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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: There must be some that won’t be wise and remain faithful because of what we read in, Matthew 24:45-46 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. It is obvious that there will be some who fit these categories otherwise Jesus wouldn’t have made it so clear. They were all servants but there are two distinct groups, by observation, those who are faithful and wise and those servants who aren’t. Scripture tells us that before Christ returns there will be a falling away first. 2 Thes. 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, This is generally taken to mean, what we like to call, the rapture and Paul further warns believers that there is the possibility of deception about certain conditions that will exist before Christ return. 2 Thes. 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; This parallels what Jesus tells us in Matthew. Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. Now if believers are taught that they won’t be around when all this nasty stuff takes place, modern day theory of rapture, then why would we even need to be warned of the deception that will happen, if we’re not on the scène?? Maybe we are being deceived already?? Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Rev. 12:13-17 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev. 13:5-7 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. That isn’t to say that the saints will go through the whole 1260 days i.e. 3 ½ years, because for them a removal will take place somewhere within that period. The actual object of the devil’s vengeance will be removed. Rev. 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. The word saved at the end Matt. 24:13 comes to us from the Koine Greek word SOZO and is referring to being delivered i.e. the rapture. We know that our actual salvation is not a matter of endurance on our part but faith in Christ and what he did for us. This to me all sound like trouble on the horizon for the good guys! Time out while I put on my bullet proof vest, CDBJ |