It sure is all those who believe in Christ Jesus and his finished works in the cross shall be saved Amen! For we are saved by grace through faith so no man shall boast ...look up guys he's coming 💛
Even though I have different understanding of rapture timing I still enjoy brother Yankee's preaching. I pray to God that he is correct rather than me :-). blessings
Pray for pre , prepare for post. It sure is a lot better when we don't let our understanding of when the rapture takes place get in the way of love and respect for one another. Much Love, another brother. BTW, love that Yankee!
The bible states to be ready in season and out of season, that is what I can understand. The rest is just theory and conjecture. Why should I be so concerned with the day and the hour if I am living for him every day? If the Lord doesn't come before the time we have to make a choice, wouldn't that be the reason why He mentions how people are wary because He hasn't come back? The one thing the bible says is to be ready. Doesn't that make more sense?
By him making this video doesn't take away that we shouldn't be ready in and out of season if its in Gods word shouldn't everything be a concern or.take heed to what God is saying ..correct we should stay busy be ready at all times but what he say I g is in scripture that many take.out of context and misunderstand this but we also should preach the gospel n witness that we are saved by Grace not of works
How can antichrist wage war against the saints and prevail during the great tribulation, if the saints are not there anymore ? And if you say these saints are fresh converts, converted after the rapture, then the church hasn't been raptured, isn't she ? Because then, she's still on earth.
Nick"... All!... the NAY" SAYERS" Friends/ family members ECT. ! Who mocked". Are the ones who finally Realize the TRUTH" WILL DIE FOR THE CAUSE OF CHRIST". cult / LEGALISTIC CHURCHES too! ( that's why they Don't BELIEVE in PRE TRIBE RAP" TITUS 2V13..PAUL S DOCTRINE. GOD BLESS "
I am neither pre-trib nor post-trib. I am pro ENTERING through the narrow gait; pro OVERCOMING the flesh, the world, and the devil; pro ENDURING till the end.
@@ReadyToFly24 What you speak of is the justification part of salvation in Christ Jesus (nothing that we can do in our own flesh to earn a right standing before a Holy God). It is only by faith in Jesus through His finished work on the cross that justifies and saves us. The other two parts of our salvation are sanctification.and glorification. Sanctification is setting ourselves apart for His purposes (the daily surrendering of our will for His will). "It is through many tribulations that we ENTER into the kingdom of God." The third part of our salvation is glorification. This will occur when Jesus returns, and we receive the redemption of our bodies which will be transformed into glorified bodies (such as Jesus had when He was raised from death). Sadly, many Christians remain focused on only the justification part of this great salvation.
@Wayne B If followers of Christ would hold strongly to what was shared in my initial comment, the ongoing debate of the timing of the rapture of His saints would become inconsequential.
Your own righteousness will not save you, brother... only believing in the righteousness of our Lord Jesus will save you. The prophet Isaiah makes it crystal clear: we are unclean and our righteous works are like filthy rags to God (Is. 64:6). As does Paul in his letter to the Romans, “All have turned aside…no one does good, not even one” (Rom. 3:12). The picture is quite clear. God is holy and righteous and our works are not. The moment that we think we are, we need to revisit what Scripture says is true about our state of being. So what in the world is the writer of Hebrews talking about when he says to not “neglect to do good and to share…for such sacrifices are pleasing to God?” (v. 16). Is he wrong? And what would be the point of doing good if our works are seen as producing disgust in God? We must not mix up viewing our works as if they are for our own salvation with the works that God empowers us to do through the work of Christ on the cross and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in every single believer. The difference between the two views of works reveals such important truths to us. First, it reveals to us how much we need Christ, and not just for some parts of our lives, but our whole lives. Second, it reveals to us how we can live since we have been given, freely, the ability to worship, celebrate, and give thanks to our God who has rescued us from an eternity apart from Him. Our Father in heaven loves us so much, and I am reminded of the father in the story of the prodigal son running to his returning son, embracing and kissing him. I can only imagine the relationship the son and father now have, one full of joy on both sides beyond measure. Our lives and living them unto the Lord should be a reflection of our deep thanksgiving to the salvation that we have been given. So yes, our good works with the belief that it will obtain our salvation are like filthy rags, but our good works, led by the Spirit, are indeed pleasing to God and as a result, we can live our lives even more joyful as we reflect on what God has done for us and through us.
Matthew 24:40-42 - "40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. 42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come."
To read a "rapture" into the text of the Olviet Discourse (Matt. 24) is to completely take what the disciples asked and Jesus' reply completely out of context. The full context for Matt. 24 actually begins as far back as chap 21. What is taking place is that Jesus is speaking against the Jewish leaders of that time and pronounces woes on the scribes and Pharisees. He then condemns the temple according to Levitical Law as High Priest by declaring the temple “desolate“ (Matt. 23:38). Mathew 24:1 begins with His disciples coming up to Him to point out the buildings of the temple as to marvel at the beauty of the stones (Matt 24:1, Luke 21:5) and wondering what Jesus meant when He declared the temple "desolate" (Matt. 23:38). Jesus, as the high Priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 5:6), inspected the temple twice, the first visitation occurs in John 2:11-12. After the second visit, Matt 21:12, Jesus found the temple leprous and issued His priestly evaluation: “And as Jesus came out of the temple” (Matt. 24:1), as the priest “shall come out from the house (Lev. 14:38), and declare it desolate (Matt. 23:38), as a priest declared a house leprous to be “unclean” (Lev. 14:44). A leprous house could be cleansed in only one way: “He shall therefore tear down the house, it stones, and it’s timbers, and all of the plaster of the house, and he shall take them outside the city to an unclean place” (Lev. 14:45). When Jesus’ disciples pointed to the temple buildings after hearing of the desolation, Jesus answered: “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.” (Matt. 24:2). Jesus condemned the temple according to Levitical Law as High Priest, declaring the temple “desolate“ (Matt. 23:38), then prescribing the only way for it to be cleansed, is by tearing it down (Matt. 24:2). In Matt. 24:3, knowing that Jesus has just condemned the temple, the disciples ask Jesus a 3 part question; “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Lets look at the first part question here in v.3; “when will these things be?” In Matt 24:4, Jesus begins answering their question by first describing some events that lead up to a "great tribulation" (Matt. 24:21). When you get down to v.34 in Mathew 24, and v.32 in Luke 21, Jesus then answers them more directly, by telling them that “this generation will not pass away before these things take place” (Matt 24:34; Luke 21:32). Keep in mind, Jesus was not linguistically challenged. Jesus knew the difference between such pronouns as 'this' and 'that.' 'This' and 'that' are used to point to one object. 'This' points to something nearby, while 'that' points to something “over there.” So when Jesus says “this generation" He is distinctively talking about those in His audience, Jesus' generation. We can also back this up by looking no further back then in Matt. 12:34-31, where Jesus was clearly condemning ‘this generation’ calling them a “generation of vipers,“ and “an evil and adulterous generation” who will be judged by their own evil words. We know that Jesus wasn’t referring to a future generation here, because the term “this generation” (v.41,42) is clearly used by Jesus to identify the scribes and the Pharisees that he was talking to (v.39). It's no different with Matt 24:34 which takes place shortly after Jesus pronounces woes on the scribes and Pharisees that Jesus that He says “this generation will not pass away before these things take place.” The second part of this 3 part question, "And what will be the sign of Your coming," Jesus describes events leading up to the "great tribulation" and the third part of this 3 part question. I don't have room here to break this all down so we will jump to the last question, which really reveals all of what Jesus is describing here in Matt. 24. The last part of the 3 part question the disciples asked Jesus in Matt. 24:3 is about the “end of the age.” The original Greek translation here in Matt. 24:3 for “age” is aion; which means a period of time. Notice that the disciples did not ask about the end of the "world." Which in Greek, would be kosmos; meaning ‘world’ or ‘universe.’ However, kosmos was not used in the original Greek manuscript here in Matt. 24:3, and would not fit in context with what Jesus is describing in Matt. 24. The New KJV translates the word aion as “age” correctly, while the Old KJV along with some other Bible versions translates aion incorrectly as “world.” This causes a lot of confusion, as “world” is not the proper translation for the Greek word aion that was originally used in this verse. Kosmos has a completely different meaning than aion. When you breakdown Matt. 24 with other scriptures the meaning becomes clear that Jesus is not talking about events leading up to a 'rapture' of the church, but to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Every event that Jesus predicted here in Matt. 24 took place exactly as Jesus predicted 40 years later leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. The all of the events leading up to this great tribulation as described in Matt 24 was recorded not only through other scriptures here in the Bible, but also in secular writings from the Historians of the day like Tacitus, Suetonius, and Josephus. Those who heeded Jesus' warning escaped with their lives, while those who refused to believe perished along with the temple, and the whole Jewish theological and sociological identity that was associated with it. No where in the world do they practice the same Judaism today as they did during Christs time in the 1st century. So is there going to be a rapture? Well, I believe the answer is yes. At the resurrection where those “who are alive and remain will be caught up together” (1 Thess. 4:17). It is not going to take place with Jesus coming in secret to take the church out before a seven year tribulation period begins. It only makes sense when you read in Matt 24:16 where Jesus tells His audience that all anyone has to do to escape this "great tribulation" is to just "flee to the mountains" that the event Jesus is describing is not a future world-wide event, but rather, an event that was local and was soon going to take place to the generation to whom Jesus was speaking to, leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. No where in scripture can you find one single verse that clearly explains a secret coming of Jesus and a pre-tribulational rapture of the church. In fact you can’t even find in any texts a single line or phrase that would even hint to such an event without the reader 'assuming' it into the reading of the scripture and twisting the text around by changing the meaning of some passages. It’s just not there, and scripture doesn’t support this theology. Jesus completely nullifies the idea of a secret rapture of the church in John 5:28-29 when He says “for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth-those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation” (John 5:28-29, NKJV). Again this notion is laid to rest with Jesus' prayer in John 17:15 when He prays; “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one” If these verses are true, then the idea of a pretribulational rapture cannot be. Besides, don't you think if the rapture was so important that Paul would have at least mentioned it one time? But he didn't! Paul wrote 3/4 of the New Testament and not one word about a rapture of the Church. Dispensationalist will tell you that Paul talks about it in 1 Thes. 4:16-17, pointing to the part “will be caught up,” means to be raptured away. What the text does clearly state is that the dead in Christ will rise first-those who have already passed away, and that those who are alive at this time “will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:17). The text simply describes the raising of those who are “in Christ.“ No mention is made of the church being raptured either before, or after a tribulation period. Nothing in the text here even points to a tribulation period. Clearly, what Paul is describing here is a resurrection and a rapture that happens at the same time, one after the other, but there is no indication that it is a “pre-tribulational” rapture. Nor does it fit the dispensational theory of a rapture of the believers only without a resurrection. It does however, coincide with what Jesus says in John 5:28-29. Many mistake the blessed hope as being “the rapture.” But the rapture is not the Bible’s Blessed Hope. Instead the clear teaching of the Scripture is that Christians find hope in the promise that when they die they will go to heaven to be with the Lord (Phil. 1:21). The resurrection, not the rapture, is the hope of the church. Paul was on trial “for the resurrection of the dead” (Acts 24:21), not the rapture of the church. Paul is emphatic: “But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain” (1 Cor. 15:13-14). No such defense is made of a supposed pre-tribulational, mid-tribulational, post-tribulational, or pre-wrath rapture.
Praise GOD for blessed is thy Lord Jesus Christ brothers and sisters accept the free gift of God of ETERNAL LIFE Passages to Salvation can be found in JOHN 3;16-18 1corinthians15;1-4 for the time is at hand Amen God bless you all see you soon in thy SKY Amen
“.....the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.....The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. THEN SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN IN TH KINGDOM OF THEIR FATHER.” This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall HEAR HIS VOICE, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” John 5:28-29 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “...afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. THEN COMETH THE END, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, eve the Father; when he shall have PUT DOWN ALL RULE AND ALL AUTHORITY AND POWER. For he must reign, till he hath put ALL ENEMIES UNDER HIS FEET.” 1 Cor. 15:23-25 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Your right Daisy, these verses you listed here leave no room for a pre-trib rapture followed by a great tribulation! They have to be 'assumed' into the text. These verses are clearly talking about the second coming of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Scripture interprets scripture and nothing else, while the context reveals the meaning of the scripture. When you take verses out of context and apply them any way you choose the meaning is lost. God bless!
The beloved Christ rejecters have not the Son nor the Father; they have the spirit of antichrist...pray they will believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Down to Dispensationalism!!!
“...But we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, AT THE LAST TRUMP: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” 1 Cor. 15:51-52 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body....” Philippians 3:20-21 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
How many times in John 6 does Jesus say the dead will be raised on the last day. Also if mathew is just for the Jewish people or israel does that mean the beatitudes isn’t for the gentiles?
“For what is Our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?” 1 Thess. 2:19 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ; WHO SHALL JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD AT HIS APPEARING AND HIS KINGDOM.” 2Tim. 4:1 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “When Christ, who is Our 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” Col.3:4 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “.....but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” 1 John 3:2 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
I follow the Word of God and not that of humans or Angels. So, 2Thessalonians 2:1-3 1st come the Apostasy ( we see now many "believers" have relationship with the Catholics) 2nd The Antichrist reveal himself and 3rd the Elect Born Again Christians will waiting for the Rapture. So, I listen the advice of the Word of God = 2Thessalonians 2: Now, brethren, .... 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means
Can you explain salvation after the rapture? I have heard it's work based since the church age is over, but here you say they get judged and he who believes goes to heaven. No works needed then?
infernohit It’s a fraud to think it’s for the Anti-Christ Jews who despise Jesus. Believe me...I grew up Jewish and my family HATES, HATES, HATES Jesus. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is the Anti-Christ who denier the Father and the Son. (1Jn 2:22) There is neither Jew not Greek, nor bond or free, male or female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28)...Read Rom2:28-29, Read Gal 3:7,8,9,16,28,29...You don’t have to be a scholar to figure out who the elect and who the Jews are...
Check out the following to find the timing of Mk 13: 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: Mark 13:14 KJV From the above we see the timing is in the middle of the Great Tribulation. The Church will be raptured to Heaven before this event takes place, but I do agree it is doctrinal directed to all left on earth.
@@AdamVine Amos 9:14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God. If Gods promises are rescinded as you suggest maybe our hope is misplaced.
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and Our Saviour Jesus Christ” Titus 2:13 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a SHOUT....” 1Thess. 4:16 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “....when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire....” 2 Thess. 1:7-8 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise..” 2Peter 3:10 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them.......and they shall not escape” 1 Thess. 5:2-3 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “....they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet,” Matt. 24: 30-31 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ. “For as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in thee days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, AND KNEW NOT UNTIL THE FLOOD CAME AND TOOK THEM ALL AWAY.... Matt 24:37-39 This is a description of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
How can Matthew 24 be for the Jews. The Jews at the time of the 1st advent had the book of Zechariah. They had the scripture of Zech 14 6-9 about the 2nd coming. Zech 14 7 had already said the 2nd coming would be in the evening time in Israel. The watch for the 2nd coming had already been given. Now in Matthew 24 32-51 nobody worldwide will know the watch. Matthew 24 43. And in Mark 13 35, nobody will know if the watch will be in the evening time or the midnight watch or when the rooster crows or at dawn.
