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NASB | 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up. |
Subject: Why does Jesus come as a thief? |
Bible Note: HI cheri, One thing to keep in mind, there are two gatherings when Jesus comes in power and glory. The first is Matt 24:31, as He sends His angels to gather the elect. The other is Matt 25:32, as all the nations are gathered before Him, and are separated into the righteous and the unrighteous. That there are righteous amongst the nations that are gathered in 25:32 means that the elect of 24:31 are not all the redeemed. That there are elect gathered in 24;31 means that the same is true of 25:32. The "sheep" of Matt 25 are judged according to thier treatment of "Jesus' brothers". This must be a separate group, otherwise it is circular. The only other separate group are these elect. The elect are not amoung the nations, which are gathered separately. Some very solid conclusions can be drawn from these things. Neither of these gatherings can be the rapture. It is a logical impossibility. Paul said, "we how are alive and remain". All the living redeemed will be caught up. The elect are the Jews. The non-Jews are gathered as the "nations", and judged according to their treatment of "Jesus' brothers". The "catching up" of the redeemed must occur BEFORE these two gatherings, otherwise, those redeemed would be a part of one of these two gatherings. Love in Christ, Mark PS I haven't forgotten about your request, I need the time to put something together. . . |