Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Circumcision was like an engagement ring, it indicated that you were part of the Old Covenant between God and man.

3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

When you enter into a covenant you are required to keep the entire covenant. You don't get to pick and choose what you are going to keep.

4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

We are here waiting for the rapture, that is the hope of righteousness. It is by faith, not by some formula. We don't sit down and say that on this day we will keep this Holy day and that will be when we get raptured. All of that was in the Old Creation, we are crucified with Christ and raised in the likeness of His resurrection and now we are walking in the New Creation.

This is what Jesus meant when He said "no one knows the day or the hour". The day and hour of the rapture is not shadowed in any day in the Old Covenant. That is not our covenant. This is a fundamental error of many watchmen, they think it is Passover, or Second Passover, or Shavuot, or Hanukkah, or some other day that the disciples all knew about when Jesus was on earth. But, He told them it wasn't any of those days.

That said, those days are still a shadow of things to come. Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Feast of tabernacles, these are all yet to be fulfilled. Even though the day of the rapture is not shadowed in the feasts of the Lord that doesn't mean that the day the two witnesses are killed isn't. It doesn't mean the day that Jesus returns in glory in the clouds isn't. It doesn't mean that the day that the Lord enlivens the Jews isn't or that the day He raises them up isn't. If we fit those four days into the framework then other days will fall into place as well like the 2300 days required to cleanse the sanctuary.
 

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Bible Prophecy Update, Why 2025 Is Starting So Ominously, Sunday, January 26th, 2025

 

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Foolish Children & Donald J. Trump 1-27-25@4:04PM


Ready or not Jesus is coming, Let go of the world!
 

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Jesus is not a rebel. -- He is a reformer.

1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
 

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We have been given a preview of the Great Tribulation

If people want to know what the Great tribulation is going to be like they should remember the Lord's word that the tribulation will be worse at that time than anything in human history. The vision in the Left Behind series about what it will be like is way too tame. The Holocaust is the closest analogy we have been given. You can also look at Lahaina, Gaza, the Palisades, N. Carolina, or Kyiv.

The Bible is crystal clear on this, of course there will be another holocaust. The word means "burnt offering" and we know that Armageddon and all the various judgements in Revelation can be likened to a burnt offering. Jesus gave Himself in our place. But for those who did not receive His sacrifice, they will have to pay the price themselves.
 

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Daniel's 2300 days to cleanse the Sanctuary

This text presents an intricate interpretation of biblical prophecy, particularly focusing on the 70th week of Daniel, the return of Jesus Christ, and the signs of the end times. The central claim is that the 70th week of Daniel's prophecy (Daniel 9:24-27) starts in 2024, with significant events in history providing clues to this timeline. Here's a concise breakdown of the key points and conclusions:

