The Lord has set the stage for the end of the age.
Luke 21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
We often look at Matthew 24 to see the signs of the Lord's coming, but this chapter in Luke gives us a unique perspective. First, this section about the poor widow is huge. The Catholic church is not a "poor widow", they are a world power, they control one of the largest banks in the world, and it is fair to describe the Catholic church as the "whore of Babylon" that "sits on seven hills". Consider the evil, nasty scandals the Catholic church has been involved in from their association with Nazi Germany, to the child trafficking scandal and pedophile priests. So there is a contrast here between a poor widow which would be the church, giving all the living she has, and this great golden edifice of the Catholic church as the "temple of God" but that is totally corrupt.
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
I want to look at this chapter considering what happened to the temple in 70 AD as a prophetic fulfillment, but also as something foreshadowing the end of the age. The Jewish leaders had rejected Jesus as the Messiah, they claimed He was casting out demons by the prince of the demons, Beelzebub. From that moment Jesus declared their judgement on them saying they had committed the unforgivable sin. 40 years later, to the day, the temple was cast down, not one stone left upon another. So Jesus said this judgment on the 9th of Av in 30AD. The 40 year period is the sign of Jonah, along with His death, burial and resurrection. During these forty years the Jews were given many signs that God was judging them. But my point is that this attack on Jerusalem and judgment on the Jews was brewing for forty years. What is happening today with WW3 has been brewing for forty years. The reason that the stones were cast down so that there was not one stone left upon another was because the Romans were stealing the gold that the stones were covered with. So why did the Jewish leaders reject Jesus as the Messiah? If we read the four gospels we can see a rock solid case made for Jesus being the Messiah that was prophesied and that fulfilled all the prophecies. The reason they gave was ridiculous, Jesus is fulfilling the prophecies to come with healing in His wings because "Beelzebub is helping him"? That does not make any sense. Jesus even points out that if Satan is destroying Satan's kingdom then his kingdom cannot stand. But it reveals a lot. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Look at the Catholic church, they are intertwined with demons, they have worked with demons to build up their massive edifice. It is not unreasonable to think that the Jewish religious leaders had also become involved with demons and witchcraft. They refused to acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah because He threatened their kingdom of darkness. In many ways the Mafia and drug cartels are much more honest and transparent than the Catholic church. We think they are evil, but they are not nearly as evil as these evil religious ones. Jesus said they stole widows houses and for a pretense made long prayers. The Mafia doesn't do that, they steal from other criminals, they are loan sharks to people who can't get legitimate loans, they offer protection for money, they sell drugs to people who want to buy drugs. They commit a lot of crimes and yet they wouldn't steal a widows home. Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, not as a drug kingpin. We know that many Freemasons and Satanic priests are also Catholic priests.
So then the context of the end of the age is something akin to Custer's last stand. Satan has been lying and deceiving for thousands of years, but in the end all the lies are being exposed. The first ones to get judged are not the Romans, it is the Jewish religious leaders at the start of the church age and the Catholic religious leaders at the end of the church age.
We also learn how Satan has been able to operate. Not one stone will be left upon another. You have a Bishop or Priest and he tells you "the word of God" and soon you simply trust what he tells you rather than going to the word of God. When that is the case you are a stone (believers are living stones) that is "upon another stone". Your faith is not resting on the word of God, your faith is resting upon what the priest tells you or what the Bishop tells you. What happens when you discover they have been lying? You are cast down.
This is the key point. Do not think that the Romans don't believe in Jesus and the Jewish leaders don't believe in Jesus so they are both one. No, they are all liars, cheats, thieves and murderers. The Romans discover that the Jewish leaders were rebellious or deceived them, then they come and destroy them. The same thing will happen at the end of the age, everyone will discover they have a reason to hate the Catholic church and so they will destroy her. It could be because they helped Hitler, or because they trafficked kids, or because of the Pedophile priests, or because of things the Vatican bank did, or who knows what other evils they are currently involved in. They are likened to a whore because they use seduction, lies, and all forms of deceit.
Also, consider this, they refused to confess that Jesus was the Messiah because they wanted the vineyard for themselves. That is how it is in the world, everyone is fighting to be the "king of the hill". This hill is a heap of collapse, but they are all fighting with each other to be king. This is the context, the Lord has set the stage for the end of the age.
