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Matthew Chapter 24 Continued from previous post. Verse 21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” Only eight people survived the Flood of Noah’s day. In the coming “flood,” more will be saved. How many? We...

Matthew Chapter 24 Once again, Verse 21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” “In the days previous to the flood the fallen angels had materialized and taken human wives, and violence was in the earth. In...

Matthew Chapter 24 Verse 21 and 22 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” When the trouble...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 22 “And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” What is the thought of “for the elect’s sake”? “By means of” or “through” the elect, these days will be shortened because the Church glorified...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 20 “And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.” The “Sabbath day” is the 1,000-year period of the Seventh Day, beginning in A.D. 1874. It is the “Seventh Day” since the fall of Adam. The usual literal Sabbath is 24 hours long, however a Sabbath...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 20-22 “And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 19 “But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!” There are spiritual "babes," as well as fleshly babes, and bastards as well as sons. The Apostle Paul describes his interest in gospel work as that of a mother travailing with...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” “The propitiatory lid or cover to the Ark of Testimony, the only article of...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” The Common Version translation of the words “four beasts” (Greek zöon) and...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” IN THE CENTER AND AROUND THE THRONE: (See note following Rev 4:4). These...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 continued, “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” Another good explanation of the “sea of glass”: “The sea of glass appears...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 6 “Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.” BEFORE THE THRONE THERE WAS A SEA OF GLASS, LIKE CRYSTAL: As explained by Brother...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 5 “And from the throne preceded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.” NOTE: Here there is a transition in the narrative obscured by the verse division (or lack of it). The...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 17 and 18 “Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.” “These statements indicate the propriety of haste in flight out of "Babylon," as soon as each SEES the abomination...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 15 and 16 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” “The Greek word rendered "mountains" may with...

Matthew Chapter 24 The Trouble in the End of the Gospel Age Matthew's and Mark's accounts are almost identical. Matthew says: “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then let...

Matthew Chapter 24 The Trouble in the End of the Jewish Age As was stated in our previous post Luke's account centers more on the trouble upon fleshly Israel which culminated A.D. 70 whereas Matthew’s account centers on the spiritual aspect and the trouble coming upon nominal spiritual Israel...

Note: you may wish to go back to Part 7 in this study as I mistakenly posted Part 6 twice and we never got to Verse 14, sorry for the error.) Matthew Chapter 24 As was stated in our previous post it was noted that our Lord deliberately ignored the first question respecting when the stones of...

A list of the parallels between the Jewish age and the Gospel age, continued from our previous post. 1) An Advent Movement took place at the Time of Jesus' Birth, thirty years prior to His Advent and Anointing, as Messiah at His Baptism (Matt. 2:1-16; Acts 10:37, 38) Actual presence of the...

We would now like to take a look at the correspondences or parallels between the two houses of Israel. Number (1) refers to prophecy relating to the Jewish age and the fleshly house, and number (2) relates to the Gospel age and the spiritual house. 1) The House of servants 1 Cor. 10:18; Rom...