Matthew 24 - Birthpains
Jesus Himself, God Almighty in the flesh, prophesied of the signs that will occur and increase in both frequency and intensity before His Second Coming and the end of the world (age) dispensation. As it is today, we see a worldwide convergence of these signs like never before in history!
* I believe the Kings James Version (KJV) Bible is the best English translation, but I compared the HNV scripture and it seems this version would be good for people who don't know old English.
The Beginning of Birth Pains
According to Messiah, the end will begin with these signs, which I believe are now increasing in intensity and frequency:
- Matthew 24:3-8 HNV — As he (Jesus Christ/Yeshua HaMashiach) sat on the Mount of Olives, the talmidim came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?" Yeshua answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah,' and will lead many astray. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
Wars and Rumors of Wars
As a woman is in labor, the birthpains continue to increase in frequency and intensity until the child is brought forth. The birth pains are the most intense and steady as the child is coming forth. So it is with the events that are spoken of by Jesus (God in the flesh), right before he returns and the milinneal Kingdom is birthed on earth and all of the saints (faithful Christians) of the Most High are made Kings and Priests under our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMoshiach) to reign on earth. It seems the 7 year period of Tribulation known as Jacobs Trouble or Daniel's 70th week is the "labor day" and will be the most painful, especially during the last three and a half years.
- Isaiah 66:7-11 KJVS - Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. [8] Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. [9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord : shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb ? saith thy God. [10] Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: [11] That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
We can observe from Isaiah Chapter 26 and 66, that Israel is as a woman who is pregnant and in pain, waiting for her deliverance. The return of Yeshua Jesus is the Man-Child that will redeem her after the painful Tribulation period known as Daniel's 70th Week, this is the birthing period.
Sarah - A Latter Days Deliverance
In Genesis 17:17, Sarai the wife of Abraham was too old to give birth, and Sarai first questioned the Word of God that a son will be born to her in old age and yet they endured with patience and faith. For what is impossible with man is possible with God.
- Genesis 17:15-17 KJV — And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
- Genesis 18:13-14 KJV — And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
In the same way, the nation Israel will soon give birth to a Man-Child in her old age, when she is weak and the odds are stacked against her, the Lord will perform a miracle and will bring forth a Holy Nation.
- Psalm 2:7-9 KJV — I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
- Revelation 2:26-29 KJV — And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
This is the Man-Child who recieved the promise, and He will rule all nations with a rod of iron. This Man-Child is the Kingdom of God, where Yeshua Jesus is the head, and His followers are His body. The Man-Child will return after Daniel's 70th Week, the painful birth, and will destroy the kings of this age and take His throne in Jerusalem (Revelation 19, Zechariah 14). Take heed, that time is upon us!
Yet, the body of Christ, that is the church, will be delivered before the painful travail, before Daniel's 70th Week, and we who are in Christ, dead and alive, will be delivered into the arms of our Father in a moment of time! This is the mystery of the rapture!
Daniel's 70th Week:
Birthpains Worldwide
The Labour Day Begins?
- Matthew 24:9-22 HNV — Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake. Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved. This Good News of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. "When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniyel (Daniel) the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Yehudah (Judah) flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house. Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days! Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Shabbat, for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the elect's sake, those days will be shortened.
Jacob's Trouble - Daniel's 70th Week
It is my understanding that the travail of Zion spoken of by Jeremiah in the Old Testament passage below, is a reference to Daniel's 70th Week. Jeremiah calls it Jacob's Trouble and and that there is none like it which I believe includes the great tribulation that Jesus speaks about in Matthew 24:15-21. Prophet Jeremiah likens this time of trouble to a woman who is in painful childbrith (travail), yet out of it Israel and Judah will be saved. At the end of the of Jeremiah 30, in verse 24, it tells us this time of fierce anger of the LORD is for the latter years, and I believe that time is now.
