By Danny McDowell
June 4, 2006
“and they [the TEN KINGS who shall arise] shall lay Babylon waste, and burn her with
fire, and shall give their kingdom to the Beast, AND PUT THE CHURCH TO FLIGHT” Irenaeus [Against heresies,V.26]"
INTRODUCTION
I thought I would put my understanding of future events into a broader apologetic than I have in recent letters. I believe this is a CRITICAL matter in light of current world political, commercial, and military events. Many Christians with a nominal understanding of Bible Prophecy, have an inkling that events currently underway in the middle east are some how prophetic, but they are not quite sure of the context. They have a scattered knowledge of future events that somehow involves Israel, and the Palestinians. They also believe that Russia, Iran, and other Islamic nations will be involved in some kind of conflagration, with Israel at the center of the conflict. Most believe that the Church will be “RAPTURED” prior to these events, so the events themselves hold no real significance to them, hence their lack of interest in those events.
Because we; of the Post-Tribulation slant, are fully aware that the Church [at large] will be purified in, and ultimately gathered out of the GREAT TRIBULATIONCOMING EVENTS is important regarding the decisions that we make in the near future. A discourse in Post-Tribulationism would be a pointless endeavor at this time. The time of the GREATDECEPTION, and subsequent “FALLING AWAY” are at hand; and the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, along with various hybrids of Dominionism certainly fit into that afore mentioned departure from the truth. At some point in time we must dust off our heels, and cease our efforts to dissuade them. At that time; God himself will prevent them from turning from THE LIE [II Thess.2:10-11-12]. [Rev.7:13-14],------an understanding of the chronology of certain
Now is the time to search the scriptures. Now is the time to discover more than we now know. There is an entity described in the New Testament as-----MYSTERY BABYLON; THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS [Rev.17:5]. She is described as being “THAT GREAT CITY, which rules over the Kings of the Earth” [Rev.17:18, Rev. 18:10,18, and 21]. She is the greatest IMPORT NATION that has ever existed on the face of the whole Earth. Her great seaports DWARF the great seaports of the past. There has never been a city, like THIS great city [Rev.18:18]. Her importance to me as a member of the Body of Christ is revealed in verse 4 of Rev.18 [the discourse on Mystery Babylon]. Who ever, or what ever she [Babylon] represents---------I AM SUPPOSE TO FLEE FROM HER. If her representation in scripture is allegorical, then perhaps my departure is simply a “spiritual departure” or something of a less tangible nature. Perhaps it is something of a “personal matter” rather than a “collective understanding” in the Body Universal. The discovery of the truth of this “matter” is ESSENTIAL to the corresponding reaction in obedience to God.
Let’s leave her identity for now, and move on to the chronology of events surrounding MYSTERY BABYLON; THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS.
ENTITIES TO DEAL WITH
There are TWO major entities to address in the passage of Rev.17, and 18. They are 1]-----MYSTERY BABYLON, and 2]----THE BEAST. There are also sub-categories to the Beast, i.e. ----seven heads, and ten horns. We need not specifically identify these entities to discover the chronology of events concerning them. We need only to know that they are INDEED separate in their identity, and function. We have already ascertained that MYSTERY BABYLON [the Harlot], is the greatest import “city/or nation” that ever existed. There is no doubt of this.
THE BEAST
Now we move on to THE BEAST. He has SEVEN HEADS-----and TEN HORNS. There is no hesitance on the part of modern eschatologists to declare the “ABSOLUTE IDENTITY” [in their minds], of the Seven Heads, and Ten Horns. Some explanations are derivatives of the out-dated eschatology of the Church Reformers. History itself has proven them wrong. We will evade their identities for now. We do not NEED to know WHO these sub-entities are. We simply need to know how they are connected to THE WHORE of Rev.17, and 18.
THE WHORE
We see in Rev. 17/18, that the Whore is a very PROUD CITY. She declares “I SIT AS A QUEEN, AND SHALL [future tense] SEE NO SORROW” Rev.18:7. This declaration alone causes difficulty in that premise that her demise follows the vast destructions of the Trumpet, and Vial events of Revelation------She “sits as a Queen-----and SHALL SEE NO SORROW”? Hardly the declaration of a nation who has suffered the devastation described under the SEVEN TRUMPETS, and SEVEN VIALS of the book of Revelation. What is her relationship to the BEAST?
The BEAST in this passage, is burdened by a RIDER. The RIDER of the BEAST, is none other than THE WHORE [Rev.17:3]. There can be no doubt that there are two individual entities in this passage-----The WHORE, and the BEAST. Their relationship, one to another, becomes obvious as we move on.
THE TEN HORNS [of the Beast]
The TEN HORNS [ten Kings] of the BEAST [Rev.17:12-13], HATE THE WHOREMAKE HER DESOLATE-------EAT HER FLESH-------and BURN HER WITH FIRE [Rev.17:16---Rev.18:8, Rev.18:17], “for GOD HAS PUT IT INTO THEIR HEARTS TO FULFILL HIS WILL” [Rev.17:17]. Here we must address the reference to Babylon of Rev.16:19 as well. We know that God himself remembers “great Babylon” following the SEVENTH VIAL [Rev.16:19].. We must remember that AN ANGEL; [one of the angels that had poured out a vial in that portion of John’s vision], ---------now talks to John and says “come with me and I will SHOW YOU the judgment of THE GREAT WHORE. Some prophecy students mistakenly believe that the “Babylon of Rev.16:19 is synonymous to MYSTERY BABYLON of Rev. 17, and 18. This is not possible since the destruction of “MYSTERY BABYLON” comes at the hands of TEN KINGS/HORNS of THE BEAST [Rev.17:16-17] at the behest of GOD HIMSELF. The destruction of MYSTERY BABYLON comes at a time when she proudly declares “I SIT AS A QUEEN, AND SHALL SEE NO HARM” [Rev18:7], and her destruction comes IN ONE HOURBabylon of Rev.16:19 simply COMES INTO GOD’S REMEMBERANCEMYSTERY BABYLON” is “burned with fire” at the height of her delusion. More on this to follow. [Rev.17:16]. They shall [Rev.18:8, and 10]! as he concludes his punishment of the earth. It is clear that “
A RECAP
1] John is shown a WHORE; identified as “MYSTERY BABYLON”
2] Babylon is described as “THAT GREAT CITY” that reigns over the Kings of the earth. She has committed whoredoms with those Kings.