1. The 70th Week of Daniel and Its Timing
  • The 70 weeks in Daniel 9:24-27 represent 490 years (70 weeks x 7 years each).
  • Jesus' crucifixion marked the end of the 69th week (31 AD), leaving the 70th week still to occur. However, there has been a long gap, as the Jews rejected Christ.
  • I suggest that this gap, like Israel’s punishment in the wilderness, is about to conclude. By counting "38 jubilees" (49-year cycles) from 31 AD, the year 1894 is reached, which marks a significant shift in Jewish history, leading to a return to Israel.
  • The 70th week will begin in 2024, and this is essential to understanding prophetic timelines, particularly with events such as the confirmation of a seven-year covenant.
2. Jubilee and Shemitah Cycles
  • A Shemitah is a 7-year cycle, and every 49 years marks a Jubilee year. The text argues that 2024 begins a Shemitah cycle.
  • Key events like the Balfour Declaration (1917) and the annexation of Jerusalem (1967) are presented as significant in relation to these cycles.
  • The Pact for the Future (UN’s Agenda 2030) strengthened in 2024 is linked to the prophecy of a seven-year covenant in the 70th week. This covenant is unique because it involves global powers, notably the UN, rather than just a peace agreement with Israel.
3. Prophetic Signs and Events
  • The Revelation 12 Sign (2017) and the “Writing on the Wall” are seen as prophetic signs pointing toward the beginning of the 70th week and seven years of peace.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as recent geopolitical developments, are interpreted as indicators of the nearing judgment day, which will culminate in Armageddon in 2031.
  • Events in 2024, particularly the strengthening of global agreements like the UN's Pact for the Future, are seen as fulfilling the prophecy of the "confirming of the covenant."
4. The Role of AI and Technology in End-Time Prophecies
  • AI is identified with the beast system in Revelation 13. The rapid rise of AI, its replacement of jobs, and its potential for mass control through drones and digital currencies are seen as significant in the fulfillment of end-time prophecies.
  • The technological rise of AI and robotics in the workforce, particularly in blue-collar and white-collar sectors, is pointed out as a sign that the world is on the brink of the 70th week.
5. Tribulation and Rapture
  • The text argues against the pre-tribulation rapture being seven years before Armageddon. Instead, it suggests the tribulation will last 2300 days, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2031 with Armageddon and that the rapture will be before this period begins.
  • The rapture is seen as a Holy Convocation, a special day when Christ will call His people. While there is uncertainty about the exact timing, the hour of the rapture is not known, but it will occur unexpectedly, like a "thief in the night."
  • Matthew 24:21 refers to a great tribulation that will affect Israel specifically, lasting 6 years, and will include signs like wars, pestilences, and earthquakes (as detailed in Matthew 24:6-14).
6. Key Timeline and Events:
  • 2024: Start of the 70th week (Shemitah year).
  • 2025-2031: A period of intense tribulation, particularly for Israel, lasting 6 years.
  • 2031: Armageddon, the return of Christ, and the revival of the Jewish people, fulfilling Hosea 6:2, where Israel will be revived after "two days" (2000 years).
7. Conclusion
  • The 70th week of Daniel is considered imminent, starting in 2024, and will culminate in Armageddon in 2031. Events like the rise of AI, global agreements like Agenda 2030, and geopolitical developments are all interpreted as signs pointing to this fulfillment.
  • The rapture and the tribulation will unfold in the coming years, particularly affecting the Jewish people, and leading to the eventual second coming of Christ.
  • The Pact for the Future and AI’s rise are seen as precursors to the global governance and control predicted in biblical prophecy.
In summary, this research presents an eschatological framework where key historical events, such as the return of Jews to Israel, global agreements, and technological advances like AI, are interpreted as fulfilling biblical prophecies. The author concludes that the 70th week of Daniel began October 2, 2024, with Armageddon expected in 2031.
 

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According to Exodus 40 the tabernacle was set up two years after leaving Egypt on the first day of the first month. In Exodus they were told that Nisan would now be the first month to them. They left Egypt on the 14th of Nisan after eating the Passover. So this is two weeks prior to completing two full years. If the two years represents two thousand years from the cross of Christ. If fourteen days prior to 2031 represents 14 years this could point to 2017, the Revelation 12 sign as well as the beginning of the writing on the wall sign. Then for the next seven days the priests were sanctified. To be sanctified is to be separated fully unto God and the work of the priesthood.
 

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Marv from Marfoogle News Dream 1-27-25@6-51 AM Shared 1-28-25

4 distinct events

1. War China invades Taiwan -- January 29th is the new moon and the Chinese new year festival is for 15 days, so that would take you to February 13th.

2. Big snowstorm in the US -- more than expected, both winter snow and dirty snow. Ukraine gets the unnatural kind.

3. The turning of the time when Putin fires on the US people with nuclear weapons at a time not expected by the world because of unnatural events.

4. 3 days of darkness
 

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There are 7 feasts of the Lord in the Torah.

Passover -- Jesus redeemed us from sin

Unleavened Bread -- This feast is seven days, it is a complete time period and it means we are to clean out our house from all the leaven which is the teachings and traditions of the old religion and we are to be separated unto the Lord.

First Feast of First fruit -- This is when Jesus rose from the dead. We celebrate His death and resurrection at the Lord's table and we eat the bread and the wine to depict us being reconstituted with Jesus Christ.

