Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled
Luke 21:20 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. 21 Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein. 22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people. 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Clearly this is a reference to AD 70. Jerusalem was destroyed, it was "the time of vengeance" and that was so that "all things would be fulfilled". There are many words and prophecies in the OT that if Israel did such and such that this would be the result. But look at how it concludes "until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled". When the temple is destroyed then it is the official start of the times of the Gentiles. Doesn't seem right, the 69th week ends when the Messiah "Is cut off", that was at the cross. However, the Jewish nation was given 40 years to repent. It isn't fair to blame the entire nation for what a few Jewish leaders did in Jerusalem. So although the times of the Gentiles can be said to have started with the crucifixion of Jesus, the Jews still had 40 years to repent. We see this on probation periods where you get a job but they can terminate you for any reason in the first three months. Or it is like buying something with a credit card and you have 30 days to return it no questions asked.
So then, when does the times of the Gentiles end? Not in 1948, at that time the Jews did not even control Jerusalem. Not in 1967, at that time no one even recognized Israel's right to Jerusalem. In 2017 we got much closer when both the US and UAE recognized Israel's capital as Jerusalem. When Israel got the Red Heifers that they will need to sacrifice to begin the building of the temple and all the sacrifices we were even closer.
At this point we could hear they have started the construction of the temple at any moment. The temple should not take very long to build, it is supposed to be a prefabricated building that they simply put together. The foundation is also supposed to already be in place. If you have a hundred or even a thousand well trained "levites" working on this it could be done incredibly quickly. It is impossible to estimate, but other prefabricated buildings are put up in a matter of days and they don't have a tenth of the people who will probably be working on this. Knowing the Jews this will probably be done with military precision as quickly as possible so people don't have a chance to object.
Now think about it, the times of the Gentiles is plural, two thousand years instead of one. The times of the Jews was also two thousand years, Abraham to Jesus. We are told that during the times of the Gentiles the temple will be destroyed and the Jews will be scattered to the wind. However, when they return to Israel, to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple then the times of the Gentiles will be fulfilled. So how can anyone think the verses following this about the fig tree sprouting again indicates that summer is near, and this generation will not pass away until all these things be fulfilled, could possibly be referring to a time prior to the times of the Gentiles being fulfilled?
Luke 21:20 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. 21 Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein. 22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people. 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Clearly this is a reference to AD 70. Jerusalem was destroyed, it was "the time of vengeance" and that was so that "all things would be fulfilled". There are many words and prophecies in the OT that if Israel did such and such that this would be the result. But look at how it concludes "until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled". When the temple is destroyed then it is the official start of the times of the Gentiles. Doesn't seem right, the 69th week ends when the Messiah "Is cut off", that was at the cross. However, the Jewish nation was given 40 years to repent. It isn't fair to blame the entire nation for what a few Jewish leaders did in Jerusalem. So although the times of the Gentiles can be said to have started with the crucifixion of Jesus, the Jews still had 40 years to repent. We see this on probation periods where you get a job but they can terminate you for any reason in the first three months. Or it is like buying something with a credit card and you have 30 days to return it no questions asked.
So then, when does the times of the Gentiles end? Not in 1948, at that time the Jews did not even control Jerusalem. Not in 1967, at that time no one even recognized Israel's right to Jerusalem. In 2017 we got much closer when both the US and UAE recognized Israel's capital as Jerusalem. When Israel got the Red Heifers that they will need to sacrifice to begin the building of the temple and all the sacrifices we were even closer.
At this point we could hear they have started the construction of the temple at any moment. The temple should not take very long to build, it is supposed to be a prefabricated building that they simply put together. The foundation is also supposed to already be in place. If you have a hundred or even a thousand well trained "levites" working on this it could be done incredibly quickly. It is impossible to estimate, but other prefabricated buildings are put up in a matter of days and they don't have a tenth of the people who will probably be working on this. Knowing the Jews this will probably be done with military precision as quickly as possible so people don't have a chance to object.
