Luke 24v25-27: “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”
They refused to accept the Truth of a suffering Messiah, because they had received and believed the false man made traditions of the Scribes and Pharisees, which taught of a Messiah coming in great power and glory, Who would throw the Roman yoke from off Israel and restore the kingdom to them.
They missed the first Coming of Christ completely and only saw the Second! Matt 15v1-20, 16v6, Mark 8v15, 1Peter 1v18
John 16v12: “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.”
Indeed, so ingrained in their minds and spirits were these unscriptural man made traditions of the Scribes and Pharisees, that even after the 40 days of post resurrection ministry to them by the Lord Jesus, they still retained the old lies of the Scribes and Pharisees on this. Acts 1v6 states: “When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”
HOW BINDING ARE UNSCRIPTURAL MAN MADE TRADITIONS!
In Matt 24v3, the disciples ask the Lord Jesus this question:
“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying,"Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
So, the first thing to watch out for is when he (the Prince who is to come) makes a covenant (peace treaty) with many nations, including Israel (for one week), which is the start of Daniel’s 70[SUP]th[/SUP] week, ie the last 7 years of this age. Three and a half years later, Antichrist breaks the treaty with Israel and sets up his image in the Temple in Jerusalem claiming that he is God, Christ comes at the end of this second three and a half year period (known as the Great Tribulation), ie “…immediately after the tribulation of those days…” Matt 24v15-21, 29-31 (with Dan 9v27, 11v31, 12v11) to destroy the wicked and to take His people home. 2Thess 2v1-12, Rev 11v15-18. NOTE: Luke 17v20-18v8, esp. Luke 17v26-30:
“And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.”
The day that Christ comes to take His people home and destroy the wicked is the SAME day, NOT separated by three and a half years!
Yahweh Shalom
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