End Time Talk: Chapter 1:
This morning I heard Dr. Jeremiah on T.V., a Christian man I have a great deal of respect and admiration for and believe him to be extremely knowledgeable concerning end time prophesy. But this morning on TV he said, more or less, “If anyone comes to you and tells you they know when the Lord is going to return, walk away from them.”
Now, the way I look at this is; if any person of the Christian faith has dedicated their time and effort to examine thoroughly the Scriptures, and that person came to me and said, “I would like to show you something I have found in scripture that disagrees with what you teach,” the least I would do is hear him out, not throw him out.
The Revelations of God have always come in bits and pieces, unknown yesterday, and known today, But I still love the Doctor Jeremiah even if we may disagree on this one particular point, also, I listen to him every Sunday morning and will continue to do s.
Let’s begin with the three disciples and the Lord sitting at the top of the Mt. of Olives overlooking all buildings that stood on the Temple Mount. That piece of property had been legally bought and paid for by David some 3 thousand years before, so, legally according to man’s law, it still belongs to the LORD. This property was purchased in order for David’s son Solomon to construct a House for the Lord, 1 Chronicles 22:18–.
Today because of the sin of the Jews, what now stands on God’s Holy Mountain is that abomination of desolation called the “Dome of the Rock.” Because of the Jew’s rejection of their Messiah, the Son of God said in,
Matthew 23:38, “Behold (pay attention), your (the Jews) house (whole house of Israel) is left unto you desolate (abandoned by God).” And so it is to this day.
In Matthew 24, the disciples asked the Lord in verse 3, three specific questions, the first having been fulfilled in 70 A.D. when the Roman armies destroyed Jerusalem, the Temple, then dispersed the Jews into Gentile lands as prophesied by God, this for the sins committed against him.
The last two questions the disciples asked the Lord were,
“What shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world (or age)?”
Jesus replied: Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32, “But of that day and that hour knoweth (knows) no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”
A quick observation: Jesus said “no man knoweth (knows) the day or hour” but there is no mention of the year or month. Throughout the world, time zones vary, therefore, the day and hour would be relative to where a person is residing, but if we use the Mt. of Olives as the place of Jesus return Acts 1:11, then the day and hour can possibly, through scripture be known; maybe!
Because of these verses in Matthew 24, little if no research in Scripture is followed through concerning this matter of when exactly will the Lord return to catch away his church, and of his return at the end of the 7 years. Of course we know many false teaches have forecasted specific times for the Lord’s return, but all have failed. Taz Russel founder of Jehovah Witnesses attempted to do so, but failed many times.
Most serious Christian writers (not cults) of end time prophesy have taken this verse without a close examination of key words, then pushed away, or outright reject any reasonable consideration concerning a specific time for the Lord return, but we do know where He will return, the Mt. of Olives, Acts 1:11.
Now I agree, at face value the verse appears to say it was not known when Christ spoke these words, and would never be known until the actual event of his return occurs.
But I disagree, and here’s my reasoning:
Let’s me ask you a rhetorical question, “has Scripture had hidden in her pages the answer to the time of rapture, the tribulation and of Jesus return”? Three possible answers, No; maybe; yes! So, let’s find out.
Let’s begin with the Greek word “no” found in Matthew 24:36. “No” is used as an Adjective, in a common form meaning both genders, male and female, and as a substantive which is a part of speech that expresses something that already exists. This means the Father alone at the time of Jesus reply had this knowledge, therefore it did exist. Now when Jesus was asked the question, He replied, no man, no angel or he himself had the answer (at that time) to these two particular questions. Why, because that was not the purpose for his coming, therefore it wasn’t necessary for the disciples to know.
“No” in this verse of Mathew in Greek is “me.” A negative particle, “not”, implying everywhere a dependent and conditional negative, (a conditional negative) as depending on the idea, conception, thoughts of this subject, and therefore subjective;
There is another Greek word for no or not, “ou”. This word expresses the direct and full negation independently and absolutely and is therefore objective.