Shavuot -- This is the day of ascension. In the feast Moses ascended the mountain just as Jesus ascended to heaven. When Jesus ascended He opened the scroll that no one else was worthy to open, He became Lord of all, and we became coheirs with Him. Paul talked about the mystery which had been opened which he was ministering to us.

Feast of Trumpets -- This announces that the day of Atonement is 10 years away. This is known as the longest day and the book of Joel describes precisely what this day looks like. It looks like the Pandemic in 2020 and the vaccine mandate in 2021.

Day of Atonement -- this is the day of judgement. It is ten years after the Feast of Trumpets in 2031.

Feast of Tabernacles -- this is the wedding feast with all the saints, not simply those who are raptured prior to the tribulation.

Jesus told the disciples that no one knows the day or the hour of the first rapture. Everyone He was talking to knew the day and hour of those seven feasts. So the first rapture is not any of those feasts. Paul told us in Colossians not to let anyone judge you with regards to keeping a feast day of the Lord. The rapture is our blessed hope, but Paul is telling us very clearly it is not one of those feast days.

42 months after the rapture we have the two witnesses being rejected and killed by the Jews. That would not be on any of the feast days but would be on the 9th of Av, which is the day Israel was cursed for rejecting the witness of Joshua and Caleb. Joshua is a type of Jesus Christ as the Messiah and Caleb is a type of the Gentiles who are raptured. 42 months before the 9th of Av would be in February since the 9th of Av is generally in August. 7 1/2 years after the rapture we have Jesus as the greater David moving the kingdom from Hebron depicting heaven to Jerusalem. According to Hosea this is when the curse to the Jews ends and the Lord lifts them up. The day the curse ends for the Jews and they come up out of the graves is the 15th of Av. Again, 7 1/2 years earlier would be in February.
 

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No verse is of its own interpretation

The problem with a lot of eschatology is that it is by those who are the most superficial with the Bible. Maybe they watched an apocalyptic movie, or they saw the Left Behind series, or read some best seller like the Late Great Planet Earth. But one very important rule in Bible exposition is that no verse is of its own interpretation.

For example, Samson pushing out the pillars is a picture of the rapture so then you have to fit that into your eschatology. This took place on a big sacrifice to Dagon.

If you interpret that Jeremiah's verse saying "summer is over, the harvest is past and we are not saved" is a reference to those left behind you have to fit that into the interpretation.

Daniel says that there are 2300 days to sanctify the sanctuary. Where does that fit into your theory.

Proverbs says that the Lord returns on a full moon. Passover is a full moon, the 15th of Av is a full moon and feast of tabernacles is on a full moon. So how does this fit into your theory?

The ministry of the two witnesses is 42 months and it appears there ministry begins immediately after the rapture, so how does that fit into your theory.

King David reigns in Hebron for 7 years and six months before moving to Jerusalem. How does that fit into your theory?

Adonijah is celebrating becoming king before Solomon is crowned, how does that fit into your theory?

There is no reaping in the seventh year of a Shemitah and the seventieth week of Daniel is a Shemitah. If the Jews are not reaped in the seventh year how does that fit into your theory?

Jesus told the disciples no one knows the day or the hour of the rapture in the gospels but to Sardis He said that if they did not repent and dig into the word they would be caught off guard by His coming and not know the day. How do you reconcile those two?

Paul said that the New Testament saints who are looking and waiting for the blessed hope are not to let anyone judge them concerning keeping a feast day. So then how is it that some people teach that we will all be keeping the feast days because that is when the rapture is?
 

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Lord Jesus, sanctify us in the truth

23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,


It is quite interesting that so many will talk quite a bit about Matthew 24 but ignore Matthew 23. Prior to discussing the Lord’s return He will first sanctify the sanctuary. That is what this chapter is all about.


2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:


They sit in this seat because Jesus is Lord and it is His will. Think of this chapter as the Lord taking a power washer to the church. Moses’ seat is like the nozzle on that hose that makes the water come out in a high powered stream.


3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.


