Matthew 24 Is it History or Prophecy?

 

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Researched & Comments by Pastor Gary Boyd

April 6^th 2023

 

Sun Tzu Q: The Art of War, “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” - Thursday, April 6, 2023 15:04 - https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/04/sun-tzu-q-the-art-of-war-let-your-plans-be-dark-and-impenetrable-as-night-and-when-you-move-fall-like-a-thunderbolt-3791122.html

CHRISTIAN PATRIOT NEWS: Disney Secrets: Underground Tunnels/Cages! Occult/Freemasonry Ties to CIA Drug/Sex Trafficking! Adrenochrome Harvesting & Epstein Pedo Island! WARNING! Adult Content/Images! Viewer Discretion Advised! - Thursday, April 6, 2023 14:20 - Together, let’s expose the lies of the enemy. Impart a little truth every day. Especially the Truth that Jesus Christ is Lord! https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/04/disney-secrets-underground-tunnelscages-occultfreemasonry-ties-to-cia-drugsex-trafficking-adrenochrome-harvesting-epstein-pedo-island-warning-adult-contentimages-viewer-discretion-advi-3791120.html

Graphene Oxide Detox Protocol for the Vaxxed & Unvaxxed - Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:12 - Dealing with graphene oxide often can be very dangerous and it’s quite common for a lot of people to deal with this type of issue more often than not. The truth is that graphene oxide can be very problematic and it can affect your lungs, not to mention it can raise the overall blood pressure and your heart might be affected too. That’s why you must ensure everything is ok and also identify the right method to detox graphene oxide from your body as quickly as possible. But that might be easier said than done. Since graphene oxide can be toxic for your body, it can get quite difficult to figure out a way to remove it from your body. https://beforeitsnews.com/health/2023/04/graphene-oxide-detox-protocol-for-the-vaxxed-unvaxxed-3050088.html

THE EPOCH TIMES: Dr. Redfield’s Bombshell Testimony - While crickets chirped, the bus just ran over Fauci - HEALTH VIEWPOINTS - By Robert W Malone - Mar 10 2023 - https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/dr-redfields-bombshell-testimony_5112580.html?src_src=Morningbrief&src_cmp=mb-2023-04-06&est=x5590%2BhVhwCJoM3KqEKZhRtxUuh2Si98xEsIFeOGBrXnHLI52WqW5ci9K37NxnNkKPw%3D

BREAKING NEWS! MOSCOW HQ Is On FIRE, NUKES MOVED, GOLD RISES/ USD Market CRASH, New VIRUS Spreading – April 6^th 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u31dTy02giA

Steve Quayle and Mike Adams talk World War III, CBDCs, fiat currency collapse and weather weapons – April 6^th 2023 - https://www.brighteon.com/aa66a122-202f-4d36-847f-d78c28c30091

Derek Johnson: Situation Update April 6, 2023: Election Interference & Trump Arrest (Video) - Thursday, April 6, 2023 7:36 - Whoa, this week has been full of major events and Derek has more to add to what has already proven to be a busy week for Intel!  Things are falling into place and the obvious has become clear! The enemy has been targeting those who go against the insane agenda and now we have to put a stop to it all! https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/04/derek-johnson-situation-update-april-6-2023-election-interference-trump-arrest-video-3791099.html

33 years of history that led up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that you won’t see taught in U.S. schools nor hear anywhere in the Western mockingbird media - Thursday, April 6, 2023 9:17 - https://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2023/04/33-years-of-history-that-led-up-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-that-you-wont-see-taught-in-u-s-schools-nor-hear-anywhere-in-the-western-mockingbird-media-2702359.html

BREITBART: Florida Grand Jury Slams Joe Biden’s Child-Trafficking Program - President Joe Biden’s progressive deputies are smuggling children and teenage migrants to U.S.-based labor traffickers and employers, a Florida grand jury declared on March 30. The federal government “is facilitating the forced migration, sale, and abuse of foreign children, and some of our fellow Florida residents are (in some cases unwittingly) funding and incentivizing it for primarily economic reasons,” the 46-page report published by Florida’s Statewide Prosecutor’s Office said. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/04/01/florida-grand-jury-exposes-bidens-child-trafficking-program/