So, the Greek “me,” implies that the answer to the questions does exist; while “ou,” expresses that it actually does not exist, but, that can’t be because the Father had the answer to the questions, therefore, it did exist.
Let’s take a look at the word “knoweth” or to “know.” Most all commentator believe what Jesus was saying was; “no one has or will ever have that information not even the Son, but the Father only.”
Now the present tense of the verb “knowest” in Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32 expresses the state of understanding and the knowledge of men, angels and the Son of God at the time Jesus spoke these words.
”Knoweth” in this verse is used in the present tense. This word “Knoweth” concerns only the two specific questions asked by the disciples at that very specific time on the Mt. of Olives.
Keep in mind, Jesus was yet to go through his trials, his tortures, the cross, burial and resurrection, and not one person at that time knew or understood those things, but we all understand them today. Also, the Holy Spirit had not been sent at that time and the Jews were still under law, as was the Lord.
Now Jesus said in;
John 16:15, “All things that the Father has are mine: (this would be after his resurrection) therefore said I (Jesus,) that He (the Holy Spirit when sent) shall take of mine (what now belongs to him by inheritance), and show it unto you.”
John 16:13, “When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth—- and he will show you things to come.”
The word “show” means, to announce, to make known, to declare, to tell; used as a transitive verb and absolute. Conclusion, Jesus was not given this information by the Father at the time of his earthly ministry, it wasn’t necessary, but after His resurrection he did say, “all that the Father had” now belong to me. He didn’t say some of the things, or except this or that, he said “all things.” And I am led to understand that now he does know, but it had to wait for certain events to unfold before the Holy Spirit revealed these mysteries to us in these last days, and now the final details of this matter can be understood.
I feel the information concerning His return have always been in scripture, both in the Old, and New Testament, but hidden from us until other prophesies were fulfilled and until these last days.
Because God is the author of every known language and of every word in every language he obviously has chosen the exact words necessary for us to read and study in order to fully understand and draw correct conclusions when the time is right.
So, what Jesus was saying was, “At this present time no man knows—.”
Now because of this, I feel this information had been recorded, and is now being given to us by the Holy Spirit. But like many other prophesies that were not understood in one generation, but understood in the next, history again, had to unfold her pages in order to shed light on God’s word. So, I have approached this subject of end time prophesy with the idea that “all things” prophesied do have the answers written somewhere in scripture, this including the rapture of the church, and the return of the LORD at the end of the tribulation.
I am going to cover many subjects concerning end time prophesy, especially from the book of Daniel.
Phillip LaSpino www.seekfirstwisdom.com
What is it with American’s and especially Europeans and this fascination and seemingly unlimited tolerance for Muslims, Mohamed, their god Allah and the religion of Islam?
Ask yourself, “what does our Lord and God think about those who pray to, or worship another god or gods? No man will trample underfoot the doctrines and finished work of the cross and live. Understand this, Muslims hate Jew’s and Christian’s alike, no exceptions. A total and complete extermination of all Jews and Christian’s is their ultimate goal. You can’t reason with them, they show no mercy, and they will never stop until they reach their final objective, total extermination. They are forever bound to the forces of darkness. This is a spiritual war, one that has covered almost 6000 years. A war that has murdered, tortured and enslaved millions upon millions of people and has destroyed everything and anything that stands before them.
There is but One God, One Lord, and One Savior, He being the Lord Jesus Christ. We are the bride of Jesus Christ, this having been sealed by the Holy Spirit. We must not put before ourselves or others any stumbling blocks, nor abominations, or horrors. The first and second commandment are directed at idolatry of any and every form. Also, any attempt to seduce others to false worship is a crime of equal enormity, Deuteronomy 13.6-10, and this would include any and all the cults such as the Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, and including any Catholic that worships, prays to, or bows a knee to any image made with the hands of man, regardless of who it’s supposed to represent. We have entered the last of the last days, so beware of any and all the forces of darkness, you will know them when you come in contact with them, beware!
Phillip LaSpino www.seekfirstwisdom.com