Peter 4:17 He will finish His work in those saints left behind to His glory by burning off of that foundation all that offends Him in that day.
In the end the world gets more evil, but 1 Thess. 2:1-5 is about the Rapture or Departure, not a falling away or a DEPARTURE from the Faith.
 
Well, verse 14 is speaking unto the Church only, I agree 14 is what brings the Rapture of the Church, but the reason the Angel has to start preaching he gospel is two fold, the Church is no longer on earth, save for those who come unto Christ after the Rapture, ...
Many saved believers found in unrepentant iniquity and former believers will be left behind at the pre great tribulation rapture event because that is when Christ shall judge His church first.

1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Luke 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
So we are to exhort the believers living in sin ( even heresy ) and former believers to go to Jesus Christ for help and discernment in seeing the lies and the iniquities to depart from them so they too may "obtain" that "eternal glory" that comes with our salvation which is to be that vessel unto honor in His House. Otherwise, they are at risk of being left behind even though they are still His and thus saved.

2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

As the church is to excommunicate when holding fellowship and the feast thereby to eat in sincerity & in truth, so will God do for the Marriage Supper above.

1 Corinthians 5th Chapter

I need the Lord's help to not have malice for those that have wronged me and refuses to repent because they may repent in time before the Marriage Supper and so He has to help me to forgive them for they know not what they do as they are my brothers and sisters. Even if they do get left behind... I cannot have any malice on that foundation nor hatred as they are works of the flesh and can defile the Temple of God.

I shall leave them to God for vengeance and to give them stripes so they will never do that again as they shall live as my brothers & sisters on earth in serving the King of kings after the great tribulation as I hope in Him that I shall live in the City of God forever.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

1 Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 
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