Then one man will be taken away and the other man will remain. As such, both passages contain material that was completely unknown and unknowable at our human level, before Jesus revealed it to us. However, Jesus mentions escaping all of the tribulations, not simply a singular destruction of the Temple. We are not asking you to trust in us, or to trust in any special talent we have, or to trust in our credentials. Psalm 22:15-18 speaks of Jesus when He would be on the cross; Psalm 22:27-29 takes us to the End and on into the Millennium. When God promises through predictive prophecy that we will be saved by calling on Christ (note the predictive prophetic language: "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord SHALL be saved"), our salvation is more than just something that is promised to us as a statement of knowledge; our salvation is also brought into existence by the spiritual Creative act of Christ alone. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! AMEN!!! If all believers are caught up during the Second Coming of Christ at the end of the Tribulation, then only unbelievers are left upon the earth. So they obviously had to have been in it in the first place. Conversely. Where is your faith? Genesis 4:21 His brother was named Jubal; he was the father of all who play the lyre and the flute. The second coming of Jesus will be sudden, unexpected and unmistakable, like lightning flashing across the sky (Matthew 24:23-51, Mark 13:21-23, 13:32-37 Luke 17:20-37). Remember, at the time this was written, the air represented the first heaven. Jesus created time and is outside of the restrictions thereof. Unbelievers will be put away, taken off the planet. By Irvin Baxter QUESTION: Mary from Texas had a question about Luke 21:36 where it says, "I watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man." Do some people think this is speaking of the rapture? The extremely short version requires that we understand the History as to when the words were writtenThe thief in the night is part of the Jewish Culture and the Fall Festivals, and is directly related to how the High Priest would come like a thief to the other Priestsmeaningif the lower Priests were not ready for the arrival of the High Priest, because they were not watching at the right timethose Priests were cast out into the street with only their undergarments (meaning their clothes were taken from them like a thief). Jesus' second coming, referred to in Luke 21, will occur after the Rapture and at the end of the seven-year tribulation on this Earth. However, in the Lord's return to the earth, it is the lost who are taken outjust the opposite of what happens in the rapture of the Church. ANSWER:Yes, some people do believe that it is speaking of a pre tribulation rapturesome people will be caught away and will not be here on the earth during the great tribulation period. Jesus warns us in vs. 36 to watchwatch what? Jesus tells us the Holy Spirit will guide us into ALL truth and show us things to comehow? We ask you to follow the guidelines and standards called for in the Bibleand then simply hold us to those standards. while NOT contradicting other parts of Gods Word. Revelation 5:9 is significant, in that it shows Christians gathered in heaven just after Jesus (the Lamb) takes the End Time scroll from the hand of the Father, and just before the first seal of that End Time scroll is opened. Many Christians assume He's describing the rapture and . Part of studying and finding the truth is talking with peers about a topic and mainly consulting the Bible. and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? John 16:13 The Holy Spirit will guide into all truth. Spoiler alertthe order of these verses fits perfectly with how prophecy is written. Lets look. 4 In him (Jesus) was life; and the life (Jesus) was the light of men. The Timeline link will help, and has a video tutorial to accompany it. No! You will not find the word "rapture" in the Bible. Jesus is the Speaker through all Old and New Testament prophecy. When describing the Tribulation in Luke 21, Jesus begins by speaking of the great and miraculous events and signs that will happen throughout the Tribulation. The only thing you might compare it to is The dead in Christ rise first the Saints and meet him in the sky to help fight the worlds armies this is not you and it is not me . Possibly being caught unaware? Obviously we realize it is easy for anyone to claim the gift of understanding prophecy, and the first two questions you may be asking are: Well, how do I know the people at His Center have the gift of understanding prophecy? If so, why? Our danger is, lest the day of death and of judgment should come upon us when we are not prepared. Luke 21:36 is a passage many believers in the rapture will quote, which says, . March 19, 2020 We will add the following: The time period ranges pending our location on the earth on any given day. Only the World and Satan are constrained by time. 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. The Latin, Coptic or Memphitic, and Armenian, which are of great value, contain it. 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay (contradict) nor resist. Reading Luke 21.34-36 Jesus said to his disciples, 'Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. QUESTION:Mary from Texas had a question about Luke 21:36 where it says, I watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man. Do some people think this is speaking of the rapture? In this verse, Jesus was describing Noah 's flood and the destruction of Sodom (Luke 17:26-37). 26 Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. We do not figure out the timing of prophetic passages by simply noting the order in which they are found in the text, as shown. After understanding Luke 21, who is willing to limit Jesus? While we live in a world of 3 second attention spans, we must ask the reader to decide to do homework to learn the answer to the when question with certainty. At HisCenter.com, the four of us have been given the gift of UNDERSTANDING Bible Prophecy. