A CLOSER LOOK AT MATTHEW 24:36

 

Many read Matthew 24:36 and conclude that it is totally impossible to have any idea of when Jesus will return.  The following scriptures give an understanding that contradicts this idea.

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Matthew 24:33  Mark 13:29   Luke 21:31  These scriptures say that when Christians see the fulfillment of the signs Christ gave they will know when the first advent is near. 

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1 Thessalonians 5:4   Christians are not in darkness, we can see the day approaching ,  it will not surprise us as a thief the way it does the world.  

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If it is YAHWEHS will for us to be of that group that is alive in the days preceding the first advent we will have seen with our eyes the fulfillment of many end time prophecies. 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17   We will have witnessed the making of the covenant of the antichrist with the ten nations, we will have seen the antichrist proclaim himself god, we will have seen the ministry of the two witnesses and seen the horror of the great tribulation but are protected from it, Revelation 3:10 . 

 In the book of Daniel there is the very last week of the 70 weeks that will be the events that will culminate the end of the age.  Daniel 9:27   This verse mentions the abomination of desolation Jesus spoke about,  Matthew 24:15   2 Thessalonians 2:3,4   Revelation 13:5,6,7   This abomination is set up around the midpoint of the seven year covenant antichrist made with ten nations.  The total time of this covenant is 7 years or in the Hebrew calendar  2520 days so the mid point is 1260 days therefore the tribulation begins at around the 1260 days. 

 Christians know that the tribulation is cut short for the sake of the elect Christians alive at that time.  Matthew 24:22  These Christians would then know that the final 1260 days would be cut short and would know by how many days.  In Daniel the 2300 days mentioned here are when the sanctuary is cleansed, meaning that Christ will destroy the antichrist temple at his return.  Originally there were 2520 days but cut short to 2300 days:  2520 - 2300 = 220 days ,  the tribulation is cut short by 220 days. 

 Putting this information together we can see that the first advent happens 2300 days after the antichrist covenant is made.  Now there are other days mentioned in Daniel; the 1290 days in Daniel 12:11 , the sacrifices are ended at the antichrist temple and the abomination of desolation is set up.  This means that from the beginning of the 7 year covenant it will be 1290 days until the these events occur.   Then there  is the 1335 days.  Daniel 12:12  this is only 45 days after the 1290 when the abomination of desolation is set up and is when the Christians who are alive and remain will be sealed in their foreheads .  Revelation 7:3  Ezekiel 9:4,5,6   Revelation 9:4   Satan has his own mark as well Revelation 13:16,17   

The Christians who were alive when sealed were joined with them who are also sealed while dead and these dead will be resurrected and they along with the living will inherit the kingdom.  Revelation 20:4   Isaiah briefly mentions the great tribulation in Isaiah 26:20,21   These numbers 1260, 1290, 1335 , 2300 and 2520 are in sequence beginning with the antichrist covenant and are literal numbers and are not symbolic .  Christians alive in these days will know that when they see the two witnesses murdered in Jerusalem by the antichrist that it will be 3 1/2 days till Christ returns because the two witnesses will be raised from the dead and ascend into the air along with all the saints from all times.  Revelation 11:11   The same would be true of the other days and with the passing of each of these days the time of the first advent becomes clearer.   At this time it is at the doors as Jesus said.  And understanding Daniels days we are not in darkness as Paul said. 

CHRISTIANS DIE TO THEIR PAST LIFE TO LIVE A NEW LIFE IN CHRIST

 The United States has not won a war since the Second World War. In   Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan we spent billions of dollars and lost thousands of lives and maimed thousands more only to leave with nothing to show for it.  According to available data 97,159 lives were lost in these three conflicts.  The U.S has been involved in 119 military conflicts.  In my lifetime the U.S. has been  in 5 major wars, winning only one only to throw the victory away while losing the other 4.   If you are a Christian would you enlist in the military ?  Would you want your son or grandson to enlist ?  The U.S. glorifies it’s wars and calls their soldiers heroes.  Most of these soldiers are between 19 and 26 years old.  In the time some of these wars were fought those soldiers under age 21 could not vote, drink a beer or buy a gun.  Most military veterans will be the first to say the war is stupid, that politicians send others to fight wars they start.  General Sherman said “war is hell.”  Sherman also said, “it is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation.”  Politics is the author of war.  If you participate in politics then you are one of those people General Sherman described.  Both sides in a war believe God is on their side.  In both world wars the combatants on both sides were predominantly Christians.  Christians killing Christians, would God be pleased ?  1 Samuel 8:10 

1 Kings 9:22  Isaiah 2:4   Micah 4:3   Hosea 2:18 

Zechariah 9:10   Matthew 5:9   James 3:18   James 4:1,2,3,4,5   Matthew 24:6   War should be something a Christian should have nothing to do with.  Should we love our neighbors or kill them ?

Should we seek revenge and hate our enemies?   Should we support government leaders that support war ?  Matthew 5:9   Matthew 5:21,22,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45   There are Christians that live in many different countries that have governments that are similar.  Leaders are chosen by the people of that nation to make the laws of the nation.  How many laws have these politicians made that are in direct conflict with love GOD and neighbor ?  Why is it that there are so many wars being fought.  There are at least 150 armed conflicts recorded each year and currently 56 conflicts since World War Two, 92 countries involved in conflicts beyond their borders.  In the final analysis who is behind all these wars ?  Is all of this pleasing to GOD ?  Is GOD pleased if Christians take part in any way with all these wars ?  How is this loving GOD and your neighbor ?    Should not Christians be in line with Isaiah 2:4  “they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.  Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”   

Since the draft ended many U.S. citizens have not had to face compulsory military service.  This has taken away some of the understanding that those of us who have faced the possibility of being drafted from them.  Even though there is no draft young men at age 18 must register for the draft.  This could change and if it it does are you ready to kill the enemy Christian ?

If you claim to be a Christian then you better see how Christ and the Apostles define a Christian.  Do you measure up ?  Politicians promise you liberty but what have you received by their hand ?  2 Peter 2:19 

The U.S. government is nothing even close to what the founders intended and has mutated into a tyrannical government that has robbed the freedoms and liberties promised by its constitution.  They have become a ruling elite that once elected serve themselves rather than the people.  Should Christians be a part of this ?  This has been the way it has operated for many years and all the votes you cast mean absolutely nothing.  Matthew 7:13   Hebrews 10:39   1 John 5:4   

The scriptures describe what a true Christian is.  It is someone who is 100% dedicated to GOD, does not love the things in this world, has his citizenship in heaven, realizes that this is Satans world, comes out of the darkness of this world and into the light of Christ,  that knows he is owned by GOD being bought with a price, that his old self is dead, that the things highly esteemed by men are an abomination to GOD.   This current evil world is ruled by Satan and Satan controls all the governments. Revelation 12:9  This word lies in the sway of the devil and all the chaos and confusion you see in it are the devil’s handiworks.  Jesus is going to destroy all of this evil, all the governments of this earth and replace them with the kingdom of GOD.  If you know this why would you want to be part of any of it ?  You are to shine as a light of that kingdom and have nothing to do with the unfruitful works of darkness.