3] Babylon, [the GREAT CITY], rides upon a BEAST
4] The BEAST has SEVEN HEADS, and TEN HORNS
5] The TEN HORNS are TEN KINGS who HATE THE WHORE
6] The TEN KINGS turn and MAKE HER DESOLATE,----NAKED----- EAT HER FLESH------and BURN HER WITH FIRE.
7] Her desolation comes SUDDENLY-----in ONE HOUR/DAY
WHO BABYLON IS NOT
Babylon IS NOT Rome, or the Roman Church; though the Roman Church is certainly guilty of whoredoms, greed, and the killing of millions of God’s elect in the peak of her power-----------she is certainly NOT in that position today. As a matter of FACT, she [the Roman Church] is the most likely candidate for the FALSE PROPHET, and the FALSE PROPHET will be SUBJECT TO the FIRST BEAST [Rev.13:11-14].
Babylon is NOT a WORLDWIDE commercial “SYSTEM”. She is identified in the passage as “THAT GREAT CITY which rules over the Kings of the earth”. She IS NOT, nor will she ever be------THE NEW WORLD ORDER! She will be destroyed by the TEN KINGS of THE BEAST. He-----------THE BEAST-----will be the leader of THE NEW WORLD ORDER after Mystery Babylon has been destroyed; hence the rhetorical question: “WHO SHALL MAKE WAR WITH THE BEAST?”.
Babylon is NOT the AMERICAN CHURCH, though the American church can, with certainty, be indicted for TREACHERY, THEFT, MURDER, and THE KILLING OF GOD’S ELECT, both physically, and spiritually. BABYLON THE GREAT is “THAT GREAT CITY which rules over the Kings of the earth”. Babylon is the greatest COMMERCIAL ENTITY the world has ever seen. BABYLON is a CITY/NATION existing prior to the GREAT TRIBULATION [apologetics to follow].
WHO THE BEAST IS NOT
The Beast is NOT THE POPE. Such notions are based in Reformation Theology. It is certainly understandable that the Reformers believed that the Bishops of Rome were Anti Christs. After all, they [the reformers] had been persecuted, and murdered by that acclaimed “VICAR OF CHRIST” for such “egregious offences” as actually BAPTISING in a manner compliant with the New Testament, and as we well know-----adherence to the New Testament was/is ANATHEMA to the BISHOPS OF ROME. The Roman Church has been labeled with both titles of “antichrist” and “false prophet” specifically because that heretical institution well deserves both, BUT---------The ROMAN CHURCH IS NOT THE BEAST! The BEAST of Rev.17 is MILITARILY CAPABLE of destroying Mystery Babylon “IN ONE DAY” [Rev. 18:8]. The Roman Church has no such capabilities.
The Beast is NOT AMERICA. Some believe that America is THE BEAST of Rev.17. This CANNOT BE! If the BEAST is America, then WHO may I ask, are the TEN HORNS/KINGS of the “American Beast”? How is it that these TEN KINGS of the “American” BEAST, will turn and devour THE WHORE??? Although America certainly fits SOME ASPECTS of the description, and conduct of THE BEAST--------the context of the passage itself [Rev.17/18] dismisses any such notion. Babylon the Great is THAT GREAT CITY------and TEN KINGS will arise to destroy her [Babylon] and give their power UNTO THE BEAST Rev.17:13] who will then persecute THE CHURCH for forty two months. America cannot be THE BEAST!
TWO BABYLONS?
There are some who boldly proclaim that the “Babylons” of Rev.17, and 18 are separate entities. The most popular view is that Rev, 17 represents “SPIRITUAL BABYLON”---------whereas Rev.18 represents a “NATIONAL BABYLON”. One apologist proclaims: Since John declares “AFTER THESE THINGS I saw another angel come down from heaven--------------“Rev.18:1, this conclusively proves that the events of Rev.17, are separated in time by the events of Rev. 18---------NONSENSE!
Rev. 17:1 “the GREAT WHORE that sits on many waters”
17:15 “the WATERS which thou sawest, WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH, are PEOPLES, and MULTITUDES, and NATIONS, and TONGUES”
17:18 “and the WOMAN that thou sawest IS THAT GREAT CITY which reigneth over THE KINGS OF THE EARTH”.
COMPARISON
REV.18:10b “saying ALAS----THAT GREAT CITY;GREAT BABYLON”
Rev.18:18b “what CITY is like unto this GREAT CITY?”
18:21b “thus with violence shall THAT GREAT CITY---BABYLON be thrown down-------“
There can be NO DOUBT that the “GREAT CITY” of Rev.17:18 is clearly THESAME as “THAT GREAT CITY” of Rev.18:10----18----and 21-----:”that sits overPEOPLLES, MULTITUDES, NATIONS, TONGUES” Rev.17:18.
THE GREAT FORNICATOR
Rev.17:1 “with whom the KINGS OF THE EARTH have committed Fornication-------“
Rev.18:3b “and THE KINGS OF THE EARTH have committed Fornication with her----------“
Rev.18:9a “and THE KINGS OF THE EARTH who have committed Fornication with her-----------“
MADE DRUNK WITH THE WINE OF HER FORNCATION
Rev.17:2b “made drunk with the WINE OF HER FORNICATION”
Rev.18:3 “for all nations have drunk of the WINE OD THE WRATH
OF HER FORNICATION----------“.
Rev. 18:23b “for BY THY SORCERIES were all the nations of the earth
Deceived-------------------“.
Can you see that the Babylon of Rev.17, is CLEARLY the SAME as that of Rev.18? It’s the WHOLE ENCHALADA FOLKS----------CHURCH and STATE. God will put into the hearts of TEN KINGS [world leaders] to “make her desolate, naked, eat her flesh, and BURN HER WITH FIRE” Rev. 17:16, Rev.18:8, Rev.18:18, Rev.18:19. Who ever she is--------------GOD IS TICKED OFF!
