Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Luke 21:29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
There were many nations formed after WW1 and WW2 in the Middle East, each with a national tree, and the UN was formed in 1945. Turkey (Turkish Cedar), Iraq (Oak/Date Palm), Jordan (Oak), Lebanon (Cedar), Saudi Arabia (Phoenix Palm), Israel (Olive/Sycamore), Kuwait (Date Palm), Bahrain (Ghaf), Qatar (Date Palm), and UAE (Ghaf). As you can see many nations, many trees, but none of them refers to the Fig tree. When man fell he covered himself with a fig leaf. I believe that the UN was formed due to man's fall, they had committed genocide and were trying to cover their nakedness. Therefore the Fig tree, referring to the UN came into existence in 1945.
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
One of the very first acts of the UN was to vote for statehood for Israel. That was the shooting forth of the new leaves, the works of the UN.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
One world government at the time of the Antichrist was prophesied, so seeing the UN formed is a fulfillment of prophesy showing us that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. However, the formation of Israel as a nation in a single day, that is truly a fulfillment of prophecy proving the resurrection power of the word of God and also proving that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
In Psalm 90 we are told that a generation passes away at 70 or if by strength at 80. When you speak in terms of decades the ten year period would begin from 65 and end at 74 for 70 and 75 and end at 84 for 80.
The UN was formed in 1945, 2020 was when we transition from the submissive generation to the rebellious generation passing away, that was 2020, the year of the pandemic. Israel was formed in 1948 so their submissive generation passes away in 2022 and the rebellious generation takes charge in 2023 which is the year that Hamas invaded Israel. We expect the UN as a power to pass away fully in 2029, the same year Apophis passes/hits the earth. We expect that Israel's rebellious will pass away fully in 2032. The UN passes away in 2029 and the times of the Nations passes away in 2030.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
There were many nations formed after WW1 and WW2 in the Middle East, each with a national tree, and the UN was formed in 1945. Turkey (Turkish Cedar), Iraq (Oak/Date Palm), Jordan (Oak), Lebanon (Cedar), Saudi Arabia (Phoenix Palm), Israel (Olive/Sycamore), Kuwait (Date Palm), Bahrain (Ghaf), Qatar (Date Palm), and UAE (Ghaf). As you can see many nations, many trees, but none of them refers to the Fig tree. When man fell he covered himself with a fig leaf. I believe that the UN was formed due to man's fall, they had committed genocide and were trying to cover their nakedness. Therefore the Fig tree, referring to the UN came into existence in 1945.
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
One of the very first acts of the UN was to vote for statehood for Israel. That was the shooting forth of the new leaves, the works of the UN.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
One world government at the time of the Antichrist was prophesied, so seeing the UN formed is a fulfillment of prophesy showing us that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. However, the formation of Israel as a nation in a single day, that is truly a fulfillment of prophecy proving the resurrection power of the word of God and also proving that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
In Psalm 90 we are told that a generation passes away at 70 or if by strength at 80. When you speak in terms of decades the ten year period would begin from 65 and end at 74 for 70 and 75 and end at 84 for 80.
The UN was formed in 1945, 2020 was when we transition from the submissive generation to the rebellious generation passing away, that was 2020, the year of the pandemic. Israel was formed in 1948 so their submissive generation passes away in 2022 and the rebellious generation takes charge in 2023 which is the year that Hamas invaded Israel. We expect the UN as a power to pass away fully in 2029, the same year Apophis passes/hits the earth. We expect that Israel's rebellious will pass away fully in 2032. The UN passes away in 2029 and the times of the Nations passes away in 2030.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
No one knows the day or the hour
Yes, that is a verse in the Bible. But another verse is that Simeon knew he would see Jesus before he died, and Anna also knew this. Neither of them knew the day or the hour, but they both knew they would see Jesus in their lifetime, or in their generation.
We have to discern a teaching based on all the word of God. Peter said no word is of its own interpretation. For example, when a woman gets pregnant does she know the day or hour the baby will be born? That is one of the examples given to help us understand this word. When a farmer plants a crop does he know the day and hour of the reaping? That is another example in the Bible of what the Lord means by "no one knows the day or the hour". A third example is when they hire a night watchmen. If you are a night watchman do you know the day or the hour the thief is coming? No. So then does that mean you say "no one knows" and go get another job or does that mean you watch for signs that the Lord is coming?
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
The Bible says that if we don't take care of our family members we are worse than an infidel. However, this does not mean you need to buy a play station, or have a pool, or have a membership to the country club. Caring for your family does not mean you have cable TV. It does mean you have a warm bed and healthy food. That does not mean you go out to restaurants every week. It doesn't mean you have a vacation home. If we seek first the kingdom of heaven the Lord will provide those things that we need. We won't be buying clothes on Fifth avenue, or jewlry at Tiffany's, but we will have all that we need and that includes knowledge surpassing love and a peace that passes understanding.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
The Lord's coming does not appear like a big brass band with 72 trombones, it comes as a snare. The Pandemic was a snare, it revealed all those pastors who bowed the knee to the unconstitutional shutdown. It revealed all those pastors who did nothing to protect the flock when they had an illegal vaccine mandate and people were losing jobs. For five years or more we (various watchmen and watchwomen) have been sounding the alarm that the signs and prophecies were being fulfilled warning that the Lord's return is nigh at hand. What have some Christians said? They mocked, ridiculed, insulted and scorned us. Why? Because the day of the Lord comes as a snare on the earth, and all those Christians who are overcharged with surfeiting, drunkenness and the cares of this world will be caught in the snare. God is a discerner of the heart.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Always. None of us has "made it". We could stumble and fall today and thus miss the rapture.
37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
Yes, that is a verse in the Bible. But another verse is that Simeon knew he would see Jesus before he died, and Anna also knew this. Neither of them knew the day or the hour, but they both knew they would see Jesus in their lifetime, or in their generation.
We have to discern a teaching based on all the word of God. Peter said no word is of its own interpretation. For example, when a woman gets pregnant does she know the day or hour the baby will be born? That is one of the examples given to help us understand this word. When a farmer plants a crop does he know the day and hour of the reaping? That is another example in the Bible of what the Lord means by "no one knows the day or the hour". A third example is when they hire a night watchmen. If you are a night watchman do you know the day or the hour the thief is coming? No. So then does that mean you say "no one knows" and go get another job or does that mean you watch for signs that the Lord is coming?
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
The Bible says that if we don't take care of our family members we are worse than an infidel. However, this does not mean you need to buy a play station, or have a pool, or have a membership to the country club. Caring for your family does not mean you have cable TV. It does mean you have a warm bed and healthy food. That does not mean you go out to restaurants every week. It doesn't mean you have a vacation home. If we seek first the kingdom of heaven the Lord will provide those things that we need. We won't be buying clothes on Fifth avenue, or jewlry at Tiffany's, but we will have all that we need and that includes knowledge surpassing love and a peace that passes understanding.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
The Lord's coming does not appear like a big brass band with 72 trombones, it comes as a snare. The Pandemic was a snare, it revealed all those pastors who bowed the knee to the unconstitutional shutdown. It revealed all those pastors who did nothing to protect the flock when they had an illegal vaccine mandate and people were losing jobs. For five years or more we (various watchmen and watchwomen) have been sounding the alarm that the signs and prophecies were being fulfilled warning that the Lord's return is nigh at hand. What have some Christians said? They mocked, ridiculed, insulted and scorned us. Why? Because the day of the Lord comes as a snare on the earth, and all those Christians who are overcharged with surfeiting, drunkenness and the cares of this world will be caught in the snare. God is a discerner of the heart.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Always. None of us has "made it". We could stumble and fall today and thus miss the rapture.
