The Olivet Discourse
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04/02/2008 14:58
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I've noticed some confusion in harpazo discussions because of
Luke 21:7-28. There
are some similarities that many quickly associate this passage and the time it
is speaking of with
Matthew
24:1-31 and
Mark
13:1-27. I believe there is error in doing so that confuse the
timeline of prophetic events and obscure understanding Bible
prophecy. There are different sections that will be separated by color:
- Maroon = This is describing the things
leading up to the end when everything spoken should come to pass found
paralleled in the following scriptures:
-
Matthew
24:1-7 (Transition marked by "All these are the beginning of sorrows" as
compared to "Before all these things.")
-
Mark
13:1-13 (Transition marked by "seeing the abomination of
desolation" as compared to "Jerusalem compassed with armies")
- Dark Blue = Separate time as stated
"Before these things," meaning the maroon section that matches Matthew
24 and Mark 13 accounts. While Luke talks about this time before the wars and
rumors of wars, etc.,
Matthew
24:8-28 and
Mark
13:14-23 speak directly to the abomination of desolation. This section in
Luke 21 happens before both the maroon and
green sections of scripture.
- Green = The sun/moon/star event, or 6th seal
with the following scriptural parallels:
-
Matthew
24:29-31 (Here we see the sun/moon/star event of the 6th seal, powers of
heaven shaken (which is the wrath of God according to
Isaiah 13:10-13), and the appearing of Son of man in great glory)
-
Mark
13:24-27 (We see here as well the same sun/moon/star event of the 6th seal,
powers of heaven shaken (which again is the wrath of God according to
Isaiah 13:10-13), and appearing of Son of man in great glory, just like
Luke
21:25-27)
Luke 21:5-28
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones
and gifts, he said, 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. 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? 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. 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. Then said
he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences;
and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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. And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall
answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 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. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye
your souls. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know
that the desolation thereof is nigh. 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. For these be the days of
vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 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. 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.
And
there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon
the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which
are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then
shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your
heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:24 should be sufficient to show
that this time being talked about is not the abomination of desolation and
therefore doesn't mirror the time that Matthew and Mark are talking about, even
though there are some similarities. We have a starting and ending point for a
diversion from the original timeline in Luke 21.
Start of diversion:
Luke
21:12 "But before all these,
(speaking of
verses
7-11) 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." This is a picture of the
beginning church after Christ's crucifixion. Nobody is delivered up to Jewish
synagogues now, but back then, Christians were persecuted very much by the Jews,
who viewed Christians as a threat to their belief.
End of diversion:
Luke
21:24 "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." As you can see in the
abomination
of desolation study, Israel won't be led captive into any nations at that
time, 2/3 will be killed (Zechariah
13:6-9) and 1/3 will escape into the wilderness. (Revelation
12:12-14) After the end of this diversion, verse 25 picks up with Matthew
and Mark talking about the sun/moon/star event (6th seal), the powers of heaven
shaken, and seeing the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Body of diversion:
Luke
21:13-23 So now that we've seen the beginning and end, just what
does this section talk about? I believe Christ was referring to the destruction
of the temple in 70 AD It was at that point that Israel was led captive into
all nations and Jerusalem has been trodden underfoot by the Gentiles (Muslims)
ever since. They still have control of the
Temple
Mount.
As you can see, there are distinct differences that cannot be ignored which
separate the
Luke
21:13-23 account (talking about the destruction of Jerusalem and temple in
70 AD) from
Matthew
24:8-28 and
Mark
13:14-23 (Speaking directly to the abomination of desolation and focused on
a time yet future when the beast will start his 42 months as ruler of the world.
(Revelation
13:4,5)
"all things which are
written may be fulfilled"
This time is God's wrath upon this
people Christ prophesied at the triumphal entry.
Luke 19:40-44
And when he was
come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known,
even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace!
but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee,
that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and
keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy
children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
What's pretty amazing is that it was also written
already in the Old Testament, waiting to be fulfilled...
Jeremiah 11:16-23
The LORD called thy name, A green olive
tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath
kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. For the LORD of
hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of
the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against
themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. And the LORD
hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their
doings. But I was like a lamb or an
ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised
devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof,
and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no
more remembered. But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that
triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. Therefore
thus saith the LORD of the men of
Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the
LORD, that thou die not by our hand: Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts,
Behold, I will punish them: the young
men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by
famine: And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the
men of
Anathoth, even the year of their
visitation.
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