The Five Wise and the Five Foolish Virgins parable refers to the rapture of the Manchild children of Revelation 12.
........................................Jesus is teaching that the virgins represent the Church on earth, those who believe He is coming.
......................This parable implies that only half of the Church will be ready when the Bridegroom comes [when He returns].
After the darkening of the sun and the moon, Jesus will return.
...............It is the harvest rapture which follows the opening of the Sixth Seal.
............................This is the multitude which came out of Great Tribulation which no man can number.
Read Revelation 7:9-14 and also Matthew 24:30-31
...............It is the harvest rapture which follows the opening of the Sixth Seal.
............................This is the multitude which came out of Great Tribulation which no man can number.
Read Revelation 7:9-14 and also Matthew 24:30-31
The event that marks th
e end of the Great Tribulation is the darkening of the sun and the moon.
e end of the Great Tribulation is the darkening of the sun and the moon.
This agrees with the Sixth Seal of Revelation.
Matthew 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken."
The day of God's wrath begins with the darkening of the sun and the moon.
Read Revelation 6:12-17 and Acts 2:20
The abomination of desolation [when the Antichrist takes over the temple claiming he is God] is the work of the Beast and the False Prophet.
...............The Antichrist is in authority at this time. He is showing great signs and wonders hoping to deceive even the elect [those who have turned to God].
.....................................The Lord gives a warning against these Satanic seductions that are to deceive multitudes in Matthew 24:24-26.
...............The Antichrist is in authority at this time. He is showing great signs and wonders hoping to deceive even the elect [those who have turned to God].
.....................................The Lord gives a warning against these Satanic seductions that are to deceive multitudes in Matthew 24:24-26.
This is the time for the Tribulation saints [those left behind and those saved later] to flee to the 'mountains'.
................................In Matthew 24:16-20, the Lord warns the believing Jews to flee out of Judea to the mountians.
.................Believers all over the world should also take warning when the Beast brings the abomination of desolation into the Temple.
................................In Matthew 24:16-20, the Lord warns the believing Jews to flee out of Judea to the mountians.
.................Believers all over the world should also take warning when the Beast brings the abomination of desolation into the Temple.
The abomination of desolation is the beginning of the Great Tribulation, because:
...........................With its preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to all nations, marks the end of the Church Age.
......................................Jesus declares that this next event, is the abomination of desolation and it starts the Great Tribulation.
...........................With its preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to all nations, marks the end of the Church Age.
......................................Jesus declares that this next event, is the abomination of desolation and it starts the Great Tribulation.
Jesus said there would be a rise of false prophets and false religions in Matthew 24:11.
Many imitators have appeared during the Church age.
...........The most well known, is Mohammed who claimed to be a prophet of God, and whose followers thought to conquer the world by forcing everyone to accept Mohammed or die.
......................Many others have come and gone to establishe their false religions.
Many imitators have appeared during the Church age.
...........The most well known, is Mohammed who claimed to be a prophet of God, and whose followers thought to conquer the world by forcing everyone to accept Mohammed or die.
......................Many others have come and gone to establishe their false religions.
But Matthew 4:23 shows us what the Gospel of the Kingdom is.
"23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people."
"23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people."
The Gospel of the kingdom is associated with the message of deliverance.
The Great Commission is included in Mark 16:15-18
"15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
The Great Commission is included in Mark 16:15-18
"15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
It is the responsibility of the Church to get the gospel to all the people.
......................God has declared that the Gospel of the Kingdom must first be preached to all nations.
............Up until now that may not have been the case but there is no way that everyone hasn't had a chance to hear it by now.
......................God has declared that the Gospel of the Kingdom must first be preached to all nations.
............Up until now that may not have been the case but there is no way that everyone hasn't had a chance to hear it by now.
One of the questions the disciples asked was what would be the sign of the end of the world?
.............The phrase 'end of the world' in the KJV should read 'end of the age'.
....................................The world [earth] itself is not to come to an end, but after it has been cleansed of evil, it will continue into the Millennial age [the 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ].