- Jeremiah 30:4-9 KJV — And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
A similar passage was written by Prophet Isaiah concerning the Day of LORD and a woman in birth pangs:
- Isaiah 13:6-9 KJV — Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
The Bible tells us over and over again that the pain will come as a woman in travail, and the day of the LORD will take most by surprise:
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 KJV — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
It appears that the King James Apocrypha also speaks of the coming tribulation as a woman who is giving birth:
- 2 Esdras 16 - KJV Apocrypha - 37 Behold, the plagues draw nigh, and are not slack. 38 As when a woman with child in the ninth month bringeth forth her son, with two or three hours of her birth great pains compass her womb, which pains, when the child cometh forth, they slack not a moment: 39 Even so shall not the plagues be slack to come upon the earth, and the world shall mourn, and sorrows shall come upon it on every side.
It appears that 2 Esdras 14-16 speak to the latter days that we live in now, and perhaps speaks of Daniel's 70th Week which is about to begin! It also speaks of Babylon being destroyed which could be parallel to Revelation 18 in regards to the USA.
- 2 Esdras 16 - KJV Apocrypha - 67 Behold, God himself is the judge, fear him: leave off from your sins, and forget your iniquities, to meddle no more with them for ever: so shall God lead you forth, and deliver you from all trouble. 68 For, behold, the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take away certain of you, and feed you, being idle, with things offered unto idols. 69 And they that consent unto them shall be had in derision and in reproach, and trodden under foot. 70 For there shall be in every place, and in the next cities, a great insurrection upon those that fear the Lord. 71 They shall be like mad men, sparing none, but still spoiling and destroying those that fear the Lord. 72 For they shall waste and take away their goods, and cast them out of their houses. 73 Then shall they be known, who are my chosen; and they shall be tried as the gold in the fire. 74 Hear, O ye my beloved, saith the Lord: behold, the days of trouble are at hand, but I will deliver you from the same. 75 Be ye not afraid neither doubt; for God is your guide, 76 And the guide of them who keep my commandments and precepts, saith the Lord God: let not your sins weigh you down, and let not your iniquities lift up themselves. 77 Woe be unto them that are bound with their sins, and covered with their iniquities like as a field is covered over with bushes, and the path thereof covered with thorns, that no man may travel through! 78 It is left undressed, and is cast into the fire to be consumed therewith.
Daniel's 70 Weeks
According to many Bible scholars, there is one more week left for the nation of Israel, which is a week of years. Daniel 9:27 tells us that the AntiChrist will confirm a covenant with Israel and many nations for this final week (7 years).
Israel will be under the Levitical Preisthood animal sacrifices in the Third Temple (Revelation 11), until the AntiChrist turns against Israel and commits the abomination of Desolation in the Third Temple (2 Thessalonians 2) very similar to Antiochus Epiphanies in the Book of Maccabees.
Once Daniel's 70th Week is completed the LORD Almighty will have redeemed all of Israel, including the grafted in Gentiles whom will die for His name's sake (Revelation 20). For the Gentiles are the seed of Abraham by their faith in the Messiah (Galatians 3:29).
- Daniel 9:24 KJV — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
If you are not familiar with the 70 weeks of Daniel and the prophecies concerning the redemption of Israel in the latter days, please see these articles for more information:
Abomination of Desolation Signs
Dual Prophetic - Matthew 24
Matthew 24 is a chapter in the New Testament Bible where Jesus (God embodied) describes the events leading up to His second coming and the establishment of His Kingdom on the Earth for 1000 years (Millennium Kingdom) where the Christians will be kings and priests ruling with Christ on earth. The rest of this article will be a line by line study with various proofs and links and commentary.
The Beginning of Sorrows
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?
- This chapter is dual prophetic in the sense that the temple was destroyed in 70 AD after Christ was resurrected and the church was established. However, it is also prophetic of events leading up to His 2nd coming.
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.
False Jesus
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.
- This has happened all throughout the church age, the age of grace and is not the unique signs of the end. However, with a Google search of WW3 you would see many rumors in news articles. There are pressing matters that I believe will lead to the destruction of the US and WW3:
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
- Pestilence can mean any plague or "natural disaster" that disrupts normal life or way of living.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows (birth pains).
