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As is generally the case with most subjects the tendency is for the pendulum to swing too far to right or too far to the left. In this instance we have those on the right hand who insist on the literal interpretation of all scripture and those on the left who tend to spiritualize everything...
That the decisive act which determined the change of ruler-ship (from Satan to our Lord), and turned the condemnation from the world, was the death of Christ, is clearly seen from the following verses (32, 33).
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL men unto me." "This he said...
"Now is a krisis of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out."--John 12:31
The Greek word rendered judgment, in this text, is the word krisis from which our English word crisis is derived, and to which the same exact meaning is given, viz., The point of time when any course of...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 30 continued, “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
There are actually two views as to who exactly is being...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 30 continued, “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
"In Heaven:"
The sign or proof of our Lord’s Parousia...
Matthew Chapter 24
As depicted in the illustration above the majority of professed believers have been taught to believe that the Lord will descend visibly from heaven on the clouds and with a great shout and sounding of a trumpet accompanied by myriads of his holy angels, every eye will see...
Matthew Chapter 24
Before we take a look at Verse 30 we should like first to summarize what we have thus far.
In Verse 29 we were informed that “immediately after the tribulation of THOSE DAYS,” four particular events (signs) would take place which we believe would have both a literal and a...
Matthew Chapter 24
Continued from our previous post.
“They (the people) will pass through it [the land], hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king (their leaders, governments and etc.) and their God (their religious...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
"Immediately after the tribulation of THOSE DAYS…”
What...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
In our Lord's prophecy these true star-lights (mentioned in...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
As the sunlight of the ransom becomes obscured, so the...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
Having taken a look at some of the literal fulfillment of this...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
The Falling Stars
“Half a century passed before the next sign...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
We quote as follows from Judge R. M. Devins, in "Our First...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 29 continued, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
Here we would like to provide some more evidence of the...
Matthew Chapter 24
Here we will skip ahead to Verse 29 and will come back to Verse 28 later when we reach Verse 41. The reason for this is to make Matthew’s account correspond with that of Mark and Luke. Verse 29 is actually the conclusion of Verse 41.
VERSE 29 “Immediately after the...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 25-27 continued, “See, I have told you beforehand. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. For as the bright-shiner [the Sun] cometh out of the East, but shines even unto the West...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 25-27 continued, “See, I have told you beforehand. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. For as the bright-shiner [the Sun] cometh out of the East, but shines even unto the West...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 25-27 continued, “Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall...
Matthew Chapter 24
VERSE 25-27 continued, “See, I have told you beforehand. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the...