No, its definitely not the truth. Never was never will be.
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Let’s compare
Matthew 24 side-by-side with the Old Testament “IN THAT DAY” passages to see how tightly they lock together.
Once you see this, you realize Matthew 24 is not new prophecy — it is
a precision mosaic of the prophets.
What Jesus is doing in Matthew 24
When Jesus spoke the
Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24–25), He did
three things at once:
- He quoted Daniel
- He quoted Isaiah
- He quoted Zechariah & Joel
All of them used the phrase
“in that day” to describe
Israel’s final crisis and rescue.
1) Great Tribulation
Jesus:
“Then shall be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world…”
— Matthew 24:21
Daniel:
“There shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation…”
— Daniel 12:1
Zechariah:
“Two-thirds shall be cut off and die… the third shall be refined through fire.”
— Zechariah 13:8–9
These three are describing the
same event.
🌩 2) Cosmic Collapse
Jesus:
“Immediately after the tribulation… the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light…”
— Matthew 24:29
Joel:
“The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible Day of the LORD.”
— Joel 2:31
Isaiah:
“The stars… will not give their light… the earth will be shaken.”
— Isaiah 13:9–13
3) The Messiah Appears
Jesus:
“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven… and they will see the Son of Man coming…”
— Matthew 24:30
Zechariah:
“They will look on Me whom they pierced and mourn…”
— Zechariah 12:10
Same moment — Israel sees Him.
🕊 4) Israel Repents
Jesus:
“All the tribes of the earth will mourn.”
— Matthew 24:30
Zechariah:
“They shall mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son.”
— Zechariah 12:10–14
This is
national repentance of Israel.
5) Israel Regathered
Jesus:
“He will send His angels… and they will gather His elect from the four winds.”
— Matthew 24:31
Isaiah:
“In that day a great trumpet will be blown… and they shall come and worship the LORD in Jerusalem.”
— Isaiah 27:13
Same trumpet. Same regathering.
The sequence is identical
Prophets (“In that day”) Jesus (Matthew 24) Israel besieged Jerusalem surrounded
Great slaughter Great tribulation Cosmic darkness Sun & moon dark
Messiah appears Son of Man appears
Israel mourns Tribes mourn
Israel gathered Elect gathered
Kingdom begins
Jesus did not reinterpret the prophets — He
fulfilled their sequence.
This proves something huge
Matthew 24 is
not about:
- the Church
- heaven
- a secret rapture
It is about:
Israel’s final crisis → Israel’s repentance → Israel’s Messiah → Israel’s Kingdom
That is exactly what
“IN THAT DAY” always meant in the Hebrew prophets.