Luke 21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
We often look at Matthew 24 to see the signs of the Lord's coming, but this chapter in Luke gives us a unique perspective. First, this section about the poor widow is huge. The Catholic church is not a "poor widow", they are a world power, they control one of the largest banks in the world, and it is fair to describe the Catholic church as the "whore of Babylon" that "sits on seven hills". Consider the evil, nasty scandals the Catholic church has been involved in from their association with Nazi Germany, to the child trafficking scandal and pedophile priests. So there is a contrast here between a poor widow which would be the church, giving all the living she has, and this great golden edifice of the Catholic church as the "temple of God" but that is totally corrupt.
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
I want to look at this chapter considering what happened to the temple in 70 AD as a prophetic fulfillment, but also as something foreshadowing the end of the age. The Jewish leaders had rejected Jesus as the Messiah, they claimed He was casting out demons by the prince of the demons, Beelzebub. From that moment Jesus declared their judgement on them saying they had committed the unforgivable sin. 40 years later, to the day, the temple was cast down, not one stone left upon another. So Jesus said this judgment on the 9th of Av in 30AD. The 40 year period is the sign of Jonah, along with His death, burial and resurrection. During these forty years the Jews were given many signs that God was judging them. But my point is that this attack on Jerusalem and judgment on the Jews was brewing for forty years. What is happening today with WW3 has been brewing for forty years. The reason that the stones were cast down so that there was not one stone left upon another was because the Romans were stealing the gold that the stones were covered with. So why did the Jewish leaders reject Jesus as the Messiah? If we read the four gospels we can see a rock solid case made for Jesus being the Messiah that was prophesied and that fulfilled all the prophecies. The reason they gave was ridiculous, Jesus is fulfilling the prophecies to come with healing in His wings because "Beelzebub is helping him"? That does not make any sense. Jesus even points out that if Satan is destroying Satan's kingdom then his kingdom cannot stand. But it reveals a lot. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Look at the Catholic church, they are intertwined with demons, they have worked with demons to build up their massive edifice. It is not unreasonable to think that the Jewish religious leaders had also become involved with demons and witchcraft. They refused to acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah because He threatened their kingdom of darkness. In many ways the Mafia and drug cartels are much more honest and transparent than the Catholic church. We think they are evil, but they are not nearly as evil as these evil religious ones. Jesus said they stole widows houses and for a pretense made long prayers. The Mafia doesn't do that, they steal from other criminals, they are loan sharks to people who can't get legitimate loans, they offer protection for money, they sell drugs to people who want to buy drugs. They commit a lot of crimes and yet they wouldn't steal a widows home. Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, not as a drug kingpin. We know that many Freemasons and Satanic priests are also Catholic priests.
So then the context of the end of the age is something akin to Custer's last stand. Satan has been lying and deceiving for thousands of years, but in the end all the lies are being exposed. The first ones to get judged are not the Romans, it is the Jewish religious leaders at the start of the church age and the Catholic religious leaders at the end of the church age.
We also learn how Satan has been able to operate. Not one stone will be left upon another. You have a Bishop or Priest and he tells you "the word of God" and soon you simply trust what he tells you rather than going to the word of God. When that is the case you are a stone (believers are living stones) that is "upon another stone". Your faith is not resting on the word of God, your faith is resting upon what the priest tells you or what the Bishop tells you. What happens when you discover they have been lying? You are cast down.
This is the key point. Do not think that the Romans don't believe in Jesus and the Jewish leaders don't believe in Jesus so they are both one. No, they are all liars, cheats, thieves and murderers. The Romans discover that the Jewish leaders were rebellious or deceived them, then they come and destroy them. The same thing will happen at the end of the age, everyone will discover they have a reason to hate the Catholic church and so they will destroy her. It could be because they helped Hitler, or because they trafficked kids, or because of the Pedophile priests, or because of things the Vatican bank did, or who knows what other evils they are currently involved in. They are likened to a whore because they use seduction, lies, and all forms of deceit.
Also, consider this, they refused to confess that Jesus was the Messiah because they wanted the vineyard for themselves. That is how it is in the world, everyone is fighting to be the "king of the hill". This hill is a heap of collapse, but they are all fighting with each other to be king. This is the context, the Lord has set the stage for the end of the age.