Now think about it, the times of the Gentiles is plural, two thousand years instead of one. The times of the Jews was also two thousand years, Abraham to Jesus. We are told that during the times of the Gentiles the temple will be destroyed and the Jews will be scattered to the wind. However, when they return to Israel, to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple then the times of the Gentiles will be fulfilled. So how can anyone think the verses following this about the fig tree sprouting again indicates that summer is near, and this generation will not pass away until all these things be fulfilled, could possibly be referring to a time prior to the times of the Gentiles being fulfilled?
When these things begin to happen
Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars;
I don't do much with this, but there are other brothers and sisters who are very keen on these signs. The Revelation 12 sign is a very big one that took place recently and there is something known as four consecutive blood moons over a two year period that show up on Jewish feast days which seem to always be a sign of something big happening, and they have documented all of those, and then of course there are the two Solar eclipses that make an X over the US. This is not astrology, it is simply the sun, moon and stars being used as God created them, as signs.
and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
This is the heart of the matter with climate change. It isn't polar bears or rising sea level. We have had a very insignificant rise in sea level which could very easily be explained as natural variation. I am a geologist and long before man was on Earth we had changes in sea level over 200 feet, and that is just recent history. So measuring a rise in sea level in millimeters is truly within the natural variation. No, the heart of the concern is with the storms we are getting, the hurricanes are bigger in size, they are dropping more rain, and they are hitting a larger area when they do hit land. We are seeing some "wild weather" and it is confusing. We used to call it "global warming" but that seemed weird when we were seeing 10 feet of snow in unusual places. So then we changed the name to "climate change". There is a certain level of perplexity. We have former barmaids and angry teenage girls haranguing us for living. We are made to feel guilty by people flying around in private jets that we have the nerve to travel more than 15 miles from our home or that we eat meat. It is a perplexing time.
26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
We have a doomsday clock, I bet none of the apostles ever even conceived of such a thing two thousand years ago. We hear with great detail about supersonic missiles, ICBM's, poseidon torpedos, EMPs, etc. But I don't think we have gotten to the point that people are just dropping dead from fear yet. I think that will come during the 70th week mentioned in the book of Daniel. The Christians all over the world teach about the rapture and the tribulation. But I don't think most people on earth are really expecting those things to come on the world, they are in denial. But after the rapture, then the whole world will be fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the world. The rapture is going to shake the powers of heaven. When the man child is caught up to heaven the fallen angels are kicked out and thrown down to earth.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
This is the final thing in this list. The Lord doesn't mention Armageddon and there is no point since that was not the question. This is the final and ultimate sign of the end of the age.
28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
Look at the word "begin to come to pass". You don't need to wait till you see Jesus in the clouds to know that He is drawing near. Actually if you look at the prophecies concerning the apostles it should strengthen your faith quite a bit, that was when they truly "began to happen". Likewise if you look at our two world wars, from WWI to 1989 when the Soviet Union tore down that wall that also should strengthen your faith quite a bit. However the Pandemic should have woken up every believer.
Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars;
I don't do much with this, but there are other brothers and sisters who are very keen on these signs. The Revelation 12 sign is a very big one that took place recently and there is something known as four consecutive blood moons over a two year period that show up on Jewish feast days which seem to always be a sign of something big happening, and they have documented all of those, and then of course there are the two Solar eclipses that make an X over the US. This is not astrology, it is simply the sun, moon and stars being used as God created them, as signs.
and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
This is the heart of the matter with climate change. It isn't polar bears or rising sea level. We have had a very insignificant rise in sea level which could very easily be explained as natural variation. I am a geologist and long before man was on Earth we had changes in sea level over 200 feet, and that is just recent history. So measuring a rise in sea level in millimeters is truly within the natural variation. No, the heart of the concern is with the storms we are getting, the hurricanes are bigger in size, they are dropping more rain, and they are hitting a larger area when they do hit land. We are seeing some "wild weather" and it is confusing. We used to call it "global warming" but that seemed weird when we were seeing 10 feet of snow in unusual places. So then we changed the name to "climate change". There is a certain level of perplexity. We have former barmaids and angry teenage girls haranguing us for living. We are made to feel guilty by people flying around in private jets that we have the nerve to travel more than 15 miles from our home or that we eat meat. It is a perplexing time.
