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2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

Matthew 24 (Part1)


Matt 24:1-8
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?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive
you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.


{I will be showing the verses according to the manner in which they were written in
the Interlinear Bible.}

{It is important that we understand these definitions given from the Strong's
Concordance and Thayer's Definitions.}


"
And Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and his disciples came to
him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
"

Who were those who taught and did scribe work in this "
temple"?
Please read Matthew 23, and read of who was in charge of this physical "
temple" at
this time.

"
And Jesus ("answering") 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!".
"

What did YAHSHUA say unto HIS disciples when they asked about "
the
buildings of the temple
"?
"
verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down!
"

"
answering" This word "answering" was written originally, but was omitted
by the translators for the English translation.
611 apokrinomai (ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee);
from 575 and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond;
by Hebraism [compare 6030] to begin to speak (where an address is
expected):
KJV-- answer.

611 apokrinomai-
1) to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer
2) to begin to speak, but always where something has preceded (either said
or done) to which the remarks refer




Why would YAHSHUA say these things about this "
temple" and all the
"
buildings of the temple"?
First, these were man-made buildings.
And, these buildings which were not occupied by YHVH'S servants, but by
those who would devise a plan to have YAHSHUA crucified by the Roman
government.
This temple and buildings were not being used to bring Glory unto YHVH.
They were not being used to teach YHVH'S Truth, but used by evil
men who worked to keep YHVH'S children in spiritual bondage.
The true "Temple" is YHVH and YAHSHUA, not man-made structures.

Let us take this a bit deeper.
"
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown
down!
"

"
one stone"
3037 lithos (lee'-thos);
apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):
KJV-- (mill-, stumbling-) stone.
[Strong's]

3037 lithos-
a stone
a) used of small stones
b) used of building stones
c) metaphorically, used of Christ
[Thayer's]



"
shall be thrown down" was written in the Greek: katalutheesetai
2647 kataluo (kat-al-oo'-o);
from 2596 and 3089; to loosen down (disintegrate), i.e. (by implication) to
demolish (literally or figuratively); specially [compare 2646] to halt for the
night:
KJV-- destroy, dissolve, be guest, lodge, come to nought, overthrow, throw
down.

2647 kataluo-
to dissolve, to disunite
a) (what has been joined together), to destroy, to demolish
b) metaphorically, to overthrow, that is, to render vain, to deprive of
success, to bring to naught, to subvert, to overthrow; used of institutions,
forms of government, laws, etc. to deprive of force, to annul, to abrogate, to
discard
c) used of travelers, to halt on a journey, to put up, to lodge (the figurative
expression originating in the circumstance that, to put up for the night, the
straps and packs of the beasts of burden are unbound and taken off; or,
more correctly from the fact that the traveler's garments, tied up when he is
on the journey, are unloosed at it end)


Who is Our Rock?

1 Cor 10:1-4
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our
fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual
Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. (KJV)


But, those occupying this "
temple" were not of Our Rock, but were of the
false rock. And, these men were stones of stumbling that caused many to
"trip" and "fall" away from YHVH'S Truth.


"
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?
"

There are three questions.

The first question, "
Tell us, when shall these things be?".
What things? When?
When "
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down
".

The second question, "
and what shall be the sign of thy coming?".

Third question, what shall be the sign "
of the end of the world?"

The word "
and" in "and what shall be the sign of thy coming" and in "and of
the end of the world?
" is the Greek word 'kai' which has a cumulative
affect...."and also", "indeed", etc.

cumulative \kyu-mye-le-tiv, -la-\ adj : increasing in force or value by
successive additions

(C) 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (C) 1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated


"
coming"
3952 parousia (par-oo-see'-ah);
from the present participle of 3918; a being near, i.e. advent (often, return;
specifically, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by
implication) physically, aspect:
KJV-- coming, presence.

3952 parousia-
1) presence
2) a coming, an arrival, an advent;
the future visible return from heaven of Jesus, to raise the dead, to hold the
last judgment and set up formally and gloriously the kingdom of God


Now, how did YAHSHUA answer these three questions?
HE explained a sequence of events.

