Reference Matthew 24:5-31, and Revelation chapter 6:
for the following determination of when “wrath” is applied in scripture; as applied to the “End of the Age”.
The
term “Tribulation” (peirosmos), defined as a time of trials / testing / temptation, is applicable
in Seals #1 thru #6 in Revelation chapter 6; as a time of trials for the elect, to determine if they will deny Christ.
Jesus called the first four seals of “tribulation” the “Beginning of Sorrows”,
Jesus
in Matthew 24:15, 29 predicts that a “Great Tribulation” will occur following the “abomination of
desolation”; also see Rev. 6:9-11 (5th seal).
Jesus then states in Matt. 24:29:
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened and the moon give no light,
and the stars fall from heaven”. This is also referenced in Rev. 6:12-17 (6th Seal).
The following
Scriptures also clearly state, that the “sun and moon will turn dark and the stars will fall from heaven .. BEFORE
the Day Of The Lord and His Wrath” to then deliver Judgment upon the unrepentant:
“The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible ‘Day
of the LORD’ comes.” Joel 2:1 (see also Joel 2:1,10,31, Acts 2:17-21, Isa. 13:9-11,
Rev. 6:17, 2 Peter 3:1012, Zech. 14:1-6)
Note: Joel 2:1 (above) refers to
the 6th Seal mentioned in Rev. 6, and clearly states it as a required “sign” and
prelude to God’s “wrath / over flowing fury” being poured out onto mankind.
“Behold,
the Day of the LORD comes, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and He shall destroy the sinners
thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun
shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.” Isa. 13:9-11
"For
I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this
I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, …. Be afraid of the sword for yourselves; For wrath brings
the punishment of the sword, That you may know there is a judgment." Job 19: 25–28
"Come,
My people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the
indignation is past. For behold, the LORD comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their
iniquity …" Isa 26:20-21
“For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” Rev. 6:17
This
first use of the word “wrath” in Revelation is at Rev. 6:17, and is a prelude statement to breaking the
7th Seal, which then allows OPENING of the SCROLL, thus releasing God’s wrath.
Consequently,
upon man’s failure to repent, God's Permissive Will allows the first 6 seals of “tribulation”
(see Rev. 6 and Matt. 24:5-9, plus vs.13,21,22,29). The 7 trumpets and 7 Bowls of God's WRATH are then released
upon the unrepentant of mankind (Rev. 8 – 16).
"Wrath"
(Ebrah / Orges), introduced in Rev. 6:17, is only used in conjunction with the "Day of the Lord"
and His wrath”, after the 7th Seal in Rev. 8 – 16, and as judgment upon the unrepentant.
Therefore
any possible application of how or when to apply the word “rapture”, must first take into consideration
the significant difference between the words “tribulation” and “wrath” and their usage
in Scripture.
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SIGNS
Of JESUS RETURN:
Vs. Eminent Return / No Prophecy Left to Fulfill
Reference:
DANIEL 9: 24-27 PROPHECY
LAST DAYS DATA *
END OF THE AGE – SIGNS OF JESUS COMING *
INTERPRETATIVE CHART
THE LAST TRUMPET
FEASTS OF TRUMPETS TO ATONEMENT TO JUBILEE
"Tribulation to Rapture to Wrath" Hermeneutics
PRE WRATH RAPTURE Hermeneutics
JESUS’ “PAROUSIA” / “COMING” *
"END OF THE AGE" – SIGNS OF JESUS COMING *
THE LAST TRUMPET
DAY OF THE LORD & HIS WRATH
Issues:
Ezekial
37, Israel One Nation Prophecy - Fulfilled in1948
Parable of the Fig Tree / Generation Luke 21:22-32
“Jerusalem Shall Be Trodden Down,
UNTIL The Times Of The Gentiles Be Fulfilled.” Luke21:24
Dan. 9:24-27
Restore & Rebuild Jerusalem Prophecy - Fulfilled in 1967
Dan.
9:24-27 “Confirm” vs. “Make” Covenant Hermeneutics
Matt. 24:5-31
Jesus' Mount of Olives Discourse:
False Messiah’s, Wars, Famine, Pestilence
“Beginning
of Sorrows”
Abomination of Desolation
Great
Tribulation
Sun and Moon turn Dark and Stars fall from Heaven.
Jesus comes to “gather
the elect”
Rev. 6 Repeats Matt. 24:5-31 in parable fashion:
Seals
#1 thru #4: False Messiah’s, Wars, Famine, Pestilence
Seal #5: Martyrdom
Seal #6:
Sun and moon turns dark and stars fall from heaven,
BEFORE the great and
dreadful "Day Of The Lord & His Wrath"
Seal #7: 7 Trumpets
and 7 Bowls of ‘God’s Wrath’.
Last Trumpet
Blessed
Hope Vs. Day of the Lord and His Wrath
Jubilee
/ Millennial Kingdom / Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Jesus’
Olivet Discourse on the “End of the “Age”
And ‘SIGNS’ of His ‘Coming’:
Matt. 24:3-4 “And
as He (Jesus) sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, tell us, when shall these things
be, & what will be the Sign of Your Coming (Parousia), & the end
of the world / age? Jesus answered and said to them …”:
Matt.24:5 Jesus
warns against deceptions of false Messiahs / Beliefs / Gods / Values.
Matt. 24:6 Wars
Matt.