26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
We have a doomsday clock, I bet none of the apostles ever even conceived of such a thing two thousand years ago. We hear with great detail about supersonic missiles, ICBM's, poseidon torpedos, EMPs, etc. But I don't think we have gotten to the point that people are just dropping dead from fear yet. I think that will come during the 70th week mentioned in the book of Daniel. The Christians all over the world teach about the rapture and the tribulation. But I don't think most people on earth are really expecting those things to come on the world, they are in denial. But after the rapture, then the whole world will be fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the world. The rapture is going to shake the powers of heaven. When the man child is caught up to heaven the fallen angels are kicked out and thrown down to earth.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
This is the final thing in this list. The Lord doesn't mention Armageddon and there is no point since that was not the question. This is the final and ultimate sign of the end of the age.
28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
Look at the word "begin to come to pass". You don't need to wait till you see Jesus in the clouds to know that He is drawing near. Actually if you look at the prophecies concerning the apostles it should strengthen your faith quite a bit, that was when they truly "began to happen". Likewise if you look at our two world wars, from WWI to 1989 when the Soviet Union tore down that wall that also should strengthen your faith quite a bit. However the Pandemic should have woken up every believer.
How long will scoffers delight in scoffing?
I don't care if you like Trump or you don't like Trump. I don't disagree that Trump is filled with faults nor do I have an issue with those who think he was a great president. Either way you are in a different realm than I am in.
We are in an age where Baal is being worshipped, where evil is good and good is evil. This is not because of Trump, you can't blame him for the world worshipping Baal nor can you blame him for not bringing in a revival where the whole world turns to the Lord.
My focus is on speaking the truth that might bring people to repentance and turning to the Lord Jesus. There is no salvation in any name other than Jesus.
We are now in free fall. People were clueless when they voted in Biden. People were clueless when they ignored the election fraud and the lies and the censorship and the corruption of leaders like Fauci and a Bioweapon. They were clueless when they went along with shutting down the economy in order to bankrupt the middle class. They directed the entire economy to the tech giants like Amazon.com and they took it away from the backbone of democracy, and yet the whole world went along with this? Seriously, you could go into a big box store like Costco but a little 5 and dime store could not have 3 people inside? They went along with all the churches being shut down but the Casinos stayed open? Fine, their hypocrisy is on display for all to see.
There are consequences for choosing a murderer over the Lord of Life two thousand years ago. Mankind rejected the savior and took this path. Russia invading Ukraine is where this path leads. More people coming across our border each month than went into Europe on D day is another consequence. Worldwide inflation is a third consequence. Embarrassing defeat in Afghanistan is yet another consequence. But know this, things do not get better, they get worse.
They will be happy as people die and world population approaches their goal of 500 million. They have built themselves very elaborate underground bunkers.
They will be happy to emerge even more powerful.
They will be happy when the whole world begs them for a powerful world leader that will bring peace and security.
We are now in an age of consequences, the time of reaping what we have sown.
Many will wake up to this when they are faced with choosing between worshipping the beast or having their head cut off. Consequences.
Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom crieth aloud in the street;
She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse;
At the entrance of the gates,
In the city, she uttereth her words:
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
And scoffers delight them in scoffing,
And fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof:
Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you;
I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye have refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
And would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh in the day of your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as a storm,
And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
30 They would none of my counsel,
They despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them,
And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely,
And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
I don't care if you like Trump or you don't like Trump. I don't disagree that Trump is filled with faults nor do I have an issue with those who think he was a great president. Either way you are in a different realm than I am in.
We are in an age where Baal is being worshipped, where evil is good and good is evil. This is not because of Trump, you can't blame him for the world worshipping Baal nor can you blame him for not bringing in a revival where the whole world turns to the Lord.
My focus is on speaking the truth that might bring people to repentance and turning to the Lord Jesus. There is no salvation in any name other than Jesus.