37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
Discerning the truth
Luke 22:1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
These two go together. In the "Once Saved Always Saved" churches they heavily emphasize Passover, the blood of Jesus which redeems us from sin. But do they even talk about the feast of unleavened bread? You are to remove all leaven from your house, and by definition leaven is the traditional teachings of man as commandments. The Bible is the fine flour, the leaven is added to the fine flour to make their religion. Sinful things, idolatrous things, these should all be removed from your house as well. The feast is seven days indicating the entire church age.
2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
This is how Satan operates, he is like a snake. If you think about it, a snake does have a poison that can kill you, but it is at an extreme disadvantage. The only way it can actually strike you is if you don't see it hiding in the grass and you get close enough for it to strike. If you are in Christ Satan fears you. We see this throughout the gospels, and the book of Acts. God has built this entire creation on laws and righteousness. God sits on the throne. Satan has to be very careful, he has to act in a way that will not come back to haunt him when he has to stand before God in court. If you open the door to let Satan into your home, then he is not guilty of trespassing, he is not guilty of breaking and entering, there is no basis to arrest him and charge him. But if you sweep your house and remove all leaven and then put the blood of Jesus on your door post, it is a very clear sign that if Satan were to cross that threshold he will be guilty and can be thrown into the pit.
3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
One way that Satan can enter in is through the weak link. Think of Charlie Kirk, he had a ministry with hundreds of employees. All it takes is one weak link to let Satan in. If you have 12 disciples you will have at least one weak link. Do not be surprised if you have a ministry that some friend or relative becomes this weak link.
4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
This is weird, did Judas actually seek them out or did they seek Judas out? One way or another Judas must have learned that they were seeking for a way to kill Jesus and so he then went to them and communed with them on how to do this. Be warned, if you are going to get married make sure you prayed over this and the Lord is leading you to marry this person. There is not much you can do about your relatives, but post #15,404 tells you how to discern genuine friends from those who are sent by Satan to bring down your ministry. In my experience the genuine friends outnumber these workers of Satan by a large percent. Of the genuine friends very few are actually all that concerned with your ministry. When a new person comes into my life and they show great interest in my ministry, that is a red flag. It is weird. In the church we are brothers and sisters. If my brother or sister had some big event I would go and watch, but I wasn't a sycophant. Pay attention to the holy spirit, if you are creeped out by someone, if you are suddenly unable to speak around someone, if you are overly paranoid for no reason around someone perhaps that is the Holy Spirit warning you of the danger.
5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
False friends are looking for an advantage. They want money or influence or they want you to be easily manipulated by them. Once again, all these become red flags to help you discern who is who.
6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
Judas made a covenant with them. Not a bad idea to pray frequently that the Lord break any witchcraft covenants made against you. Think about the Lord Jesus, no doubt there was no leaven with Him and no open door for Satan. However, Satan was desperate to put a stop to His ministry. If you have a prevailing ministry Satan will be desperate to stop it. If he can somehow get you to make the covenant that is the best, since you opened the door you can't blame Satan. It is like that story that Donald Trump tells about the snake. A woman sees a snake freezing to death, she takes it home, warms it up, saves its life and then it bites her and kills her. She asks "why?" The snake says "because I am a snake, that is what I do". Some people think that the attack comes because they offended the person or because they were not nice. We should do our best to not offend people, but if we are speaking the truth from the word of God in love and yet they are offended, then it isn't on you, it reveals where their heart is.
7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
God is very specific, you must kill the Passover lamb on a certain day. This eliminates almost all false prophets. How many Messiahs were actually killed on Passover day as the Passover lamb? God has given us so many ways to discern the truth we are truly without excuse if we get deceived.
Luke 22:1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
These two go together. In the "Once Saved Always Saved" churches they heavily emphasize Passover, the blood of Jesus which redeems us from sin. But do they even talk about the feast of unleavened bread? You are to remove all leaven from your house, and by definition leaven is the traditional teachings of man as commandments. The Bible is the fine flour, the leaven is added to the fine flour to make their religion. Sinful things, idolatrous things, these should all be removed from your house as well. The feast is seven days indicating the entire church age.
2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
This is how Satan operates, he is like a snake. If you think about it, a snake does have a poison that can kill you, but it is at an extreme disadvantage. The only way it can actually strike you is if you don't see it hiding in the grass and you get close enough for it to strike. If you are in Christ Satan fears you. We see this throughout the gospels, and the book of Acts. God has built this entire creation on laws and righteousness. God sits on the throne. Satan has to be very careful, he has to act in a way that will not come back to haunt him when he has to stand before God in court. If you open the door to let Satan into your home, then he is not guilty of trespassing, he is not guilty of breaking and entering, there is no basis to arrest him and charge him. But if you sweep your house and remove all leaven and then put the blood of Jesus on your door post, it is a very clear sign that if Satan were to cross that threshold he will be guilty and can be thrown into the pit.
3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
One way that Satan can enter in is through the weak link. Think of Charlie Kirk, he had a ministry with hundreds of employees. All it takes is one weak link to let Satan in. If you have 12 disciples you will have at least one weak link. Do not be surprised if you have a ministry that some friend or relative becomes this weak link.
4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
This is weird, did Judas actually seek them out or did they seek Judas out? One way or another Judas must have learned that they were seeking for a way to kill Jesus and so he then went to them and communed with them on how to do this. Be warned, if you are going to get married make sure you prayed over this and the Lord is leading you to marry this person. There is not much you can do about your relatives, but post #15,404 tells you how to discern genuine friends from those who are sent by Satan to bring down your ministry. In my experience the genuine friends outnumber these workers of Satan by a large percent. Of the genuine friends very few are actually all that concerned with your ministry. When a new person comes into my life and they show great interest in my ministry, that is a red flag. It is weird. In the church we are brothers and sisters. If my brother or sister had some big event I would go and watch, but I wasn't a sycophant. Pay attention to the holy spirit, if you are creeped out by someone, if you are suddenly unable to speak around someone, if you are overly paranoid for no reason around someone perhaps that is the Holy Spirit warning you of the danger.
5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
False friends are looking for an advantage. They want money or influence or they want you to be easily manipulated by them. Once again, all these become red flags to help you discern who is who.