Rev.17 is an OVERALL PORTRAIT of Mystery Babylon in relation to the BEAST, and the TEN HORNS/KINGDOMS of the BEAST; whereas Rev.18 is an INSIDE LOOK at MYSTERY BABYLON, which allows the reader, as a CITIZEN of BABYLON, to identify her at the END OF THE AGE. How can one heed the command of Rev.18:4, if one does not KNOW of a certainty exactly WHO, or WHAT one is to “FLEE” from? Rev.18 may be of profound interest to the Church Universal, but to the CHURCH [the Elect] of Babylon, it [Rev.18] is profoundly PERSONAL. We, of Babylon, are to FLEE into that Church Universal, which is scattered throughout the earth;. Not to be in COMFORT and wealth as that Laodacean WHORE that has been destroyed within Mystery Babylon, but as the Church of the GREAT TRIBULATION---------to be harassed, and martyred under the heavy hand of THE BEAST, and finally to plea along with our sibling Elect from beneath the ALTER of the FIFTH SEAL-----“how long , O Holy, and True, dost thou NOT judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”
Those who believe that WE who FLEE Babylon, are simple-minded cowards, who “cut and run” when the going gets tough, have spent little time in studying the TRIBULATION OF THE SAINTS. I do not look forward to this great testing [the Great Tribulation]. I am not as brave as some of those who declare with great BRAVADO, that THEY will remain IN BABYLON to it’s destruction----------THEY will NEVER be martyrs, because they will perish in disobedience to Rev.18:4. They may well be raised ----at THE LAST TRUMP, but they will never receive WHITE ROBES with their brethren under the ALTER of the FIFTH SEAL. To me; it is more threatening to FLEE into the GREAT TRIBULATION, than to be SUDDENLY DESTROYED in the catastrophe that will befall BABYLON THE GREAT. Make no mistake-------those who flee Babylon will face THE BEAST---------eyeball to eyeball, and their flight will be for FORTY TWO MONTHS unless shortened through martyrdom.
THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON
Pre-Trib verses Post-Trib
Now I’ll attempt a scriptural comparison of Babylon [Rev.17/18,], and Babylon [Rev.16].
Babylon Rev.17/18 is DESTROYED BY TEN KINGS. She is
A. Desolated
B. Naked
C. Flesh eaten
D. Burned with fire
E. Destroyed in one “hour/day”
F. Mourned by the merchants of the earth
G. Lamented by the shipping industry
H. Forsaken by God’s Elect
Babylon Rev.16 is “remembered by God” and there was
A. An earthquake
B. The great city is divided
C. Every island fled away
D. The mountains were not found
May I ask: Where do God’s “people” FLEE TO [Rev.18:4]-------with all the mountains leveled, and every island has disappeared. Who is it that THE BEAST will “persecute” at THE END of the FORTY TWO MONTHS?
Babylon of Rev.17/18 reveals;
A. The sea-merchants mourn their losses [18;9-10-15-19]
B. There is no mention of grief concerning loss of life
C. There is NO OTHER destruction mentioned
D. It is “the ABUNDANCE OF HER DELICASIES” that is grieved
E. TEN KINGS have destroyed her
Babylon of Rev.16:18-21 reveals:
A. Divided into three parts
B. Cities and nations fall
C. Islands fled away
D. Mountains fall
E. Great hail out of heaven
F. Men blaspheme God because of THE HAIL
Can you see the difference? Do you understand that BABYLON THE GREAT has been destroyed PRIOR TO
A. The grievous sores of the 1st vial
B. The sea becomes blood “and EVERY LIVING SOUL DIED at the 2nd vial
C. The RIVERS and FOUNTAINS became blood at the 3rd vial
D. Men are SCORCHED WITH FIRE at the 4th vial
E. The KINGDOM OF THE BEAST IS DARKENED, and they gnawed their tongues for their pain under the 5th vial
F. The Kings of the earth are gathered for final destruction
G. IT IS DONE
How can one believe that BABYLON THE GREAT is simply PERKING ALONG in it’s incredible economy, and stating “I SHALL SEE NO SORROW” while the whole earth is being emptied of man and beast---------and THENand THEN the SEA MERCHANTS mourn her destruction?-------WHAT SEA MERCHANTS?---------EVERY LIVING SOUL in the sea was destroyed under the SECOND VIAL Rev.16:3. Take a good look at the timeline of the FIFTH, and SIXTH TRUMPETS; “that they should be TORMENTED FIVE MONTHS” Rev.9:5b, and “and the four angels were loosed which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, FOR TO SLAY THE THIRD PART OF MEN” Rev.9:15. In these two TRUMPET EVENTS alone, we have ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS OF HORROR described, where A THIRD of mankind are slain. Now picture Babylon the Great; perking right along through these two TRUMPET events; saying “I sit as a queen, AND SHALL SEE NO HARM!”. Not possible! Babylon is destroyed?--------
Do you see that a Post-Trib destruction of Babylon the Great is impossible? Just as Irenaeus has stated “TEN KINGS” will destroy Babylon, and give their power unto the BEAST, and he [the Beast] will persecute the Church for FORTY TWO MONTHS.
OLD TESTAMENT HINTS
Many Prophecy students [myself included] believe that there are numerous passages in the Old Testament which elude to MYSTERY BABYLON of the New Testament. Here are just a couple of those passages
Isaiah 18 “Woe to the nation shadowing with wings---------------Verse 5------“AFORE THE HARVEST, when the BUD IS PERFECT, and the grape is RIPENING IN THE FLOWER, he [God] shall both CUT OFF THE SPRIGS WITH PRUNNING HOOKS, AND TAKE AWAY AND CUT DOWN THE BRANCHES”. To those of you that have studied this prophecy in prophetic context, you are among MANY that believe that this passage alludes to the U.S.A. Note that the preceding chapter describes the destruction of Damascus------IN ONE DAY! Coincidence? I think not. As a result of the coming attacks on Syria, and Iran-----------the WHORE WILL BURN.
Isaiah 47 speaks to the SUDDEN DESTRUCTION of the Daughter of BABYLON. The similarities between the Babylon of this passage, and that of Revelation 17/18 are just astounding. Both of these passages describe A SUDDEN DESTRUCTION of Babylon, and in NO WAY resembles that of Rev.16:19.
