I know you are very knowledgeable on futurist eschatology.
But I do believe it is applied to the wrong time period.
But I do believe it is applied to the wrong time period.
One problem many expositors have is they assume that Matthew, Mark and Luke all had the same agenda and were all giving the same message in triplicate. That is not the case.
If you read the accounts carefully and focus on what is different in the accounts and what is missing from one or the other account you will realize they are specifically referring to Israel's salvation as a nation (Matthew), those who are left behind after the rapture (Mark) and those who are raptured before the hour of trial (Luke).
For example, consider the verse about the gospel being preached in the whole earth.
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.
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Luke 24:47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Right now the gospel is being preached in His name to all nations. You can't publish in some countries, bibles are forbidden, but that has not stopped us. Also the internet is one way the gospel is being preached to all nations. However, after the rapture small children, toddlers and babies will be taken. At that point the gospel will be published among all nations. No way the government can prevent that. However, after the Christians are taken and you are in the Great Tribulation you will have a mighty angel proclaiming the eternal gospel in all the world. That is the gospel of the kingdom. Luke is precise that He is talking about repentance and remission of sins. That is not the gospel that is preached in all the world during the great tribulation.
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