6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
Judas made a covenant with them. Not a bad idea to pray frequently that the Lord break any witchcraft covenants made against you. Think about the Lord Jesus, no doubt there was no leaven with Him and no open door for Satan. However, Satan was desperate to put a stop to His ministry. If you have a prevailing ministry Satan will be desperate to stop it. If he can somehow get you to make the covenant that is the best, since you opened the door you can't blame Satan. It is like that story that Donald Trump tells about the snake. A woman sees a snake freezing to death, she takes it home, warms it up, saves its life and then it bites her and kills her. She asks "why?" The snake says "because I am a snake, that is what I do". Some people think that the attack comes because they offended the person or because they were not nice. We should do our best to not offend people, but if we are speaking the truth from the word of God in love and yet they are offended, then it isn't on you, it reveals where their heart is.
7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
God is very specific, you must kill the Passover lamb on a certain day. This eliminates almost all false prophets. How many Messiahs were actually killed on Passover day as the Passover lamb? God has given us so many ways to discern the truth we are truly without excuse if we get deceived.
Come to dinner!
Luke 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
It is interesting that there were only three disciples of those 12 who wrote books of the New Testament. Peter and John were two of them, Matthew was the third. But the gospel of Matthew has the salvation of the Jews as the agenda whereas Luke has the salvation of the Pre tribulation saints as the agenda. Peter's ministry includes the gospel of Mark as Mark was being mentored by Peter and no doubt his gospel was from Peter's perspective. Think of the epistles of Peter as preparing the church to eat the Passover, the epistles of John are preparing the church, this also includes the two gospels they wrote as well as the book of Revelation.
9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
The United States, the new land, has been a Christian nation, a place where we have been preparing for the second coming. We now send out missionaries from the US, this is common for churches in every city in our nation. The Gideon's international is in 200 nations and have distributed 2.6 billion bibles worldwide, that is just one evangelistic ministry operating in the US.
10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
Some tie this man with a Pitcher of water to the constellation Aquarius. But we are told clearly in Ephesians that there is water in the word of God. The fact that the US is sending out billions of Bibles to the rest of the world proves that this is the nation with a pitcher of water.
11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
What is a church but a large upper room where we can fellowship with the Lord Jesus. Obviously I am simply referring to the building where people meet just as the Lord here is referring to the room where He would eat the Passover. The church is the body of christ, not the building, and it is the temple of God, the place where God dwells. All that is true, however, there is also a large room where we meet, and so that is also called the "gathering of the called out ones" or "the church building".
13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Pattern is prophecy. The pilgrims went and found the US as Jesus had said to them and there they made ready.
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
If the last four hundred years has been this one day, then one hour would be 16 years. If Armageddon will be in 2031 then 16 years earlier would have been in 2015. I say this because people hear us saying the Lord's return is imminent and they say "You've been saying that for five years now". From God's perspective that is only twenty minutes. When I grew up my mom would "call us to dinner". We would be outside playing. You run home, go wash up, and get ready for dinner. To be calling people to dinner twenty minutes before dinner is typical.
Luke 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
It is interesting that there were only three disciples of those 12 who wrote books of the New Testament. Peter and John were two of them, Matthew was the third. But the gospel of Matthew has the salvation of the Jews as the agenda whereas Luke has the salvation of the Pre tribulation saints as the agenda. Peter's ministry includes the gospel of Mark as Mark was being mentored by Peter and no doubt his gospel was from Peter's perspective. Think of the epistles of Peter as preparing the church to eat the Passover, the epistles of John are preparing the church, this also includes the two gospels they wrote as well as the book of Revelation.
9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
The United States, the new land, has been a Christian nation, a place where we have been preparing for the second coming. We now send out missionaries from the US, this is common for churches in every city in our nation. The Gideon's international is in 200 nations and have distributed 2.6 billion bibles worldwide, that is just one evangelistic ministry operating in the US.
10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
Some tie this man with a Pitcher of water to the constellation Aquarius. But we are told clearly in Ephesians that there is water in the word of God. The fact that the US is sending out billions of Bibles to the rest of the world proves that this is the nation with a pitcher of water.
11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
What is a church but a large upper room where we can fellowship with the Lord Jesus. Obviously I am simply referring to the building where people meet just as the Lord here is referring to the room where He would eat the Passover. The church is the body of christ, not the building, and it is the temple of God, the place where God dwells. All that is true, however, there is also a large room where we meet, and so that is also called the "gathering of the called out ones" or "the church building".
13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Pattern is prophecy. The pilgrims went and found the US as Jesus had said to them and there they made ready.
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
If the last four hundred years has been this one day, then one hour would be 16 years. If Armageddon will be in 2031 then 16 years earlier would have been in 2015. I say this because people hear us saying the Lord's return is imminent and they say "You've been saying that for five years now". From God's perspective that is only twenty minutes. When I grew up my mom would "call us to dinner". We would be outside playing. You run home, go wash up, and get ready for dinner. To be calling people to dinner twenty minutes before dinner is typical.
One of the great mysteries of eschatology
Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
So here is the weird thing, they killed the Passover and ate it together the night before Jesus was sacrificed as the Passover lamb. Are there two different calendars? We know that the Jews had an official calendar and they also had the calendar of the Essenes (the dead sea scrolls) and you have the Enochian calendar. We also know that Jesus was crucified according to the official calendar as they had to get his body off the cross before the Passover sabbath begins. Today we still have those three calendars plus we have Gregorian and Julian calendars. I have seen people who try to untangle all this get completely confused. God is not the author of confusion, on the other hand all things which have come into being have come into being through the word of God. I avoid the calendars and I also avoid for the most part the signs in the heavens. Are they Biblical? Yes. But I was never trained to discern these things and so I simply will discern what someone else teaches whether or not it is scriptural. I have shared a few links to people who do look at these things. The key point to me is if their interpretation is based on the word of God. If it is and I think the link adds something to the blog I will post it. Has that helped me to have a clear understanding of these things? No, not really. I have a much better awareness of them, and at the moment that is about the best that can be said. I remember it was the first day of Chemistry class, I was giving the students a brief overview of what we would be covering and one student asked me "What is an electron?" and I replied "I don't know". The class was stunned, "why should we listen to you if you don't know?" I said I'll tell you what I do know about electrons and then you can tell me what they are. Five minutes later I asked the class who could tell us what an electron is and the whole class said nothing, they were equally puzzled as I was. Sometimes simply learning what we don't know is the first step.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
In Matthew He says He will drink it with them "new". One interpretation is that He is referring to the feast of new wine, which is Pentecost (not when Christianity claims it is but when the book of Acts claims it is). Mark also says drink it new. But that is not in Luke. This may point to the 8th of Av being a key day for both the tribulation saints and the nation of Israel. I suspect when the two witnesses are raised and the whole world sees it, that could be when He drinks it new and that would be the 8th of Av. If the two witnesses are killed on the fifth of Av that would indicate that their ministry begins in the month of Shevat, that is the 11th month, generally in January. If we subtract 1,310 days from the 8th of Av in 2029 (July 21, 2029) we come to December 19, 2025 when 3i/Atlas makes its closest approach. Why do I pick 1,310 days? Well we know the two witnesses have a ministry that is 1,260 days long, and we know that before Jesus ministry He was thrust out into the wilderness to fast for forty days. We also know there will be three days of darkness and perhaps another few days before Jesus entered into the synagogue to start the ministry. So it seems it would be more than 1,300 days but how many? It seems that 50 days would be very appropriate. It was 50 days after Passover that Shavuot comes, and if we compare Passover to Jesus being baptized and Shavuot to the start of His ministry, then fifty days seems like the best approximation (1,260 + 50 = 1,310). Interestingly it is possible to have the start of the ministry of the two witnesses to begin on the Feast of Trees, and since they are called "the two olive trees" it is appropriate that their ministry begins on the Feast of Trees.