If a Jew accepts jesus as hi saviour, would he be raptured? What qualifies a person to be a jew? How pure must their DNA be? Just trying to understand things
Everyone whose name is in the Lamb's book of life at that time will be raptured but many more will come to Him throughout this tribulation. Plus the 144,000 walking the earth with Gods seal during the tribulation who are martyred i believe midtrib. A remnant of Jews will be left at the end of the trib and the ones who realized that Jesus is who he said he was i believe will be the humans to start the 1000. Years as we will be in our forever bodies and reigning with Jesus.
I think that as Bible believers we ought to take a more literal interpretation of Gen. I like your channel a lot. I want to ask you to begin an investigation into the heliocentric model as deeply as you have Bible translators and Calvinism. If you would denounce Darwin, then you have to denounce the model that makes it tick. The reason every eye will see Jesus coming is because the Earth is flat. The sign of the Son of Man will be visible across the whole world because the world is not a space ball. Please, take this to the scriptures. The Word of God is the authority on all matters. From the beginning to the end, the scriptures have much to say about the shape of our world.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to recognize that a lunar eclipse is not produced by a flat earth. The moon is the perfect size and distance from earth to stabilize rotation and to facilitate human habitability. Not only so, the moon and sun's relative sizes and distances from earth provide perfect solar eclipses, which played a vital role in the development of modern science (e.g., determination of the nature of stars and confirmation of Einstein’s general theory of relativity).
None so blind 2nd coming of JESUS after 7yrs trib people r so blind but yet still dont want n2 study their bible 2 get 2 know what will happen biblically wow how blind,,,,,, go 2 real life with jack hibbs on y there must be a pretrib rapture of the church
Sorry to have to inform you that I believe you are wrong. That verse is a second coming verse, not rapture. Notice that in 1 Thess 4, the classic rapture passage, no angels are out and about gathering folk. They are not needed for that at the rapture. However, when Christ comes back, they will have to gather the elect (Jews) to bring them back into their land. In addition, the OT believers will be resurrected at this time and live in Israel. See Daniel 12:2
Sir, what verse in the bible that says very clearly and direct about the rapture (gathering of the elect) before the gathering of the elect in mat 24:31 after the tribulation in mat 24:29. I am not convinced of plaine reasoning without biblical proof.
None do blind Ok 4 people who dont believe on the rapture (harpatzo) greek word,,, but yet still dont read & study their bible but come on utube 4 a church session how very blind these r some verses ok but if u have a study bible u can also referance & cross-- referance ok 1st cor :15---51-56::::::! 2nd thess ch 4::::::::::::1st thess2:::-----19::::::::::col3--4:::::::::::::1st john:3--2 ok SHALOM IN JESUS NAME
@@malamaraj6676 Sir/Ma'am, i believe in rapture that is the gathering of the elect (mat 24:31) after the tribulation (mat 24:29). My problem is the gathering of the elect that was said will happen before the tribulation. All of the verses you qouted tells of the gathering of the elect but NOTHING WAS MENTIONED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE TRIBULATION. By the way there is no 2the 4 in my king james bible, may i know the bible version you are using. May the Lord blesses you.
@@reylambarte3124 none so blind am using the old king james bible ok that elect will be b4 the battle of armageddon when HE gathers the jewish people ok y not just take the bible at its word and not question it ,,, will u be questioning GOD 2 and bc the rapture is immenent it means it can happen anytime ok dont u read and study yr bible 4yrselves and cross referance scriptures with each other verses that said practically the same thing ,, this is learning how 2 rightly divide the word of truth and asking the HOLY SPIRIT 4 guidance and decernment ok SHALOM
@@malamaraj6676 Sir/Ma'am may i know your gender so that i can correctly address you. I completely read the whole bible (the new testament) many times already and i found no single verse that says the gathering of the elect (rapture) will happen before the great tribulation. That is why i asked if i missed it in my readings and you proved nothing to my question, you just keep on insisting the idea without any biblical proof. If you have no idea of the verse, please ask this question to anybody who are expert to the word of God. As far as i am concerned, Jesus, paul and john said that the gathering of the elect (rapture) will happen after the great tribulation (mat 24:29-31, 2the 2:1-4, rev 20:4-6). The battle of armagedon is the last battle of satan to the kingdom of God that will happen AFTER the gathering of the elect and the millinume reign of Jesus but BEFORE the great white throne judgement of Jesus (rev 20:4-15). My God blesses you.
@@malamaraj6676 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 3:10 NKJV what about this? Isn't this a reason enough to believe in pre-tribulation rapture?
Josh Leyshon Answer: For he is NOT a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he IS a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. Rom. 3:28-29. By the way, you’re speaking to a Jew. Born Jewish, realized Jesus was and is the Christ. I am part of the remnant that Paul spoke about in Rom 11:5. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Gal 3:28-29) Just read these words and take them at face value. It’s as clear as day...
Josh Leyshon Please read my above text...according to the Bible, there is no more Jews...or Gentiles for that matter. You’re either in Christ or you’re not. Simple really. Read Rom. 2:28,29; Gal. 3:16,28,29 👍📖👊
Pastor I was in scriptural agreement with you until you got to the 10 virgins then you feel back into the traditional teaching. One must realize there are works involved in Tribulation salvation just as there was in OT salvation. The 5 foolish virgins did not endure to the end, they did not keep the commandments, and they may have gotten hungry and taken the mark. There is no judgement for the amount of “light” one has! There are 7 methods of salvation in the Bible and 6 require works, only ours today in this Age of Grace are saved through faith alone with no works involved.
We are Saved by grace through Faith not of works so no man could boast salvation is a Gift given freely by simply believing on the Lord Jesus Christ and his finished works on the cross 💛
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Romans 4:1-7 Reread Romans and Hebrews. There's only ever been one way of salvation and that's through faith. To say other wise is preaching another gospel. Hyperdispensalism will only cause headaches and keep you running in circles. The bible is much simpler than most make it out to be.
Original SoCal Girl Yes, I agree that we (today) are saved by grace through faith......however if you misapply doctrines to the Church, you shut up scripture to yourself. If you feel Abraham was saved like we are today, then please explain why he did not go to the Throne of God upon his physical death, read Luke 16. And please explain the separation of the sheep and goats in Matt 25 where there is no mention of belief or faith. One should also read and study Eze 18. One should read the KJB following the Word’s instructions, take nothing from it, and definitely add nothing to it. The only way to get belief and faith into the sheep and goats is to add it yourself.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV Let me assure you I am not a hyperdispensationalist, I believe the Church started at the cross and there is place for believers baptism. I challenge you as well to answer the points I raised in above reply. I would also add the challenge to answer the questions raised in The Revelation where folks are instructed to not take the mark and keep the commandments. A truthful reading of the instructions from God in The Revelation will show agreement with the book of James where it says one must show one’s faith by their works, and instruction found in Hebrews which says not to fall away. I am not a fundamentalist for I do not pick a teaching which is a “fundamental of the faith” and then apply this to everyone. Catholics do this as well as Church of Christ and sadly most Baptist, in fact most religious sects do this. IT IS AN INSULT TO THE BLOOD OF CHRIST AND THE POWER WITHIN to spread the blood before it was shed. God did not do it, and neither will I. Now. What to do? You can certainly dismiss what I have said by calling me names, you can read the passages I have mentioned and dismiss them as well, but I guarantee that now that this has been presented to you God will lay it heavy on your heart. Every time you read a passage that mentions some work, you will think of this discussion.
