See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. (Henry Morris, The Revelation Record. (Matthew 24:28-29 Corpses and Vultures), James Morison - This word immediately has been a perfect rack of torture to such expositors as have lost their way in the interpretation of the chapter.…The whole difficulty arises from assuming that the tribulation of those days has reference to the tribulation that was to be experienced in connection with the destruction of Jerusalem. Commentary on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Here with eutheos (retaining its force as "immediately," unlike Mark) it especially refers to the final events of history, those "immediately" preceding the return of Christ (so McNeile, Grundmann, Hill, Gundry, Bruner, Wilkins, Witherington, Turner). Hope placed anywhere else is idolatry. Speculations such as the one just cited, no matter how scientifically derived, can only remotely approximate what the actual situation will be like. “at that time”) is also consistent with the idea that the sign of Jesus’ coming as well as Jesus’ coming itself in v. 30 could occur sometime around or even slightly before the heavenly omens mentioned in the previous v. marking the end of the siege of Jerusalem.  Thus it is possible that the sign of the son of man in heaven and the coming of the Lord itself in A.D. 66 is also consistent with the language of Matthew 24:29-30. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings. 'The Enemy Among Us' — Matthew 13:24-30. Trust no one. 24:29-31 describes the coming of Christ in the events culminating in the destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70. Your sun shall no longer go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended. . Mt 24:19 "But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babes in those days! These disasters will feature a darkening of our primary luminaries, the sun and the moon. 29“Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ 30“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. Matthew 24:29-30 New King James Version (NKJV) The Coming of the Son of Man. Thus, the events of Matthew 24:29 will follow the tribulation immediately, at once, without any other events intervening, or without a time delay. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. (Ed comment: If one ) (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT Mk 13:24-25; Luke 23:44-45; Rev 1:7) [emphasis added]. John had showed that Jesus was the *Messiah (John 1:29-33). 6:12. 45 “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the … Let the text say what it says -- "immediately after the tribulation" means exactly what you think it means (regardless of the fact that a number of erudite expositors try to twist Jesus' words saying they don't really mean what they appear to mean). 8:12) As always, the message is to turn from dead idols to serve the living God (cp 1Th 1:9): The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; but the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory. Behold, the Day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; and He will exterminate its sinners from it.  In Matthew 5:17, Jesus indicates that the customs and laws handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai are symbolic predictions concerning the coming of the Messiah and His kingdom. As Jesus does not say what this is to be, it should be left quite indefinite; only this much may be inferred from what is predicted at Matthew 24:29 about the darkening of the heavenly bodies, that it must be of the nature of a manifestation of light, the dawning of the Messianic δόξα which is perhaps to go on increasing in brilliancy and splendour until the Messiah Himself steps forth from the midst of it in the … 8All these are the beginning of birth pains. (Bowling Green, KY: Renaissance Press, 1978, vol. In conjunction with the return of Jesus, Israel will be rescued from her tribulation by the Lord Himself (Matthew 24:31). Joel 2:10+ - commenting on Day of Lord in Joel 1:15+ he adds "the Day of the Lord (the occasion when God pours out His wrath on man) results in blessing and exoneration for God's people and judgment toward Gentiles [Is 13:6+; Eze 30:3], but here Joel directs the warning toward his own people.) . Lewis was a great Christian apologist, his words are more suitably applied to himself: “And he was wrong.  He clearly knew no more about the end of the world than anyone else.”  In fact, the historical fulfillment of the predictions concerning the second coming and the end of the age are, arguably, the strongest evidence in favor of the divine inspiration of the Bible.  Jesus’ prediction about the time of His return referred to by C.S.  Three different first-century Roman historians; Suetonius, Josephus and Tacitus; record this seemingly wide-spread belief that Vespasian was the Messiah: An ancient superstition was current in the East, that out of Judaea at this time would come the rulers of the world.  This prediction, as the event later proved, referred to a Roman Emperor [Vespasian].”38, But now, what did the most elevate them in undertaking this war, was an ambiguous oracle that was also found in their sacred writings, how,” about that time, one from their country should become governor of the habitable earth.” The Jews took this prediction to belong to themselves in particular, and many of the wise men were thereby deceived in their determination. In Matthew 24:29-31, Jesus describes what I assume is the rapture. Matthew 24:29-31 New International Version << Matthew 23 | Matthew 24 | Matthew 25 >> The Coming of the Son of Man.  Two first century Roman historians record a supernatural event that was seen in the sky at the start of the Jewish War with Rome, in A.D. 66, that appears to fulfill Biblical prophecy concerning the second coming.  Almost immediately thereafter, the Roman Historian Cassius Dio records a mass vision of a multitude of spiritual bodies coming out of the earth at the sound of a trumpet in what appears to be a literal resurrection of the dead that same year in fulfillment of Matthew 24:31.   