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
The Lord's sacrifice of His own body strengthens us to sacrifice our body.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
The Lord shedding His blood for our forgiveness strengthens us to shed our blood for the forgiveness of those who trespass against us.
Luke 22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
So here is the weird thing, they killed the Passover and ate it together the night before Jesus was sacrificed as the Passover lamb. Are there two different calendars? We know that the Jews had an official calendar and they also had the calendar of the Essenes (the dead sea scrolls) and you have the Enochian calendar. We also know that Jesus was crucified according to the official calendar as they had to get his body off the cross before the Passover sabbath begins. Today we still have those three calendars plus we have Gregorian and Julian calendars. I have seen people who try to untangle all this get completely confused. God is not the author of confusion, on the other hand all things which have come into being have come into being through the word of God. I avoid the calendars and I also avoid for the most part the signs in the heavens. Are they Biblical? Yes. But I was never trained to discern these things and so I simply will discern what someone else teaches whether or not it is scriptural. I have shared a few links to people who do look at these things. The key point to me is if their interpretation is based on the word of God. If it is and I think the link adds something to the blog I will post it. Has that helped me to have a clear understanding of these things? No, not really. I have a much better awareness of them, and at the moment that is about the best that can be said. I remember it was the first day of Chemistry class, I was giving the students a brief overview of what we would be covering and one student asked me "What is an electron?" and I replied "I don't know". The class was stunned, "why should we listen to you if you don't know?" I said I'll tell you what I do know about electrons and then you can tell me what they are. Five minutes later I asked the class who could tell us what an electron is and the whole class said nothing, they were equally puzzled as I was. Sometimes simply learning what we don't know is the first step.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
In Matthew He says He will drink it with them "new". One interpretation is that He is referring to the feast of new wine, which is Pentecost (not when Christianity claims it is but when the book of Acts claims it is). Mark also says drink it new. But that is not in Luke. This may point to the 8th of Av being a key day for both the tribulation saints and the nation of Israel. I suspect when the two witnesses are raised and the whole world sees it, that could be when He drinks it new and that would be the 8th of Av. If the two witnesses are killed on the fifth of Av that would indicate that their ministry begins in the month of Shevat, that is the 11th month, generally in January. If we subtract 1,310 days from the 8th of Av in 2029 (July 21, 2029) we come to December 19, 2025 when 3i/Atlas makes its closest approach. Why do I pick 1,310 days? Well we know the two witnesses have a ministry that is 1,260 days long, and we know that before Jesus ministry He was thrust out into the wilderness to fast for forty days. We also know there will be three days of darkness and perhaps another few days before Jesus entered into the synagogue to start the ministry. So it seems it would be more than 1,300 days but how many? It seems that 50 days would be very appropriate. It was 50 days after Passover that Shavuot comes, and if we compare Passover to Jesus being baptized and Shavuot to the start of His ministry, then fifty days seems like the best approximation (1,260 + 50 = 1,310). Interestingly it is possible to have the start of the ministry of the two witnesses to begin on the Feast of Trees, and since they are called "the two olive trees" it is appropriate that their ministry begins on the Feast of Trees.
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
The Lord's sacrifice of His own body strengthens us to sacrifice our body.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
The Lord shedding His blood for our forgiveness strengthens us to shed our blood for the forgiveness of those who trespass against us.
Why Judas, why?
Luke 22:21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
Why would someone betray Jesus? Was 30 pieces of silver really the motivation? We know that Judas got all upset when a woman poured valuable oil on Jesus and anointed His body. When Judas said it should have been given to the poor Jesus rebuked him. Thieves are often paranoid and he may have felt the jig was up. Put yourself in the mindset of a paranoid thief and the things Jesus said to him may have made him think he was about to be found out. You know this was a potential motive in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He wanted to do a DOGE audit of his organization because he may have come to realize something was not right. The people involved in scamming money from the organization may have felt that if they didn't get rid of Jesus they would get caught for their thievery. Case in point, Jesus is saying right here to all the disciples, Judas included, that the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Judas knows Jesus knows he is betraying him. Hence the need to act immediately even though the religious leaders didn't want Jesus killed during the Passover feast when everyone was in Jerusalem.
22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
If you were Judas this would have been very threatening.
23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
The inquiry has begun, just as Charlie calling for a DOGE audit was the beginning of an inquiry.
Luke 22:21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
Why would someone betray Jesus? Was 30 pieces of silver really the motivation? We know that Judas got all upset when a woman poured valuable oil on Jesus and anointed His body. When Judas said it should have been given to the poor Jesus rebuked him. Thieves are often paranoid and he may have felt the jig was up. Put yourself in the mindset of a paranoid thief and the things Jesus said to him may have made him think he was about to be found out. You know this was a potential motive in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He wanted to do a DOGE audit of his organization because he may have come to realize something was not right. The people involved in scamming money from the organization may have felt that if they didn't get rid of Jesus they would get caught for their thievery. Case in point, Jesus is saying right here to all the disciples, Judas included, that the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Judas knows Jesus knows he is betraying him. Hence the need to act immediately even though the religious leaders didn't want Jesus killed during the Passover feast when everyone was in Jerusalem.
22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
If you were Judas this would have been very threatening.
23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
The inquiry has begun, just as Charlie calling for a DOGE audit was the beginning of an inquiry.
That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Luke 22:24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
This is the way the world works. The benefactors, the donors, they exercise authority over the ministry. Think about it, Netanyahu has confirmed that he had a conversation with Charlie Kirk about donating to TPUSA and taking it "to the next level"! Some have theorized that would have been a donation of $150 million. Others say no, the amount was much more than that. Why would Charlie say no to someone wanting to donate so much money to his organization? It is because the money comes with strings attached. Netanyahu wants to control what Charlie Kirk says.
26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
The reason people fall for this temptation is because they want to walk around in fancy robes and for everyone to treat them with respect and invite them to all the big elite parties. The Lord says "it shall not be so" with those who serve Him. You are to be as the one who serves. You wear the same clothes and go to the same events that that maid and the janitor and the dishwasher go to.
27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
This is like bug repellant to thieves and crooks. Many people marvel that one of the twelve betrayed Jesus. But in reality there were something like 500 people involved with his ministry at this point. That is twice as many people as TPUSA has. So to have that many people and only one traitor, that is truly remarkable.
28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
If you are truly in a ministry of the Lord you will have plenty of temptations to sell out. Satan will offer you the deal of a lifetime. The Lord knows this and He knows those who stand strong against those temptations.
29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
Think of the church age as the training to rule and reign with Jesus. If you fall for Satan's temptations do we really want you reigning with Jesus?