The things that they bid you to observe are like the water coming out of that hose to wash away all the impurities. To be sanctified means to be separated unto God. If I remove all the dirt and impurities from you then I am separating you from the impurities to God. To begin with the most important characteristic is they say and do not. This should humble us that we are unable to meet the holy demands of God. But it does not humble these religious leaders, on the contrary they are like actors taking on a role, they pretend to be holy like God but it is an act. If you get up close enough to see both their works and listen to what they say you will see the hypocrisy. But from a distance all you hear is their words. So this warning is only to those close enough to them to see the hidden things of darkness and the warning is to not do after their works. We should all realize this is of God. We are familiar that “birds of a feather flock together”. Other hypocrites will be attracted to these ones in order to imitate their works. This is how silver is purified, they melt the material and then put in a substance that will attract the impurities to clump together so they can be removed.


4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.


This is how you can identify them and also how you can identify the true believers of the Lord. Who are those who are holding up the temple like pillars? Who are those that are shouldering the heavy burdens?


Let me tell you a story about this. I was helping clean up the church meeting hall. This brother had the broom and I went to him and told him I needed the broom. He said if I needed it I’d have to take it away from him. He was the son of the pastor, he was in high school and on the wrestling team. I had told him that when I had been in high school I also had been on the wrestling team. So this was a test, I told him that was fair, the two of us wrestled and I took away the broom. A week later he comes up to me, he was also on the football team and was playing a position that I had played when I played football. I told him about something I had done to make a big play and drop the team for a ten yard loss. He had said that was not the way his coaches taught him. I nodded. But after seeing I was for real in wrestling he decided to try what I had told him in the game and sure enough he also dropped the other team for a ten yard loss. That is what he wanted to tell me. He was used to phonies so he was skeptical of anyone claiming to tell him anything. But when you find someone who actually shouldered the same burden you are shouldering, that changes everything.


5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,


This is why priests wear strange clothes, they desire to stand out and be seen. This makes them untouchable, there is a taboo around treating a priest the same way you would someone else.


6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,


Think about it, if you want to find a genuine believer of God you will not find them in the uppermost rooms at feasts or in the chief seats in the synagogue.


7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.


People will not be greeting them in the market place or saying “teacher, teacher” to them in public. None of these things are in and of themselves bad, but they are very useful at identifying them. I studied geology in college and one of our first assignments was to go to the lab and look at a bunch of minerals. I was excited because one of the minerals was gold, but instead of gold they just had a little piece of quartz. I mentioned this later in the class that someone had taken the gold and they told me, no, it is there. So I went back and this time I used my magnifying class and looked in the cracks and crevices of this small quartz pebble and sure enough in the cracks you could see gold. That is how you will find gold, it is very discreet and hidden. In contrast there is another mineral called pryite or “fool’s gold”. It often makes big golden cubes that stand out. What you want to do is find someone who is despised, and yet their words are like gold. They don’t look like anything and they don’t seem to have any ego and yet you learn they truly know the Lord.


8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.


Rabbi means teacher and yet in any line of work the person who teaches others is the master. You see, the phonies put themselves in the place of Christ, the word for that is “antichrist” or counterfeit Christ. Anyone who truly knows the Lord would be in reverent awe of the Lord Jesus and would never presume or dare to do such a thing. To these phonies everything they do is an act, it is make believe, and so of course they don’t have any genuine reverent awe for the Lord. That may be hard to discern at first, but you will see the corollary of this is that they lift themselves up above others. They think they are smarter and more clever than others.


9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.


Yes, of course this refers to the Pope. But many people will try to claim they raised up this church or they led these ones to the Lord. Being an evangelist does not make you a father, it makes you a midwife. You assist in the birth, you're not the one building the church or breathing the Holy Spirit into unbelievers. Pride goes before a fall. If you see anyone puffed up with pride that is a very clear warning to avoid their ministry.


10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.


This is what they do in cults and secret societies.


11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.


It always amazes me, the brother that no one has any regard for, the one who is servant to all, when they die all of a sudden everyone realizes they were the greatest one among us.


12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.


It is not hard to see who the exalted ones are among you. To find the humble ones is much harder, but if you focus, specifically looking for the ones who humble themselves you will find them.
 

