It carries over into a hangover that causes us to miss the total beauty of our Gospel salvation. The destruction of the Temple did occur in 70 A.D. That is an historical fact. These things must take place before. Abomination of desolation. God always gives a warning or a heads up; a prophecy is never fulfilled completely out of the blue. NOTE: Contrary to many views, no endtime prophecies are yet being fulfilled. Jesus gives a stern warning in vs. 34. Part of studying and finding the truth is talking with peers about a topic and mainly consulting the Bible. Browse, sort & search all Bible Study resources. Antichrist being "revealed, who is the Antichrist? If so, why? After all, Jesus just gave information necessary to know when the end is near, and warned us that being caught up in indulgences, drunkenness and cares of this lifeindicates we have not been studying the signs Jesus told us about, and to watch for. All. The word of God is to be included as part of those spiritual things.. In Luke 17:36 Jesus gave a prophecy that one day two men will be standing in a field. 15:52. vs. 16 another confirmation of the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first. It is also difficult to escape something that you are not in. This is just a poor book and does not teach anythin Remember, at the time this was written, the air represented the first heaven. 34-35 would be taken. It is a Tribulation-Return passage. 26 Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. Jesus is credited in John 1:1-3 as being the Creator of all things ("Without Him was not anything made that was made"). 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. The implication of this belief is that Jesus was less than perfect in His deity when He was on the earth. Luke 21:7-36 New King James Version The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age 7 So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, but when will these things be? Luke 21:25 Meaning of And There Shall be Signs in the Sun . St. Peter Institute for Scripture and Evangelization. Any doctrine that brings Jesus' prophetic ability down toward our human level (i.e. while NOT contradicting other parts of Gods Word. Luke 17:36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Use the Contact Us button on our website: Or use Private Messenger through Facebook: Mark 13:32, "No One Except The Father Knows? QUESTION:Mary from Texas had a question about Luke 21:36 where it says, I watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man. Do some people think this is speaking of the rapture? Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved Endtime Ministries | End Of The Age | Irvin Baxter -, The China War and the Third Temple Excerpt. 1 Cor. Whether this world likes it or not, Jesus Christ will return to rapture his saints to God's kingdom. Where the Scriptures say onethe Pre-Tribulation Rapture believers say two. The event Jesus is describing is the Rapture, here also associated with the opening of a door. The Word of God says that we will have to endure tribulation. Luke 21:36 says, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. The instructions to watch and pray refer to us checking ourselves and making sure that we are ready. The Rapture is described primarily in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-54. I do know I feel a great deal of stress inside every time I read it as I become afraid that I wont be acceptable when the Lord comes for His Church. They do not follow how humans write stories/books/messages. The rapture wasnt about to happen, but the destruction of Jerusalem, of which He had just spoken, was (Luke 21:12-24). The first question I always get when I talk about teaching kids about the rapture is should we. In Amos 3:7, God reveals that it is His long-established tradition, or method of operation, to reveal to the affected population what He is going to do prophetically before He does it. see GREEK exaiphnes. To be accounted WORTHY to ESCAPE all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. After understanding Luke 21, who is willing to limit Jesus? Obviously, only God can do this. ANSWER:Yes, some people do believe that it is speaking of a pre tribulation rapturesome people will be caught away and will not be here on the earth during the great tribulation period. 78:69), as if it was a mini replica of the real thing. 4 In him (Jesus) was life; and the life (Jesus) was the light of men. And so do all other MSS. As mentioned, we read in the Bible that only 50% of Believers (the overcoming Believers) are raptured, because they were aware of what to watch for, not corrupted, not lost in the blinded Laodicean Church, but praying and watching, at the right time, as Jesus instructed, etc. 12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. This was supposed to happen in the generation of his disciples (Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21). ", We have to make this point over and over. We each have our Spiritual gifts. By Irvin Baxter QUESTION: Mary from Texas had a question about Luke 21:36 where it says, "I watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man." Do some people think this is speaking of the rapture? Jesus tells us to Prayindicates that Jesus is talking to Born-Again Believers, not the unsaved. 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Jesus said, WATCH, PRAY that ye may be accounted worthy to escape. ADDING to previous points on HOW prophecy is written; a perfect example from Jesus! When Jesus says He is the Alpha and Omega, beginning and the end (Revelation 1:8 & 11, 21:6 & 13)He has already created everything throughout timebecause HE IS NOT LIMITED! Some use Luke 17:34-36 to teach the secret rapture belief but to understand the complete picture of this passage, we need to read the verses before and after. "I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left" (Luke 17:34). Doesnt Luke 21:36 Tell Us We Are Not Going to Go Through the Tribulation? Psalm 22:15-18 speaks of Jesus when He would be on the cross; Psalm 22:27-29 takes us to the End and on into the Millennium. But first, three things to cover before we look at the 21st chapter of Lukeand what Jesus said. 2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. I don't spend time trying to discern when or if Christ is going to return soon. Jesus is credited in John 1:1-3 as being the Creator of all things ("Without Him was not anything made that was made"). Most Churches definitions are an instant or a flash of time like the flash of a camera. The first three chapters of Revelation are letters that Jesus commands John to write to the main churches that they have established among the gentiles. It's a hope to not give up, to keep following Jesus even when things get tough. Romans 12:6-8, 1 Cor. So where