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1 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | heartfire | 19433 | ||
Hello. This has puzzled me for a long time. Does anyone have any idea what this is about. I noted two things: that Jesus was talking about the 2nd coming and that it sounds like a bad thing (corpse, vultures). | ||||||
2 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | rosscamp@home.com | 23361 | ||
Dear Heartfire, both verse 27 and verse 28 of Mat. 24 are mystical prophetic expressions answering the same question asked by His disciples as recorded in verse 3, and,yes, the understanding of those two verses is vital in order to recognize Him at His reappearance on Earth. That is the very reason He provided those prophetic Words, namely that those men and women in anxious expectation of His reappearance could know how to recognize Him at that time. Recorded in Rev.16:15 He spoke: "Look! I am coming as a thief." (See also Rev.chapter 3) I have two letters on file which consider those verses, but they are too long to include here. Anyone interested to read them is welcome to write me. I visit many dozens of different Christian Churches, and I have asked many in those churches to explain their understanding of those verses. Cordially, Ross |
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3 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | kalos | 23372 | ||
Webster's defines "mystical" as having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence. By definition, then, there is nothing mystical about verse 27 and verse 28 of Mat. 24. An answer whose meaning is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence doesn't answer anything. |
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4 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | rosscamp@home.com | 23406 | ||
I have visited many dozens of Christian churches and continue to do so. A week ago I visited two, two weeks ago three during the weekend. I carry a pen and note paper and take careful notes. I have been visiting all different denominations of Christian churches for years. Amongst the various questions which I ask those church members are the questions related to the Prophetic Words recorded at Mat. 24: 27,28. I have heard a wide variety of conflicting explanations concerning those verses. A Seventh Day Adventist member said that the "corpse" is the bodies of the resurrected wicked dead who are resurrected at the appearance of the Lord and instantly, immediately, die again because of the brilliance of His coming and are eaten by literal vultures. Another Christian stated that the "eagles" or "vultures" are the host of angels which arrive with the Lord at His appearance and the "corpse" is the believers on the Earth at that time. Another Christian in a large Baptist church stated that verse 28 of Mat. 24 is "talking about Armageddon". A member of Jehovah's Witnesses said the same and said that the vultures are literal and eat those destroyed at Armageddon. Another Christian, a member of a Full Gospel church, stated that the "corpse is the "believers", and the "vultures" are those who attempt to disrupt and destroy their Faith. Another Christian stated that there are two separate advents of the Lord Christ, the first when He "raptures" the believers, and the second when He stands on the Mount of Olives and the angels, who are the "vultures" of Mat. 24:28 gather to Him at that time those from the literal nation of Israel who have repented and become believers, and that the Lord Himself is the "corpse" who provides the angels their sustenance. Another Christian stated that it is not necessary or important for Christians to understand those verses of the book of Matthew. She views those verses as insignificant. I was amazed to hear a baptized Christian make such a statement about the Holy Prophetic Words of her Lord. There appears to be no end to the various conflicting responses offered by Christians. I have not included here all of the responses in my notes. I suggest that for Christians, the meaning of those verses is "neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence". I also suggest that the key word in Webster's definition, which you kindly provided, is the word "reality". Those Prophetic Words spoken by His Holiness the Lord Christ most certainly do have a reality. Cordially, Ross |
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5 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | Searcher56 | 23420 | ||
Resposting ... The vultures live because something else died and killed by another animal. This could be either Christ tearing into the dead, corrupt, smelly world ... or the vultures of the world feeding on the people died ... or Christians feeding on the dead of the world. When dealing with end time prophecy, remember what percentage occupies the Bible and let that be the amount that occupies your time in the Word. Searcher |
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6 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | rosscamp@home.com | 23431 | ||
You wrote: "When dealing with end time prophecy, remember what percentage occupies the Bible and let that be the amount that occupies your time in the Word." Are you suggesting that Christians, who at present are all in the dark concerning the accurate understanding of those Prophetic Words recorded at Mat 24:27,28, ought to limit themselves to a "percentage" of time for investigation of the Truth concerning those verses and if at the end of that 'alloted' time they have not attained to accurate understanding, they should simply give up, stop their search, and remain bereft of understanding of such a vital prophecy? Cordially, Ross |
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7 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | Searcher56 | 23438 | ||
Ross, There are those who spend too much time talking about prophecy, maybe near al the time. There are those who refuse to study it. Yes we should search ... but not overdo ... on any part of the Bible. If I spend more time than I should in a period, I need to cut back the next. S |
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8 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | rosscamp@home.com | 23447 | ||
Dear Searcher, at the time when His Holiness the Christ was murdered less than one half of one percent of the population to whom He delivered His Message had become believers. Those who did become believers shared in the fulfillment of prophecy in a very specific and privileged manner. Opportunities for similar privileges are extended to humans today as I write. Only sincere independent investigation of Truth will discover those opportunities. There are more than a billion Christians on Earth, belonging to more than 22,000 different denominations. They are not sharing in those opportunities. In order to discover those oportunities, investigation of the accurate understanding of Holy Prophecy must be carried out with the sincere desire to acquire the accurate understanding of those Prophecies, with the motivation to seek to become active in their fulfillment, not to be a bystander. Ninety-nine and one half percent of those to whom the Lord Christ delivered His Message remained bystanders until their own death. They passed away without ever having understood what had happened. A parallel condition exists before our very eyes today, and more than a billion Christians are unaware of it. Cordially, Ross |
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9 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | Searcher56 | 23605 | ||
Teach the whole truth, not just from the prophets. | ||||||
10 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | casiv | 23631 | ||
Comment....................Hello Searcher, how are you? Please note that there was no place for the ministry of prophets till the priests had failed in their mission, which was to teach the Word of God. When the priests became absorbed in their ritual, then God raised up prophets as His spokesmen. Peace, Casiv |
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11 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | Searcher56 | 23647 | ||
Scripture ... Exo 7:1, 15:20; Num 11:25ff, Deut 13:1-5 ... Gen 20:7; Exo 28:1 ... Casiv ... I believe you have been mistaught. Aaron was prophet (Exo 7:1), so was Miriam (Exo 15:20), as well as the seventy (Num 11:25ff) and the Lord told what to do if one prophecy did not come true (Deu 13:1-5). But, before that God called Abram a prophet (Gen 20:7). Aaron was a priest, too (Exo 28:1). End of dicussion Searcher |
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12 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | casiv | 23683 | ||
Dear Searcher, Thank you for your honest opinions. I agree with you Aaron was a priest, one that made people a golden idol to worship Exodus 32. Exodus 32:25 - And when Moses saw that the People were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies) Aaron (the priest) had made them spiritually naked through idol worshipping, kind of like the world we live in today. Everyone bowing down to one type of idol or another. Have a great day! Peace, Casiv |
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