REVELATION 14 CHRONOLOGY
Rev.14:6 opens a parenthetical revelation to John. What is a “parenthetical” revelation? A “parenthetical” passage is a portion of scripture that seems “LIFTED OUT” of the context of the preceding text for the purpose of ISOLATING a particular message, or point. Perhaps the best example of this would be Rev.12 where the imagery of ISRAEL, CHRIST, SATAN are “LIFTED OUT” of the chronology of the preceding text. This also applies to the events of Rev.14:6 to 11.
Verse 6] FIRST ANGEL---the “EVER LASTING GOSPEL” is preached in all The earth.
Verse 8] SECOND ANGEL------- “Babylon is fallen, THE GREAT CITY”
Verse 9] THIRD ANGEL---------the MARK OF THE BEAST
The chronology of these events leaves no room for doubt. The Gospel is being freely preached in the earth-------TO ALL. Babylon the Great FALLS, and the BEAST KINGDOM arises-------the MARK OF THE BEAST. It simply cannot be circumstantial that THIS PASSAGE [Rev.14:6-10] mirrors EXACTLY the words of Irenaeus posted at the opening of this work. Irenaeus was the disciple of the blessed Polycarp. Polycarp was the disciple of John [the revelator]. Are we to believe that Irenaeus, only one generation removed from the REVELATOR himself, is mistaken in his statement of chronology? Can the views of modern eschatologists be regarded as SUPERIOR to that of the DIRECT APOSTOLIC DECENDANT of JOHN? I think not.
WHO IS BABYLON THE GREAT?
Whoever she is------the merchants of the earth are going to grieve their losses
Whoever she is------she will be destroyed in ONE DAY
Whoever she is-----she is the greatest nation that has ever existed on earth.
Whoever she is-----God has come to hate her.
Whoever she is------she will NEVER RISE AGAIN.
Whoever she is------God has commanded----COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”.
“and they [the ten kings that shall arise] shall lay Babylon waste, and burn her with fire, and shall give their kingdom to the Beast, AND PUT THE CHURCH TO FLIGHT” Irenaeus----disciple of Polycarp,-----disciple of John. .
“and there was given unto him [the Beast] a mouth speaking great things, and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue FORTY AND TWO MONTHS; and he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle [the Church], and them that dwell in heaven; and it was given unto him to make WAR WITH THE SAINTS, and to overcome them, and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, AND NATIONS, and all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” Revelation 13:5-10.
THE DAY OF THE LORD
The DAY OF THE LORD:
A. Comes with “DARKNESS and NO LIGHT”
B. The POWERS OF THE HEAVENS ARE SHAKEN
C. MEN ARE HIDING IN THE ROCKS OF THE EARTH
D. GOD ALONE SHALL JUDGE IN THAT DAY
E. ALL HEARTS will fail with fear
F. It is FUTILE to attempt to escape that day
See http://propheticoutreach.blogspot.com/2007/10/wrath-of-god.html ---“THE WRATH OF GOD”
It is simply UNREASONABLE to believe that BABYLON Rev.17/18 is in existence AFTER, or during the DAY OF THE LORD--------“I sit as a QUEEN, and SHALL SEE NO SORROWS”?? She will be destroyed PRIOR TO the FORTY TWO MONTHS of the reign of Anti-Christ.
GOG----MAGOG
It is my belief that Babylon will be destroyed at the opening of the Gog/Magog conflict. It is clear to me that Israel is ON HER OWN at the outset of this war. There is absolutely NOTHING to indicate that “AMERICA” is RESISTING an ALL OUT ASSAULT on Israel. Can we believe that America stands IDLY BY as the Islamic hoards of Ezekiel 38 come CRASHING across IRAN, IRAQ, and SYRIA to invade Israel without even a PUFF of resistance?------and yet THAT is what MUST HAPPEN if America has not been dealt with prior to this massive troop movement across the deserts, and into Israel. That scenario is BEYOND REASON. Some have suggested that when God “calls for a sword” against Gog-----that this “SWORD” is in fact AMERICA. So now I am to believe that AmericaALLOWS MAGOG to destroy TWO THIRDS of the Jewish NationAmerica is NOT IN THIS PASSAGE because America has been NEUTRALIZED at the outset of the GOG/MAGOG conflict. There is an abundance of scripture to support this position, but my focus is in the Book of Revelation, so I will not expound further regarding Gog/Magog and America. sits by and before entering into the conflict-------------NONSENSE!
It is not my intention to open debate, or discussion as to the identity of MYSTERY BABYLON, or the chronology of events concerning her. I simply ask that you read , and consider this paper. I do not portend to hold the truth in all things of Bible prophecy. I do however, place my belief system in subjection to the “emphatic” of the Word of God, and attempt to use the “vague” as a “filler” around the results of my discoveries.
I do not wish to offend those who disagree with this chronology of events, My concern is in regard to “TIMING”. How much “TIME” is there remaining? How long do we [the Elect of God] have to go over, and over this topic of MYSTERY BABYLON ? If you have decided [as I], that the United States of America is IN FACT--------MYSTERY BABYLON, then your NEXT DISCOVERY should certainly be “WHEN” in the eschatological scheme of things, Babylon will fall. I hope this paper can help you in this decision.
Danny McDowell
Nov 22, 2007
Nov 21, 2007
MARK 11----THE PASSION
Danny McDowell
Mark 11:1-12:1
Mark 11
11:1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
DAY ONE-------ABIB 10 LAMB SELECTED
SABBATH-----SATURDAY
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
DAY TWO----SECOND ENTRY
1st DAY OF THE WEEK------SUNDAY
THE MORNING -------- 11 ABIB
12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
CASTS OUT THE MONEY CHANGERS
STILL DAY TWO
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.
DAY THREE
2nd DAY OF THE WEEK------MONDAY
THE MORNING------12 ABIB
20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
STILL DAY THREE-----THIRD ENTRY
27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
STILL DAY THREE-------THE OLIVETTE DISCOURSE
Mark 13:1-5
Mark 13
13:1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
ON TO MARK 14
Mark 14:1-15:1
Mark 14
STILL THE THIRD DAY------IN THE EVENING
14:1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
THE FOURTH DAY-----“CONCERNING THE PASSOVER”
3rd DAY OF THE WEEK------TEUSDAY
THE EVENING-----13 ABIB
12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
STILL THE FOURTH DAY-----IN THE EVENING
17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
TRIAL # !
