REVISTING MATTHEW 24 AND THE RETURN OF OUR MESSIAH

What Yeshua told his disciples about the end of this age and his imminent return to Jerusalem.

Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple

Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.  And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

The temple was totally destroyed, only the foundation wall remains.

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will  hese things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

The question is “When is your coming and the end of this age? We must read carefully. What Yeshua says and does not say is crucial to our understanding!

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.  And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.  For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

These beginnings of sorrow have been happening for two thousand years and will continue. A thousand years is as a day in Elohim’s count!

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.  And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.  Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.  And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.  But he who endures to the end shall be saved.  And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

First, he is telling the disciples what is going to happen to them. This applies to all who follow: tribulation, possible death for believing, betrayal, and hate. Lawlessness certainly abounds in our nation and the world at a whole new level of depravity!

We must endure until the end. Where is he telling them and us that there will be an escape rapture? We are to continue preaching the gospel of the kingdom through all of these troubles. There is no rapture as we will understand as we continue to read.

The Great Tribulation

“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.  But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 

First, Yeshuah is warning them of the coming destruction of the temple. The Romans are going to desecrate and burn the temple. He is telling them to watch and flee Jerusalem when the Roman Army approaches. Get out of town! If a woman is pregnant and nursing it will be an extreme hardship on them. Fleeing in winter or unprepared on a Sabbath would also be a hardship.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

This is a dual prophecy. The destruction of the temple was the beginning of the dispersion of Judah and the end of their time in the Holy Land until regathering in 1948. That time qualifies as great tribulation.

He is also prophesying about the trouble which will befall the current nation of Israel at the end of this age. All prophecy can be dual.

The scriptures say Judah will be dispersed and return again. We have seen their return in 1948. The next phase is Jacob’s Trouble and the Controversy of Zion. Begin here: https://burningbush647.blogspot.com/2023/10/

“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.  For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand.

This was and is a warning to all Believers throughout the ages. It will be especially prevalent during the tribulation years which are still to come.

“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

So many false prophets throughout the time since Yeshuah told the disciples and us to watch for this. When He returns it will be like lightning striking. The carcass will be Jerusalem at the end of this age. The eagles and birds of prey circle a dead corpse. It will be an awful time—but he is assuring us he will come! Read Zechariah 12 through 14 for information on what is coming.

The Coming of the Son of Man

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 

Oh, if you have read carefully there it is…immediately after the tribulation of those days! That is the one and only second coming! He has not once said or indicated we or they will be raptured out. He is telling us to remain faithful, unmovable! He is coming! 

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.  And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

It is so clear! He is telling us and his disciples this is what will happen to you! We are not greater than they were. We will experience the tribulation. At this time He will gather us from the four winds…all of us…Israel and Judah. Read Matthew 13 on the wheat and tares!

The Parable of the Fig Tree

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

Again, dual prophecy. The disciples will see and go through the destruction of the temple and the scattering of Judah. So we, at the end of this age will also go through the tribulation of our time. Their generation and our generation. Look at these recent events: https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/israel-challenges-icc-jurisdiction-over-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-and-gallant/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154496

The world is turning against Israel/Judah. All who confess Yeshuah will also be persecuted. It is beginning. It will play out to its fullness in the coming years. Be prepared!

No One Knows the Day or Hour

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.  But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.  For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 

The world will continue to do what it does until He comes! There will be a functioning world government. The world is not ending tomorrow. It may end in 7 years from now, but no secret second coming rapture is about to occur!

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 

Again, read Matthew 13 in its entirety and understand the parable of tares and wheat. They are gathered together at the same time! Tares thrown in the fire, wheat taken into the barn.

Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

One day at a time fellow believers, one day at a time. We are going to go through some amazing and difficult times in the immediate years ahead of us. Seek now while you can. Allow the WORD to interpret itself. Read prayerfully and carefully…there is so much garbage out there. Let both O.T. and N.T. together interpret themselves…SEEK the truth.

Don’t be blown about by every end time video and prophecy. Walk a day at a time. READ the WORD. Stand fast immoveable. Perhaps you will live to hear the sound the trumpet on that glorious day!