We are now in free fall. People were clueless when they voted in Biden. People were clueless when they ignored the election fraud and the lies and the censorship and the corruption of leaders like Fauci and a Bioweapon. They were clueless when they went along with shutting down the economy in order to bankrupt the middle class. They directed the entire economy to the tech giants like Amazon.com and they took it away from the backbone of democracy, and yet the whole world went along with this? Seriously, you could go into a big box store like Costco but a little 5 and dime store could not have 3 people inside? They went along with all the churches being shut down but the Casinos stayed open? Fine, their hypocrisy is on display for all to see.
There are consequences for choosing a murderer over the Lord of Life two thousand years ago. Mankind rejected the savior and took this path. Russia invading Ukraine is where this path leads. More people coming across our border each month than went into Europe on D day is another consequence. Worldwide inflation is a third consequence. Embarrassing defeat in Afghanistan is yet another consequence. But know this, things do not get better, they get worse.
They will be happy as people die and world population approaches their goal of 500 million. They have built themselves very elaborate underground bunkers.
They will be happy to emerge even more powerful.
They will be happy when the whole world begs them for a powerful world leader that will bring peace and security.
We are now in an age of consequences, the time of reaping what we have sown.
Many will wake up to this when they are faced with choosing between worshipping the beast or having their head cut off. Consequences.
Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom crieth aloud in the street;
She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse;
At the entrance of the gates,
In the city, she uttereth her words:
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
And scoffers delight them in scoffing,
And fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof:
Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you;
I will make known my words unto you.
24 Because I have called, and ye have refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
And would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh in the day of your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as a storm,
And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,
30 They would none of my counsel,
They despised all my reproof.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
And be filled with their own devices.
32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them,
And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely,
And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
How are earthquakes in diverse places a sign?
We do need to have a little discernment. We have always had earthquakes.
1. True, but we have only been able to know about earthquakes "in diverse places" since the invention of the seismometer which we began using widely since the invention of the nuclear bomb.
So Radio, TV, telecommunications and seismometers are all implied in this sign, hence the technological age.
2. But who cares? Why do we care about a Tsunami in Indonesia? This implies the world is much smaller and travel is common, hence air travel. This tsunami affected Europeans and Americans who were there at the time.
OK, but again, how is it a sign if they happen throughout history?
3. And that implies when we look at these earthquakes in diverse places we will see a sign, we will see the number of earthquakes increase 10x, or 1,000% since 1950.
We do need to have a little discernment. We have always had earthquakes.
1. True, but we have only been able to know about earthquakes "in diverse places" since the invention of the seismometer which we began using widely since the invention of the nuclear bomb.
So Radio, TV, telecommunications and seismometers are all implied in this sign, hence the technological age.
2. But who cares? Why do we care about a Tsunami in Indonesia? This implies the world is much smaller and travel is common, hence air travel. This tsunami affected Europeans and Americans who were there at the time.
OK, but again, how is it a sign if they happen throughout history?
3. And that implies when we look at these earthquakes in diverse places we will see a sign, we will see the number of earthquakes increase 10x, or 1,000% since 1950.
PROPHECY--HOUSE OF SHILOH
America
1. Your land will be cursed and not produce food.
2. Your government will be corrupt and control you as slaves
I say unto you, O nation of pride. You will fall in one hour and never rise again.
The end has come, I told you to prepare. I tell you this nation is evil to its' core, the men in control have black hearts. You will never be great again, only despair and darkness.
Separate yourself from the world, turn to me in prayer, turn to me in the word.
America
1. Your land will be cursed and not produce food.
2. Your government will be corrupt and control you as slaves
I say unto you, O nation of pride. You will fall in one hour and never rise again.
The end has come, I told you to prepare. I tell you this nation is evil to its' core, the men in control have black hearts. You will never be great again, only despair and darkness.
Separate yourself from the world, turn to me in prayer, turn to me in the word.
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He who controls money controls the world.
This is what the war is over. America has had the reserve currency, that is why our standard of living is so high, the rest of the world wants it.
BRICS — June 2022 -- Russian, China, India have been working on this alliance for years, about a decade. However, a trade agreement has moved into having their own currency. That was a declaration of war on the US dollar as the reserve currency.
August
Pelosi visits Taiwan — Aug 2022 -- The US realizes that we are at war with China and knows that if we lose Taiwan we lose this war. Taiwan produces high end microchips, the ones that determine who is the computer superpower.
