Matthew 12 -- 99 Trumpets
1 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath. 3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him; 4 how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6 But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
I am not at all interested in going over this doctrine about whether or not Christians need to keep the sabbath. I am bored senseless with that argument. Jesus is the Lord of the sabbath. If you keep that day, do it unto the Lord, if you don’t keep that day, do it unto the Lord. Jesus did not do away with the Sabbath, rather He said that He is the Lord of the Sabbath. If He wants the church to celebrate the day of resurrection, then that is up to Him. However, if you do keep the Sabbath at the very least keep the real sabbath, it is the 7th day, the first day of each month is when you see the first sliver of the new moon. The sabbath is not "Saturday", it is based on the new moon being the first of each month.
That said, what I am interested in is that today we have an equally untouchable topic: the rapture. We have a long history of false prophets claiming they knew the day and making those that follow them look like fools. As a result “you don’t know the day nor the hour” has become enshrined in our doctrine so that many wonderful saints who love the Lord interpret that word to mean “we don’t know the day nor the hour, so it isn’t important to look at any of the prophecies, as long as you are right with the Lord it doesn’t matter.”
9 And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue: 10 and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
So we have two examples here. We have the disciples that are plucking grains and eating them, and the Bible is filled with little morsels that tell us about the rapture. We also have those who have bought into this doctrine that Jesus’ word means we can’t know so don’t talk about it. They have a withered hand. In this chapter you need to stretch it out.
15 And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all, 16 and charged them that they should not make him known: 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 18 Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
Hold it a second, Jesus violated the Jewish laws concerning the Sabbath twice in this chapter so doesn’t that give me license to do the same? No. Jesus is Lord. He didn’t violate the laws because He is Lord of the Sabbath. However, I am not. It will be the Lord who has the Last word on this, the “last trumpet”. I am simply attempting to give the 99 trumpets that proceed the last trumpet. I am sharing with you the grains I have collected during this very long Sabbath rest of the lockdown.
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
So not only will we be discussing the rapture, but also the casting out of demons and the fall of Satan’s kingdom. Right now this present scandal with Biden has split this country and is causing the collapse as all the demons are cast out of the government. Just this week I have seen hundreds of pedophiles in Florida and Texas arrested. The demons are being cast out.
29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
Russia declared certain portions of Ukraine to belong to Russia. China has made very clear threats of war against Taiwan, and Iran has made very clear threats of war against Israel. With the humiliating defeat and exit from Afghanistan there has never been a more dangerous time for the US. What most Americans are too naive or blind to see that for China to take Taiwan the US is the strong man that needs to be bound, likewise for Iran to take Israel and Russia to take the Ukraine. What unites these three countries is that they all see the US as the strong man which needs to be bound.
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
Apply this rule to Russia, China, and Iran. They realize that anyone who is not with them is against them, ie the US.
31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
Right now you can repent and seek forgiveness of any sin and it will be forgiven you but there is one thing that you could do that could really stumble you, blasphemy against the Spirit. This is spoken in context of Jesus breaking their rules about the Sabbath. He says you can reject that He is Lord of the Sabbath, you can speak against the Son of Man and you can still be forgiven. You can disagree with the things that I am about to share and that is not a big deal. But if you reject the word of God, if you reject the Holy Bible, if you Blaspheme against that, well that is a different matter. You can say “what about this verse” or “what about that verse” or “I’m not so sure about this” or “I want to hear what some elders that I trust have to say about this”. That is fine, but if you deny the Bible that is a very different matter. It’s like Ben Shapiro says, we can debate the interpretation of the facts, but the facts are the facts. The Bible is the Bible.