These two events marked the start of the worst war Israel ever faced.  As a result of this war, the Roman army worshipped the beast and his image on the ensigns within the Temple and then destroyed it in A.D. 70 such that “not one stone [was] left on another” in fulfillment of Matthew 24:2 and Matthew 24:15.  Around this time, the saints, including the disciples, were martyred in Jerusalem and Rome; the sun and moon were darkened; many false messiahs and false prophets appeared; and there were earthquakes, famines, wars and rumors of wars. Concerning this famine, James Stuart Russell writes, “In the fourth year of his [Claudius] reign, the famine in Judea was so severe, that the price of food became enormous and great numbers perished.”7, One example of the earthquakes mentioned in v. 7 is the earthquake that struck Laodicea sometime between A.D. 60 and A.D. 64 during the reign of Nero.8  It is interesting to note that one of the churches addressed by John in the Book of Revelation was a church in this city (Revelation 3:14-22). 12:25-28-note) [emphasis added]. In so doing, Jesus makes the command much broader. 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ]”  According to Acts 9:3-6 and Revelation 1:13-16, after Jesus’ ascension He took on a similar radiant form which also presumably looked like lightning. The Sadducees and Pharisees argued about it as they did almost everything else. (Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Vol 11: Matthew and Mark), Thomas Ice on immediately - Moulton and Milligan, in examples from the Greek papyri, emphasize that the use of this word means "at once." Note that the actual interval of time depends on the nature of the events and the manner in which the sequence is interpreted by the writer. And Jesus continued: 7:24-29 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain … Old Testament passages like Isaiah 13:9-10 and Joel 2:31; 3:15 also reference this "black out" and light show that will occur "immediately after the tribulation," in preparation for Christ's second coming as noted in Matthew 24:30. In v. 34, Jesus tells His disciples that it is this generation that will witness the fulfillment of all these predictions. Notice that in this context most of the translations leave the Greek word "de" (but) untranslated. The barn also represents heaven. For (term of explanation - explaining how this Day will be characterized) the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. Craig Blomberg in the New American Commentary on Matthew associates those days of Mt 24:29 with the Great Tribulation. Vespasian believed himself to be and was believed by many to be the Messiah. Clearly a literal, contextually sensitive reading of Mt 24:29 creates a significant problem for the popular "preteristic" interpretation of Mt 24:15ff as fulfilled in 70AD! “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another, every one will be thrown down.”, The Romans burned and demolished the Temple in A.D. 70 LITERALLY “not leav[ing] one stone on another.”. There is "the roaring of the sea and the billows," causing perplexity among men. !, and The Notion that the Resurrection is an Earthly Phenomenon whereby the Dead are raised as Perfected, Eternal Earthly Bodies is dispelled by 1 Corinthians 15:35-50 and Isaiah 65:20. While it is best to not be dogmatic, my view is that the Seals and Trumpets occur in the first 3.5 years of Daniel's Seventieth Week with the 7th Trumpet corresponding to the midpoint of the Seven Years of "Tribulation" marking the beginning of the 3.5 years Jesus designated as the Great Tribulation. 13-14). 20Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. to flee? This time of tribulation clearly parallels Daniel 9:27 when the Antichrist, will make a firm covenant with the many (nation of Israel) for one week (Seven Years = Daniel's Seventieth Week), but in the middle of the week (3.5 years = 1260 days = 42 months = Time, times, half a time) he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate." These Old Testament passages refer to the same future events that Christ describes in Matthew 24:29. The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command.  The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful.  Who can endure it [emphasis mine]?”, Notice in the quote of Joel 2:10-11 the Lord comes at the head of his army. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. The point is that Jesus said it plainly and that plainly settles it! 5, pp. In Mark 13:24-27 ("but in those days, after that tribulation") both the tribulation and the Parousia are in "those days," i.e. The heavenly bodies will careen helter-skelter through space, and all navigation, whether stellar, solar, magnetic, or gyroscopic, will be futile because all stable reference points and uniform natural forces will have ceased to exist or else become unreliable. Specifically this description could refer to "Comets" (Greek words for "star" is aster - gives us English Asteroid, cp Meteorites) striking the earth in that fateful, future day. 70.) his appearance was like lightning[. Matthew 24:29 Context. (See Matthew 24:16-21.) ‘Tell us,’ they said, ‘when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?’. In v. 9 Jesus addresses the apostles with a warning: They will soon be persecuted and put to death. Naturally the moon now also ceases to give her light. (See Rev. Now, there was then a great number of false prophets suborned by the tyrants [zealot leaders] to impose upon the people, who denounced this to them, that they should wait for deliverance from God: and this was in order to keep them from deserting, and that they might be buoyed up above fear and care by such hopes.14, Josephus states that the leaders of the Jewish rebellion bribed or in some way coerced a number of people to pretend to be prophets.  During the war with Rome, these people were instructed to predict that God would deliver the Israelites from their enemies in order to inspire courage and prevent desertion.  These prophecies proved false and in fulfillment of v. 11 many people were deceived.  