Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 35 and 36 “Heaven and earth [the present ecclesiastical and social order] will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” Compare this with the words of Mark (13:32, 33) “But of that day and hour knows no man; no not the angels of heaven, NOR THE SON, but my Father only. Take ye…
Matthew Chapter 24 The margin of the NKJV interprets Matt 24:33 as: So you also, when you see all these things, know that He is near—at the doors! The following are several translations who interpret it so: “In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.” (NLT) “So, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.” (ASV) “In…
Matthew Chapter 24 We continue from our previous post. Verse 34 “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” What “generation” is being referred to here? The generation that sees “all these things” (Verse 33) In Scripture a generation can have various time lengths: 38, 40, 70, 80, 100, and 120 years. Which time length is applicable here? In the Wilderness, 40 years was a generation to the Israelites….
Matthew Chapter 24 As taken from the Book of Matthew (Brother Frank Shallieu) Verse 32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.” The “fig tree” represents the Jewish nation, as shown by several Scriptures. Jer 24:15 mentions two baskets of figs, and Jer 8:13 also connect figs with the nation of Israel. In the New Testament, Jesus cursed the fig tree, picturing…
Matthew Chapter 24 Proximity of the Kingdom of God VERSE 32-34 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it (the Kingdom of God–Luke 17:21) is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” “Non-believers have seized upon…
In our previous post we mentioned how the majority of professed believers have never fully responded to the privileges afforded them at this time. IT IS IMPORTANT to understand that ONLY those who have fully consecrated themselves to the Lord have the merit of Christ’ righteousness imputed to them and are actually justified in the fullest sense of the word. Those who merely make a profession of faith in Christ and in the work of redemption accomplish at Calvary have…
In our previous the question was raised as to whom the “good” of the world were who would survive Armageddon, we had alluded to this in Parts 12 and 16 of this study intending to come back to it later. The question we had asked in Part 16 was: Who exactly are the “good” (not just the innocent, babes, little children and etc.), but the rest of the good who would pass through the great time of trouble? We know…
With the burning of the tares there will be no one left who will dare make the claim of being a saint, a Christian, a true follower of Christ for all the true followers of Christ will have been made manifest having been taken from the earth by the apostate church, proving that all the rest were merely nominal Christians, Christians in name only (imitators, i.e. “TARES”), that they were not of nor ever a part of the TRUE Church…
In our previous post we mentioned that once the Church has been taken from the earth the Great Company class, that is those so enlightened, those in possession of a “double portion” of Elijah’s spirit (2 Kings 2:9, 10) will give a final testimony before they too (along with all the rest of their company who are freed from Babylon) are taken from the earth. What is there testimony? “Fear God, and give him glory; for the HOUR of his…
In this study we mentioned three particular groups comprised of both good and bad individuals who would enter the great tribulation period: 1) The Great Company 2) The nation of Israel 3) The world of mankind In regards to the first group, the Great Company class (a spirit begotten class, who felled to make their calling and election sure, who felled to fulfill their sacrifice) we found that the Lord would cause them to enter the great time of trouble…