The CAUGHT UP will not occur until after the Last Trumpet sounds. The last Trumpet in the Holy Scriptures is the Seventh Trumpet at the end of the Tribulation. Last means last. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 👉at the last trump👈: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. K.J.V Revelation 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. K.J.V Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. K.J.V Joel stated the Day of the Lord will occur after the cosmic disasters of the Sixth Seal so the Tribulation cannot be the Day of the Lord as pre-Tribulation advocates claim. Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the MOON into BLOOD, 👉BEFORE👈 the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. K.J.V Revelation 6:12-13 And I beheld when he had opened 👉the sixth seal👈, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the MOON BECAME as BLOOD; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. K.J.V An invisible return is not Scriptural either. The Scriptures clearly state that every eye will see Him. His Coming will be seen in the sky from the east even to the west. Acts 1 says Jesus will come in the same way as He left: visibly in the clouds. Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and 👉EVERY EYE shall see him👈, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. K.J.V Matthew 24:27,30 Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. K.J.V Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the NAME of Jesus EVERY KNEE should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that EVERY tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. K.J.V
Revelation 11:3 K.J.V And I will give power unto my TWO WITNESSES, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Revelation 11:3 People use this passage in (Matthew 17:1-5) to say that the TWO WITNESSES are Moses and Elias. Matthew 17:1-5 K.J.V And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 👉And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.👈 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. Matthew 17:1-5 Let’s look at (Matthew 17:11-13). Matthew 17:11-13 K.J.V And Jesus ANSWERED and SAID unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, 👉That Elias is COME ALREADY👈, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 👉Then the disciples UNDERSTOOD that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.👈 Matthew 17:11-13 So the Holy Scriptures say that Elias is COME ALREADY. Let see why the disciples UNDERSTOOD that the he=Jesus Christ spake unto them of John the Baptist. 1.)Elijah: Malachi 4:4-6 K.J.V Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 👉And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.👈 Malachi 4:4-6 Luke 1:13-18 K.J.V But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him 👉in the spirit and power of Elias👈, 👉to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.👈 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. Luke 1:13-18 2.)Moses: So why do those believe that Moses is one of the two witnesses? Revelation 11:6 K.J.V These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over WATERS to turn them to BLOOD, and to smite the earth with all PLAGUES, as often as they will. Revelation 11:6 Now for the fire proceedeth out of their mouth of the two witnesses. Revelation 11:5 K.J.V 👉And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth👈, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. Revelation 11:5 So will actual fire proceed out of their mouth? Jeremiah 5:14 K.J.V Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, 👉I will make my WORDS in thy MOUTH FIRE, and this people wood, and it shall DEVOUR them.👈 Jeremiah 5:14 So we see in (Jeremiah 5:14) that the fire is the words of the LORD God. So who are the two witnesses is not Moses and Elijah? Does the Holy Scriptures tell who the two witnesses are, does the Holy Scriptures say that the two witnesses are Moses and Elijah? Let’s look at the verse after (Revelation 11:3 “two witnesses”). Revelation 11:4 K.J.V 👉These are👈 the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. Revelation 11:4 So what are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks? Let’s start with the two candlesticks. Revelation 1:20 K.J.V The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: 👉and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest ARE the seven churches.👈 Revelation 1:20 Is a church a single person? Or Is a church a group or body of believers? So (Revelation 11:4) the two candlesticks are what according to the Holy Scriptures defining what (candlesticks) are? So let’s look at the two olive trees. Zechariah 4:2-3 K.J.V And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: 👉And two olive trees by it👈, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. Zechariah 4:2-3 Zechariah 4:11-13 K.J.V Then answered I, and said unto him, 👉What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?👈 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? 👉And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.👈 Zechariah 4:11-13 Zechariah 4:14 K.J.V Then said he, 👉These are the two anointed ones👈, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth. Zechariah 4:14 Jeremiah 11:16-17 K.J.V The LORD called thy name, 👉A green olive tree👈, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are BROKEN. For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the 👉house of Israel👈 and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. Jeremiah 11:16-17 (Romans 11:16-22 K.J.V) Romans 11:23 K.J.V And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to GRAFF them in AGAIN. Romans 11:23 Romans 11:24-25 K.J.V For if thou wert cut out of the 👉olive tree which is wild by nature👈, and wert GRAFFED contrary to NATURE 👉into a good olive tree👈: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, 👉be GRAFFED into their own olive tree?👈 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this MYSTERY, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to ISRAEL, until the fulness of the GENTILES be come IN. Romans 11:24-25 Israel a.k.a a person born a Jew = God olive tree or natural olive tree. Gentiles a.k.a anyone who is born not a Jew = wild olive tree. Isaiah 43:10 K.J.V Ye are my WITNESSES, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye MAY KNOW and BELIEVE me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. Isaiah 43:10 Acts 1:8 K.J.V But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: 👉and ye shall be witnesses👈 unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 Acts 2:32 K.J.V This Jesus hath God RAISED up, whereof 👉we all are witnesses.👈 Acts 2:32 Revelation 17:6 K.J.V And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the 👉martyrs G3144 👈of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:6 Transliteration: martys Pronunciation: mä'r-tüs Part of Speech: masculine noun Root Word (Etymology): Of uncertain affinity TDNT Reference: 4:474,564 Outline of Biblical Usage: 1. a witness 1. in a legal sense 2. an historical sense 1. one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest 3. in an ethical sense 1. those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death KJV Translation Count: 34x The KJV translates Strongs G3144 in the following manner: witness (29x), martyr (3x), record (2x). Strong's Definitions: μάρτυς mártys, mar'-toos; of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":-martyr, record, witness. The word witness is used 29 times and martyr which is only 3 times. It’s safe to say that martyrs are witnesses. So the two witnesses based on the Holy Scriptures are not Moses and Elijah, but are the ones of the nation of Israel who repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel & the Gentiles who have repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel. Witness#1.) Are those of the nation of Israel who repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel. Witness#2.) Are those who are Gentiles and who have repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel.
I quite disagree with Dr Arnold's views on eschatology and the position of the jews in it. I also do not believe in dispensationalism. But I have to say that I really enjoyed his sermon "Jesus vs John MaCarthur". Very clear salvation message. I loathe Calvinism with a passion. You realy can't help but end up with confusing eschatology and dispensationalism when you think that the jews still have a special place in God's heart because of their blood line. But God is not a respecter of persons. It has never been about race, but religion. The kingdom of God was taken from them and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. For there is neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free, but we are all one in Christ Jesus and heirs according to the promise through faith in Jesus Christ. Those who believe on Christ are counted for the Seed of Abraham. Read Galatians 3 + 4. A great documentary on this is "Marching to Zion". Also check out "After the Tribulation".
This is false teaching. Luke 21 was given first. The questions asked in Matthew 24 should read like this: When will these things that you talked about earlier today at the end of Luke 21 be? And what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age in Luke 21 24-28 and the sign of your coming and the end of the age in Luke 21 29-36 be. The context of Matthew 24 is more details about the ending of 2 different ages by a generation in the end time that will see all these things in Matthew 24 fulfilled.
Ppl get ready...The stage is being set.
It sure is all those who believe in Christ Jesus and his finished works in the cross shall be saved Amen! For we are saved by grace through faith so no man shall boast ...look up guys he's coming 💛
None so blind be ready bc the hour is late ok blessings
This is so true. Good post
@@neilwani1178 none so blind thank bro neil U BE BLESSED
Great teaching. Thank you, Pastor.
Even though I have different understanding of rapture timing I still enjoy brother Yankee's preaching. I pray to God that he is correct rather than me :-).
blessings
Pray for pre , prepare for post. It sure is a lot better when we don't let our understanding of when the rapture takes place get in the way of love and respect for one another. Much Love, another brother. BTW, love that Yankee!
I believe he's right he's aligning what he's saying with scripture that rides our comprehension ..Amen God bless💛
it's a good witness that u can disagree & still b kind.