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Lord Jesus, sanctify us in the truth, part 2

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.


This has always amazed me. There are brothers who don’t know me, have nothing to do with me or my ministry and yet they feel it is their place to advise me to study something else! I have no issue with someone who has constructive advice. They might challenge you, they may ask difficult questions about how this interpretation goes with other verses, or they may suggest a book or another ministry I might be interested in. I find I get a lot of help from brothers like this, especially those that disagree with an interpretation. But these ones are different, they are simply trying to block your way from entering in. At least 25% of the Bible is prophetic, so imagine the arrogance in someone who pretends to be a teacher of the Bible advising you to stay away from prophecy. The New Testament repeatedly gives us the signs of the Lord’s coming and commands us to watch for His coming. So imagine the arrogance in telling people that we can’t know anything about the Lord’s coming so stop talking about it. I have learned not to engage someone like this. It is a waste of time, you will get nothing from it, and it is not my job to make someone interested in prophesy. If they aren’t that is their business, I shake off the dust and move on.


14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.


The first woe was painfully obvious, but this is slightly harder to discern. When I hear someone giving a long winded prayer my inclination is to turn them off and ignore them. That is what they want. We have had several very big examples recently. The 2008 mortgage crisis, the Pandemic, and the fires in Lahaina and LA. In every case the pastors should have stood up like a shepherd defending his flock from the wolves. A pastor is supposed to be well educated, have many contacts in the community, and have members in their congregation that know the law and can help advise them on defending the flock. I am not interested in listening to long prayers, I am interested in listening to a Pastor going to court defending his flock.


15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.


I was once in a church in Houston, Texas. We were helping to build a new conference center in Irving, Texas about four hours away. About a hundred people from the church packed up and moved to Irving to help with this project. There had been about two hundred regular members of the church so this was essentially half the congregation as well as two of the elders. There was no nationwide search for a replacement, they simply let those who remained to step up and figure it out. About 18 months later I returned to visit and they had two hundred in the meeting. They stepped up, the church grew and that was that. This is how it is supposed to be. Instead most denominations will have a nationwide search to replace a pastor. I know churches that go for over a year without replacing the pastor. This is foolish, but the board of directors does it this way so they can maintain a firm grip on control of the church. The New Testament refers to the church of the saints and the church of God. But it never says “the church of the pastors” or “the church of the board of directors”. It is easy to find a brother who will be faithful to the word of God, but that isn’t what they want. They want a brother who will be faithful to do as the board of directors tells them to do.
 

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Lord Jesus, sanctify us in the truth, part 3

16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!


There is an interesting way to study a book of the Bible or a chapter of the Bible. If you look at the central verse it often gives you the central idea. Verse 20 is the central verse, so this is bringing us to the central theme of this entire chapter. So then, what is this even talking about? If you want to sue someone you have to be able to prove a financial loss. The only remedy a civil court is going to give you is money, so if you can’t put the losses into terms of dollars they won’t even allow you to bring your case. What is even more offensive is the valuation on a life or a limb is based on dollars. Let’s say your spouse died at work and you are suing the company. If your spouse made 40k a year their life will be worth less than if they made 400k a year.


17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?


This is the central idea of the entire chapter. Do you worship God or mammon? Do you think the reason these ones get the chief seats at feasts is because they are separated unto God or because they have a lot of gold? Now let’s consider this term “the temple that sanctifieth the gold”. Do you realize your gold needs to be sanctified? By itself gold can be evil. It can be the reward to thieves, liars and murderers. That gold is not a blessing, it is a curse. When you appear before the judgement seat that gold will condemn you, not bless you. How do you sanctify it? You can’t but the temple of God can. First we give ourselves fully to the service of the Lord, then we can be a conduit. The gold is not given to us, it simply flows through us the way water flows through a hose. God uses us as a hose to minister to others.


18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.


Once again, this is the contrast between the worldly court and the heavenly court. If you swear by the altar and don’t honor that oath, the world can do nothing. But God, He will not forget. This is how you can tell the difference between genuine believers and the phonies. The phony ones treat gold and gifts like that is the real thing, you don’t mess around with that. While spiritual things like the temple and altar, those are just words. Meanwhile the genuine believers, they don’t mess around with the temple and the altar. They know those two things touch the heart of God and you would not dare offend God on those two points. Meanwhile gold and gifts, those are temporary, like a vapor, here today gone tomorrow.


