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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:
Fellow Heir, so if He is talking about coming for Israel in Matthew 24, is it because He is talking to the Jews at the time? That is what I have heard others say. He spent most of His time talking to Jews ... so is the rest of His messages in the Gospels only for them? Or do you (and others) pick and choose what is for you, too? Is the Sermon on the Mount for you? What about the Holy Spirit ... the Last Supper? Do you not see how closely related the three passages are (Matt 24:27-31, 1 The 4:13-18, 1 Cor 15:51-53)? Will you accept what Paul wrote ... 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 Paul says that God will give the believers rest when Jesus comes (1 The 5:7-8) and at the same time the unbelievers will pay the penalty, "when he comes to be glorified in his saints on that day" (vv 9-10). 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 The apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (2 The 2.3) ... before the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him (vs. 1). It all fits that we Gentile Christians will go through the Tribulation. |
Bible Answer: Searcher wrote; Do you pick/choose what is for you? I definitely do. I believe I am under Grace not Law and the Gospels may be in what is called the New Testament but if you look at them they are all under Israels law. Even when Christ sent the Diciples out to preach the "Kingdom of Heaven is near" He said "DO NOT GO INTO THE WAY OF THE GENTILES--ONLY GO TO THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL" I think that excluded me if I had been living at the time. As for a lot of the Gospels as well as the Old Testament there is truth that is universal and is not for Jew or Gentile only but for all mankind. I also believe "All scripture is given by inspiration and is profitable...but I don't believe it is all written for this present time in Church history. God had different programs throughout His Story starting with Adam and Eve in a perfect setting with only one prohibitiion on through Ten Commandments and some 400 plus laws for Israel to what Paul calls the "Administration of Grace" in Ephesians 3:1-12. I do differ with some on when the Rapture will take place. I believe it will be at the middle of the Great Tribulation (Rev 12:7-12) and I also believe there will not be enough live believers taken up that there will be even a short blurb on CNN. How many were in the Ark when the Deluge came? As for the Dead in Christ" I don't even see that graves or mausoleums have to burst open as some say. I believe God has the power to make the whole event so unnoticed that no one will know it happened. I accept everything Paul says since he called himself "The Apostle of the Gentiles" in Rommans 11:13 and I am certainly one of that breed. I would like to say I understand all he says but at 70 I still have a lot of unanswered questions though I have not given up yet that the answers will come. Fellow Heir |