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 describes the Rapture as God resurrecting all the righteous who have died, giving them glorified bodies, and then departing the earth with those righteous who were still alive, who have also been given glorified bodies. The Day of the Lord. (adverbially) suddenly sudden, unawares.. see GREEK a. see GREEK phaino. We fully recognize from His Word, that He reveals things in His timing and increases knowledge in His timing, especially as we are approaching The End of Days. We are following a long-established principle in Bible prophecy, of determining the time of fulfillment of Bible prophecies according to the details in those prophecies, and NOT simply on the basis of how we are used to reading narrative or historical material. By itself, this might not mean that the two people were men, for Greek (as in most languages) can use male words and pronouns to refer generically to "people" whether they are male or female. 28 When these things begin to take place . We are left with one possibility. Understand 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 NKJV Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. For we do not know the time or the hour that we may die. So where are we going with this point? In the Church, we too must know the importance of being ready (starting with what Jesus tells us in Luke 21 and in the Timeline Chart), and the consequences of NOT being ready. Please review our Timeline and accompanying video tutorial on our website to see how God chose to present Revelation. During the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities. For a more detailed explanation on the importance of how and why Jesus uses the term before in Luke 21:12and how this is similar to how Jesus revealed Tribulation events to John in the book of Revelationwe expound on Jesus usage of the before at the very end of this article.**. After all, Jesus just gave information necessary to know when the end is near, and warned us that being caught up in indulgences, drunkenness and cares of this lifeindicates we have not been studying the signs Jesus told us about, and to watch for. I do know I feel a great deal of stress inside every time I read it as I become afraid that I wont be acceptable when the Lord comes for His Church. No wayit is so much more! Seiss, a very prominent and still-respected commentator from the 19th Century, wrote the following on page 139 of his book, The Apocalypse: They are not unfilled beings, but ransomed sinners; for they give honor to Christ for redeeming themThou redeemed US by thy blood. Here is Seiss footnote on why the word us is used in Revelation 5:9: Some critics and expositors have rejected this (US), for the reason that it is omitted in the Codex Alexandrinus, and in the Ethiopic version; though the latter is not much more than a loose paraphrase. vs. 32 UNDERSTAND that, from the timing of Luke 21:7-9, . Romans 12:6-8, 1 Cor. of Olives. After all, aren't we scaring them when we teach them about the rapture and end times. From a compound of a (as a negative particle) and phaino (compareexaiphnes) (meaning non-apparent); unexpected, i.e. So which viewpoint best satisfies the standard of Colossians 2:9? 30; Luke 21:25-27), and consequently also deny the promise of the rapture as an escape for true believers from the coming tribulation (Luke 21:36; 1 Thess. Conclusion From Beware the Pseudo-Rapture Doctrine 4. Just because Daniel chapter 12 follows chapter 11 in the text, does NOT necessarily mean that the time of fulfillment of Daniel 12s prophecies are after the time of fulfillment in Daniel 11s prophecies. Grace thru Faith is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Life in the age to come is not a continuation of present earthly life, but is a different kind of life altogether (Luke 20:34-36; cf. So, when so many people say that Jesus does not know the day and hour, Biblically speaking, they are not only lessening Jesus' knowledgethey are also lessening Jesus' ability as Creator. In Luke 17:36 Jesus gave a prophecy that one day two men will be standing in a field. A controversial position we hold is a partial rapture position where only 50% of believers are raptured. 15) Jesus was talking about the Tribulation Period when He said, "Pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass" (Luke 21:36). Please tell me what this verse means Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man. Again and again I see this verse associated with the Rapture but then that would imply if I dont live a godly life I could be passed by, right? We must be prepared to go with him! Friends and criticsWe are each accountable for our actions and statements. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Is prophecy nothing more than knowing about the future? Then He goes back to the beginning of the Tribulation, and describes the persecution of Tribulation saints. This vs. does NOT teach an any moment return of Christ during Pauls day, the writer of 1 Thessalonianswe trust the Holy Spirit has helped to clear this up as shared several times in this article. Luke 21:36 ESV. It's the term "harpazo" in Greek and "rapio" in Latin. The only question you must ask yourself is this: Which idea most fully glorifies Jesus: The idea that His deity was less than perfect. The word of God is to be included as part of those spiritual things.. WE need to align with Gods truth, and understand the meaning of, He comes like a thief in the night. Right? Some might read this as a rapture passage due to the fact that not all translations have the word about, even though the Greek word literally means to be about, to be on the point of doing or suffering something and carries an air of expectation. And our faith suffers as a result. Jack Kelley published over 9,000 Bible Study resources here from 1999, until the Lord called him home in the fall of 2015. Doesnt Luke 21:36 Tell Us We Are Not Going to Go Through the Tribulation? Again, according to God's definition, if anyone wishes to perform Bible prophecy, they must be able to speak it (prediction) AND perform it (creation). Antichrist being "revealed, who is the Antichrist? Therefore, when we point out that there is a jump of time between Luke 21:19 and Luke 21:20, for example, we are not proposing a nonsensical, radical way of reading prophecy. They do not follow how humans write stories/books/messages. Jesus tells us what the Holy Spirit hearsthe Holy Spirit will glorify Christ, receive from Christ and show it to us. Rapture is the reason for believers to stay alert! 