@ed we can disagree on timing of rapture. it is not a salvation issue but the trib. is called the time of Jocob's trouble & Jacob is Israel...GBY.
what a great good Bible study, thank you very much
The bible states to be ready in season and out of season, that is what I can understand. The rest is just theory and conjecture. Why should I be so concerned with the day and the hour if I am living for him every day? If the Lord doesn't come before the time we have to make a choice, wouldn't that be the reason why He mentions how people are wary because He hasn't come back? The one thing the bible says is to be ready. Doesn't that make more sense?
By him making this video doesn't take away that we shouldn't be ready in and out of season if its in Gods word shouldn't everything be a concern or.take heed to what God is saying ..correct we should stay busy be ready at all times but what he say I g is in scripture that many take.out of context and misunderstand this but we also should preach the gospel n witness that we are saved by Grace not of works
The Rapture is imminent, it can happen anytime.
How can antichrist wage war against the saints and prevail during the great tribulation, if the saints are not there anymore ?
And if you say these saints are fresh converts, converted after the rapture, then the church hasn't been raptured, isn't she ? Because then, she's still on earth.
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I am neither pre-trib nor post-trib. I am pro ENTERING through the narrow gait; pro OVERCOMING the flesh, the world, and the devil; pro ENDURING till the end.
So you are pro self works/righteousness. As for me I trust in the Lord to save me and not myself.
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What you speak of is the justification part of salvation in Christ Jesus (nothing that we can do in our own flesh to earn a right standing before a Holy God). It is only by faith in Jesus through His finished work on the cross that justifies and saves us.
The other two parts of our salvation are sanctification.and glorification. Sanctification is setting ourselves apart for His purposes (the daily surrendering of our will for His will). "It is through many tribulations that we ENTER into the kingdom of God."
The third part of our salvation is glorification. This will occur when Jesus returns, and we receive the redemption of our bodies which will be transformed into glorified bodies (such as Jesus had when He was raised from death).
Sadly, many Christians remain focused on only the justification part of this great salvation.
@Wayne B
If followers of Christ would hold strongly to what was shared in my initial comment, the ongoing debate of the timing of the rapture of His saints would become inconsequential.
Your own righteousness will not save you, brother... only believing in the righteousness of our Lord Jesus will save you.
The prophet Isaiah makes it crystal clear: we are unclean and our righteous works are like filthy rags to God (Is. 64:6). As does Paul in his letter to the Romans, “All have turned aside…no one does good, not even one” (Rom. 3:12). The picture is quite clear. God is holy and righteous and our works are not. The moment that we think we are, we need to revisit what Scripture says is true about our state of being. So what in the world is the writer of Hebrews talking about when he says to not “neglect to do good and to share…for such sacrifices are pleasing to God?” (v. 16). Is he wrong? And what would be the point of doing good if our works are seen as producing disgust in God? We must not mix up viewing our works as if they are for our own salvation with the works that God empowers us to do through the work of Christ on the cross and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in every single believer.
The difference between the two views of works reveals such important truths to us. First, it reveals to us how much we need Christ, and not just for some parts of our lives, but our whole lives. Second, it reveals to us how we can live since we have been given, freely, the ability to worship, celebrate, and give thanks to our God who has rescued us from an eternity apart from Him. Our Father in heaven loves us so much, and I am reminded of the father in the story of the prodigal son running to his returning son, embracing and kissing him. I can only imagine the relationship the son and father now have, one full of joy on both sides beyond measure.
Our lives and living them unto the Lord should be a reflection of our deep thanksgiving to the salvation that we have been given. So yes, our good works with the belief that it will obtain our salvation are like filthy rags, but our good works, led by the Spirit, are indeed pleasing to God and as a result, we can live our lives even more joyful as we reflect on what God has done for us and through us.
Matthew 24:40-42 - "40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come."
To read a "rapture" into the text of the Olviet Discourse (Matt. 24) is to completely take what the disciples asked and Jesus' reply completely out of context. The full context for Matt. 24 actually begins as far back as chap 21. What is taking place is that Jesus is speaking against the Jewish leaders of that time and pronounces woes on the scribes and Pharisees. He then condemns the temple according to Levitical Law as High Priest by declaring the temple “desolate“ (Matt. 23:38). Mathew 24:1 begins with His disciples coming up to Him to point out the buildings of the temple as to marvel at the beauty of the stones (Matt 24:1, Luke 21:5) and wondering what Jesus meant when He declared the temple "desolate" (Matt. 23:38).
Jesus, as the high Priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 5:6), inspected the temple twice, the first visitation occurs in John 2:11-12. After the second visit, Matt 21:12, Jesus found the temple leprous and issued His priestly evaluation: “And as Jesus came out of the temple” (Matt. 24:1), as the priest “shall come out from the house (Lev. 14:38), and declare it desolate (Matt. 23:38), as a priest declared a house leprous to be “unclean” (Lev. 14:44). A leprous house could be cleansed in only one way: “He shall therefore tear down the house, it stones, and it’s timbers, and all of the plaster of the house, and he shall take them outside the city to an unclean place” (Lev. 14:45). When Jesus’ disciples pointed to the temple buildings after hearing of the desolation, Jesus answered: “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.” (Matt. 24:2). Jesus condemned the temple according to Levitical Law as High Priest, declaring the temple “desolate“ (Matt. 23:38), then prescribing the only way for it to be cleansed, is by tearing it down (Matt. 24:2).
In Matt. 24:3, knowing that Jesus has just condemned the temple, the disciples ask Jesus a 3 part question; “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
Lets look at the first part question here in v.3; “when will these things be?”
In Matt 24:4, Jesus begins answering their question by first describing some events that lead up to a "great tribulation" (Matt. 24:21). When you get down to v.34 in Mathew 24, and v.32 in Luke 21, Jesus then answers them more directly, by telling them that “this generation will not pass away before these things take place” (Matt 24:34; Luke 21:32).
Keep in mind, Jesus was not linguistically challenged. Jesus knew the difference between such pronouns as 'this' and 'that.' 'This' and 'that' are used to point to one object. 'This' points to something nearby, while 'that' points to something “over there.” So when Jesus says “this generation" He is distinctively talking about those in His audience, Jesus' generation. We can also back this up by looking no further back then in Matt. 12:34-31, where Jesus was clearly condemning ‘this generation’ calling them a “generation of vipers,“ and “an evil and adulterous generation” who will be judged by their own evil words. We know that Jesus wasn’t referring to a future generation here, because the term “this generation” (v.41,42) is clearly used by Jesus to identify the scribes and the Pharisees that he was talking to (v.39). It's no different with Matt 24:34 which takes place shortly after Jesus pronounces woes on the scribes and Pharisees that Jesus that He says “this generation will not pass away before these things take place.”
The second part of this 3 part question, "And what will be the sign of Your coming," Jesus describes events leading up to the "great tribulation" and the third part of this 3 part question. I don't have room here to break this all down so we will jump to the last question, which really reveals all of what Jesus is describing here in Matt. 24.
The last part of the 3 part question the disciples asked Jesus in Matt. 24:3 is about the “end of the age.” The original Greek translation here in Matt. 24:3 for “age” is aion; which means a period of time. Notice that the disciples did not ask about the end of the "world." Which in Greek, would be kosmos; meaning ‘world’ or ‘universe.’ However, kosmos was not used in the original Greek manuscript here in Matt. 24:3, and would not fit in context with what Jesus is describing in Matt. 24. The New KJV translates the word aion as “age” correctly, while the Old KJV along with some other Bible versions translates aion incorrectly as “world.” This causes a lot of confusion, as “world” is not the proper translation for the Greek word aion that was originally used in this verse. Kosmos has a completely different meaning than aion.