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Luke 22:24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
This is the way the world works. The benefactors, the donors, they exercise authority over the ministry. Think about it, Netanyahu has confirmed that he had a conversation with Charlie Kirk about donating to TPUSA and taking it "to the next level"! Some have theorized that would have been a donation of $150 million. Others say no, the amount was much more than that. Why would Charlie say no to someone wanting to donate so much money to his organization? It is because the money comes with strings attached. Netanyahu wants to control what Charlie Kirk says.
26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
The reason people fall for this temptation is because they want to walk around in fancy robes and for everyone to treat them with respect and invite them to all the big elite parties. The Lord says "it shall not be so" with those who serve Him. You are to be as the one who serves. You wear the same clothes and go to the same events that that maid and the janitor and the dishwasher go to.
27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
This is like bug repellant to thieves and crooks. Many people marvel that one of the twelve betrayed Jesus. But in reality there were something like 500 people involved with his ministry at this point. That is twice as many people as TPUSA has. So to have that many people and only one traitor, that is truly remarkable.
28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
If you are truly in a ministry of the Lord you will have plenty of temptations to sell out. Satan will offer you the deal of a lifetime. The Lord knows this and He knows those who stand strong against those temptations.
29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
Think of the church age as the training to rule and reign with Jesus. If you fall for Satan's temptations do we really want you reigning with Jesus?
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Wake up, get out of your dream world fantasy
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Make this personal, make it that Satan has desired to sift you as wheat but Jesus has prayed for you that your faith fail not: and when you art converted, you will have a ministry to strengthen your brethren. Peter got his ministry this way, Paul got his ministry this way, James, Mark, etc. A ministry is where we comfort those with the same comfort that the Lord comforted us with. Growing up I went to church every week and my big question was "why don't they just tell me what the Bible says?" I wasn't interested in the Pastor's opinion about Vietnam or some other thing. No one ever told you what the Bible said and so I figured at least the priest at church would, and even he didn't talk about the Bible. When I discovered Watchman Nee I ate it up. So I realize no one has blogs and no one reads blogs, but I also know this is exactly what I had been praying for. I'm not concerned with those who don't want this, I know there must be other people like myself who do, that is who this is for.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
This is the wrong attitude. Paul didn't say "I am ready to be crucified with Christ". He said "I have been crucified with Christ". It needs to be past tense, an accomplished fact.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Wake up, get out of your dream world fantasy. In your mind you are this hero ready to fight the spiritual warfare. The war started the minute you received Jesus and got baptized.
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Make this personal, make it that Satan has desired to sift you as wheat but Jesus has prayed for you that your faith fail not: and when you art converted, you will have a ministry to strengthen your brethren. Peter got his ministry this way, Paul got his ministry this way, James, Mark, etc. A ministry is where we comfort those with the same comfort that the Lord comforted us with. Growing up I went to church every week and my big question was "why don't they just tell me what the Bible says?" I wasn't interested in the Pastor's opinion about Vietnam or some other thing. No one ever told you what the Bible said and so I figured at least the priest at church would, and even he didn't talk about the Bible. When I discovered Watchman Nee I ate it up. So I realize no one has blogs and no one reads blogs, but I also know this is exactly what I had been praying for. I'm not concerned with those who don't want this, I know there must be other people like myself who do, that is who this is for.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
This is the wrong attitude. Paul didn't say "I am ready to be crucified with Christ". He said "I have been crucified with Christ". It needs to be past tense, an accomplished fact.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Wake up, get out of your dream world fantasy. In your mind you are this hero ready to fight the spiritual warfare. The war started the minute you received Jesus and got baptized.
Contrasting before the tribulation with what it will be like during the tribulation
Luke 22:35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Training is over, this is not a drill. The point is not that we preach the gospel with swords, no verse is of its own interpretation and that interpretation would not fit into the New Testament. No, the point is that from now on they too will be going through the cross. They will be broke, they will be rejected, they will be persecuted, and some will even be killed. But as usual the word of God is a double edged sword. If we view Luke as having an agenda for those raptured before the tribulation this verse indicates a before and after the rapture, how things will change dramatically. This is confirmed by the fact that this verse is not in Matthew or Mark. Since the agenda of those books have to do with those who are there after the rapture there is no need for a before and after verse like this.
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
This explains why things get so bad during the tribulation, "he was reckoned with the transgressors". The whole reason a believer would be left behind is because they are reckoned with the transgressors. Isn't it both sad and fitting that Christians who want to blend in with transgressors prior to the rapture would be reckoned with the transgressors and so left behind.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
This is an interesting prophecy. The word prophecy means to "speak forth" and we have this concept from Ecclesiastes verse which says "that which has been is that which will be" that pattern is prophecy. This verse indicates that right before Jesus is arrested, tried and crucified that the disciples realize the impending danger, and a minority of the disciples, one sixth of them, think they should arm themselves with swords. The situation is similar today, Christians see they are under attack and some want to bring in the kingdom with swords and spears and guns. Once again, there is only one way to the father and that is Jesus Christ. Our warfare is not against flesh and blood. The New Testament is very clear and you would have to be ignorant of the word of God to actually think Christians should arm themselves with swords and guns.
Luke 22:35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Training is over, this is not a drill. The point is not that we preach the gospel with swords, no verse is of its own interpretation and that interpretation would not fit into the New Testament. No, the point is that from now on they too will be going through the cross. They will be broke, they will be rejected, they will be persecuted, and some will even be killed. But as usual the word of God is a double edged sword. If we view Luke as having an agenda for those raptured before the tribulation this verse indicates a before and after the rapture, how things will change dramatically. This is confirmed by the fact that this verse is not in Matthew or Mark. Since the agenda of those books have to do with those who are there after the rapture there is no need for a before and after verse like this.
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
This explains why things get so bad during the tribulation, "he was reckoned with the transgressors". The whole reason a believer would be left behind is because they are reckoned with the transgressors. Isn't it both sad and fitting that Christians who want to blend in with transgressors prior to the rapture would be reckoned with the transgressors and so left behind.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
This is an interesting prophecy. The word prophecy means to "speak forth" and we have this concept from Ecclesiastes verse which says "that which has been is that which will be" that pattern is prophecy. This verse indicates that right before Jesus is arrested, tried and crucified that the disciples realize the impending danger, and a minority of the disciples, one sixth of them, think they should arm themselves with swords. The situation is similar today, Christians see they are under attack and some want to bring in the kingdom with swords and spears and guns. Once again, there is only one way to the father and that is Jesus Christ. Our warfare is not against flesh and blood. The New Testament is very clear and you would have to be ignorant of the word of God to actually think Christians should arm themselves with swords and guns.
You better be all prayed up before all this hits the fan!
Luke 22:39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Do you remember when Jesus was sleeping in the boat and everyone was afraid they were going to perish? He did not tell them to pray that ye enter not into temptation at that time. But now we are going into a real storm and the threat of your faith failing is also quite real. Now, we see Jesus is the one praying and the disciples are the ones sleeping.
For the last five years we have been sounding the alarm, so much to pray for, so little time.
