Shortening of the great tribulation

4:33 am March 27; 2021 / 4:44 am

Shortening of the great tribulation 

1260 days Shorting of time

Matthew 24:22-24 King James Version

²² And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

 The conditions and those days..

  ²³ Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. ²⁴ For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

 Now let get to the point of the matter. It is addressed in Matthew 24:3

 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? (Future)

 

Makes me think of the watchman. Especially in the last days. Well in that time of old the destruction of the temple still had to happen. The temple was destroyed a couple times. But he eventually likened that to the destruction of his temple and how it should be raised up again on the third day. But then there is talk about the time being shortened for the Elects sake as otherwise no flesh could/would otherwise have been saved.

 Now look at the next verse Matthew 24:5

              ⁵ For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

 Did we/do we experience the situation of Matthew 24:5? Of course. Many exist on earth today that precisely fit this very scripture & description.

 Now take a look at Matthew 24:6-8

 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.

 We have all this in front of us today. We have Israel being surrounded by her enemies and threatened. We seem to have a little bit of peace with certain prophecies being fulfilled with Israel but at the same time we have Israel being threatened by those creating nuclear weapons that threaten Israel let alone other nations and those in certain parts of the world. Including all Israel’s enemies that we hear about sometimes in the news media attacking Israel. We hear about the war in Syria. We hear about the tensions regarding Israel between Palestinians and Jews. We know about the war that occurred in Afghanistan. We also hear about the extreme weather patterns around the world including earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes and other violent weather patterns and conditions. We hear of the Ruptures of Volcanoes. Now we have the worldwide plague the corona-virus. And we do hear about rum-ours of wars. We hear about all the persecution of Christians around the world. We hear of terrorism. We hear about all the riots and protests as extreme as it is. We have had the protests being the rebellion against God from the LGBT communities around the world. We have prejudice people. They have had the fires in Australia and the loss of countless animal life. Millions of miles of acres were destroyed. Burnt to a crisp. We have abortions in the millions around the world and gay marriage. Even now with the border crisis in the United States and the lock-downs the economies of the world are being destroyed. We have perplexity of Nations. We have the blaming between nations of certain things. We have the attack on freedom of speech. It seems as bad is now known as good and good as bad. So as complex as it gets we have the birth pangs for sure.

 Now as written in Matthew 24:¹⁰  And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 

 How is this possible? Well we know that there are many who think they are Christians and serve a mentality that sets them at stubborn rebellion against those whom are true Christians. There are many different groups. Not that they can’t be awoken out of their sleep. In fact they are probably enemies of Israel and of the real God. Even of the real Messiah. And the ideology of Baal worship for whatever it truly is some is deep rooted in darkness. Of course history records the wars between certain sectors of religious groups. But in actual fact it is much more complicated than meets the eye. There are many factions, oppositions against each other. Example: Atheist, the rich and greedy, totalitarianism, (communist regimes) and so on. Not to mention the opposing unspecified numerous religions of the world. Then of course we have the wicked and evil spiritual forces as we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Ephesians 6:12 John 10:10

 So to tally what’s at hand we have the false prophets and the in-equity of many betraying one another have been evident in the past. They are still. You could say we have the prosperity preachers but that pales in comparison to the above as it goes so much deeper, further than that. 

 Now then in Matthew 24:13 Jesus tells us that those who endure till the end shall be saved. Then when we get to Matthew 24: 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. 

That’s what we have today. The gospel being preached around the world. With modern technology it made it possible for people to hear the word of God around the globe.

 So then Jesus tells us about the great tribulation and how those in that day will have to flee to the mountains. This is future when Israel will be attacked. During the tribulation period is what Christians I perceive believe. There will be great distress. He tells us about the women with children and how hard it will be for them in that day and hour. Some of this was experienced in the past as well. 

 Then look at these next verse

 Matthew 24: ²¹ For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 

 What did we have after the beginning of the world? Came later. Noah’s flood. ( 4,359 years ago). Weren’t  the dinosaurs wiped out? We also read about the Giants and the interbreeding with daughters of men who interbreed with the (sons of God) “genesis” 6 by what may be perceived as fallen angels known as Nephilim. (That’s a Bible study in of itself.) 6:44 pm 3-27-21

Now there is word that the dinosaurs were wiped out before the flood.

Noah’s flood time 

Reference & credit :  answers in genesis

“Using the Bible, well-documented historical events, and some math, we find that the Flood began approximately 4,359 years ago in the year 1656 AM or 2348 BC. Some may look for an exact date (i.e., month and day), but we are not given that sort of precision in Scripture.”

