Messianic Eschatology Part 4

Messianic Eschatology Part 4 There is of course a tribulation associated with this time preceding the Millennium. The believers living on the earth at this time should expect to be affected by this tribulation. The only way to get around this position is to insert incorrect rapture timing or to add additional raptures as some do. Satan wants the believers to be unprepared for this tribulation. He tickles the ears with phony doctrines with no hard times for the believers. Let me quote Rev.7:14 " And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." If we go back to rev.7:9 we read that there was a great multitude of such people that John saw in his vision of heaven. Jesus tells us what will precede this tribulation. Mk.13:14 " But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains:." The place for this event is Judea, or Judah which to us is Israel. The abomination standing where it ought not is referencing Daniel 8:13,14 and Daniel 9:27. You might also read Ezek.8:3 - 5, but I'd suggest also reading Ezek. Chapts. 8,9,10,11 along with Daniel chapts. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. This material is real solid meat but if you feel you're deep in the word go for it. I'll deal with these passages in another work down the road. So, again we see the Temple preceding the tribulation. The abomination of desolation requires a legitimate Temple to defile, see Dan.8:13,14. Some Relevant Scriptures Rev.20:4 - The key to this is to note that this passage is taking place in heaven. We know this because it references the souls of those that had been beheaded for the witness of Jesus living and reigning with Jesus for the 1000 years. It is the souls of this people that are reigning with Jesus in heaven. Verse 5 goes on to say the rest of the dead, again making the point that this isn't an earthly depiction. Math.24:2,3 - " And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily, I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? At the beginning of this chapter Jesus is presented with three questions: One regarding the destruction of the temple, the second is the sign of his coming and the third is the end of the world. From the way the question was presented it appears that the disciples already knew that when Jesus returned it was also going to be the end of the world as well. What the disciples were asking for was when these things were going to occur and what the sign would be regarding his coming. Bear in mind that this chapter has answers to all three questions. Math.24:30,31 - Note first that there is mention of the sign of the Son of Man in heaven and then all the tribes of the earth mourn. This is perhaps better translated as the tribes of the land, referencing the Hebrews. Their mourning depicts the onset of the millennium, see Zech.12:10 - 14. Please note that in Zech.12:10 it says "they shall look upon me", which is better translated "unto me". I have spent a lot of time on the translation of this

passage even consulting Israelis. Back to Math.24:30. We then read of Jesus saying that then the Son of Man will be seen coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory and then we read of the angels gathering together his elect which is the rapture. Again this lines up with the other scriptures I've been pointing out. Jesus is covering a large part of the history of the world in about one page of text and hundreds of years can be separated by only a few words. Walk in faith and follow Phil.4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say , Rejoice." May the rich abundant blessings of the Lord be on all those in the Lord Jesus Christ. What has happened is that you've seen that the believers are being taught a lot of false doctrines that are wrong. Let us read what the Lord Jesus Christ has to say in Math.7: 1519: " Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringing forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringing forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits shall ye know them." If we look at this we see that Jesus is talking about false prophets. He is telling us we shall know them by their fruit. False doctrine is bad fruit. Bad fruit only comes from a corrupt tree. Read on and you will read more about this. The subject matter will shift to topics that include the New Testament Church and how it is supposed to operate, Spiritual Warfare, satan and his Devices, False Believers, Demon Casting according to the New Testament, and some suggestions. After you absorb this material I seriously doubt your life will be the same. The entire series and much more on www.messianic.biz