I am thrilled that we have won the battle concerning the release of the Epstein files on the 19th, that is a major victory. I am also thrilled with the progress that Candace Owens is making on exposing the involvement of the Feds in covering up the assassination of Charlie Kirk and of showing the involvement of our special forces, and exposing all the lies that have been fed to us. She is a modern day Deborah!
What you should be doing is praying that you don't enter into temptation. It is easy to be tempted to insult and slander those who are saying things you don't know. Candace has been slandered to the uttermost, so for a Christian to stand with her, that is only by faith and by the leading of the Holy Spirit. If you are not prayed up you will be tossed by the wind and waves.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
The Lord has to become our peace offering and our sin offering and our trespass offering. Without these offerings there could be no forgiveness and so none of us could have been saved and God's kingdom would not come and God's will would not be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
When everything hits the fan it will be so sudden and rapid fire that unless you are fully prepared you will be shaken. For example, we all know that the powers that be have fought tooth and nail to keep the Epstein files from being released. Those are some very powerful people who are caught in that net.
But what Candace is doing is also critical. Consider this, at the Memorial we learned that Donald Trump credited his victory in the election to Charlie Kirk's organization getting out the vote among college kids. We have also learned that Netanyahu tried to buy major influence in that organization to have authority over what Charlie said and didn't say. Charlie refused to let him donate that money in exchange for influence. He was assassinated shortly after that. Now imagine that the people who carried out the assassination wanted to take control of TPUSA so that they could influence voters concerning some political agenda. Suppose they thought they could win not only college kids but also conservative Christians. What happens if it comes out that the people who want to now control TPUSA were the same ones that assassinated Charlie Kirk and covered it up and tried to prevent anyone else from getting to the truth! That would be very bad for their political agenda, in fact it would have the opposite effect of what they were trying to achieve. Instead of influencing certain groups to support them those very same groups would refuse to support them. So you can imagine how bad things will be when the facts hit the fan, so to speak. Candace Owens latest podcast releases so much dirt on the FBI and special ops in the military and almost 1 million people have already seen it. So if you are not prayed up your little boat is about to get swamped as all this hits the fan.
Luke 22:39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
Do you remember when Jesus was sleeping in the boat and everyone was afraid they were going to perish? He did not tell them to pray that ye enter not into temptation at that time. But now we are going into a real storm and the threat of your faith failing is also quite real. Now, we see Jesus is the one praying and the disciples are the ones sleeping.
For the last five years we have been sounding the alarm, so much to pray for, so little time.
I am thrilled that we have won the battle concerning the release of the Epstein files on the 19th, that is a major victory. I am also thrilled with the progress that Candace Owens is making on exposing the involvement of the Feds in covering up the assassination of Charlie Kirk and of showing the involvement of our special forces, and exposing all the lies that have been fed to us. She is a modern day Deborah!
What you should be doing is praying that you don't enter into temptation. It is easy to be tempted to insult and slander those who are saying things you don't know. Candace has been slandered to the uttermost, so for a Christian to stand with her, that is only by faith and by the leading of the Holy Spirit. If you are not prayed up you will be tossed by the wind and waves.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
The Lord has to become our peace offering and our sin offering and our trespass offering. Without these offerings there could be no forgiveness and so none of us could have been saved and God's kingdom would not come and God's will would not be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
When everything hits the fan it will be so sudden and rapid fire that unless you are fully prepared you will be shaken. For example, we all know that the powers that be have fought tooth and nail to keep the Epstein files from being released. Those are some very powerful people who are caught in that net.
But what Candace is doing is also critical. Consider this, at the Memorial we learned that Donald Trump credited his victory in the election to Charlie Kirk's organization getting out the vote among college kids. We have also learned that Netanyahu tried to buy major influence in that organization to have authority over what Charlie said and didn't say. Charlie refused to let him donate that money in exchange for influence. He was assassinated shortly after that. Now imagine that the people who carried out the assassination wanted to take control of TPUSA so that they could influence voters concerning some political agenda. Suppose they thought they could win not only college kids but also conservative Christians. What happens if it comes out that the people who want to now control TPUSA were the same ones that assassinated Charlie Kirk and covered it up and tried to prevent anyone else from getting to the truth! That would be very bad for their political agenda, in fact it would have the opposite effect of what they were trying to achieve. Instead of influencing certain groups to support them those very same groups would refuse to support them. So you can imagine how bad things will be when the facts hit the fan, so to speak. Candace Owens latest podcast releases so much dirt on the FBI and special ops in the military and almost 1 million people have already seen it. So if you are not prayed up your little boat is about to get swamped as all this hits the fan.
The rulers who ordered Jesus to be seized are cowards, afraid to confront Jesus in the light
Luke 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Do not be so desperate for a friend that you can't see that Judas is betraying you. On the flip side don't be so consumed with protecting yourself from Judas to not see that the other 11 disciples are faithful.
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? 50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Did they wait for the Lord to answer?
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
This is not how you fight the spiritual warfare, our fight is not against flesh and blood, it is against the rulers of this darkness. We are here shining the light in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome us.
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
If you are using swords then they are coming out against dangerous insurrectionists, but if you are simple preachers of God's word it exposes them as being phony as they try to suppress the truth.
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
This is a powerful testimony to the soldiers who seized Jesus that the rulers who ordered this are cowards, afraid to confront Jesus in the light.
Luke 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Do not be so desperate for a friend that you can't see that Judas is betraying you. On the flip side don't be so consumed with protecting yourself from Judas to not see that the other 11 disciples are faithful.
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? 50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Did they wait for the Lord to answer?
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
This is not how you fight the spiritual warfare, our fight is not against flesh and blood, it is against the rulers of this darkness. We are here shining the light in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome us.
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
If you are using swords then they are coming out against dangerous insurrectionists, but if you are simple preachers of God's word it exposes them as being phony as they try to suppress the truth.
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
This is a powerful testimony to the soldiers who seized Jesus that the rulers who ordered this are cowards, afraid to confront Jesus in the light.
What further witness do we need?
Luke 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
Now is the time to settle it that you will not be one who follows the Lord afar off. Do not leave yourself an escape route, or a backdoor.
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
A secret agent Christian. Our status is as ambassadors, not as "secret agents".
58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. 60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ. When He says to pray that you fall not into temptation, you need to pray. When He says awake sleeper and Christ will shine on you, then you need to wake up.
63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
We do not need to respond to every attack. When they are mocking and scoffing, you are not required to respond.
66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
Valid point, why answer someone if they have no intention of listening to you, answering your questions or letting you go. By definition this is a monkey trial with a predetermined outcome.
69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
This is the key point. The church age began with this unjust trial with a rigged court. But at the end of the age we will see Jesus Christ, Lord of All, sitting at the right hand of the power of God. We pray for the secrets concerning Epstein to be revealed, and it is so. We pray for the hidden things in the assassination of Charlie Kirk to be revealed and it is so. We are bringing all things before the heavenly court and before the Lord Jesus Christ who is sitting at the right hand of the power of God and He is dealing with these fallen ones.
70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is King of Kings.