Liz Truss destroys British pound -- The war to control money intensifies.
Pakistan on verge of economic collapse -- Many countries are on the verge of collapse due to inflation. These countries all have large debt to China because of their Belt and Road initiative, and so China has significant leverage on them, side with us or we'll call in your debt and your economy collapses.
September
Protests in Iran over Morality police — since then this has led to an alliance between Iran and Saudi Arabia to use the Yuan, the BRICS currency. Iran needed this nudge and Saudi Arabia needed to see that the US is weak.
October
US-China tension saw belligerent response from China to Pelosi visit — At this point the die is cast, both China and the US recognize that Taiwan is a critical piece to world domination.
Nordstream 2 -- this showed that the NATO alliance was cracking and was a desperation move by Biden.
Musk buys Twitter
November
Election — A nail in the coffin as the republicans who have vowed to hold hearings and reign in the spending take control of the house.
FTX — Another desperate move by Biden unravels.
December-March
A new pandemic in China rages for a month, creating instability for China. Meanwhile whistleblowers began talking to investigators about Fauci, Covid, Pfizer, the Vaccine, election fraud in Arizona, Jan 6th, etc.
The Twitter files begin to come out revealing criminal and unconstitutional behavior of the deep state in censoring free speech.
This is what the war is over. America has had the reserve currency, that is why our standard of living is so high, the rest of the world wants it.
BRICS — June 2022 -- Russian, China, India have been working on this alliance for years, about a decade. However, a trade agreement has moved into having their own currency. That was a declaration of war on the US dollar as the reserve currency.
August
Pelosi visits Taiwan — Aug 2022 -- The US realizes that we are at war with China and knows that if we lose Taiwan we lose this war. Taiwan produces high end microchips, the ones that determine who is the computer superpower.
Liz Truss destroys British pound -- The war to control money intensifies.
Pakistan on verge of economic collapse -- Many countries are on the verge of collapse due to inflation. These countries all have large debt to China because of their Belt and Road initiative, and so China has significant leverage on them, side with us or we'll call in your debt and your economy collapses.
September
Protests in Iran over Morality police — since then this has led to an alliance between Iran and Saudi Arabia to use the Yuan, the BRICS currency. Iran needed this nudge and Saudi Arabia needed to see that the US is weak.
October
US-China tension saw belligerent response from China to Pelosi visit — At this point the die is cast, both China and the US recognize that Taiwan is a critical piece to world domination.
Nordstream 2 -- this showed that the NATO alliance was cracking and was a desperation move by Biden.
Musk buys Twitter
November
Election — A nail in the coffin as the republicans who have vowed to hold hearings and reign in the spending take control of the house.
FTX — Another desperate move by Biden unravels.
December-March
A new pandemic in China rages for a month, creating instability for China. Meanwhile whistleblowers began talking to investigators about Fauci, Covid, Pfizer, the Vaccine, election fraud in Arizona, Jan 6th, etc.
The Twitter files begin to come out revealing criminal and unconstitutional behavior of the deep state in censoring free speech.
Jerusalem will be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled
Luke 21:29 And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees: 30 when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh. 31 Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
He tells us this after telling us that the Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. This is what we saw, Jerusalem was trodden down by the Gentiles for about two thousand years. In 1948 Israel was reformed again, and in 1967 they gained control of Jerusalem. This is the context of this word about the fig tree shooting forth as a sign that summer is near.
Can you relate it to mankind being a generation that covers their nakedness with fig leaves, yes, but that doesn't help as a sign of when these things will be.
Can you relate this to the temple being destroyed in 70 AD which was in the Lord's generation, 40 years after they rejected Him at the cross? Yes, but by itself that would not answer the question about signs of the end of the age. Also note that this prophecy is not just about Israel, "all the trees" refers to about five other nations formed at this time. When you look at Luke 21 it certainly discusses the apostles and what is about to happen to them, the first generation of this age, but it also talks about the terminal generation, the last generation of this age.