53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
59 But neither so did their witness agree together.
60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
THE FIFTH DAY------the Day of Preperation
4th DAY OF THE WEEK-----WEDNESDAY
14 ABIB
Mark 15:1-16:1
15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
STILL THE FIFTH DAY------NOT THE SABBATH/PASSOVER
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, and honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mark 16:1 - Luke 1:1
Mark 16
THE SIXTH DAY [PASSOVER] WAS PASSED
5th DAY OF THE WEEK--------THURSDAY
15 ABIB-----PASSOVER HIGH SABBATH
NOW THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ENTRY
6th DAY OF THE WEEK------FRIDAY-----DAY OF PREPERATION FOR
WEEKLY SABBATH
16:1 And when the Sabbath[ PASSOVER] was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
See Luke 23:54-56
EIGHTH DAY FROM ENTRY
7th DAY OF THE WEEK----WEEKLY SABBATH----SATURDAY
Luke 23:55-24:1
55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
THE NINTH DAY FROM ENTRY
1st DAY OF THE WEEK----SUNDAY
2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
AFTER JESUS WAS RISEN------JOHN 20:1
9 Now when Jesus was risen, early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Mark 11:1-12:1
Mark 11
11:1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
DAY ONE-------ABIB 10 LAMB SELECTED
SABBATH-----SATURDAY
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
DAY TWO----SECOND ENTRY
1st DAY OF THE WEEK------SUNDAY
THE MORNING -------- 11 ABIB
12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
CASTS OUT THE MONEY CHANGERS
STILL DAY TWO
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.
DAY THREE
2nd DAY OF THE WEEK------MONDAY
THE MORNING------12 ABIB
20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
STILL DAY THREE-----THIRD ENTRY
27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
STILL DAY THREE-------THE OLIVETTE DISCOURSE
Mark 13:1-5
Mark 13
13:1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
ON TO MARK 14
Mark 14:1-15:1
Mark 14
STILL THE THIRD DAY------IN THE EVENING
14:1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
THE FOURTH DAY-----“CONCERNING THE PASSOVER”
3rd DAY OF THE WEEK------TEUSDAY
THE EVENING-----13 ABIB
12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
STILL THE FOURTH DAY-----IN THE EVENING
17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
TRIAL # !
53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
59 But neither so did their witness agree together.
60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
THE FIFTH DAY------the Day of Preperation
4th DAY OF THE WEEK-----WEDNESDAY
14 ABIB
Mark 15:1-16:1
15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
STILL THE FIFTH DAY------NOT THE SABBATH/PASSOVER
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, and honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mark 16:1 - Luke 1:1
Mark 16
THE SIXTH DAY [PASSOVER] WAS PASSED
5th DAY OF THE WEEK--------THURSDAY
15 ABIB-----PASSOVER HIGH SABBATH
NOW THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ENTRY
6th DAY OF THE WEEK------FRIDAY-----DAY OF PREPERATION FOR
WEEKLY SABBATH
16:1 And when the Sabbath[ PASSOVER] was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
See Luke 23:54-56
EIGHTH DAY FROM ENTRY
7th DAY OF THE WEEK----WEEKLY SABBATH----SATURDAY
Luke 23:55-24:1
55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
THE NINTH DAY FROM ENTRY
1st DAY OF THE WEEK----SUNDAY
2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
AFTER JESUS WAS RISEN------JOHN 20:1
9 Now when Jesus was risen, early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
WOE TO THE NATION SHADOWING WITH WINGS
Danny McDowell
There is a mysterious nation alluded to in Isaiah 18. It is a nation that God will destroy prior to the judgment of the whole earth during the coming DAY OF THE LORD. To attain the identity of this nation, one must look closely at the original language [Hebrew]; To do otherwise will leave one to conclude that this “nation” is some obscure ancient people of North Central Africa, who can never be identified in the study of ancient Bible lands. This aforementioned nation is prophetic, and holds great eschatological significance to the Church, and indeed to it’s people------and the WHOLE WORLD as we shall see.
“WOE TO THE NATION SHADOWING WITH WINGS”
TSELATSAL ---- OT 6767
“a REDUPLICATING SOUND------CLATTER OF WINGS”
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“WHICH IS BEYOND THE RIVERS OF ETHIOPIA”
“RIVERS”
NAHAR---O.T. 5104
“STREAM or SEA”
“ETHIOPIA”
KUWSH---O.T.1573
NORTH AFRICA
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“THAT SENDETH AMBASSADORS BY SEA”
“AMBASSADORS”
TSIYR----O.T. 6735
“A HINGE---PRESSED IN TURNING”
“MENTAL PRESSURE” as to intimidate
“BY SEA”
YAM---O.T.3220
“TO ROAR”
“A BREAKING SURF”
“TO THE WEST”
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“EVEN IN VESSELS OF BULRUSHES UPON THE WATER”
VESSELS
KELIY---OT 3627
“APPARATUS”
“IMPLIMENT”
“VESSEL ore WEAPON”
“ARMOUR”
“ARTILLERY”
“OF BULRUSHES”
GOME---OT 1572
“BULRUSH”
“SPECIFICALLY THE PAPYRUS”
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“SAYING; GO YE SWIFT MESSENGER”
MAL’AK---OT 4397
“A DISPATCH”
“A MESSENGER OF GOD”
“AN ANGEL OR PROPHET”
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“TO A PEOPLE TERRIBLE FROM THEIR BEGINNING HITHERTO”
“TERRIBLE”
YARE---OT3372
“TO FEAR”
“TO REVERE”
“TO CAUSE FRIGHT”
“HITHERTO”
HALEAH---OT 1973
“TO THE DISTANCE”
“FAR AWAY”
“ALSO IN TIME”
“BEYOND”
“FORTH”
“YONDER”
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“TO A NATION METED OUT”:
“METED OUT”
QAV-QAV---OT 6978
“FASTENED”
“STALWART”
“METED OUT”
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“AND TRODDEN DOWN”.