One News & Benjamin Fulford: Is This The Real Donald Trump… Or Definitive Proof This Is All A Movie??! April 5, 2023 - Thanks to Benjamin Fulford for highlighting the idea that there are three Donald Trumps: “As is being widely reported Donald Trump has become the first-ever former president to face criminal charges. Look at the Photo at the top of the article linked below… https://www.ournewearthnews.com/is-this-the-real-donald-trump-and-definitive-proof-this-is-all-a-movie/

ZERO HEDGE: SpaceX's Massive Starship Rocket Orbital Test Could Happen Next Week - BY TYLER DURDEN - WEDNESDAY, APR 05, 2023 - 07:00 - SpaceX’s 394-foot-tall Starship Super Heavy rocket could make a key orbital test as soon as next week, according to a Federal Aviation Administration notice. According to the FAA notice, Starship is scheduled for launch on April 10th from Boca Chica, Texas, with April 11th and 12th as backup dates in case of any unforeseen issues before launch or during the final countdown. https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/spacexs-massive-starship-rocket-orbital-test-could-happen-next-week

ZERO HEDGE: Ukraine 'Ready' To Give Up Crimea, Says Zelensky Advisor - BY TYLER DURDEN - THURSDAY, APR 06, 2023 - 05:11 AM - There has been much talk and reporting of the coming Spring counteroffensive by Ukraine forces, but with the fight for Bakhmut not going so well for Kiev, there's also been talk of the need for compromise, at a moment NEONAZIS Ukrainian casualties in the east are believed to be high. Last week we reported on President Volodymyr Zelensky's voicing rare doubts concerning Bakhmut - as if preparing his people for news of a devastating defeat. And now, on Wednesday, the Financial Times is reporting the single most important development to come out of the conflict in a long time: Zelensky's office says he's ready to compromise on the future of the Crimean peninsula…. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-ready-give-crimea-says-zelensky-advisor

Steve Quayle: Lies of Men and Gods - MARCH 25, 2023 – Lies of Men and Gods Exposing the Fallen Angel Agenda & The Genetic Corruption and Destruction of the Human Race – The Bible tells us that a third of the angels left their home in heaven to follow Lucifer. They came to Earth, took human wives for themselves and created a hybrid race of giants we call the Nephilim. Steve Quayle, along with Gary Stearman, were actually two of the first biblical researchers to explore this bizarre subject, a genetic disaster that set the stage for Noah’s flood and the destruction of the human race. God started over with Noah and his family and destroyed Lucifer’s attempt to corrupt the DNA of mankind and pollute the bloodline of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. - THERE IS A HUGE LIE…As in the Days of Noah…In the twilight of mankind’s existence, the War Against God’s Creation Rages. - Boldface Lies - Aggregated deceit and accumulating falsehoods from our governments, our militaries, the Vatican, our churches, by so-called medical professionals, and “science” stack up before us. They say that they do not know what UFOs are, that mankind is causing climate change and that Covid vaccines are necessary to safeguard man’s future. A Shot in the Arm, A Shot in the Head – Either Way You Wind Up Dead - The Vatican reshapes the world’s perspective of aliens, governments around the globe, spy on citizens, the stage is set for World War 3, the global economy teeters on the brink and the medical establishment compel people to corrupt themselves by injecting a COVID MRNA Vaccine that will change their DNA – Just like in the Days of Noah. - Pulling Strings - The World Economic Forum are the Puppet Masters who pull the strings that will starve and kill billions. But is there someone more sinister lurking in the shadows? - An Agenda of Death - With a Vatican core belief in Zecharia Sitchen’s Anunnaki, we learn that there is an Entity physically living on planet earth and everything occurring is designed to kill most of humanity and corrupt the DNA of those that remain. Weather warfare, the decimation of crops, livestock and the supply chain, the enslaving of billions, and the outright corruption of mankind’s DNA are all part of this Entity’s Agenda of Death. Last Chance? GenSix Productions blows the lid off a supernatural conspiracy that is thousands of years in the making and nearing its culmination. With never seen before footage of evidence pointing to the genetic corruption of humans, this film endeavors to give you the unfiltered Truth about who and what is really controlling our planet. - “The Lies of Men and Gods” – Quite possibly the last chance to expose the incomprehensible Evil that now envelops the world. Order here:https://prophecywatchers.com/product/lies-of-men-and-gods-exposing-the-fallen-angel-agenda-the-genetic-corruption-and-destruction-of-the-human-race-by-stephen-quayle/