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. Both Luke 21 and Revelation 6-7 have the same miraculous fingerprints of authorship on themand those fingerprints belong to the One who was fully God-in-the-fleshJesus Christ, the eternal Son of God. Colossians 2:9 says that all the fullness of the Godhead was in Jesus, bodily. 3 All things were made by him (Jesus); and without him (Jesus) was not any thing made that was made. Copyright 2023. Are our friends and critics excited about looking Jesus in the eyes and being accountable to HIM for the heart attitude of saying, Jesus, YOU did not know! which is the result of an error in each Christians understanding of Gods Word, that too many chose NOT to investigate? One purpose of the rapture is to give relief from the suffering and persecution after 7 years not to escape the suffering and persecution before it happens. 11:19. Or the idea that Jesus deity was fully perfect? We cannot be safe, if we are carnally secure. The Ark went up during the judgements, and then came back down to earth at the conclusion of the trial/cleansing. . The Codex Sinaiticus, however, which was discovered in 1860, and which is of equal authority with the Codex Alexandrinus, contains it. The view that Jesus was ignorant of the day and houror the view that Jesus deity was perfect, and that He DID know the day and hour? Jesus said these things in 32 AD. ADDING to previous points on HOW prophecy is written; a perfect example from Jesus! The more that true Bible prophecy is promoted, the more Jesus Christ will be glorified. When you see His Center teach that Jesus was not ignorant of the day and hour of His return, do not evaluate our teaching based on what a majority of Christians believe. The Rapture really does happen but just as Matthew 24 states it is at the end of the great tribulation time, at the LAST TRUMPET. To say that Jesus does not know the day and hour actually subjects a person to multiple counts of wrongdoing in regard to the purity and truth of the Bible: The notion that Jesus does not know about the day and hour is a vicious, insidious injection of poison that seeks to tarnish and pervert the entire nature of Christ and the nature of our relationship to Him. In verse 6 the Lord Jesus plainly states that the Temple then standing would be destroyed. ALL things that the Father has are mine (Jesus). Now, the emphasis in Luke 21:21 on fleeing Jerusalem when it is about to be trodden down by the Gentiles (Lk. Dr. Tregelles, on full examination, was firmly convinced of its right to a place in the text, before the Codex Sinaiticus appeared; and the presence of this (us) in that MS, ought to settle the question of its genuineness forever. 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. vs. 15 is prophetically written to those who WILL BE alive and remain. 25:31-46. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.". 20-24 For our 3 second friends and critics, Jesus says what will happen during a 3 year period of time, during the last half of Daniels 70th week, and just before the return of Christ (7th Trumpet, 7th Vial/Bowl, 3rd Woe). *IT IS KNOWN AS THE WRATH OF GOD. To be accounted WORTHY to ESCAPE all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. What separates Jesus from us, in terms of prophecy, is not just the fact that He KNOWS the future as God; it's also the fact that Jesus is able to FULFILL those prophecies and make them happen! Do not evaluate those views according to popular opinion. 27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. vss. There is no judgment, no punishment, and it will be a glorious day for all believers. There are other prophecies in the Bible where this type of thing happens: There is at least 2,000 years between the time of fulfillment for Micah 5:2 and 5:3. Likewise, why do we allow this heresy to immigrate into our faith? 126. At this moment, a decision for our friends and critics has come regarding Jesus. Systematic Eschatology, pages 31-34, 48 There is very convincing historical evidence that the, twinkling of an eye, was an idiom for an astronomical event. Pg. If we ignore Jesus clear teachings, then the end truly will come at any moment for those who ignore Jesus prophetic words. Whether this world likes it or not, Jesus Christ will return to rapture his saints to God's kingdom. That's what He was warning them about. In both the rapture and in the Lord's return to the earth, there are those who are taken and those who are left behind. Luke 14:19 "And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me. 10 and 11 Jesus says what will beBUTBEFORE those things take place vss 12-19 take place. Here is the short article again regarding Jesus not knowing, and at the end, an even shorter article for more clarity. The correct reading of Revelation 5:9 is in the versions that have the word us in Revelation 5:9. 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. Pray for the Holy Spirit to teach the truth and show what is to come. Luke 20:36 (HCSB) For they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are sons of God, . This extraordinary incident was recorded by Josephus and Tacitus who lived during that period. No, Luke 21:36 is a warning that we should continue to pray, be vigilant about turning away from sin, and try to remain holy. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, The "falling away" in the Church (this detail is meaningful, because during the persecution of the Great Tribulation, there will be no moral compromise among Christians; under the horrendous persecution of this period, you either are, or are not a follower of Christthere will be no middle ground to "fall away" into). 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. In the Jewish Culture, the Priests knew the importance of being ready and the consequences of NOT being ready. Stay with us briefly for the foundation, before the meat and potatoes. There is not the slightest indication that the event in Luke 17:36 is secret. (John 14:6). 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