June 23, 2014

“Immediately After the Tribulation of Those Days…”

Blessings folk!

As I mentioned earlier, the Lord gives us much detail in reply to the disciples questions.
Sad it is that so many do not simply examine the Word to see what will occur.

Each verse is of profound importance, especially the Words of the Lord.

If you do not remember the flow of Jesus’ discussion, then review the previous posts.

Now, give close, close attention to the next verse…

Matthew 24:29
29 “But 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 the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

There will be a great tribulation.
This tribulation will be the man of lawlessness/the antichrist pouring forth his wrath upon Israel and the church - the woman and her offspring from Revelation 12.
So many professing Believers have the understanding that the church will be spared this wrath of satan.
No.
Satan will not pour for his wrath upon his own...the world.
The church will be one of the primary targets.
We are promised to be spared the wrath of God.
We are told we will endure the wrath of satan.

This verse tells us that immediately after the tribulation that there will be cosmic disturbances. An examination of the totality of the Word reveals that the cosmic disturbances are what truncate the tribulation.
The sun will darken.
The moon will not give its light.
The stars will fall from the sky.
And, then the one folk always forget/ignore, the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Do not look for the Lord in the desert.
Do not look for Him in the “inner rooms”.
Do await His return knowing that there will be a cosmic black-out immediately before His return.

Many of the prophets in the Old Testament saw this day and spoke of the cosmic disturbances in relationship to the Day of the Lord.

John saw in the Revelation this exact event…

Revelation 6:12-13
12 I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

The passages in Matthew, Luke and Revelation give us great certainty as to event and timing. We will look at Luke tomorrow.

The question for us today is this.
Are you ready?

The return of the Lord is not “imminent” in the manner spoken by so many.
But, we are to live in great expectancy of His return, know that dark, evil days will increase rapidly.

Such is occurring.
In Whom do you trust?