MEBUWCAH---OT 4001
“TRAMPLED”
“TREADED UNDER FOOT”
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“WHOSE LAND THE RIVERS HAVE SPOILED”"
“SPOILED”
BAZA---OT 958
“TO CLEAVE”
“ALL YE INHABITERS OF THE WORLD, AND DWELLERS ON THE EARTH, SEE YE, WHEN HE LIFTETH UP AN ENSIGN ON THE MOUNTAINS; AND WHEN HE BLOWETH A TRUMPET, HEAR YE”
“FOR SO THE LORD SAID UNTO ME, I WILL TAKE MY REST, AND I WILL CONSIDER IN MY DWELLING PLACE LIKE A CLEAR HEAT UPON HERBS, AND LIKE A CLOUD OF DEW IN THE HEAT OF HARVEST”
“FOR AFORE THE HARVEST”
“AFORE”
PANIYM---OT 6440
“BEFORE”
“AGAINST”
“FOREFRONT”
“WHEN THE BUD IS PERFECT, AND THE SOUR GRAPE IS RIPENING IN THE FLOWER, HE SHALL BOTH CUT OFF THE SPRIGS WITH PRUNNING HOOKS, AND TAKE AWAY AND CUT DOWN THE BRANCHES”
“THEY SHALL BE LEFT TOGETHER UNTO THE FOULS OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND TO THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH: AND THE FOULS SHALL SUMMER UPON THEM, AND ALL THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH SHALL WINTER UPON THEM.”
“IN THAT TIME SHALL THE PRESENT BE BROUGHT UNTO THE LORD OF HOSTS---------
As in ancient days; the CAPTORS paraded their CONQUERED PEOPLES before the KING--------the destruction of THESE PEOPLE will satisfy the RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT of the Lord of the Universe. They are a renowned people, and TALL IN STATURE. They are a people who are FIERCELY INDEPENDENT to the point of PRIDE and OBSTINANCE.
---------------OF A PEOPLE SCATTERED, AND PEELED”
“SCATTERED”
MASHAK---OT 4900
“SOW”
“SCATTER”
“STRETCH OUT”
“PEELED”
MOWRAT---OT 4178
“OBSTINATE”
“INDEPENDENT”
“AND FROM A PEOPLE TERRIBLE FROM THEIR BEGINNING HITHERTO; A NATION METED OUT AND TRODDEN UNDER FOOT, WHOSE LAND THE RIVERS HAVE SPOILED, TO THE PLACE OF THE NAME OF THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE MOUNT ZION”.
This “present” will be parade before the Lord of Heaven and Earth as a witness to his righteousness.
To those who would dismiss this explanation, I would ask these questions:
1. What is your explanation of those devices hovering above the nation in verse 1.?
2. Who would send “ambassadors by sea” to intimidate other nations [verse 2]?
3. Who would this people be that are spread abroad, obstinate, and fiercely independent?
4. What nation on earth has many interior borders, many of which are distinguished by the rivers that flow North to South, and East to West, and West to East over a continental divide.
5. What continent is beyond the raging surf of West Africa?
Who is this nation whose destruction follows the destruction of Damascus in the immediate preceding chapter of Isaiah? What is that characterization in time spoken of as “when the grape is beginning to ripen? What is the connection to MYSTERY BABYLON of the book of Revelation?
In Revelation 14:6, we see that the Gospel is being freely preached in the earth.
In Revelation 14:8, we hear the declaration; “BABYLON IS FALLEN”.
In Revelation 14:9 we hear the warning, “if any man worship the BEAST and his image, or receive his mark-------------“. These angelic declarations are CHRONOLOGICAL IN TIME..
In verse 15, the declaration of the HARVEST OF THE EARTH--------BECAUSE THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH IS RIPE------and verse 18 declares “HER GRAPES ARE FULLY RIPE”.
Do you see the pre-tribulation destruction of Babylon in this study? Do you understand that the GREAT TRIBULATION, and the DAY OF THE LORD will follow the destruction of Babylon/U.S.A.?
1. The destruction of Damascus [Isaiah:17].
2. The destruction of that nation “shadowing with wings [Isaiah 18]”----Babylon of Revelation 14.----- when the” SOUR GRAPE IS RIPENING IN THE VINE”.
3. And the GREAT TRIBULATION following the destruction of Babylon.
4. The “HARVEST OF THE EARTH WHEN THE GRAPE IS FULLY RIPE”----following the GREAT TRIBULATION
This is why it is so important to understand the URGENCY to obey the command to FLEE BABYLON as recorded in Revelation 18:4. A destruction will come to America that is repeated over, and over in the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and in the book of Revelation. The evidence would surely convince any jurist of sound reason. Time and again, the Lord warns us of what is to come and COMMANDS US TO FLEE !!
There is a mysterious nation alluded to in Isaiah 18. It is a nation that God will destroy prior to the judgment of the whole earth during the coming DAY OF THE LORD. To attain the identity of this nation, one must look closely at the original language [Hebrew]; To do otherwise will leave one to conclude that this “nation” is some obscure ancient people of North Central Africa, who can never be identified in the study of ancient Bible lands. This aforementioned nation is prophetic, and holds great eschatological significance to the Church, and indeed to it’s people------and the WHOLE WORLD as we shall see.