......................................The end of the age is found in verse 14 of Matthew 24; "the preaching of the Gospel to all nations."
.............The phrase 'end of the world' in the KJV should read 'end of the age'.
....................................The world [earth] itself is not to come to an end, but after it has been cleansed of evil, it will continue into the Millennial age [the 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ].
......................................The end of the age is found in verse 14 of Matthew 24; "the preaching of the Gospel to all nations."
When Christians experience these great wars and disasters, they are tempted to think that they are signs of Jesus' returning and of the end of the age.
............Many times people have supposed that some great catastrophe that occurred in their day was a sign that Christ was about to come.
.....................However, the Lord told us "All these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."
These things have been going on for centuries, but they aren't going to go on forever. He is going to come as a thief in the night, very unexpected if we think that.
............Many times people have supposed that some great catastrophe that occurred in their day was a sign that Christ was about to come.
.....................However, the Lord told us "All these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."
These things have been going on for centuries, but they aren't going to go on forever. He is going to come as a thief in the night, very unexpected if we think that.
Jesus was referring to a long period ahead in Luke 21:24 when He spoke of the times of the Gentiles.
.....................He spoke of events, far into the future, of many sorrows that would come upon the world.
There would be "wars and rumors of wars. . . .Nation shall rise against nation. . . . and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes, in diverse places." Matthew 24:6-7
.....................He spoke of events, far into the future, of many sorrows that would come upon the world.
There would be "wars and rumors of wars. . . .Nation shall rise against nation. . . . and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes, in diverse places." Matthew 24:6-7
In the 24th verse of Luke 21, Jesus predicted the dispersion of the Jews into all nations and that Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled.
.......................This we know has taken place just as Jesus said it would.
.............................................Now that the Jews have returned to Jersusalem, it indicates that the times of the Gentiles have run their course.
.......................This we know has taken place just as Jesus said it would.
.............................................Now that the Jews have returned to Jersusalem, it indicates that the times of the Gentiles have run their course.
The Christian Jews heed the warning and escape.
........But the false prophets of the unbelieving Jews predict that Jerusalem would escape by Divine intervention.
.............This encouraged them to fight on ferociously which angered the Romans so that when they broke through the walls they were all killed by the sword.
........But the false prophets of the unbelieving Jews predict that Jerusalem would escape by Divine intervention.
.............This encouraged them to fight on ferociously which angered the Romans so that when they broke through the walls they were all killed by the sword.
Alien armies would soon surround Jerusalem.
...............That would be the signal for believers to escape out of Judaea. They had a chance to escape the city.
.........................The army commander didn't want to destroy Jerusalem and the people personally, but the Roman government felt it necessary to stop the fanatical Jews.
...............That would be the signal for believers to escape out of Judaea. They had a chance to escape the city.
.........................The army commander didn't want to destroy Jerusalem and the people personally, but the Roman government felt it necessary to stop the fanatical Jews.
Jesus answered the first question in Luke 21:20-24:
20"And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled."
Jesus' statement caused the disciples to ask three questions which they assumed were to be fulfilled all at the same time.
Actually the first was to be fulfilled long before the last two. Their first question was:
......"Tell us, when shall these things be?"
2 ...."And what shall be the sign of thy coming?"
3 ...."and of the end of the world?"
Actually the first was to be fulfilled long before the last two. Their first question was:
......"Tell us, when shall these things be?"
2 ...."And what shall be the sign of thy coming?"
3 ...."and of the end of the world?"
In the first two verses of Chapter 24 of Matthew, the disciples showed the Lord many of the features of the new Temple of Herod that took forty-six years to build.
....................In John 2:20 the Lord's comment was surprising. He said that not only would the temple be destroyed but not one stone would be left standing upon another.
....................In John 2:20 the Lord's comment was surprising. He said that not only would the temple be destroyed but not one stone would be left standing upon another.
Jesus' words in Matthew 24 helps us undertand the Book of Revelation.
......................Matthew 24:
1"And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"
......................Matthew 24:
1"And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"
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