"
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive
you!
"

"
deceive"
4105 planao (plan-ah'-o);
from 4106; to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue):
KJV-- go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.

4105 planao-
1) to cause to stray, to lead astray, to lead aside from the right way,
to go astray, to wander, to roam about
2) metaphorically:
a) to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive
b) to be led into error
c) to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, to sin
d) to sever or fall away from the truth;
used of heretics
e) to be led away into error and sin



"
For many shall come in my name, saying, "I am Christ!" and shall deceive
many.
"

"
many shall come in my name" speaks of 'having authority".
These "
many shall come in my name" are claiming to have the authority to
speak for CHRIST.
And, these 'false representatives' shall lead astray many.

"
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled!
For
{all} [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
"

These "
wars" and "rumours of wars" shall be. But, we are not to be
frightened about these, because these have need to occur. And, this is not
the conclusion of that which must happen.

"
For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there
shall be famines
[and pestilences] and earthquakes in divers places.
"

What does this say?
Again, the use of the word "
and" has a cumulative affect, increasing in force
or value by successive additions.

"
For nation shall rise against nation"
This speaks of 'people against people', 'humans against humans', 'countries
against countries', in earthly physical wars.

This then increases to "
kingdom against kingdom".

With this 'increase', there is a change from those earthly "
nation shall rise
against nation
" to that of "kingdom against kingdom".

Now who are these "
kingdom against kingdom"?

There is YHVH'S KINGDOM and there is Satan's kingdom.

We have need to look at the way these words "
kingdom against kingdom"
were written in the Interlinear Bible.
This first "
kingdom" is written as 'basileia'.
The second "
kingdom" is written as 'basileian'.

"
kingdom"
932 basileia (bas-il-i'-ah);
from 935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm
(literally or figuratively):
KJV-- kingdom, + reign.
935 basileus (bas-il-yooce');
probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign
(abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):
KJV-- king.
939 basis (bas'-ece);
from baino (to walk); a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot:
KJV-- foot.

932 basileia-
1) royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
a) not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the
right or authority to rule over a kingdom
b) used of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah
c) used of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the
Messiah's kingdom
2) a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
3) used in the New Testament to refer to the reign of the Messiah
935 basileus-
a leader of the people, a prince, a commander, a lord of the land, a king
939 basis-
1) a stepping, a walking
2) that with which one steps, the foot


This war, which is a spiritual war, is between two kingdoms: YHVH'S
KINGDOM against Satan's unlawful kingdom.


Then, these events increase even more, "
and there shall be famines [and
pestilences
] and earthquakes in divers places".

What is this "
famines"?
This speaks not of a famine for earthly food, but a famine for The Truth from
YHVH'S Word.

Amos 8:11
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in
the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the
words of the LORD: (KJV)



What are these "
earthquakes in divers places"?

"
earthquakes"
4578 seismos (sice-mos');
from 4579; a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an
earthquake
:
KJV-- earthquake, tempest.
4579 seio (si'-o);
apparently a primary verb; to rock (vibrate, properly, sideways or to and fro),
i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any direction; cause to tremble); figuratively, to
throw into a tremor (of fear or concern)
:
KJV-- move, quake, shake.

4578 seismos-
1) a shaking, a commotion
2) a tempest
3) an earthquake
4579 seio-
to shake, to agitate, to cause to tremble
a) used of men, to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear
b) metaphorically, to agitate the mind



Let us look to Jeremiah about this spiritual shaking :

Jer 10:10
10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting
king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to
abide his indignation. (KJV)



"
All these are the beginning of sorrows."

"
of sorrows"
5604 odin (o-deen');
akin to 3601; a pang or throe, especially of childbirth:
KJV-- pain, sorrow, travail.
3601 odune (od-oo'-nay);
from 1416; grief (as dejecting):
KJV-- sorrow.
1416 duno (doo'-no);
or dumi (doo'-mee); prolonged forms of an obsolete primary duo (doo'-o) (to
sink); to go "down":
KJV-- set.