“WOE TO THE NATION SHADOWING WITH WINGS”
TSELATSAL ---- OT 6767
“a REDUPLICATING SOUND------CLATTER OF WINGS”
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“WHICH IS BEYOND THE RIVERS OF ETHIOPIA”
“RIVERS”
NAHAR---O.T. 5104
“STREAM or SEA”
“ETHIOPIA”
KUWSH---O.T.1573
NORTH AFRICA
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“THAT SENDETH AMBASSADORS BY SEA”
“AMBASSADORS”
TSIYR----O.T. 6735
“A HINGE---PRESSED IN TURNING”
“MENTAL PRESSURE” as to intimidate
“BY SEA”
YAM---O.T.3220
“TO ROAR”
“A BREAKING SURF”
“TO THE WEST”
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“EVEN IN VESSELS OF BULRUSHES UPON THE WATER”
VESSELS
KELIY---OT 3627
“APPARATUS”
“IMPLIMENT”
“VESSEL ore WEAPON”
“ARMOUR”
“ARTILLERY”
“OF BULRUSHES”
GOME---OT 1572
“BULRUSH”
“SPECIFICALLY THE PAPYRUS”
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“SAYING; GO YE SWIFT MESSENGER”
MAL’AK---OT 4397
“A DISPATCH”
“A MESSENGER OF GOD”
“AN ANGEL OR PROPHET”
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“TO A PEOPLE TERRIBLE FROM THEIR BEGINNING HITHERTO”
“TERRIBLE”
YARE---OT3372
“TO FEAR”
“TO REVERE”
“TO CAUSE FRIGHT”
“HITHERTO”
HALEAH---OT 1973
“TO THE DISTANCE”
“FAR AWAY”
“ALSO IN TIME”
“BEYOND”
“FORTH”
“YONDER”
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“TO A NATION METED OUT”:
“METED OUT”
QAV-QAV---OT 6978
“FASTENED”
“STALWART”
“METED OUT”
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“AND TRODDEN DOWN”.
MEBUWCAH---OT 4001
“TRAMPLED”
“TREADED UNDER FOOT”
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“WHOSE LAND THE RIVERS HAVE SPOILED”"
“SPOILED”
BAZA---OT 958
“TO CLEAVE”
“ALL YE INHABITERS OF THE WORLD, AND DWELLERS ON THE EARTH, SEE YE, WHEN HE LIFTETH UP AN ENSIGN ON THE MOUNTAINS; AND WHEN HE BLOWETH A TRUMPET, HEAR YE”
“FOR SO THE LORD SAID UNTO ME, I WILL TAKE MY REST, AND I WILL CONSIDER IN MY DWELLING PLACE LIKE A CLEAR HEAT UPON HERBS, AND LIKE A CLOUD OF DEW IN THE HEAT OF HARVEST”
“FOR AFORE THE HARVEST”
“AFORE”
PANIYM---OT 6440
“BEFORE”
“AGAINST”
“FOREFRONT”
“WHEN THE BUD IS PERFECT, AND THE SOUR GRAPE IS RIPENING IN THE FLOWER, HE SHALL BOTH CUT OFF THE SPRIGS WITH PRUNNING HOOKS, AND TAKE AWAY AND CUT DOWN THE BRANCHES”
“THEY SHALL BE LEFT TOGETHER UNTO THE FOULS OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND TO THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH: AND THE FOULS SHALL SUMMER UPON THEM, AND ALL THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH SHALL WINTER UPON THEM.”
“IN THAT TIME SHALL THE PRESENT BE BROUGHT UNTO THE LORD OF HOSTS---------
As in ancient days; the CAPTORS paraded their CONQUERED PEOPLES before the KING--------the destruction of THESE PEOPLE will satisfy the RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT of the Lord of the Universe. They are a renowned people, and TALL IN STATURE. They are a people who are FIERCELY INDEPENDENT to the point of PRIDE and OBSTINANCE.
---------------OF A PEOPLE SCATTERED, AND PEELED”
“SCATTERED”
MASHAK---OT 4900
“SOW”
“SCATTER”
“STRETCH OUT”
“PEELED”
MOWRAT---OT 4178
“OBSTINATE”
“INDEPENDENT”
“AND FROM A PEOPLE TERRIBLE FROM THEIR BEGINNING HITHERTO; A NATION METED OUT AND TRODDEN UNDER FOOT, WHOSE LAND THE RIVERS HAVE SPOILED, TO THE PLACE OF THE NAME OF THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE MOUNT ZION”.
This “present” will be parade before the Lord of Heaven and Earth as a witness to his righteousness.
To those who would dismiss this explanation, I would ask these questions:
1. What is your explanation of those devices hovering above the nation in verse 1.?
2. Who would send “ambassadors by sea” to intimidate other nations [verse 2]?
3. Who would this people be that are spread abroad, obstinate, and fiercely independent?
4. What nation on earth has many interior borders, many of which are distinguished by the rivers that flow North to South, and East to West, and West to East over a continental divide.
5. What continent is beyond the raging surf of West Africa?
Who is this nation whose destruction follows the destruction of Damascus in the immediate preceding chapter of Isaiah? What is that characterization in time spoken of as “when the grape is beginning to ripen? What is the connection to MYSTERY BABYLON of the book of Revelation?
In Revelation 14:6, we see that the Gospel is being freely preached in the earth.
In Revelation 14:8, we hear the declaration; “BABYLON IS FALLEN”.
In Revelation 14:9 we hear the warning, “if any man worship the BEAST and his image, or receive his mark-------------“. These angelic declarations are CHRONOLOGICAL IN TIME..
In verse 15, the declaration of the HARVEST OF THE EARTH--------BECAUSE THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH IS RIPE------and verse 18 declares “HER GRAPES ARE FULLY RIPE”.
Do you see the pre-tribulation destruction of Babylon in this study? Do you understand that the GREAT TRIBULATION, and the DAY OF THE LORD will follow the destruction of Babylon/U.S.A.?
1. The destruction of Damascus [Isaiah:17].
2. The destruction of that nation “shadowing with wings [Isaiah 18]”----Babylon of Revelation 14.----- when the” SOUR GRAPE IS RIPENING IN THE VINE”.
3. And the GREAT TRIBULATION following the destruction of Babylon.
4. The “HARVEST OF THE EARTH WHEN THE GRAPE IS FULLY RIPE”----following the GREAT TRIBULATION
This is why it is so important to understand the URGENCY to obey the command to FLEE BABYLON as recorded in Revelation 18:4. A destruction will come to America that is repeated over, and over in the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and in the book of Revelation. The evidence would surely convince any jurist of sound reason. Time and again, the Lord warns us of what is to come and COMMANDS US TO FLEE !!