- I have provided some imperical evidence of the increasing birthpains as well as video coverage:
Weekly Updates
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- Verses 7-8 are specific signs of the second coming, and they are similar to birthpains as they increase in intensity and frequency.
The Labour Day Begins?
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.
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* Here are some current examples of worldwide Christian persecution:
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
- Pope Francis appears to be the False Prophet of the Book of Revelation who is joining the world together for the AntiChrist:
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.
- Verses 9-14 appear to be the start of the 7 year Tribulation and I believe some of the signs are happening now to a lesser degree as it coincides with Revelation 13:7 and Daniel 7:21 where the Man of Sin/The Beast/Little Horn/The AntiChrist will rise to power and persecutes the saints of the Most High (Christians).
- In the First three and a half years of Daniel's 70th week, I believe the AntiChrist will have dominion over the world and will be given power to kill the left behind Christians:
Ken Peter's Dream Vision
Matthew 24: 15 KJV - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
After the Abomination
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
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.
The Greatest Tribulation Ever
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.
Additional Signs/Warnings
- The Daniel 9 passages indicate that a covenant will be made by the AntiChrist/Man of Sin for 7 years to begin the 7 year period (probably with Israel and surrounding nations) and he will cause the sacrifice to cease in the new temple that I believe will soon be built in Jerusalem. This seems to be tied into the 2 Thessalonians 2 event when the Man of Sin (AntiChrist) calls himself God in the temple, most likely the Third Temple that is soon to be built in Jerusalem.
- In Matthew 24:15, Jesus said the abomination of desolation was spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, which is most likely speaking of the Daniel 9:27 AntiChrist covenant for 7 years to begin Jacob's trouble. However, it says the sacrifices cease and the abomination happens in the middle of the week.
- Daniel 9:27 KJV — And he (the AntiChrist) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
- Daniel 11:31 — And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
- These verses from 16-20 appear to be only for the Jews in Israel today who will need to flee after coming to the truth of Jesus Christ as the Messiah (Zechariah 12:9-10/Romans 11:25-26). It also happened in 70 AD when the second temple was destroyed.
- Verse 21 of Matthew 24 appears to coincide with Daniel 12 verses and the great tribulation I believe is the final 3.5 years (midst of the week) before Jesus returns with His Saints (Jude 1:14-15):
- Daniel 12:1 KJV — And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
- Daniel's Final 3.5 Years?
- It seems after the Abomination of Desolation spoken of in Matthew 24:15/Daniel 9:27/Daniel12:11 there will be 3.5 years of Great Tribulation, plus some extra days perhaps to cleans the temple?
- Daniel 12:11-12 KJV — And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
The Greatest Tribulation Ever
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.
Additional Signs/Warnings
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 werepossible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
* It appears verses 21-26 will occur during the final 3.5 years of Daniel's 70th week.
The Return of Jesus
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.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
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:
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.
- This passage (Verse 30) is the second coming where Jesus will throw the Man of Sin/Beast/AntiChrist/Little Horn into the lake of fire (Revelation 19/Jude 1).
- Revelation 19:20 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
The Mark of the Beast I suppose could be a combination of things, we do not yet know what will be mandatory in order to buy or sell although it appears the mRNA vaccine or another Covid-19 Vaccine will soon be mandated to buy or sell. Revelation 13 says all men will have to receive a mark in their right hand or forehead, which could be literal, metaphorical, or spiritual mark. I believe these vaccines will change the DNA of a person and will be mandated soon as a false cure and may include an RFID microchip and or trackable nanobots. Also, I suppose the vaccine pill could also alter our DNA and include nanobots and Luciferase enzymes. In addition, the quantum dot tattoo may also be used and have similar functions as the other ones. I say stay away from it all and count it all as damnable and all potentially the Mark of the Beast! If you accept the mRNA vaccine it will most likely change your DNA and cause you to be a hybrid Nephilim which is no longer a creation of God and therefore I believe irredeemable. In addition, the other false solutions are equally as damning in my opinion and we should resist all COVID-19 solutions from the government and put our trust in Jesus Christ alone! All of these evil solutions and or any new solutions may all have the potential to be linked into the New World Order cloud system and allow for tracking, tracing, and digital payments, ID, and more!! Resist these abominations! Whoever receives the Mark of the Beast is forever damned to hell. For Biblical scripture related to the Mark of the Beast see Revelation Chapters 13-14 and 19-20.