5604 odin-
1) the pain of childbirth, travail pain, birthpangs
2) intolerable anguish, in reference to the dire calamities, to precede the
coming of the Messiah

3601 odune-
consuming grief, pain, sorrow
1416 duno or dumi or duo-
1) to go into, to enter
2) go under, to be plunged into, to sink in;
used in the New Testament of the setting of the sun


This sequence of events are all a part of the "
the beginning of sorrows",
which are likened unto birth pangs.
The 'time', of YAHSHUA'S REIGN in the LORD'S DAY, will be yearning to be
delivered.

"
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, [and pestilences,] and earthquakes, in divers places.
"

As we can see, these "
sorrows" for this final generation of the earthly flesh
men, begins with many earthly flesh men declaring that they have been
given authority to speak for CHRIST, men who will deceive many people.

Then, the sequence moves into wars and rumors of war in the earth.
And, we are told that we have no need to be troubled by these wars and
rumors of wars, for these wars and rumors of wars must come to pass. But,
this is not yet the conclusion of these sorrows.

What occurs next?
The peoples and countries of the earth shall raise up against each other in
physical earthly wars.

And, then these wars shall increase and develop into the spiritual war
between YHVH'S KINGDOM and Satan's kingdom.
This is the moment that Satan's spurious government arrives in the sight of
flesh men, to 'set up' Satan's image, in order to deceive the men of the
earthly flesh.

Then, there shall be a famine for hearing YHVH'S Truth (a spiritual dearth)
and a shaking of the spirits of men.

"
All these are the beginning of sorrows."

There is much more that has need to occur before the time of the great
apostasy is finished.



Matt 24:9-13
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye
shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall
hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.



"
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall
be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
"

This was written as: "
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall
kill you, and ye shall be hated of all (the) nations for (HIS) my name's sake.
"
YAHSHUA is YHVH'S Name's sake.
And, those who follow YHVH through YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST, shall be
surrender up to Satan's religious government by our unlearned loved ones,
for the purpose of putting pressure upon YHVH'S servants, in order to try to
persuade us into changing our minds about YHVH'S Truth which we have
learned.

These words "
shall kill" speaks of a spiritual death.
Unknowingly and in ignorance, our loved ones shall be delivering us before
"
Death", who is Satan, which includes his government of fallen angels
disguised as angels of God.
Therefore, we are brought to councils to cause a spiritual death of YHVH'S
Truth, which is in our minds/spirits.

The words "
ye shall be hated of all nations" speaks of being detested more
than any other group, assembly, or nation of people.
Why?
Because we, YHVH'S servants, shall be making our stand with YHVH'S Truth.
We shall not allow any flesh man or supernatural man (fallen angel) to take
YHVH'S Truth from us.
But, from their point of view, according to the mindset of those who are
under the deception and those who knowingly are working for Satan, we
shall be thought of as apostates and evil people.

We are of YHVH'S "Nation", HIS Assembly, no matter what "race" or
"nationality" our heritage, because we know YHVH, Our FATHER, and Our
Savior, YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST.

For YHVH'S Name's sake, The True YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST, we shall be
hated.


"
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall
hate one another.
"

Now, it is important to understand this verse.

The words "
And then" refers to a sequence of events.

"
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall
be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
"
"
And then"
"
shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one
another.
"

Let's look at the definitions, and then we will consider that which was told to
us in these verses from FATHER'S Word.

"
shall be offended"
4624 skandalizo (skan-dal-id'-zo) ("scandalize");
from 4625; to entrap, i.e. trip up (figuratively, stumble [transitively] or entice
to sin, apostasy or displeasure):
KJV-- (make to) offend.
4625 skandalon (skan'-dal-on) ("scandal");
probably from a derivative of 2578; a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare
(figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin):
KJV-- occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends,
stumblingblock.
2578 kampto (kamp'-to);
apparently a primary verb; to bend:
KJV-- bow.