When you breakdown Matt. 24 with other scriptures the meaning becomes clear that Jesus is not talking about events leading up to a 'rapture' of the church, but to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Every event that Jesus predicted here in Matt. 24 took place exactly as Jesus predicted 40 years later leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. The all of the events leading up to this great tribulation as described in Matt 24 was recorded not only through other scriptures here in the Bible, but also in secular writings from the Historians of the day like Tacitus, Suetonius, and Josephus. Those who heeded Jesus' warning escaped with their lives, while those who refused to believe perished along with the temple, and the whole Jewish theological and sociological identity that was associated with it. No where in the world do they practice the same Judaism today as they did during Christs time in the 1st century.
So is there going to be a rapture? Well, I believe the answer is yes. At the resurrection where those “who are alive and remain will be caught up together” (1 Thess. 4:17). It is not going to take place with Jesus coming in secret to take the church out before a seven year tribulation period begins. It only makes sense when you read in Matt 24:16 where Jesus tells His audience that all anyone has to do to escape this "great tribulation" is to just "flee to the mountains" that the event Jesus is describing is not a future world-wide event, but rather, an event that was local and was soon going to take place to the generation to whom Jesus was speaking to, leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70.
No where in scripture can you find one single verse that clearly explains a secret coming of Jesus and a pre-tribulational rapture of the church. In fact you can’t even find in any texts a single line or phrase that would even hint to such an event without the reader 'assuming' it into the reading of the scripture and twisting the text around by changing the meaning of some passages. It’s just not there, and scripture doesn’t support this theology.
Jesus completely nullifies the idea of a secret rapture of the church in John 5:28-29 when He says “for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth-those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation” (John 5:28-29, NKJV). Again this notion is laid to rest with Jesus' prayer in John 17:15 when He prays; “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one” If these verses are true, then the idea of a pretribulational rapture cannot be. Besides, don't you think if the rapture was so important that Paul would have at least mentioned it one time? But he didn't! Paul wrote 3/4 of the New Testament and not one word about a rapture of the Church.
Dispensationalist will tell you that Paul talks about it in 1 Thes. 4:16-17, pointing to the part “will be caught up,” means to be raptured away. What the text does clearly state is that the dead in Christ will rise first-those who have already passed away, and that those who are alive at this time “will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:17). The text simply describes the raising of those who are “in Christ.“ No mention is made of the church being raptured either before, or after a tribulation period. Nothing in the text here even points to a tribulation period. Clearly, what Paul is describing here is a resurrection and a rapture that happens at the same time, one after the other, but there is no indication that it is a “pre-tribulational” rapture. Nor does it fit the dispensational theory of a rapture of the believers only without a resurrection. It does however, coincide with what Jesus says in John 5:28-29.
Many mistake the blessed hope as being “the rapture.” But the rapture is not the Bible’s Blessed Hope. Instead the clear teaching of the Scripture is that Christians find hope in the promise that when they die they will go to heaven to be with the Lord (Phil. 1:21). The resurrection, not the rapture, is the hope of the church. Paul was on trial “for the resurrection of the dead” (Acts 24:21), not the rapture of the church. Paul is emphatic: “But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain” (1 Cor. 15:13-14). No such defense is made of a supposed pre-tribulational, mid-tribulational, post-tribulational, or pre-wrath rapture.
Praise GOD for blessed is thy Lord Jesus Christ brothers and sisters accept the free gift of God of ETERNAL LIFE Passages to Salvation can be found in JOHN 3;16-18 1corinthians15;1-4 for the time is at hand Amen God bless you all see you soon in thy SKY Amen
2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV
'Be anxious for nothing'
Apostle Paul to the Philippians
Scoffers everywhere, only proving what has been foretold!
Be ready always, every day.
Excellent
I always thought that Matthew 24:36 was a clear Scriptual reference to the Rapture since we dont know when this is going to happen.
“.....the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.....The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. THEN SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN IN TH KINGDOM OF THEIR FATHER.” This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall HEAR HIS VOICE, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” John 5:28-29 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“...afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. THEN COMETH THE END, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, eve the Father; when he shall have PUT DOWN ALL RULE AND ALL AUTHORITY AND POWER. For he must reign, till he hath put ALL ENEMIES UNDER HIS FEET.” 1 Cor. 15:23-25 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Your right Daisy, these verses you listed here leave no room for a pre-trib rapture followed by a great tribulation! They have to be 'assumed' into the text. These verses are clearly talking about the second coming of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Scripture interprets scripture and nothing else, while the context reveals the meaning of the scripture. When you take verses out of context and apply them any way you choose the meaning is lost. God bless!
Be ready alert
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The beloved Christ rejecters have not the Son nor the Father; they have the spirit of antichrist...pray they will believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Down to Dispensationalism!!!
“...But we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, AT THE LAST TRUMP: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” 1 Cor. 15:51-52 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body....” Philippians 3:20-21 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
How many times in John 6 does Jesus say the dead will be raised on the last day. Also if mathew is just for the Jewish people or israel does that mean the beatitudes isn’t for the gentiles?
“For what is Our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?” 1 Thess. 2:19 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ; WHO SHALL JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD AT HIS APPEARING AND HIS KINGDOM.” 2Tim. 4:1 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“When Christ, who is Our 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.” Col.3:4 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“.....but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” 1 John 3:2 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
I follow the Word of God and not that of humans or Angels. So, 2Thessalonians 2:1-3 1st come the Apostasy ( we see now many "believers" have relationship with the Catholics) 2nd The Antichrist reveal himself and 3rd the Elect Born Again Christians will waiting for the Rapture.
So, I listen the advice of the Word of God = 2Thessalonians 2: Now, brethren, .... 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means
A grande tribulação já aconteceu, no ano 70 DC.
Can you explain salvation after the rapture? I have heard it's work based since the church age is over, but here you say they get judged and he who believes goes to heaven. No works needed then?
Mark 13 is a parallel passage. Read that and tell me again Matthew 24 is only to the jews.
Compare it to matthew 13
infernohit It’s a fraud to think it’s for the Anti-Christ Jews who despise Jesus. Believe me...I grew up Jewish and my family HATES, HATES, HATES Jesus. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is the Anti-Christ who denier the Father and the Son. (1Jn 2:22) There is neither Jew not Greek, nor bond or free, male or female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28)...Read Rom2:28-29, Read Gal 3:7,8,9,16,28,29...You don’t have to be a scholar to figure out who the elect and who the Jews are...
@@AdamVine I'm agreeing with you. Mark 13 specifically says he is speaking to everyone.
Check out the following to find the timing of Mk 13:
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:
Mark 13:14 KJV
From the above we see the timing is in the middle of the Great Tribulation. The Church will be raptured to Heaven before this event takes place, but I do agree it is doctrinal directed to all left on earth.
@@AdamVine Amos 9:14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
If Gods promises are rescinded as you suggest maybe our hope is misplaced.
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and Our Saviour Jesus Christ” Titus 2:13 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a SHOUT....” 1Thess. 4:16 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“....when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire....” 2 Thess. 1:7-8 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise..” 2Peter 3:10 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them.......and they shall not escape” 1 Thess. 5:2-3 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“....they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet,” Matt. 24: 30-31 This is the second coming of Jesus Christ.
“For as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in thee days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, AND KNEW NOT UNTIL THE FLOOD CAME AND TOOK THEM ALL AWAY.... Matt 24:37-39 This is a description of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
How can Matthew 24 be for the Jews. The Jews at the time of the 1st advent had the book of Zechariah. They had the scripture of Zech 14 6-9 about the 2nd coming. Zech 14 7 had already said the 2nd coming would be in the evening time in Israel. The watch for the 2nd coming had already been given. Now in Matthew 24 32-51 nobody worldwide will know the watch. Matthew 24 43. And in Mark 13 35, nobody will know if the watch will be in the evening time or the midnight watch or when the rooster crows or at dawn.
If a Jew accepts jesus as hi saviour, would he be raptured? What qualifies a person to be a jew? How pure must their DNA be?