The Return Gathering
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.
- Verse 31 seems to be the same event as in Revelation 20:4 - the tribulation saints will be resurrected and added to the Millineal Kingdom.
The Parable of The Fig Tree
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
- Israel is known as the fig tree inparables spoken by Jesus, and Israel is now 70 years as of May 2018 and the branch is tender (Mark 11:13-22).
The Fig Tree Generation
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The Start of Daniel's 70th?
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
- Verse 38 is most likely speaking of the surprise rapture that I believe will occur at the time of the sudden destruction at or before the start of Daniel's 70th week (1 Thessalonians 5:3).
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Commands To Watch
42 KJV - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite hisfellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
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.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
- For information on how today parallels the days of Noah, please see these links:
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
- Rapture Scriptures
- Verses 40-41 appear to be alluding to the rapture of the faithful church of Philadelphia:
- Revelation 3:10 KJv - Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52-53 KJV — In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 KJV — For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Commands To Watch
42 KJV - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite hisfellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
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.
Additional Information
Please see my blog article concerning the Ezekiel Gog and Magog war reserved for the Latter Years and persecution of Israel:
• War on Israel
• Cup of Trembling
The Man of Sin (the AntiChrist) will have his kingdom on earth just prior to Jesus coming with all His Saints:
• Final Beast System
• AntiChrist Rising
Please see some of these other disciple resources:
• Who is Jesus?
• Disciple of Jesus?
• Spiritual Warfare
• Religion or Relationship?
• Want to Be Saved?
• A New Creature
• Grace Alone By Faith Alone?
• Not Under the Law
• God or Money?
• Unplug
• Interfaith Movement
• Identity of God
• The Church
• The Narrow Way
• Run the Race - Overcome!
• Spotless Bride
• Is Satan Real?
This Old Testament passage also seems to allude to Jacob's Trouble as a woman in travail and a resurrection or rapture of sorts. This passage could be dual-prophetic:
We also see in the Epistle to the Romans Church, that all of creation groans and travails (in birthpains) waiting to be delivered even our deliverance from our physical bodies of death and corruption:
It seems the Book of 2nd Esdras (4th Ezra) also speaks of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb that I believe takes place in Heaven after the Pre-Tribulation Rapture until Christ and His saints return at the end of Daniel's 70th Week (See Revelation 19).
