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NASB | Mark 9:1 And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 9:1 And Jesus said to them, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste (experience) death before they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power." |
Subject: Christ comes in power for 1260 days! |
Bible Note: CDBJ, The 144,000 have the seal of the Father during the entire 1260 Endtime days. They also receive the seal (name) of the Lamb on the Lastday because they are not only the "Firstfruit unto God AND the Lamb" (14:1,4) but also become the Bridegroom's Gift (Gift of Son of Man to His Father) on that Day. They "follow the Lamb wherever He goes" as He reaps the wicked armies to the winepress of God's great anger over an area of 1600 stadia." Rev.14:1-5, Rev.14-20. Then they "come on the clouds of heaven with the Son of Man and "present Him to the Ancient of Days and sing the song of the Lamb" before the Court sits in judgment on the Beast. Dan.7:9-13, Rev.15:1-4. Then the Temple opens for the 3-Act Drama of Testimony, Tribunal and Triumph. Rev.7:9-17, Rev.8:1-5, Rev.11:15-19. I agree that Gentile Believers are mentioned in Rev.12:17. Satan persecutes them during the 1260 days. But, having come out of the great tribuation in 7:9-14, they learn they have won the reward offered to the Church in Rev.3:12, i.e., of "serving God day and night as Pillars in heaven's Temple" for 1000 years. Rev.7:15-17, Rev.20:4,5. So Rev.12:6 to Rev.13:18 occurs before the Testimony/Tribunal of Rev.7:9-8:5. The Triumhp of Trump 7 immediately follows the Tribunal of Seal 7. You state the section in Matt.24:15-21 is a warning to believers, not unbelievers!? Since Believers are not appointed to God's wrath, this section is rather a warning to Unbelievers. The remnant of Believers that have the seal of the Father will escape to the desert and not be harmed during the 1260 Endtime days! I agree the great tribulation is Satan's doing, yet Daniel and Revelation indicate that Believers as well as Israelis will be "purged or else purified and refined." Dan.12:10,11, Rev.12:10,11 and Zech.13:8,9. God uses the persecution of the great tribulation so that all Believers will be "worthy of the Father when Christ appears with all the Saints" as Paul prays in I Thess.3:13 and Jesus requires in Mark 8:38. Only "some must taste death during the 3 1/2 days after time is no longer and the 7th Trumpet is about to sound." I agree the great tribulation is not the wrath of God ... not even the 7 last Plagues because they only "complete God's anger." Rev.15:1 (Greek). The Plagues do not "complete His wrath" since that wrath occurs after the last Plague when Christ descends and "treads the winepress of God's wrath" in Rev.19:11-15. God's wrath, announced in heaven only at the 7th Trumpet, occurs after "chronos-time ends in the days before Trump 7 sounds." Rev.10:6,7. I therefore also agree with you that "the rapture and the wrath of God occur on the same day!" Believers will be "gathered together above" on the last day, including the 144,000 as the Firstfruit of the living harvest; but the Jewish Remant (not the 144,000) will "look up" after Christ appears with all the Saints because they will "know their redemption and kingdom is near." Luke 21:28,31. They will "beg to escape and to stand before the Son of Man." Believers will be "kept from the hour of trial." Rev.3:10. Jews will pray and beg to escape the trial "coming on all of earth's inhabitants" as Jesus urges in verses 35,36. Redemption of all Believers is a certainty long before the last day on which Jews will be rescued as per Joel 2:32. Just as you wrote, "Believers are not in darkness that that day should overtake them as a thief." You too have a great day and be preserved from hurricane Isabel this week. Mel |