71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Luke 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
Now is the time to settle it that you will not be one who follows the Lord afar off. Do not leave yourself an escape route, or a backdoor.
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
A secret agent Christian. Our status is as ambassadors, not as "secret agents".
58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. 60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ. When He says to pray that you fall not into temptation, you need to pray. When He says awake sleeper and Christ will shine on you, then you need to wake up.
63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
We do not need to respond to every attack. When they are mocking and scoffing, you are not required to respond.
66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
Valid point, why answer someone if they have no intention of listening to you, answering your questions or letting you go. By definition this is a monkey trial with a predetermined outcome.
69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
This is the key point. The church age began with this unjust trial with a rigged court. But at the end of the age we will see Jesus Christ, Lord of All, sitting at the right hand of the power of God. We pray for the secrets concerning Epstein to be revealed, and it is so. We pray for the hidden things in the assassination of Charlie Kirk to be revealed and it is so. We are bringing all things before the heavenly court and before the Lord Jesus Christ who is sitting at the right hand of the power of God and He is dealing with these fallen ones.
70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is King of Kings.
71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Mocked by some, held up as saints by others
Luke 23:1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
I have seen normal court proceedings, the jury comes in, says they have a verdict, the judge reads it, says the defendant is guilty and has the two guards lead the prisoner out. Imagine if the judge, the jury and the prosecutors all rose up and followed the defendant out of the courtroom. What is different about this court room is that they don't have the authority to put Jesus to death. This is like a third world country in chaos with UN peace keepers. Imagine you are in one of these countries torn by civil war. To keep peace the UN takes ultimate authority, they don't allow the warlords to simply execute people in the street. This is why everyone is rising up to go to Pilate. Now that they are agreed they must get Pilate to agree to the execution.
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Remember with what judgment you judge you shall be judged. This doesn't simply apply to the Jews, it also applies to the Romans who were representing all the nations in the area. They accused Jesus of perverting the nation, well there will be those today who will be judged for perverting the nation. They accused Jesus of forbidding taxes and tariffs to Caesar. Well there will be those today who will be judged for forbidding taxes and tariffs to the Antichrist. They accused Him of saying that He Himself was Christ the King. Well, there will be those today who will be judged for saying that the Antichrist is Christ the King.
3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
In other words that is what they are charging him with and trying to convict him for. He didn't say this, they did. Now let's consider this, Christians are being accused of "perverting the nation" there are those who rail against conservative Christians. Why? Well they don't want men in the women's locker room and they don't want babies being killed. They also try to accuse all Christians of being Christian nationalists. Third they have a little fit if you speak the word of God with authority.
4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
You aren't guilty of a crime because someone says you are. You are not guilty of hate speech just because someone says that speaking the word of God from the Bible is hate speech. You are not guilty of being a Christian nationalist just because someone somewhere else is a Christian nationalist. Our status as Christians is that we are ambassadors from the kingdom of the heavens where Jesus Christ is sitting on the throne. We are not here to overthrow a worldly government. We are servants of the Lord, we follow Jesus and to do something without His leading is rebellion against the Lord. They should be called "Antichrist nationalists". Most importantly we are not here proclaiming anything about ourselves, rather we are proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the king of kings, not just the king of the Jews.
5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
We saw this when people were trying to deal with election fraud. Every court ruled they had no jurisdiction and kept passing the buck. Now that Trump is president the DOJ is finally dealing with election fraud. So apparently the only one who has authority to deal with stolen elections is the person who was elected as a result of the stolen election.
9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
In the three synoptic gospels Jesus is arrayed in three different colored robes. In Luke it is "gorgeous" or "glistening white". In Mark it is purple and in Matthew it is scarlet. This is evidence that the three gospels have three agendas.
Think about how people who went to the government asking for righteous judgment on the election fraud were treated. They were mocked by the left and they were arrayed in glistening robes of angels by the right. To half the country they were insurrectionists and to the other half they were saints.
12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Luke 23:1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
I have seen normal court proceedings, the jury comes in, says they have a verdict, the judge reads it, says the defendant is guilty and has the two guards lead the prisoner out. Imagine if the judge, the jury and the prosecutors all rose up and followed the defendant out of the courtroom. What is different about this court room is that they don't have the authority to put Jesus to death. This is like a third world country in chaos with UN peace keepers. Imagine you are in one of these countries torn by civil war. To keep peace the UN takes ultimate authority, they don't allow the warlords to simply execute people in the street. This is why everyone is rising up to go to Pilate. Now that they are agreed they must get Pilate to agree to the execution.
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Remember with what judgment you judge you shall be judged. This doesn't simply apply to the Jews, it also applies to the Romans who were representing all the nations in the area. They accused Jesus of perverting the nation, well there will be those today who will be judged for perverting the nation. They accused Jesus of forbidding taxes and tariffs to Caesar. Well there will be those today who will be judged for forbidding taxes and tariffs to the Antichrist. They accused Him of saying that He Himself was Christ the King. Well, there will be those today who will be judged for saying that the Antichrist is Christ the King.
3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
In other words that is what they are charging him with and trying to convict him for. He didn't say this, they did. Now let's consider this, Christians are being accused of "perverting the nation" there are those who rail against conservative Christians. Why? Well they don't want men in the women's locker room and they don't want babies being killed. They also try to accuse all Christians of being Christian nationalists. Third they have a little fit if you speak the word of God with authority.
4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
You aren't guilty of a crime because someone says you are. You are not guilty of hate speech just because someone says that speaking the word of God from the Bible is hate speech. You are not guilty of being a Christian nationalist just because someone somewhere else is a Christian nationalist. Our status as Christians is that we are ambassadors from the kingdom of the heavens where Jesus Christ is sitting on the throne. We are not here to overthrow a worldly government. We are servants of the Lord, we follow Jesus and to do something without His leading is rebellion against the Lord. They should be called "Antichrist nationalists". Most importantly we are not here proclaiming anything about ourselves, rather we are proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the king of kings, not just the king of the Jews.
5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
We saw this when people were trying to deal with election fraud. Every court ruled they had no jurisdiction and kept passing the buck. Now that Trump is president the DOJ is finally dealing with election fraud. So apparently the only one who has authority to deal with stolen elections is the person who was elected as a result of the stolen election.
9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
In the three synoptic gospels Jesus is arrayed in three different colored robes. In Luke it is "gorgeous" or "glistening white". In Mark it is purple and in Matthew it is scarlet. This is evidence that the three gospels have three agendas.
Think about how people who went to the government asking for righteous judgment on the election fraud were treated. They were mocked by the left and they were arrayed in glistening robes of angels by the right. To half the country they were insurrectionists and to the other half they were saints.
12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
God can discern your heart based on which one you choose
Luke 23:13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
There is a progression here that is a pattern we see in Church history. Prior to the seven year tribulation at the end of the age they will chastise Christians for speaking in the name of Jesus Christ and release them (for the most part). After the tribulation begins they will scourge them, which is why Mark's robe is purple. Ultimately they will behead them which is why Matthew's robe is scarlet.
17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
They have to decide which one is naughty and which one is nice.