- Isaiah 26:17-21 KJV - Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord. [18] We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. [19] Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. [20] Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. [21] For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
We also see in the Epistle to the Romans Church, that all of creation groans and travails (in birthpains) waiting to be delivered even our deliverance from our physical bodies of death and corruption:
- Romans 8:14-23 KJV - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. [15] For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [16] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: [17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. [18] For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. [19] For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. [20] For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, [21] Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. [22] For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. [23] And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
1611 KJV Apocrypha - Rapture
It appears the KJV Apocryphal Book of 2nd Esdras speaks of the tribulation period, and the rapture. It is said this was written by Ezra the Scribe of the Old Testament:
- 1611 KJV Apocrypha — 2 Esdras 6 — 13 He answered and said to me, “Rise to your feet and you will hear a full, resounding voice. 14 And if the place where you are standing is greatly shaken 15 while the voice is speaking, do not be terrified; because the word concerns the end, and the foundations of the earth will understand 16 that the speech concerns them. They will tremble and be shaken, for they know that their end must be changed.” 17 When I heard this, I got to my feet and listened; a voice was speaking, and its sound was like the sound of mighty[e] waters. 18 It said, “The days are coming when I draw near to visit the inhabitants of the earth, 19 and when I require from the doers of iniquity the penalty of their iniquity, and when the humiliation of Zion is complete. 20 When the seal is placed upon the age that is about to pass away, then I will show these signs: the books shall be opened before the face of the firmament, and all shall see my judgment[f] together. 21 Children a year old shall speak with their voices, and pregnant women shall give birth to premature children at three and four months, and these shall live and leap about. 22 Sown places shall suddenly appear unsown, and full storehouses shall suddenly be found to be empty; 23 the trumpet shall sound aloud, and when all hear it, they shall suddenly be terrified. 24 At that time friends shall make war on friends like enemies, the earth and those who inhabit it shall be terrified, and the springs of the fountains shall stand still, so that for three hours they shall not flow. 25 “It shall be that whoever remains after all that I have foretold to you shall be saved and shall see my salvation and the end of my world. 26 And they shall see those who were taken up, who from their birth have not tasted death; and the heart of the earth’s[g] inhabitants shall be changed and converted to a different spirit. 27 For evil shall be blotted out, and deceit shall be quenched; 28 faithfulness shall flourish, and corruption shall be overcome, and the truth, which has been so long without fruit, shall be revealed.”
- 1611 KJV Apocrypha — 2 Esdras 2 - 26 As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number. 27 Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance. 28 The heathen shall envy thee, but they shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord. 29 My hands shall cover thee, so that thy children shall not see hell. 30 Be joyful, O thou mother, with thy children; for I will deliver thee, saith the Lord. 31 Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, and shew mercy unto them: for I am merciful, saith the Lord Almighty. 32 Embrace thy children until I come and shew mercy unto them: for my wells run over, and my grace shall not fail. 33 I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb, that I should go unto Israel; but when I came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the commandment of the Lord. 34 And therefore I say unto you, O ye heathen, that hear and understand, look for your Shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest; for he is nigh at hand, that shall come in the end of the world. 35 Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore. 36 Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your glory: I testify my Saviour openly. 37 O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him that hath led you to the heavenly kingdom.
- 38 Arise up and stand, behold the number of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lord; 39 Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received glorious garments of the Lord. 40 Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. 41 The number of thy children, whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled: beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people, which have been called from the beginning, may be hallowed. 42 I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs. 43 And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted; which I marvelled at greatly. 44 So I asked the angel, and said, Sir, what are these? 45 He answered and said unto me, These be they that have put off the mortal clothing, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the name of God: now are they crowned, and receive palms. 46 Then said I unto the angel, What young person is it that crowneth them, and giveth them palms in their hands? 47 So he answered and said unto me, It is the Son of God, whom they have confessed in the world. Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stiffly for the name of the Lord. 48 Then the angel said unto me, Go thy way, and tell my people what manner of things, and how great wonders of the Lord thy God, thou hast seen.
A Sudden Catching Up
Various Christian dreams, visions, and prophetic messages indicate that as the bombs come down, the Christian remnant will go up in the rapture (1 Corinthians 15:50):
• Christians Up, Bombs Down
Various Christian dreams, visions, and prophetic messages indicate that as the bombs come down, the Christian remnant will go up in the rapture (1 Corinthians 15:50):
• Christians Up, Bombs Down
• War on Israel
• Cup of Trembling
The Man of Sin (the AntiChrist) will have his kingdom on earth just prior to Jesus coming with all His Saints:
• Final Beast System
• AntiChrist Rising
Please see some of these other disciple resources:
• Who is Jesus?
• Disciple of Jesus?
• Spiritual Warfare
• Religion or Relationship?
• Want to Be Saved?
• A New Creature
• Grace Alone By Faith Alone?
• Not Under the Law
• God or Money?
• Unplug
• Interfaith Movement
• Identity of God
• The Church
• The Narrow Way
• Run the Race - Overcome!
• Spotless Bride
• Is Satan Real?
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