are we going with this point? The proof for this comes in 2 Thessalonians where Paul specifically applies to the church and says this, "you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. Jack Kelley published over 9,000 Bible Study resources here from 1999, until the Lord called him home in the fall of 2015. THE RAPTURE, A SECRET UNTIL JESUS CHRIST REVEALED IT TO PAUL Attempting to argue against those who say Jesus never preached about the Rapture, people will take Jesus' words in Matthew 24:40-41 and Luke 17:34-36 about individuals being taken away, and make them apply to people being taken to heaven in the Rapture. Re: Luke 21:36. Paul said that we will be "caught up" (raptured) to meet Him IN THE AIR. In the Arctic Circles, the twinkling of an eye can last over a dayor not at all. What does Colossians 2:9, and other relevant Scriptures, say? In both Luke 21 and Revelation 6-7, Jesus expresses the thought that for Him, the persecution of Tribulation saints is the most significant, or important aspect of the Tribulation, even more important than the other dramatic and miraculous events. If so, why? THIS IS THE ONLY WAY we can learn HIS timing of His prophecies. The Codex Sinaiticus, however, which was discovered in 1860, and which is of equal authority with the Codex Alexandrinus, contains it. Revelation 4-11 is a timeline of what takes place from the viewpoint of being in heaven. So, when so many people say that Jesus does not know the day and hour, Biblically speaking, they are not only lessening Jesus' knowledgethey are also lessening Jesus' ability as Creator. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (indulgences), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. Many Christians assume He's describing the rapture and . As the last part of Ezekiel 37:14 says, "then shall he know that I the Lord hath spoken it and performed it, saith the Lord." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 describes the Rapture as God resurrecting all the righteous who have died, giving them glorified bodies, and then departing the earth with those righteous who were still alive, who have also been given glorified bodies. Holy Spirit, we pray asking for the fulfillment of your purpose as defined in John 16:13-15. So which viewpoint best satisfies the standard of Colossians 2:9? God always gives a warning or a heads up; a prophecy is never fulfilled completely out of the blue. A quick intro and overview of our ministry and this website, plus some best-of articles and Q&A. with all that in mind, let us turn to the lukan parallel to matt 24, and in particular luke 21.25-36 which is the lectionary reading for the first sunday in advent in year c. matthew and mark run quite closely in parallel, at least until matt 24.36, when matthew includes jesus' extended teaching about the parousia but mark's account finishes That means Jesus knew the day and hour of His return. excused.". Many saying, I am Christ; and the time is near (. The important thing is not to know when or how the end will come, but to be spiritually prepared when it does ( Matthew 25:1-13 Matthew 24:42-44 , Luke 21:34-36 , 1 . It is a result of our salvation that we go up in the rapture, which is the way of escape. Thus Luke 21:34-36 is not a Rapture passage. This extraordinary incident was recorded by Josephus and Tacitus who lived during that period. In Luke 21:31,32 the subject is the coming Kingdom of God. 15) Jesus was talking about the Tribulation Period when He said, "Pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass" (Luke 21:36). John 16:13 The Holy Spirit will guide into all truth. [2] Revelation 12, for us, is a key argument for the Rapture because of the detail of the "short time" that Satan has when the man child is caught up to heaven. Jesus is the Speaker through all Old and New Testament prophecy. If you don't believe in a Rapture, please find our position near the bottom of this article. By itself, this might not mean that the two people were men, for Greek (as in most languages) can use male words and pronouns to refer generically to "people" whether they are male or female. However, you will find the teaching. * Daniel 12:4. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. For those wanting the meat and potatoes version, click the Timeline link above. When to look up, for our redemption draweth nigh. Remain confident in "The one shall be taken, and the other shall be left" (Luke 17:34). There will be only One Second Coming. Daniel 11 ends with a description of the Antichrists demise in verse 45; Daniel 12:1-2 takes us back to a time several years earlier (or even a millennium earlier), when the resurrection of the saints occurs. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. The rapture, often referred to as God graciously removing Overcomers from the trials/cleansing/judgements on the earth, is also seen in the account of the flood. e.'). Matthew does not record Christ's answer to the first question but does record the answers to questions (2) and (3) which both deal with the second coming of Christ. The one example given above is very clear because Jesus openly shows us how this works, in a way we can all see. Jesus' second coming, referred to in Luke 21, will occur after the Rapture and at the end of the seven-year tribulation on this Earth. Matthew 24. God made the rapture as a way of escape so that we would be able to bear the tribulation. Personal updates from Samantha. Read full chapter. INTRODUCTION. Amos 3:7 further argues against the idea of an any moment Rapture. Luke 21:36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man. For a more detailed explanation on the importance of how and why Jesus uses the term before in Luke 21:12and how this is similar to how Jesus revealed Tribulation events to John in the book of Revelationwe expound on Jesus usage of the before at the very end of this article.**. Seiss, a very prominent and still-respected commentator from the 19th Century, wrote the following on page 139 of his book, The Apocalypse: They are not unfilled beings, but ransomed sinners; for they give honor to Christ for redeeming themThou redeemed US by thy blood. Here is Seiss footnote on why the word us is used in Revelation 5:9: Some critics and expositors have rejected this (US), for the reason that it is omitted in the Codex Alexandrinus, and in the Ethiopic version; though the latter is not much more than a loose paraphrase. 16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. Evaluate our teaching based on whether it truly satisfies the standard, set by the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ should at all times be fully glorified. Then, in Revelation 12-16 it starts over again from the viewpoint of being on earth. 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