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: 19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
We have two men slated for execution, one is released, one is killed. Both are called "the son of the Father". This is just like the day of Atonement when one goat is killed and one goat is released. They were given a choice, you can choose Jesus Christ the Messiah, or you can choose the Antichrist who is guilty of sedition and murder. The world will choose the Antichrist and thus bring judgment on their head. God is a discerner of the hearts, He can discern your heart based on which one you choose.
Luke 23:13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
There is a progression here that is a pattern we see in Church history. Prior to the seven year tribulation at the end of the age they will chastise Christians for speaking in the name of Jesus Christ and release them (for the most part). After the tribulation begins they will scourge them, which is why Mark's robe is purple. Ultimately they will behead them which is why Matthew's robe is scarlet.
17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
They have to decide which one is naughty and which one is nice.
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: 19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
We have two men slated for execution, one is released, one is killed. Both are called "the son of the Father". This is just like the day of Atonement when one goat is killed and one goat is released. They were given a choice, you can choose Jesus Christ the Messiah, or you can choose the Antichrist who is guilty of sedition and murder. The world will choose the Antichrist and thus bring judgment on their head. God is a discerner of the hearts, He can discern your heart based on which one you choose.
Three judgments of the Tribulation
Luke 23:20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
According to the pattern the rapture is prior to this. The demand to crucify the Christians takes place after the rapture. They will want to kill all those false teachers and prophets who misled them about the rapture.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
When the Antichrist takes power he'll want to kill them as well even though the tribulation saints are not doing anything evil.
24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
It is not God who made this judgment, it is man. God established the law that "with what judgment you judge you shall be judged". You can see from this there are three judgments. You can choose to be mocked and dressed in gorgeous or glistening apparel. Or you can choose to be scourged or you can choose to be crucified. It all depends on what judgment you are judging others with.
I have told the story about the teacher who gave me a 25 on a final exam when I had gotten 100. What I didn't mention is that I had mocked this teacher prior to this event. I decided that I was the guilty one for mocking him, granted his response was wrong, but I was also in the wrong. As a result I chose my own punishment, which is to be mocked as a Christian. I could have demanded that the teacher be scourged and even fired. But had I done that I would have certainly chosen my own judgment as well.
25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
What is your will? When you have to stand before the judge do you want mercy, or do you want cruel punishment?
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
There is no mention of Jesus being scourged in Luke, it is only in Mark and Matthew. The only reference to being scourged in Luke is a prophecy that they shall scourge Him referring to the tribulation saints.
As a teacher I gave each student a grade, but in NYC the principal has the authority to raise any grade by ten points if she chooses. This will take place when the kids are seniors and if they need a 55 changed to a 65 in order to graduate the principal may decide to do this without any consultation with the teacher. However, there is a lower failing grade which you can give which is a 45. However, you are only permitted to give this grade if the student is absent a certain amount of time. If the student comes to the class a certain amount of time the lowest grade you are permitted to give them is a 55 and that is so that the principal can change the grade if need be. Think of the principal as Simon, a Cyrenian, who is bearing the cross for this kid.
27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
This is also true. We had kids we really wanted to help graduate and for some reason they just could not pass. I had this one kid who kept failing the exam, he knew everything, and yet he couldn't pass. When he failed it for the last time I could not believe it, so I pulled his test paper and went over it carefully and I realized he had skipped a question when he bubbled in the answer sheet. If I simply moved all his bubbles up one question he was getting over 80% right. There are students where it is not just the parents bewailing him, but all the staff at the school.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
This is a direct reference to the opening of the sixth seal, which refers to the rapture and the start of the seven year tribulation. People have a chance to repent right up until Jesus says "receive my Spirit". At that point God has mercy on those who were merciful and snatches them up in the rapture. Others will be left behind, just like the dead body of Jesus was left behind. Still others will be like the soldier who said "surely this was the son of God" and still others will be like the soldiers who took money to preserve a lie or like the elites who had Jesus crucified. God is a discerner of the hearts, He is omniscient, He knows your heart and you will be judged accordingly.
31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
If you look at the world today we are like a tree completely infested with bark beetles that are causing the tree to become dry. When the fire comes the forest will all go up in a great forest fire.
Luke 23:20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
According to the pattern the rapture is prior to this. The demand to crucify the Christians takes place after the rapture. They will want to kill all those false teachers and prophets who misled them about the rapture.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
When the Antichrist takes power he'll want to kill them as well even though the tribulation saints are not doing anything evil.
24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
It is not God who made this judgment, it is man. God established the law that "with what judgment you judge you shall be judged". You can see from this there are three judgments. You can choose to be mocked and dressed in gorgeous or glistening apparel. Or you can choose to be scourged or you can choose to be crucified. It all depends on what judgment you are judging others with.
I have told the story about the teacher who gave me a 25 on a final exam when I had gotten 100. What I didn't mention is that I had mocked this teacher prior to this event. I decided that I was the guilty one for mocking him, granted his response was wrong, but I was also in the wrong. As a result I chose my own punishment, which is to be mocked as a Christian. I could have demanded that the teacher be scourged and even fired. But had I done that I would have certainly chosen my own judgment as well.
25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
What is your will? When you have to stand before the judge do you want mercy, or do you want cruel punishment?
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
There is no mention of Jesus being scourged in Luke, it is only in Mark and Matthew. The only reference to being scourged in Luke is a prophecy that they shall scourge Him referring to the tribulation saints.
As a teacher I gave each student a grade, but in NYC the principal has the authority to raise any grade by ten points if she chooses. This will take place when the kids are seniors and if they need a 55 changed to a 65 in order to graduate the principal may decide to do this without any consultation with the teacher. However, there is a lower failing grade which you can give which is a 45. However, you are only permitted to give this grade if the student is absent a certain amount of time. If the student comes to the class a certain amount of time the lowest grade you are permitted to give them is a 55 and that is so that the principal can change the grade if need be. Think of the principal as Simon, a Cyrenian, who is bearing the cross for this kid.
27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
This is also true. We had kids we really wanted to help graduate and for some reason they just could not pass. I had this one kid who kept failing the exam, he knew everything, and yet he couldn't pass. When he failed it for the last time I could not believe it, so I pulled his test paper and went over it carefully and I realized he had skipped a question when he bubbled in the answer sheet. If I simply moved all his bubbles up one question he was getting over 80% right. There are students where it is not just the parents bewailing him, but all the staff at the school.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
This is a direct reference to the opening of the sixth seal, which refers to the rapture and the start of the seven year tribulation. People have a chance to repent right up until Jesus says "receive my Spirit". At that point God has mercy on those who were merciful and snatches them up in the rapture. Others will be left behind, just like the dead body of Jesus was left behind. Still others will be like the soldier who said "surely this was the son of God" and still others will be like the soldiers who took money to preserve a lie or like the elites who had Jesus crucified. God is a discerner of the hearts, He is omniscient, He knows your heart and you will be judged accordingly.
31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
If you look at the world today we are like a tree completely infested with bark beetles that are causing the tree to become dry. When the fire comes the forest will all go up in a great forest fire.