Luke 21:29 And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees: 30 when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh. 31 Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
He tells us this after telling us that the Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. This is what we saw, Jerusalem was trodden down by the Gentiles for about two thousand years. In 1948 Israel was reformed again, and in 1967 they gained control of Jerusalem. This is the context of this word about the fig tree shooting forth as a sign that summer is near.
Can you relate it to mankind being a generation that covers their nakedness with fig leaves, yes, but that doesn't help as a sign of when these things will be.
Can you relate this to the temple being destroyed in 70 AD which was in the Lord's generation, 40 years after they rejected Him at the cross? Yes, but by itself that would not answer the question about signs of the end of the age. Also note that this prophecy is not just about Israel, "all the trees" refers to about five other nations formed at this time. When you look at Luke 21 it certainly discusses the apostles and what is about to happen to them, the first generation of this age, but it also talks about the terminal generation, the last generation of this age.
Those days have been shortened
Matthew 24:32 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
Interesting that Luke doesn't have this. The theory is that Luke is to the pre tribulation saints who are raptured, Mark is to the tribulation saints who are mostly martyred, and Matthew is to Israel which is saved as a nation. In this theory only Mark and Matthew are talking to those going through the tribulation, the days that are shortened.
Matthew 24:32 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
Interesting that Luke doesn't have this. The theory is that Luke is to the pre tribulation saints who are raptured, Mark is to the tribulation saints who are mostly martyred, and Matthew is to Israel which is saved as a nation. In this theory only Mark and Matthew are talking to those going through the tribulation, the days that are shortened.
PROPHECY--RED SKIES/THE SIGN
Rocks of Fire -- Judgement on Mystery Babylon, one hour.
Second Red Sky -- all water turned to blood and the sky will reflect the red water.
You who call yourself my people are reprobate and I will spew 90% out of my mouth.
Only those I have chosen will stand. Those I call my remnant. Those who seek after me with their whole heart. Those who have not given in to the beast. Those who have repented and follow Me, not the world. Those are my 10%.
60 million will die as payment for the 60 million babies killed in abortions.
Rocks of Fire -- Judgement on Mystery Babylon, one hour.
Second Red Sky -- all water turned to blood and the sky will reflect the red water.
You who call yourself my people are reprobate and I will spew 90% out of my mouth.
Only those I have chosen will stand. Those I call my remnant. Those who seek after me with their whole heart. Those who have not given in to the beast. Those who have repented and follow Me, not the world. Those are my 10%.
60 million will die as payment for the 60 million babies killed in abortions.
Ezekiel 34 -- Shepherds who only take care of themselves
34 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?
The children who use public schools are the flock, the people in charge of those schools are the shepherds.
3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.
The US schools pay about $12,800 per student for public education, the second highest rate in the world, our overall spending of $700 billion a year is far more than any other country in the world. Yet we are rated 38th in the world in math and 24th in science out of 71 other countries. (https://www.insider.com/how-much-countries-around-the-world-spend-on-education-2019-8)
4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.
American taxpayers have paid for the best school system in the world and yet they get a horrible one. When they go to school board meetings to find out what is going on they get labeled domestic terrorists.
5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.
It isn't just that the children don't learn math or science, they don't keep the children until the parents get home for work and as a result they are left to fend for themselves and become prey to gangs.
6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
In Taiwan school for everyone goes until 6pm. They serve them lunch and dinner, they give them nap time, and as a result the children are not scattered.
7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered and has become food for all the wild animals, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock, 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.
The US school system should be judged. They take care of themselves, they do not teach the children and they do not care for the children. I believe most children would do better in a school run for children up to the 8th grade that is housed in the local church where the parents and few retired teachers could run what would be a "homeschool".
11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel Will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord. 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.
This age is all about seeing that Jesus is Lord. Every other government is a failure, every other leader has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The end of this age will see an end to these corrupt governments, corrupt rulers, corrupt shepherds.
17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats. 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
Although most US public schools are very poor, there are some in wealthy neighborhoods that would rank with the top five or ten. But "No Child Left Behind" which should be understood as "No Child in the Inner City gets ahead". There are onerous requirements which inner city schools can't afford. So "least restrictive" environment for the children who are emotionally disturbed means they are put into the general population classes to disrupt and slow down everyone's education. In the wealthy suburbs they can afford to give these children the attention they need. They pass laws that they don't fund, and if you don't follow them they pull what funding you do get.