4624 skandalizo ("scandalize")-
to put a stumblingblock (impediment) in the way, upon which another may
trip and fall; metaphorically, to offend
a) to entice to sin
b) to cause a person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to
trust and obey
1) to cause to fall away
2) to be offended in one, that is, to see in another what I disapprove of and
what hinders me from acknowledging his authority
3) to cause one to judge unfavorably or unjustly of another
c) since one who stumbles or whose foot gets entangled feels annoyed
1) to cause one displeasure at a thing
2) to make indignant
3) to be displeased, indignant
4625 skandalon ("scandal")-
1) the movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick
a) a trap, a snare
b) any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall, (a
stumblingblock, occasion of stumbling), that is, a rock which is a cause of
stumbling
c) figuratively applied to Jesus Christ, whose person and career were so
contrary to the expectations of the Jews concerning the Messiah, that they
rejected him and by their obstinacy made shipwreck of their salvation
2) any person or thing by which one is (entrapped) drawn into error or sin
2578 kampto-
1) to bend, to bow the knee(s)
a) to one
1) in honor of one
2) in religious veneration
b) used of worshipers
2) to bow oneself

"
shall betray"
3860 paradidomi (par-ad-id'-o-mee);
from 3844 and 1325; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit:
KJV-- betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard,
put in prison, recommend.

3860 paradidomi-
1) to give into the hands (of another)
2) to give over into (one's) power or use
a) to deliver to one something to keep, to use, to take care of, to manage
b) to deliver up one to custody, to be judged, to be condemned, to be
punished, to be scourged, to be tormented, to put to death
c) to deliver up treacherously
1) by betrayal to cause one to be taken
2) to deliver one to be taught, moulded
3) to commit, to commend
4) to deliver verbally:
a) commands, rites
b) to deliver by narrating, to report
5) to permit, to allow
a) when the fruit will allow, that is when its ripeness permits
b) gives itself up, presents itself

"
shall hate"
3404 miseo (mis-eh'-o);
from a primary misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by
extension, to love less:
KJV-- hate (-ful).

3404 miseo-
1) to hate, to pursue with hatred, to detest
2) to be hated, to be detested

There is a delivering up of YHVH'S servants (at least their names reported)
unto those of Satan's councils, which shall be made up of some those fallen
angels and some of the people of the earth (earthly flesh men).
"
And then", some of those who had even stood at first for YHVH'S Truth,
shall be "scandalized", "stumble", "be apostatized", and "fall away" from
YHVH'S Truth.
These who fall from the Truth at this point have not yet been completely
sealed, (having not YHVH'S HOLY SPIRIT Baptized upon them of the 2nd
Baptism), therefore, they are not committing the "unforgivable sin".

But, these who do fall away, for a time from YHVH'S Truth, shall begin to
"yield up" others with whom they had formerly studied. They shall betray
many of YHVH'S remaining servants (those who will not turn from YHVH'S
Truth).
And, these, who fall away from the Truth at this time, shall begin to "detest"
those who had taught them of YHVH'S Truth, because they will think that
they had been lied to by them.
Why? We know it shall be because, they were not strong enough in YHVH'S
Truth to stand with HIS Word, and were thereby pulled into the deception.

What comes next?

"
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many."

"
false prophets"
5578 pseudoprophetes (psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace);
from 5571 and 4396; a spurious prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious
impostor:
KJV-- false prophet.
5571 pseudes (psyoo-dace');
from 5574; untrue, i.e. erroneous, deceitful, wicked:
KJV-- false, liar.
5574 pseudomai (psyoo'-dom-ahee);
middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to utter an untruth or attempt to
deceive by falsehood:
KJV-- falsely, lie.

