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NASB | Matthew 24:31 "And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:31 "And He will send His angels with A LOUD TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect (God's chosen ones) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. [Is 27:13; Zech 9:14] |
Subject: Rapture beforeTribulation?? |
Bible Note: The "abomination of desolation" has a very specific meaning in Scripture. These are some of the key passages: Mat 24:15 Then when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (the one reading, let him understand), Mar 13:14 But when you see "the abomination of desolation," the one spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (he reading, let him understand), then let those in Judea flee into the mountains. Dan 11:31 And forces will stand away from him, and they will profane the sanctuary, the fortress. And they shall remove the regular sacrifice, and they will place the abomination that desolates. Dan 12:11 And from the time the regular sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that desolates set up, a thousand, two hundred and ninety days shall occur. We know from history that Antiochus Epiphanes, a Syrian king, fulfilled this prophecy in, I think, 168 BC, by stopping the temple sacrifices, and setting up an idol in the temple. This sparked the Maccabean revolt. But then, almost 200 years later, Jesus was saying that this will happen in the future, and so we know that Daniel's prophecy had both a near and far fulfillment. This "abomination that desolates" will involve these same elements - the stopping of temple sacrifices, and the setting up of an idol in the temple. "Abomination" is often used in the Old Testament of idols. So when Jesus refers to the "abomination that causes desolation standing in the holy place", He is talking about an idol standing in the temple. This can only occur if there is a temple in existance. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, because that Day will not come unless first comes the falling away, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, (4) the one opposing and exalting himself over everything being called God, or object of worship, so as for him "to sit in the temple of God" as God, setting forth himself, that he is God. Many believe, myself included, that this "idol", or false god, will be none other than the man of sin himself, commonly called antichrist, who will stand in God's temple claiming himself to be god. And this abomination will bring the desolation of this world. Love in Christ, Mark |