20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another. 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. 24 I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the Lord have spoken.
This is a selfish and evil system set up by those who are abusive to the poor.
25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. 27 The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.
The easiest and least expensive way to rid the cities of gangs is to have public schools that take children in at 7:30 and keep them till 6:30, everyone. If you did this all the gangs would dry up, no new recruits. Ten years later all the gang members are now adults who can be prosecuted as adults. This is how you rid the land of savage beasts.
28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid.
The system is set up to plunder the tax payers, this will put a stop to that. Children who go through the criminal justice system are far more expensive than children in schools. Criminals are a drain on society while high school graduates become taxpayers.
29 I will provide for them a land renowned for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.
There is a famine in the US, despite the obesity epidemic the quality of food in the inner cities is terrible. They are victims of famine, often that is what is causing poor cognitive development in children. The way we take care of our children in this nation is a cause of scorn from the rest of the world.
30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. 31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
The end of the age is not the end of the world. The end of the age is the end of the rule of evil and corrupt rulers. It ushers in a new age where Jesus is Lord.
34 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?
The children who use public schools are the flock, the people in charge of those schools are the shepherds.
3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.
The US schools pay about $12,800 per student for public education, the second highest rate in the world, our overall spending of $700 billion a year is far more than any other country in the world. Yet we are rated 38th in the world in math and 24th in science out of 71 other countries. (https://www.insider.com/how-much-countries-around-the-world-spend-on-education-2019-8)
4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.
American taxpayers have paid for the best school system in the world and yet they get a horrible one. When they go to school board meetings to find out what is going on they get labeled domestic terrorists.
5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.
It isn't just that the children don't learn math or science, they don't keep the children until the parents get home for work and as a result they are left to fend for themselves and become prey to gangs.
6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
In Taiwan school for everyone goes until 6pm. They serve them lunch and dinner, they give them nap time, and as a result the children are not scattered.
7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered and has become food for all the wild animals, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock, 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.
The US school system should be judged. They take care of themselves, they do not teach the children and they do not care for the children. I believe most children would do better in a school run for children up to the 8th grade that is housed in the local church where the parents and few retired teachers could run what would be a "homeschool".
11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel Will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord. 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.
This age is all about seeing that Jesus is Lord. Every other government is a failure, every other leader has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The end of this age will see an end to these corrupt governments, corrupt rulers, corrupt shepherds.
17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats. 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
Although most US public schools are very poor, there are some in wealthy neighborhoods that would rank with the top five or ten. But "No Child Left Behind" which should be understood as "No Child in the Inner City gets ahead". There are onerous requirements which inner city schools can't afford. So "least restrictive" environment for the children who are emotionally disturbed means they are put into the general population classes to disrupt and slow down everyone's education. In the wealthy suburbs they can afford to give these children the attention they need. They pass laws that they don't fund, and if you don't follow them they pull what funding you do get.
20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another. 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. 24 I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the Lord have spoken.
This is a selfish and evil system set up by those who are abusive to the poor.
25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. 27 The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.
The easiest and least expensive way to rid the cities of gangs is to have public schools that take children in at 7:30 and keep them till 6:30, everyone. If you did this all the gangs would dry up, no new recruits. Ten years later all the gang members are now adults who can be prosecuted as adults. This is how you rid the land of savage beasts.
28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid.
The system is set up to plunder the tax payers, this will put a stop to that. Children who go through the criminal justice system are far more expensive than children in schools. Criminals are a drain on society while high school graduates become taxpayers.
29 I will provide for them a land renowned for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.
There is a famine in the US, despite the obesity epidemic the quality of food in the inner cities is terrible. They are victims of famine, often that is what is causing poor cognitive development in children. The way we take care of our children in this nation is a cause of scorn from the rest of the world.
30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. 31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
The end of the age is not the end of the world. The end of the age is the end of the rule of evil and corrupt rulers. It ushers in a new age where Jesus is Lord.