Just trying to understand things
Everyone whose name is in the Lamb's book of life at that time will be raptured but many more will come to Him throughout this tribulation. Plus the 144,000 walking the earth with Gods seal during the tribulation who are martyred i believe midtrib. A remnant of Jews will be left at the end of the trib and the ones who realized that Jesus is who he said he was i believe will be the humans to start the 1000. Years as we will be in our forever bodies and reigning with Jesus.
I think that as Bible believers we ought to take a more literal interpretation of Gen. I like your channel a lot. I want to ask you to begin an investigation into the heliocentric model as deeply as you have Bible translators and Calvinism. If you would denounce Darwin, then you have to denounce the model that makes it tick. The reason every eye will see Jesus coming is because the Earth is flat. The sign of the Son of Man will be visible across the whole world because the world is not a space ball. Please, take this to the scriptures. The Word of God is the authority on all matters. From the beginning to the end, the scriptures have much to say about the shape of our world.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to recognize that a lunar eclipse is not produced by a flat earth.
The moon is the perfect size and distance from earth to stabilize rotation and to facilitate human habitability. Not only so, the moon and sun's relative sizes and distances from earth provide perfect solar eclipses, which played a vital role in the development of modern science (e.g., determination of the nature of stars and confirmation of Einstein’s general theory of relativity).
so what the signs of thy coming mean?
None so blind 2nd coming of JESUS after 7yrs trib people r so blind but yet still dont want n2 study their bible 2 get 2 know what will happen biblically wow how blind,,,,,, go 2 real life with jack hibbs on y there must be a pretrib rapture of the church
Mathew24 is about tribulation saints ,Jews not the church.
Yes, the rapture is in Mat 24, its in verse 31. GOD Bless, and PeaceB2All
Sorry to have to inform you that I believe you are wrong. That verse is a second coming verse, not rapture. Notice that in 1 Thess 4, the classic rapture passage, no angels are out and about gathering folk. They are not needed for that at the rapture. However, when Christ comes back, they will have to gather the elect (Jews) to bring them back into their land. In addition, the OT believers will be resurrected at this time and live in Israel. See Daniel 12:2
@@blessedbeliever8725 Spread Zec2:6 Gathered Matt24:31 (jews)
Sir, what verse in the bible that says very clearly and direct about the rapture (gathering of the elect) before the gathering of the elect in mat 24:31 after the tribulation in mat 24:29. I am not convinced of plaine reasoning without biblical proof.
None do blind Ok 4 people who dont believe on the rapture (harpatzo) greek word,,, but yet still dont read & study their bible but come on utube 4 a church session how very blind these r some verses ok but if u have a study bible u can also referance & cross-- referance ok 1st cor :15---51-56::::::! 2nd thess ch 4::::::::::::1st thess2:::-----19::::::::::col3--4:::::::::::::1st john:3--2 ok SHALOM IN JESUS NAME
@@malamaraj6676 Sir/Ma'am, i believe in rapture that is the gathering of the elect (mat 24:31) after the tribulation (mat 24:29). My problem is the gathering of the elect that was said will happen before the tribulation. All of the verses you qouted tells of the gathering of the elect but NOTHING WAS MENTIONED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE TRIBULATION. By the way there is no 2the 4 in my king james bible, may i know the bible version you are using. May the Lord blesses you.
@@reylambarte3124 none so blind am using the old king james bible ok that elect will be b4 the battle of armageddon when HE gathers the jewish people ok y not just take the bible at its word and not question it ,,, will u be questioning GOD 2 and bc the rapture is immenent it means it can happen anytime ok dont u read and study yr bible 4yrselves and cross referance scriptures with each other verses that said practically the same thing ,, this is learning how 2 rightly divide the word of truth and asking the HOLY SPIRIT 4 guidance and decernment ok SHALOM
@@malamaraj6676 Sir/Ma'am may i know your gender so that i can correctly address you. I completely read the whole bible (the new testament) many times already and i found no single verse that says the gathering of the elect (rapture) will happen before the great tribulation. That is why i asked if i missed it in my readings and you proved nothing to my question, you just keep on insisting the idea without any biblical proof. If you have no idea of the verse, please ask this question to anybody who are expert to the word of God. As far as i am concerned, Jesus, paul and john said that the gathering of the elect (rapture) will happen after the great tribulation (mat 24:29-31, 2the 2:1-4, rev 20:4-6). The battle of armagedon is the last battle of satan to the kingdom of God that will happen AFTER the gathering of the elect and the millinume reign of Jesus but BEFORE the great white throne judgement of Jesus (rev 20:4-15). My God blesses you.
@@malamaraj6676 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
Revelation 3:10 NKJV
what about this? Isn't this a reason enough to believe in pre-tribulation rapture?
it is in Matthew 13 and iT says the tares are gathered FIRST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow you have really made a very confusing mess of Mathew 24. The majority of what your saying is wrong.
I agree with you....
What qualities a person to be a jew?
Josh Leyshon Answer: For he is NOT a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he IS a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. Rom. 3:28-29. By the way, you’re speaking to a Jew. Born Jewish, realized Jesus was and is the Christ. I am part of the remnant that Paul spoke about in Rom 11:5.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Gal 3:28-29) Just read these words and take them at face value. It’s as clear as day...
Must be a descendant of Jacob, you are born a Hebrew or Jew there is no other way in.
@@errolcollins7647 If my great grandfather was Jewish, am I considered hebrew?
inspired528 Thank you 👍🙌🙏📖
Josh Leyshon Please read my above text...according to the Bible, there is no more Jews...or Gentiles for that matter. You’re either in Christ or you’re not. Simple really. Read Rom. 2:28,29; Gal. 3:16,28,29 👍📖👊
Pastor I was in scriptural agreement with you until you got to the 10 virgins then you feel back into the traditional teaching.
One must realize there are works involved in Tribulation salvation just as there was in OT salvation. The 5 foolish virgins did not endure to the end, they did not keep the commandments, and they may have gotten hungry and taken the mark.
There is no judgement for the amount of “light” one has!
There are 7 methods of salvation in the Bible and 6 require works, only ours today in this Age of Grace are saved through faith alone with no works involved.
We are Saved by grace through Faith not of works so no man could boast salvation is a Gift given freely by simply believing on the Lord Jesus Christ and his finished works on the cross 💛
What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Romans 4:1-7
Reread Romans and Hebrews. There's only ever been one way of salvation and that's through faith. To say other wise is preaching another gospel. Hyperdispensalism will only cause headaches and keep you running in circles. The bible is much simpler than most make it out to be.
Original SoCal Girl Yes, I agree that we (today) are saved by grace through faith......however if you misapply doctrines to the Church, you shut up scripture to yourself. If you feel Abraham was saved like we are today, then please explain why he did not go to the Throne of God upon his physical death, read Luke 16. And please explain the separation of the sheep and goats in Matt 25 where there is no mention of belief or faith. One should also read and study Eze 18.
One should read the KJB following the Word’s instructions, take nothing from it, and definitely add nothing to it.
The only way to get belief and faith into the sheep and goats is to add it yourself.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV Let me assure you I am not a hyperdispensationalist, I believe the Church started at the cross and there is place for believers baptism. I challenge you as well to answer the points I raised in above reply. I would also add the challenge to answer the questions raised in The Revelation where folks are instructed to not take the mark and keep the commandments. A truthful reading of the instructions from God in The Revelation will show agreement with the book of James where it says one must show one’s faith by their works, and instruction found in Hebrews which says not to fall away.
I am not a fundamentalist for I do not pick a teaching which is a “fundamental of the faith” and then apply this to everyone. Catholics do this as well as Church of Christ and sadly most Baptist, in fact most religious sects do this.
IT IS AN INSULT TO THE BLOOD OF CHRIST AND THE POWER WITHIN to spread the blood before it was shed. God did not do it, and neither will I.
