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NASB | Matthew 24:30 "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:30 "And at that time the sign of the Son of Man [coming in His glory] will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth [and especially Israel] will mourn [regretting their rebellion and rejection of the Messiah], and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN with power and great glory [in brilliance and splendor]. [Dan 7:13; Rev 1:7] |
Bible Question: In Matthew 24:29-31 the NASB updated. Says "But immediately after the tribulation............ verse 30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear...... After studing this chapter and I am reminded this is what Jesus said would happen, how does anyone come up witha pretrib, rapture theory? Was not Darby who in the early 1800's who first come up with this theory? From what I have read the early church Fathers believed Christ would come as Matthew 24:29-31 states. Any coments? |
Bible Answer: Perhaps we are confusing the rapture with the second coming of Christ to earth again. Before the tribulation, Christ comes in the clouds and catches the church away. See 1 Cor 15. See Rev 4. After the tribulation, he returns to the earth to put an end to evil and to reign. See Rev 20. Jesus comes to the air to take away those who are saved and not appointed to wrath. This taking away is the rapture, and it is pretrib. The second coming, to the earth, his feet standing on the mount of Olives and all, (Zech 14) is posttrib. It is difficult to get the complete picture from reading one passage. Make use of the other Scriptures describing the end times and try to develop a chronology of events. |