5578 pseudoprophetes-
1) one who, acting the part of a divinely-inspired prophet, utters falsehoods
under the name of divine prophecies
2) a false prophet
5571 pseudes-
lying, deceitful, false


"
shall rise"
1453 egeiro (eg-i'-ro);
probably akin to the base of 58 (through the idea of collecting one's
faculties); to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from
sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from
obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence):
KJV-- awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-) rise (again, up), stand,
take up.

1453 egeiro-
to arouse, to cause to rise
a) to arouse from sleep, to awake
b) to arouse from the sleep of death, to recall the dead to life
c) to cause to rise from a seat or bed etc.
d) to raise up, to produce, to cause to appear
1) to cause to appear, to bring before the public
2) to raise up, to stir up against one
3) to raise up, that is, tocause to be born
4) used of buildings, to raise up, to construct, to erect

"
shall deceive"
4105 planao (plan-ah'-o);
from 4106; to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue):
KJV-- go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.
4106 plane (plan'-ay);
feminine of 4108 (as abstractly); objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a
straying from orthodoxy or piety:
KJV-- deceit, to deceive, delusion, error.
4108 planos (plan'-os);
of uncertain affinity; roving (as a tramp), i.e. (by implication) an impostor or
misleader;
KJV-- deceiver, seducing.

4105 planao-
1) to cause to stray, to lead astray, to lead aside from the right way,
to go astray, to wander, to roam about
2) metaphorically:
a) to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive
b) to be led into error
c) to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, to sin
d) to sever or fall away from the truth;
used of heretics
e) to be led away into error and sin
4106 plane-
1) a wandering, a straying about
one led astray from the right way, who roams hither and thither
2) metaphorically
a) a mental straying;
an error, a wrong opinion relative to morals or religion
b) an error which shows itself in action, a wrong mode of acting
c) an error, what leads into error, deceit or fraud
4108 planos-
1) wandering, roving
2) misleading, leading into error
a) a vagabond, a "tramp", an imposter
b) a corrupter, a deceiver

Now, this is not necessarily speaking of the fallen angels, because they are
all liars.
This is speaking of those earthly flesh men who will then "
rise up" and aid
the fallen angels by standing behind that which these fallen angels will be
teaching.
Some of these shall be ministers and priests who will be speaking
falsehoods against YHVH'S True servants.
Some of these false prophets will be testifying that "God spoke to them",
and that "God told them these things would occur".
They shall be spiritually seductive as the serpent, and encourage the
people of the world to follow after these spurious (fallen) angels.

"
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."

And, because of this over abundance of lies, deception, and sin, many
people shall stop looking to and loving their True FATHER YHVH, and will
begin looking to the spurious "
image" that these fallen angels have "set up".

"
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."

Is this the end?
No, there is much more that must occur. But, those who will endure in
YHVH'S Truth, holding fast to YHVH'S Truth, "
shall be saved".

Let us look to these words "
shall be saved".
4982 sozo (sode'-zo);
from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saoz, "safe"); to save, i.e.
deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):
KJV-- heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.

4982 sozo-
to save, to keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction
a) one (from injury or peril)
1) to save a suffering one (from perishing), that is, one suffering from
disease, to make well, heal, restore to health
1) to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue
b) to save in the technical, Biblical sense; negatively:
1) to deliver from the penalties of the Messianic judgment
2) to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic
deliverance


This speaks of being healed (spiritually), made whole (spiritually), protected
and preserved.
YHVH'S HOLY SPIRIT is that which shall "heal", "make whole", "protect",
and "preserve" HIS servants.



Matt 24:14
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (KJV)


This "
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come
" speaks of a specific
period of time.

Let us take a look at how this was originally written:
"
And shall be preached this His gospel of the kingdom in all the world for a
witness unto all His nations, and then shall come the end.
"

How long does "
this gospel" have need to "be preached in all the world"
before the end of this earthly dispensation concludes?

Remember, there is no new thing under the sun..., therefore, FATHER has
shown us the sequence of event to come, which are as they had been.

Let us turn to Mark 13, and take a look at how these things were written.