 Now we get to the part of the day being shortened. It’s written in Matthew 24 ²² And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

 As for the elects sake those days shall be shortened.   But then again Christ reassures them that there will be many false prophets and false Christs and not to follow them as to go look in some chamber. Don’t be deceived. You won’t find Jesus Christ  in some chamber or in the desert. Don’t believe their lies because when he does come back it will be evident. These false prophets will perform great signs and wonders and deceive multitudes. Even the elect.

So what will be the sign of Christ’s second coming so we are not deceived. It tells us in Matthew 24: ²⁷ For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

 Just like you see lightning when you look up in the sky it will be evident around the world when he comes back. When he talks about the carcass that is because there will be great death upon the face of the earth including mourning just as there was in Noah’s day.  Most likely dead humans and dead animals. Then in Matthew 24:29 the lord tells us about the conditions of those days. Look what it says.. 

 Seems silly: He’s  not coming back to Mars or some other planet.

 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 the heavens shall be shaken: The earth will go through great distress. 

Now he tells us what he’s going to do when he comes back and how it will be evident. This might be likened onto the rapture of the Church.

 As written in Matthew 24:30-31 the sight of his coming brings mourning to the tribes of the earth but it also says Jesus Christ will come with great glory. ((Amen)) And he instructs the angels to gather his elect from the four corners of the earth. (Gather the wheat into his barn)

 Matthew 24 ³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ³¹ And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

So he tells us this generation will not pass away until all these things come to be. His word will not pass away. He tells us no man knows the hour but only his father who is in heaven. Not even the angels. But in any regard always be ready as you never know he might be right at the door. He even likens his coming to Noah’s day. They were eating and drinking in Noah’s day and they were taken by surprise. We have the same thing today in essence. People are just greedy and trying to reap the world. Falling away!!! There were great evils upon the face of the earth in Noah’s day as there are today. See Noah warned them just as they’re being warned today but countless people didn’t listen and the flood came and took them all away. Then he again stresses the condition for women in those days and he tells us to keep watch because you never know when he’s coming. 

Now in Matthew 24: ⁴⁵ Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 

He talks about the faithful and wise servant. Let me stress that again faithful and wise servant. So he says if he finds the faithful servant so doing and not being slack he will be rewarded. And when he comes if he finds that described servant so doing he will be blessed in so much that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 

 You know we have the fear of the Lord. We have the wise and otherwise. The learned and prudent. He sums up the wicked servant who abuses others in the household and how he will be cut asunder. 

Now for the synopsis with this chapter of Matthew 24 to end. So the Messiah is quite serious. Look what is written in Matthew 

24  ⁵⁰ The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,⁵¹ And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

So to sum it up he/wicked servant will be appointed his portion. What is he talking about because he tells us about hypocrites and weeping and gnashing of teeth. Are they getting a promotion? Such a wicked servant will be cast in outer darkness being hell of course. Henceforth, I never knew you. You see that servant will be caught off guard.  

Explaining the shortening of time ... not to get too complicated or confusing but to explain (The blue letterBible.) 

  

"Jesus was teaching that God in the past had already shortened the Great Tribulation. He did so in the sense that in the past He determined to cut it off at a specific time rather than let it continue indefinitely. In His omniscience, God knew that if the Great Tribulation were to continue indefinitely, all flesh would perish from the earth. To prevent that from happening, in the past God sovereignty set a specific time for the Great Tribulation to end. 

 Said another way, God, in His omniscience, knew that if He let the Great Tribulation go 1320 days (an arbitrary number for the sake of illustration), then all flesh would be wiped out. Therefore, in eternity past when God was planning this time of history, He cut it short to 1260 days, so that the elect would in fact be saved.”

   (The blue letter Bible.)

So before the foundation of the world were laid God already has made his plan to cut the time short regarding the great tribulation of 1260 days. Very interesting. So in hindsight if this wasn’t done no flesh on the earth could be saved. All would have been wiped out. 

 March 27, 2021 5:44 am

 Foot notes: we have past prophecies and future prophecies. We have John’s revelation vision. He’s talking about his second coming. He tells us about the fig tree. He gives us a clue to look for. The devil knows his time is short. 

Extended footnotes. Heard Pastor Charles Lawson sermon and he went into the book of Malachi and Matthew 11:14-15 He talks about the prophecy about the return of Elijah has prophesied. This can be tricky and I think Charles got it right. Reference video (here) I heard another pasture deal with Matthew 26:57-68 and it’s in my blog here.

 I dealt with Matthew 24 here.

 

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