24:7 Famine
Matt. 24:7 Pestilence & Earthquakes
Matt. 24:8
Jesus states that these things are the "Beginning of Sorrows"
Concurrently
described by John as the 1st 4 “seals” in Rev.6:1-8
Jesus
continues by describing additional events to follow:
Matt. 24:9 Tribulation & Martyrs (Christians)
Concurrently
in Rev. 6:9-11 as the 5th seal following the “Abomination of Desolation”.
Matt. 24:13
"He that endures to the end will be saved".
Matt. 24:15 When you see the Abomination
of desolation by the antichrist … for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin
is revealed, the son of perdition … whom the Lord will consume … with the brightness of His coming “Parousia”.
Matt.
24:21 "Then shall the Great Tribulation begin …"
Matt. 24: 22 “except
it (the Great Tribulation) be shortened no flesh be saved, but for the elect’s sake, those days shall be
shortened". Note: The "elect" are Christ's "chosen"; Gentile or Israel believers
in the Messiah, Who returns to gather His “elect”
before the "Day of the Lord" & His wrath during the 7th seal. At this time, the “elect”
are NOT Jews return to Israel, nor the faithful 144,000 of Israel protected by a seal of protection; from the wrath about
to be unleashed Rev. 7:3-4. See also Rev. 9:4 (not hurt those sealed).
Matt. 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation (* “Peirasmos” i.e. trials) of those days, shall the sun be darkened
and the moon give no light, and the stars fall from heaven. Concurrently described by John in Revelation 6:12-17 as the 6th
Seal: The 6th Seal also signals the end of the “Great Tribulation”: Immediately after
the tribulation of those days then shall the sun be darkened and the moon give no light, and the stars fall from
heaven. The 6th Seal was also prophesied to come "before" the "Day of the Lord"
& His Wrath (* “Ebrah”) at the 7th Seal. (“Ebrah”; the overflowing fury of God”).
See Links: Joel 2:1, 10, 31, & 3: 14-15 Acts 2:20 (17-21) Isa. 13:6,9-10 24:21-23 Zech. 14:1-6, 2 Peter 3:10-12 and Amos 8:9
Matt.24:30-31
Then shall the Son of man come (parousia) …
“…with a great sound of a trumpet of God .”
& gather the “elect” / "chosen" (Pre Wrath Raptured)
Note that Jesus clearly states that after 'Tribulation'
His return to gather the "elect" is only once (Parousia). In contrast to the Pre-Tribulation
rapture theory that has Jesus coming and going again three times.
Revelation continues to say that
Jesus, the "Lamb of God" then delivers God's Judgment of His "Wrath" upon the unrepentant, i.e. Feast
of Atonement.
Jesus then rules 1000 years during the Millennial Kingdom i.e. Jubilee. In other
words, Jesus stated that He comes and stays - Parousia.
Zech. 9:14-16: "And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall
go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south… And
the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people."
"For
the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the shofar (trumpet
of God); and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and thus we shall always be with the Lord.” 1 Thess. 4:16-
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PAROUSIA:
Reference:
JESUS’ “PAROUSIA” / COMING *
Issues:
Jesus’
Coming and Staying Presence
vs. Multiple Appearances of Jesus’ Return
“Parousia”
(Coming) is derived from two Greek words, ‘para’ meaning ‘with’, and ‘ousia’
meaning ‘being’. Parousia, then denotes two things:
An arrival and a consequent presence with us.
Paul uses the word parousia in the sense of his presence
when he states: “Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence (parousia)
only, but now much more in my absences …” Phil. 2:12
Paul is contrasting his presence to his absence.
In other
words Jesus comes (parousia) to us, and stays with us:
At Easter / Feast of First Fruits,
and at Pentecost / Feast of Weeks, the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to us, and stayed with us.
See
“Gifts of the Spirit”
This
coming and staying presence of Jesus in the Spirit at His 1st coming is a direct foreshadowing of His 2nd
coming and staying presence (parousia).
"But every man in his own
order: Christ the First Fruits; afterward they that are Christ's (the “elect” / chosen) at His coming"
(parousia). I Cor. 15:23
Jesus'
Parousia:
Matt. 24:5-31 Jesus' Mount of Olives Discourse:
False
Messiah’s, Wars, Famine, Pestilence
“Beginning of Sorrows”
Abomination of Desolation
Great
Tribulation
Sun and Moon turn Dark and Stars fall from Heaven.
Jesus comes to “gather
the elect”
Jesus clearly states that He will return only one time to gather the "elect"
after the ‘Great Tribulation'. Revelation continues to say that Jesus, the "Lamb of God" then
delivers the wrath of God's Judgment upon the unrepentant, i.e. Feast of Atonement, then rules 1,000 years
during the Millennial Kingdom i.e. Jubilee. In other words He comes and stays.
Matt.24:30-31
"Then shall the Son of man come (parousia) …
“…with a great sound of a trumpet of God .”
& gather the “elect” / "chosen" (Pre Wrath Raptured)
Note that Jesus clearly states that after 'Tribulation'
His return to gather the "elect" is only once (Parousia). In contrast to the Pre-Tribulation
Rapture theory that has Jesus coming and going again three times.
Revelation continues to say that
Jesus, the "Lamb of God" then delivers God's Judgment of His "Wrath" upon the unrepentant, i.e. Feast
of Atonement.
Jesus then rules 1000 years during the Millennial Kingdom i.e. Jubilee. In other
words, Jesus stated that He comes and stays - Parousia.