19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?


In other words, you can’t buy a staircase to heaven. What really matters is eternity and if you put your trust in the gift you are a fool, put your trust in the cross of Christ, that is what will sanctify you for eternity.


20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.


If you want to be legal, this is where you are to consecrate yourself. Let God know you are up on the altar, a living sacrifice, for Him to do with you as He pleases. Every believer should spend time to write out a contract to God in which you are fully and completely on the altar to the Lord Jesus Christ.


21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.


Jesus said that He would build His church. All of our ministry, whatever it is, should be aligned with the Lord Jesus building His church.


22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.


Many of us look at this verse and wonder what is the Lord talking about? That is a shame. Every single believer should have had a time when they made out a legally binding contract in which they consecrated themselves to God and swore an oath by the throne of God.
 

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Lord Jesus, sanctify us in the truth, part 4

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.


If you notice each woe becomes more and more difficult to discern. In this case they focus on very minor issues that they should care about while ignoring the major issues. We saw this with California. They make a very big deal over smelt and some plant that they say are threatened by water from the north. These may be good issues, but then they ignore building the reservoirs to fight fire, making sure the hydrants are full of water, making sure dead wood is cleared away from the forests, and making sure the fire department is well funded. The issue is that they have left undone the things they should have done.


24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.


Look at these fires, they have preserved the ecosystem for the smelt while tens of thousands of people are made homeless and their houses have burned to the ground and they don’t have fire insurance.


25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.


Now why do you think they behaved so incompetently? It sure looks like a land grab. It looks like they want to sell this land to large developers and globalists who will build 15 minute cities. California portrays itself as holier than thou with all their progressive policies for the environment, but that is only for show, beneath the surface it is full of extortion and corruption.


26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.


People like a clean cup and platter. But now what has the world learned about California? They know it is the most incompetent administration or worse, the most corrupt.


27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.


No administration is 100% evil or 100% good. California could not have become this incompetent, or this corrupt without there being a lot of whistleblowers who have been buried out back. Sure enough this is what we know about Hollywood and Diddy parties and child trafficking and all the evil corruption.


28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.


Many of these churches are run by people every bit as hypocritical and sinful as Hollywood.


29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.


This is very common, by lifting up a righteous person they think it somehow will lift them up as well. They think that by saying “my father was righteous” that somehow that makes them righteous as well.


31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.


Right they make Martin Luther King day a national holiday to remember him when we later learn he was killed by the same people who made the holiday.


32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.


With what measure you measure it will be measured to you. They murder people and then to try and hide from the blame they make the murdered person a saint and talk about how great they were. They will be treated the same. Think about it, how do most people in organized crime die? It is at the hands of others in organized crime, but not just other crime families, often it is the person they trust the most who puts the bullet in the back of their head.


33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?


This is what the last 1,960 years has been all about. The forgiveness of Jesus and His work of redemption has gone out to the North, South, East and West. 70x7 years x 4. But these ones have treated it like it is fiction. So now there is no way for them to escape the damnation of hell. If you do not know the deep things of Satan that is fine, but the Lord does know and many of these ones are designated as vessels unto dishonor for the fires of hell. If hell is not real then forgiveness of sins is also not real. If there is no punishment there is no reward.


34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.


There is a reason why we are persecuted, scourged, mocked and ridiculed. Every single person we speak to helps advance the kingdom of the heavens. To some we are a fragrance of life unto life and to others we are a fragrance of death unto death. The Lord is coming, for some that is the joy and rejoicing of their heart and for others it is the day of judgment they hoped would never come.


36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.


Again, this chapter is every bit as prophetic about the end of the age as chapter 24 is.


37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.


This should be a warning to us all. The Lord gave them time to repent and then their house was left desolate. The destruction they saw in 70 AD is simply a preview of what the world will see, only 100x greater.


39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.