The Roman army eventually conquered Jerusalem and its temple; and there was not a “place in the city that had no dead bodies in it, but [the city] was entirely covered with those that were killed either by the famine or the rebellion.”15  These and other false prophets who acted before and during the Jewish War are also mentioned in Wars of the Jews 2.12.4; 2.12.5; 2 Peter 2:1-3; 2 Corinthians 11:13; and 1 John 4:1.16. 2:2), Christ who is the "morning star" (Rev. "And then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.  If you liked this article share it, like us on Facebook and follow on Twitter.  Thank You! "—Mounce, The Book of Revelation, 161. Not only was Vespasian one of the false messiahs mentioned in v. 24, he is also recorded to have performed miraculous deeds again fulfilling v. 24: “For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible.”  2 Thessalonians 2:9 reads, “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the works of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders . What Josephus does not tell you is that the Romans likely sacrificed a pig at that time as part of suovetaurilia, the customary sacrifice of an ox, a sheep and a pig to purify the land especially when a Temple had been destroyed (Tacitus, Histories 4.53).  (See Why Historians Believe Titus Sacrificed a Pig to the Ensigns in the Temple in A.D. His return will be so astounding and powerful that the people of this world will quail in fear, thinking that they are all doomed to destruction. Christ comes now to speak of the full manifestation of his kingdom, about which he was at first interrogated by the disciples, and promises that, after they have been tried by so many distressing events, the redemption will arrive in due time. Peter, in his Acts 3 sermon, gives our Savior the title His Servant Jesus (Acts 3:13 and 3:26). Thlipsis is a strong term which does not refer to minor inconveniences, but to real hardships. Wrath commensurate with another eruption of sin. So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. In this brief account, Tacitus, a secular Roman, may have unknowingly recorded the lightning flash associated with the heavenly return of Jesus in A.D. 66. But not the stars? 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. 2:27; 22:16), angels (Rev. ‘The person that John was talking about’ means ‘the *Messiah’. Commentary on Matthew 24:29-41 (Read Matthew 24:29-41) Christ foretells his second coming. He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. Immediately (Mt 24:29) after this tribulation the Lord will return and "cut short" this horrible time (Mt 24:22-note). Did Jesus mean “this generation will not pass away” or “that generation shall not pass away,” was Matthew 24 fulfilled in the first century? Not judgment, but deliverance, as in Matthew 24. Antiochus Epiphanies and his Greek army erected an idol of Zeus in the Temple in Jerusalem and sacrificed a pig in that sacred space.  This blasphemy is called the abomination that causes desolation in Daniel 11:31. Apparently only Jesus phrased the rule positively.” (Carson) ii. Right away. The demonstrative pronouns, those and that, view the unparalleled tribulation just described as still remote at the time of speaking." Roberts, David. (Fruchtenbaum recognizes "five cosmic disturbances: one before the seven years, three during, and one after. Thus, from a chronological aspect in Revelation, Revelation 16 is followed in time by Revelation 19. John Walvoord - The frightening display of divine disruption of the heavens, which precedes the Second Coming described graphically in Revelation 6:12-14 and in many other of the judgments of God described in the book of Revelation, will be climaxed by the glorious appearing of Christ in heaven (cf. SUMMARY OF SIMILAR COSMIC SIGNS 33:3; Job 31:26-28; Isa. The implied close connection is explicitly affirmed by Matthew's "immediately" (Mt 24:29). In Christ's description of His second coming in verses 29-31, He depicts it as a unique occurrence. and yet these writers basically ignore it or "skip over it" because a literal rendering in context would mean Christ returns immediately after the Great Tribulation, which is "cut short" [Mt 24:22] by His parousia! May the Spirit of Truth give us Wisdom and Insight to receive what has been conveyed through His Word by His Inspiration. could be argued that the "tribulation of those days" refers to the In Luke 21:20, Jesus declared, “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.” In fulfillment of Luke 21:20-21 and Matthew 24:15, the Roman army surrounded Jerusalem on three separate occasions during the Jewish War. The Bible makes many parenthetical statements but since parenthesis did not exist at the time it is up to modern translators to use context clues to determine when to insert parenthesis. The Lesson of the Fig Tree. earth or sky). And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. (MacArthur New Testament Commentary). What tribulation? Then He spoke many things to them in parables,a. (The Communicator's Commentary), Jesus is quoting in part from Isaiah 13 (but see the numerous passages at end of this note that have similar descriptions of this time) which in context describes the coming Day of the LORD, Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, to make the land a desolation; and He will exterminate its sinners from it. Therefore, when Titus’ army worshiped the ensigns in the Jewish Temple, this act is ALSO called the abomination that causes desolation because it perfectly symbolizes the Jews’ ultimate abomination that caused their own desolation at the end of the age. (Mt. ", Eutheos - 36x in 36v all but one use (shortly) translated "immediately" - Matt 4:20, 22; 8:3; 13:5; 14:22, 31; 20:34; 21:2; 24:29; 25:15; 26:49, 74; 27:48; Mark 7:35; Luke 5:13; 12:36, 54; 14:5; 17:7; 21:9; John 5:9; 6:21; 18:27; Acts 9:18, 20, 34; 12:10; 16:10; 17:10, 14; 21:30; 22:29; Gal 1:16; Jas 1:24; 3 John 1:14; Rev 4:2, Note: Be aware of the fact that the King James Version is translated from the Textus Receptus, which has over 80 uses of eutheos in the NT including 40 in the Gospel of Mark.
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