Mark 13:1-13
1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him,
Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings?
there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and
James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all
these things shall be fulfilled?
5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive
you:
6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled:
for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and
troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and
in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers
and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever
shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but
the Holy Ghost.
12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son;
and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be
put to death.
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall
endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. (KJV)


Let us be reminded of that which we read in Matthew 24.

Matt 24:9-14
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye
shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall
hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (KJV)


In Mark 13, we can see that the 'delivering up', as written in Matthew 24, is
expanded upon.

"
But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and
in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers
and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
"
"
And the gospel must first be published among all nations."
"
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever
shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but
the Holy Ghost.
"
"
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son;
and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be
put to death.
"
"
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall
endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
"

Let us compare how these things were written in Luke 21.

Luke 21:5-19
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones
and gifts, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there
shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and
what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in
my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not
therefore after them.
9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these
things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom:
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before
kings and rulers for my name's sake.
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall
answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall
not be able to gainsay nor resist.
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks,
and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls. (KJV)

"
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before
kings and rulers for my name's sake.
"

The word "
before" in "But before all these, they shall lay their hands on
you
..." is not referring to 'time', but speaks of 'superior' to all these, or
'above' all this....in other words, 'with more importance', than the events
which written in the prior verse.


In the next part of this study, we shall be looking at the sequence of these
events to come.
FATHER has shown us all things. And, through the events which occurred
long ago, we shall see that which shall occur in these last days.
There is no new thing under the sun.



FATHER has shown us all things through HIS Word.

Eccl 1:9-10
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is
that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been
already of old time, which was before us. (KJV)


Since there is no new thing under the sun, let us look to FATHER'S Word in
order to see the sequence of the events to come in this last generation of
earthly flesh.

The six days before YAHSHUA'S Crucifixion (the 7th day) is the crucial
(decisive) beginning of these latter day events.

John 12:1-2
1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus
was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of
them that sat at the table with him. (KJV)


Of what does this speak of?
Lazarus had been raised from the dead.
What does this tell us?
Let us turn to John, chapter 11, in order to understand these events as they
occurred.
Just a few days before this which was written in John 12:1-2, (these things
occurred chapter 11).

John 11:1-57
1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary
and her sister Martha.
2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet
with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou
lovest is sick.
4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the
glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in
the same place where he was.
7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee;
and goest thou thither again?
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in
the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in
him.
11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend
Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of
taking of rest in sleep.
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may
believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let
us also go, that we may die with him.
17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days
already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them
concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met
him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother
had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give
it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at
the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou
this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of
God, which should come into the world.
28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister
secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where
Martha met him.
31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her,
when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her,
saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down
at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had
not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping
which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and
see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the
blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a
cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was
dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead
four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe,
thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast
heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which
stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come
forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes:
and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose
him, and let him go.
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things
which Jesus did, believed on him.
46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what
things Jesus had done.
47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said,
What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans
shall come and take away both our place and nation.
49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year,
said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the
people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he
prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one
the children of God that were scattered abroad.
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to
death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went
thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and
there continued with his disciples.
55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the
country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood
in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment,
that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take
him. (KJV)


What has FATHER'S Word told us about "
death"?

2 Cor 5:6-10
6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in
the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and
to be present with the Lord.
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be
accepted of him.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one
may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.
(KJV)


Was Lazarus, therefore, raised from the dead?
Was he of earthly flesh or of heavenly flesh?
"
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.".

Lazarus was no longer of earthly flesh, but was brought forth in the sight of
men, to show that "
death" can be defeated by YHVH/YAHSHUA.
This was six days before YAHSHUA died on the cross, and HIS defeat of
"
death", which would allow all who spiritually overcame to have the
opportunity to live forever with YHVH.

Now, the Disciples had been fearful, when YAHSHUA had said they would be
going back to Judaea.
"
Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. His
disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and
goest thou thither again?
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the
day?
If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the
light of this world
. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because
there is no light in him.
"

"
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus
sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples,
Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but
they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus
unto them