Now. What to do? You can certainly dismiss what I have said by calling me names, you can read the passages I have mentioned and dismiss them as well, but I guarantee that now that this has been presented to you God will lay it heavy on your heart. Every time you read a passage that mentions some work, you will think of this discussion.
The CAUGHT UP will not occur until after the Last Trumpet sounds. The last Trumpet in the Holy Scriptures is the Seventh Trumpet at the end of the Tribulation. Last means last.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 👉at the last trump👈: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
K.J.V
Revelation 10:7
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
K.J.V
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
K.J.V
Joel stated the Day of the Lord will occur after the cosmic disasters of the Sixth Seal so the Tribulation cannot be the Day of the Lord as pre-Tribulation advocates claim.
Joel 2:31
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the MOON into BLOOD, 👉BEFORE👈 the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
K.J.V
Revelation 6:12-13 And I beheld when he had opened 👉the sixth seal👈, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the MOON BECAME as BLOOD;
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
K.J.V
An invisible return is not Scriptural either. The Scriptures clearly state that every eye will see Him. His Coming will be seen in the sky from the east even to the west. Acts 1 says Jesus will come in the same way as He left: visibly in the clouds.
Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and 👉EVERY EYE shall see him👈, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
K.J.V
Matthew 24:27,30
Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
K.J.V
Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
That at the NAME of Jesus EVERY KNEE should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
And that EVERY tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
K.J.V
Revelation 11:3 K.J.V And I will give power unto my TWO WITNESSES, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 11:3
People use this passage in (Matthew 17:1-5) to say that the TWO WITNESSES are Moses and Elias.
Matthew 17:1-5 K.J.V And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
👉And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.👈
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Matthew 17:1-5
Let’s look at (Matthew 17:11-13).
Matthew 17:11-13 K.J.V And Jesus ANSWERED and SAID unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
But I say unto you, 👉That Elias is COME ALREADY👈, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
👉Then the disciples UNDERSTOOD that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.👈
Matthew 17:11-13
So the Holy Scriptures say that Elias is COME ALREADY. Let see why the disciples UNDERSTOOD that the he=Jesus Christ spake unto them of John the Baptist.
1.)Elijah:
Malachi 4:4-6 K.J.V Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
👉And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.👈
Malachi 4:4-6
Luke 1:13-18 K.J.V But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
And he shall go before him 👉in the spirit and power of Elias👈, 👉to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.👈
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Luke 1:13-18
2.)Moses:
So why do those believe that Moses is one of the two witnesses?
Revelation 11:6 K.J.V These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over WATERS to turn them to BLOOD, and to smite the earth with all PLAGUES, as often as they will.
Revelation 11:6
Now for the fire proceedeth out of their mouth of the two witnesses.
Revelation 11:5 K.J.V 👉And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth👈, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Revelation 11:5
So will actual fire proceed out of their mouth?
Jeremiah 5:14 K.J.V
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, 👉I will make my WORDS in thy MOUTH FIRE, and this people wood, and it shall DEVOUR them.👈
Jeremiah 5:14
So we see in (Jeremiah 5:14) that the fire is the words of the LORD God.
So who are the two witnesses is not Moses and Elijah?
Does the Holy Scriptures tell who the two witnesses are, does the Holy Scriptures say that the two witnesses are Moses and Elijah?
Let’s look at the verse after (Revelation 11:3 “two witnesses”).
Revelation 11:4 K.J.V 👉These are👈 the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Revelation 11:4
So what are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks?
Let’s start with the two candlesticks.
Revelation 1:20 K.J.V The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: 👉and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest ARE the seven churches.👈
Revelation 1:20
Is a church a single person?
Or
Is a church a group or body of believers?
So (Revelation 11:4) the two candlesticks are what according to the Holy Scriptures defining what (candlesticks) are?
So let’s look at the two olive trees.
Zechariah 4:2-3 K.J.V And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
👉And two olive trees by it👈, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
Zechariah 4:2-3
Zechariah 4:11-13 K.J.V Then answered I, and said unto him, 👉What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?👈
And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
👉And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.👈
Zechariah 4:11-13
Zechariah 4:14 K.J.V Then said he, 👉These are the two anointed ones👈, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
Zechariah 4:14
Jeremiah 11:16-17 K.J.V The LORD called thy name, 👉A green olive tree👈, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are BROKEN.
For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the 👉house of Israel👈 and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
Jeremiah 11:16-17
(Romans 11:16-22 K.J.V)
Romans 11:23 K.J.V
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to GRAFF them in AGAIN.
Romans 11:23
Romans 11:24-25 K.J.V For if thou wert cut out of the 👉olive tree which is wild by nature👈, and wert GRAFFED contrary to NATURE 👉into a good olive tree👈: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, 👉be GRAFFED into their own olive tree?👈
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this MYSTERY, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to ISRAEL, until the fulness of the GENTILES be come IN.
Romans 11:24-25
Israel a.k.a a person born a Jew = God olive tree or natural olive tree.
Gentiles a.k.a anyone who is born not a Jew = wild olive tree.
Isaiah 43:10 K.J.V
Ye are my WITNESSES, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye MAY KNOW and BELIEVE me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Isaiah 43:10
Acts 1:8 K.J.V But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: 👉and ye shall be witnesses👈 unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8
Acts 2:32 K.J.V This Jesus hath God RAISED up, whereof 👉we all are witnesses.👈
Acts 2:32
Revelation 17:6 K.J.V
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the 👉martyrs G3144 👈of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Revelation 17:6
Transliteration: martys
Pronunciation: mä'r-tüs
Part of Speech: masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology): Of uncertain affinity
TDNT Reference: 4:474,564
Outline of Biblical Usage:
1. a witness
1. in a legal sense
2. an historical sense
1. one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest
3. in an ethical sense
1. those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death
KJV Translation Count: 34x
The KJV translates Strongs G3144 in the following manner: witness (29x), martyr (3x), record (2x).
Strong's Definitions: μάρτυς mártys, mar'-toos; of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr":-martyr, record, witness.
The word witness is used 29 times and martyr which is only 3 times. It’s safe to say that martyrs are witnesses.
So the two witnesses based on the Holy Scriptures are not Moses and Elijah, but are the ones of the nation of Israel who repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel & the Gentiles who have repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel.
Witness#1.) Are those of the nation of Israel who repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel.
Witness#2.) Are those who are Gentiles and who have repented and believe in Jesus Christ and His gospel.
Acording to the holyhalftruth the raptures come and gone. Cause it says in these times not in time to come. But holyhalftruth says seek the truth too.
None so blind and says who
I quite disagree with Dr Arnold's views on eschatology and the position of the jews in it. I also do not believe in dispensationalism. But I have to say that I really enjoyed his sermon "Jesus vs John MaCarthur". Very clear salvation message. I loathe Calvinism with a passion.
You realy can't help but end up with confusing eschatology and dispensationalism when you think that the jews still have a special place in God's heart because of their blood line. But God is not a respecter of persons. It has never been about race, but religion. The kingdom of God was taken from them and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. For there is neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free, but we are all one in Christ Jesus and heirs according to the promise through faith in Jesus Christ. Those who believe on Christ are counted for the Seed of Abraham. Read Galatians 3 + 4.
A great documentary on this is "Marching to Zion". Also check out "After the Tribulation".
This is false teaching. Luke 21 was given first. The questions asked in Matthew 24 should read like this: When will these things that you talked about earlier today at the end of Luke 21 be? And what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age in Luke 21 24-28 and the sign of your coming and the end of the age in Luke 21 29-36 be. The context of Matthew 24 is more details about the ending of 2 different ages by a generation in the end time that will see all these things in Matthew 24 fulfilled.
Its just lower diety worship pagan idol worship. Booga booga voodoo