Saturday, March 5, 2016

Luke Discusses, The Signs Towards The End Of The Age



Luke’s Dedication To Theophilus (Luke 1:1-4)

 

Inasmuch as many, have taken in hand, to Set in Order a Narrative of Those Things, which have been Fulfilled, among Us (Jesus’ Disciples),  just as Those (Jesus’ Disciples) who from The Beginning were Eyewitnesses (Jesus’ Disciples) and Ministers (Jesus’ Disciples) of The Word (The Gospel of Jesus Christ) Delivered Them (Jesus’ Disciples) to Us (Believers), it Seemed Good to Me (Luke) also, having had Perfect Understanding (Through The Holy Spirit) of All Things from The Very First, to Write to YOU (Theophilus) an Orderly Account, Most Excellent Theophilus, that YOU (Theophilus) may KNOW The CERTAINTY of Those Things, in which YOU (Theophilus) were Instructed.

The Signs Of The Times And The End Of The Age (Luke 21:7-19)

 

So They (Jesus’ Disciples) asked Him (Jesus Christ), saying, “Teacher, but WHEN will These Things be?  And what SIGN will there be, when These Things are about to take place?”  And He (Jesus Christ) said: “Take Heed that YOU (Believers) NOT be Deceived.  For many (Unbelievers) will Come in My (Jesus Christ’s) Name, saying, ‘I (Unbelievers) am He (Jesus Christ),’ and, ‘The Time has drawn near.’  Therefore do NOT go after them (Unbelievers).  But when YOU (Believers) hear of Wars and Commotions, do NOT be terrified; for These Things MUST Come to Pass FIRST, but The End will NOT come, immediately.”  Then He (Jesus Christ) said to Them (Jesus’ Disciples), “Nation will Rise against Nation, and Kingdom against Kingdom.  And there will be Great Earthquakes in various places, and Famines and Pestilences; and there will be Fearful Sights and Great Signs from Heaven.  But BEFORE All These Things, they (Unbelievers) will lay their (Unbelievers) hands on YOU (Believers) and Persecute YOU (Believers), Delivering YOU (Believers) up to The Synagogues and Prisons.  YOU (Believers) will be Brought before Kings and Rulers for My (Jesus Christ’s) Name’s Sake.  But it will turn out for YOU (Believers), as an Occasion for Testimony.  Therefore Settle it in Your (Believers) Hearts NOT to meditate, beforehand, on what YOU (Believers) will answer; for I (Jesus Christ) will Give YOU (Believers) a Mouth (Through The Holy Spirit) and Wisdom (Through The Holy Spirit), which All Your (Believers) Adversaries (Unbelievers) will NOT be able to Contradict OR Resist.  YOU (Believers) will be BETRAYED even by Parents and Brothers, Relatives and Friends; and they (Unbelievers) will Put Some of YOU (Believers) to DEATH.  And YOU (Believers) will be HATED by All, for My (Jesus Christ’s) Name’s Sake.  But NOT a Hair of Your (Believers) Head, shall be Lost.  By Your (Believers) Patience, Possess Your (Believers) Souls.”

 

The Destruction Of Jerusalem (Luke 21:20-24)

 

“But when YOU (Believers) SEE Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies, then KNOW that its (Jerusalem) Desolation is Near.  Then let those who are in Judea FLEE to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her (Jerusalem) Depart, and let NOT those who are in the country enter her (Jerusalem).  For These are The Days of Vengeance, that All Things, which are Written may be Fulfilled.  But WOE to those who are Pregnant and to those who are Nursing Babies in Those Days!  For there will be Great Distress in the Land and WRATH Upon This People (Jerusalem).  And they (Jerusalem) will Fall by The Edge of The Sword, and be Led Away Captive into All Nations.  And Jerusalem will be Trampled by Gentiles, until The Times of The Gentiles are Fulfilled.”

 

The Coming Of The Son Of Man (Luke 21:25-28)

 

“And there will be Signs in the Sun, in the Moon, and in the Stars; and on the Earth, Distress of Nations, with perplexity, the Sea and the waves roaring; men’s (Unbelievers) hearts failing them (Unbelievers) from FEAR and The Expectation of Those Things, which are Coming on the Earth, for The Powers of The Heavens will be SHAKEN.  Then they (Unbelievers) will SEE The Son of Man (Jesus Christ) Coming in a Cloud with Power and Great Glory.  Now when These Things begin to happen, Look Up and Lift Up Your (Believer’s) Heads, because Your (Believers) Redemption Draws Near.”

 

The Parable Of The Fig Tree (Luke 21:29-33)

 

Then He (Jesus Christ) spoke to Them (Jesus’ Disciples) a Parable: “Look at The Fig Tree, and all the trees.  When they (The Fig Tree, and all the trees) are already budding, YOU (Believers) SEE and KNOW, for Yourselves (Believers), that Summer is now near.  So YOU (Believers) also, when YOU (Believers) SEE These Things happening, KNOW that The Kingdom of God (God Almighty) is near.  Assuredly, I (Jesus Christ) say to YOU (Believers), this generation will by NO Means Pass Away, till All Things take place.  Heaven and Earth WILL Pass Away, but My (Jesus Christ’s) Words (The Holy Bible) will by NO Means Pass Away.

The Importance Of Watching (Luke 21:34-36)

 

“But Take Heed to Yourselves (Believers), lest Your (Believers) Hearts be weighed down, with carousing, drunkenness, and CARES of This Life, and That Day come on YOU (Believers), Unexpectedly.  For it (That Day) will Come as a SNARE, on All Those who dwell on The Face of The Whole Earth.  Watch therefore, and PRAY Always, that YOU (Believers) may be Counted Worthy, to ESCAPE All These Things, that will Come to Pass, and to Stand before The Son of Man (Jesus Christ).”

Fellow Believers, though both The Gospels of Matthew (Matthew 24:3-44) and Mark (Mark 13:3-37), discuss these same events, ONLY Luke discusses “The Destruction of Jerusalem” and “The Importance of Watching”.  I urge YOU (Believers) to READ and STUDY Luke’s Words, carefully.  Specifically, “Now when These Things begin to happen, Look Up and Lift Up Your (Believer’s) Heads, because Your (Believers) Redemption Draws Near.”  Also, “Watch therefore, and PRAY Always, that YOU (Believers) may be Counted Worthy, to ESCAPE All These Things, that will Come to Pass, and to Stand before The Son of Man (Jesus Christ).” 

What is missing from The Gospel of Luke, YOU (Believers) ask?  Well, Luke does NOT specifically discuss “The Great Tribulation”, as Matthew and Mark do, and Luke does NOT discuss “No One Knows The Hour OR Day”, as Matthew and Mark do, either.

Why does Jesus Christ toss in, “The Parable of The Fig Tree”, YOU (Believers) ask?  Well, to prove a point, that The Holy Bible (both Old Testament AND New Testament) Gives Prophecy of Future Events, and We (Believers) can USE These Events, as Timeline Markers, to KNOW that The Kingdom of God Almighty IS NEAR!  To KNOW that Our (Believers) Redemption IS NEAR!  The Book of Daniel, in The Old Testament and The Book of Revelation, in The New Testament, are Prime Examples of The Holy Bible Foretelling Future Events.  My Prayer for Each of YOU (Believers), is that YOU (Believers) READ and STUDY God’s Word (The Holy Bible), for Yourselves (Believers), so God Almighty, Himself, can REVEAL to YOU (Believers) what He (God Almighty) Wants YOU (Believers) to KNOW and UNDERSTAND.  Amen.

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