Jeremiah-Revelation Verses
JEREMIAH | REVELATION |
Jer 50:3-43 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.KJV | Rev 18:22-2422 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.KJV |
Jer 50:9-109 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.KJV | Rev 17:16-1716 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.KJV |
Jer 50:6-96 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place. | Hos 3:4-54 For the children of |
7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers. | |
8 Remove out of the midst of | Rev 18:4-64 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.KJV |
Jer 50:12-1312 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.KJV |
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Jer 50:13-1413 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by | Rev 17:16-1716 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.KJV18:22-2422 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.KJV |
Jer 50:1515 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.KJV | Rev 18:6-96 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.KJV |
Jer 50:20-2120 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.KJV | Hos 6:1-36:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.KJV |
Jer 50:22-2722 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction | Rev 18:9-119 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city |
23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is | |
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O | |
25 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. | |
26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.KJV | |
Jer 50:32-3332 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.KJV | Revelation 17-“----and shall make her desolate, and naked, and eat her flesh and burn her with fire” |
Jer 50:46-51:146 At the noise of the taking of | Rev 18:9-119 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city |
Jer 51:66 Flee out of the midst of | Rev 18:4-64 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.Rev 17:2-32 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.KJV |
Jer 51:8-98 | Revelation 18:88 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.KJV |
Jer 51:13-1413 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.KJV | Rev 17:1-217:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:KJVRev 17:15-1615 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.KJV |
THE WRATH VERSES
Danny McDowell
Isa 2:10-3:1
10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Isa 13:6-14
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
8 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.
9 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.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Joel 2:1-3
2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel 2:31-3:1
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Joel 3:14-17
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Amos 5:18-21
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
2 Peter 2:9-10
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Matt 24:29-30
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:
Rev 6:12-7:1
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Gen 7:12-14
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
Luke 17:26-31
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
Isa 2:10-3:1
10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Isa 13:6-14
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
8 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.
9 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.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Joel 2:1-3
2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel 2:31-3:1
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Joel 3:14-17
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Amos 5:18-21
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
2 Peter 2:9-10
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Matt 24:29-30
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:
Rev 6:12-7:1
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Gen 7:12-14
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
Luke 17:26-31
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
THE TWO RESURRECTIONS
Danny McDowell
John 5:27-30
27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
KJV
John 11:23-25
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
KJV
Luke 14:14-15
14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee, for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Matt 24:31
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.
KJV
Acts 24:15-16
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
KJV
1 Thess 4:16-5:1
16 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:
17 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.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
KJV
1 Cor 15:52-55
52 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.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Rev 11:15-12:1
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
KJV
Rev 20:4-7
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
KJV
John 5:27-30
27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
KJV
John 11:23-25
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
KJV
Luke 14:14-15
14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee, for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Matt 24:31
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.
KJV
Acts 24:15-16
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
KJV
1 Thess 4:16-5:1
16 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:
17 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.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
KJV
1 Cor 15:52-55
52 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.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Rev 11:15-12:1
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
KJV
Rev 20:4-7
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
KJV
TRUTH----The Christian Identity
Danny McDowell
John 1:14-15
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:17-18
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 3:21-22
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John 4:23-25
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 8:31-33
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 16:13-15
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 17:17-20
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 18:37-38
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
THE BENEFIT OF TRUTH
John 14:5-7
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
THE CONSEQUENCESOF HATING THE TRUTH
2 Thess 2:10-16
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
TWISTING THE TRUTH
Rom 1:18-19
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
THE ORIGIN OF ALL LIES
John 8:44-48
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
TRADITIONS
Matt 15:2-10
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Mark 7:7-14
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
2 Thess 3:6-7
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
1 Peter 1:18-24
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
John 1:14-15
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:17-18
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 3:21-22
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John 4:23-25
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 8:31-33
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 16:13-15
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 17:17-20
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 18:37-38
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
THE BENEFIT OF TRUTH
John 14:5-7
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
THE CONSEQUENCESOF HATING THE TRUTH
2 Thess 2:10-16
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
TWISTING THE TRUTH
Rom 1:18-19
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
THE ORIGIN OF ALL LIES
John 8:44-48
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
TRADITIONS
Matt 15:2-10
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Mark 7:7-14
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
2 Thess 3:6-7
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
1 Peter 1:18-24
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
TRUMPET/GATHERING
Danny McDowell
NT:4536
salpigx (sal'-pinx); perhaps from NT:4535 (through the idea of quavering or reverberation):
KJV - a trumpet:
1 Cor 15:52-55
52 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.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
1 Thess 4:15-5:1
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 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:
17 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.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Matt 24:29-31
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.
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.
Rev 11:15-16
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
THE GATHERING
Matt 3:11-13
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matt 13:27-31
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Luke 3:16-18
16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
Eph 1:9-11
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
BY THE ANGELS
Matt 13:39-44
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matt 16:26-28
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matt 25:29-31
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Matt 24:29-32
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.
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.
NT:4536
salpigx (sal'-pinx); perhaps from NT:4535 (through the idea of quavering or reverberation):
KJV - a trumpet:
1 Cor 15:52-55
52 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.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
1 Thess 4:15-5:1
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 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:
17 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.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Matt 24:29-31
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.
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.
Rev 11:15-16
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
THE GATHERING
Matt 3:11-13
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matt 13:27-31
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Luke 3:16-18
16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
Eph 1:9-11
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
BY THE ANGELS
Matt 13:39-44
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matt 16:26-28
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matt 25:29-31
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Matt 24:29-32
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.
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.
TRADITION---the pollutant of TRUTH
Danny McDowell
Matt.15:3-6-------------made of none effect by your TRADITION
Mark 7:9----------------that ye may keep your TRADITION
Mark 7:13--------------TRADITION of more effect
II Thess.3:6------------not after TRADITION received from us
I Peter 1:18------------vain conversations of TRADITION
Matt.15:3-6-------------made of none effect by your TRADITION
Mark 7:9----------------that ye may keep your TRADITION
Mark 7:13--------------TRADITION of more effect
II Thess.3:6------------not after TRADITION received from us
I Peter 1:18------------vain conversations of TRADITION
THE THIEF LESSON
Danny McDowell
Matt 24:43-45
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 cometh.
Luke 12:39-44
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
1 Thess 5:2-5
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 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.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
2 Peter 3:10-13
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Rev 3:3-4
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev 16:15-16
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
KJV
Matt 24:43-45
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 cometh.
Luke 12:39-44
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
1 Thess 5:2-5
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 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.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
2 Peter 3:10-13
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Rev 3:3-4
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev 16:15-16
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
KJV
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