New Benjamin Fulford: New World Order Ends 500 Year Plan to Conquer the Planet - Thursday, April 6, 2023 2:26 - On March 30th, the Vatican renounced the Doctrine of Discovery. It was a once in 500-year news event that went almost completely unreported in either the corporate or alternative media. This doctrine -first put forth by Popes in 1452- allowed Christians to murder, enslave and steal the land of non-Christians around the world. It led to over 500 years of relentless wars of conquest and pillage by the West against the rest of the world. That is why Spanish conquistadors would pull out a bible, ask Aztecs and Incas to obey its teachings and then start slaughtering them when they refused. It is what Americans used to justify the genocide of first nations. More recently, it was used by George Bush (Pecce) Jr. to justify a massive invasion of the Middle East. https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/04/new-benjamin-fulford-new-world-order-ends-500-year-plan-to-conquer-the-planet-2540181.html

New ShariRaye Shocking News! 4.6.2023 - Thursday, April 6, 2023 11:37 - https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/04/new-shariraye-shocking-news-4-6-2023-2540186.html

MILITARY NEWS: Situation Update - Zero Day Approaches, EBS & 10 Days Of Communication Blackout! Militaries Training For EBS! Finland Joins NATO! COVID-19 Research In Ukraine 3 Months Before Outbreak! - We... Wednesday, April 5, 2023 21:58 - GCR/JUDY BYINGTON, TRUMP SPEAKS AT MAR-A-LAGO, BRUNSON PETITIONS UPDATE, IRAN/ISRAEL UPDATE, RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE, PHILLIPINES, JAPAN, CBDCS/FED NOW NIGHTMARE, FLORIDA CHILD TRAFFIKING, OBAMA FLEEING TO KENYA AND MORE. (Comment: Obama fleeing the Biden communist regime for Kenya where his kin are located is typical of a coward fleeing justice. His own half brother Malik Obama wrote a disparaging book about him telling who he really was. The book, “Big Bad Brother From Kenya,” a self-published memoir which Malik Obama spent 22 years writing, hit Amazon with little fanfare on July 11. In its 435 pages, Malik covers the long and gradual falling out between him and the former President, which culminated in Malik publicly endorsing Donald Trump for president in 2016. The book describes how I became a strong Trump supporter and Republican and my strong presence in the social media platform. Now Barak Obama is wanted by the Military Alliance for crimes against humanity in 2023. He will face justice sooner or later.) https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/04/situation-update-zero-day-approaches-ebs-10-days-of-communication-blackout-militaries-training-for-ebs-finland-joins-nato-covid-19-research-in-ukraine-3-months-before-outbreak-we-3659495.html

 

 

 

Matthew 24 – Is it History or Prophecy?

by Dr. David R. Reagan

Published on: June 16, 2012

Researched by Pastor Boyd

April 6^th 2023

Is Matthew 24 history or prophecy? It is a crucial prophetic question. The passage clearly portrays a period of intense tribulation that will precede the Second Coming of Jesus. Has this terrible period of tribulation already occurred or is it yet to occur? Is it past or future? History or prophecy?

 

Two Conflicting Views

The premillennialist viewpoint, both historic and modern, holds this passage to be predictive, yet-to-be-fulfilled sometime in the near future. According to the premillennial view, the return of Jesus will be immediately preceded by a period of great, worldwide tribulation that will particularly focus on the Jewish people.

 

The majority viewpoint of Christendom, both Catholic and Protestant, is the amillennial view. As has been pointed out, this view spiritualizes Bible prophecy and concludes that there will be no future Tribulation or Millennium. Amillennialists argue, instead, that we are simultaneously experiencing both the Tribulation and the Millennium right now and have been doing so since the Cross.

 

Although postmillennialists would argue that the millennium is still future, they would agree with the amillennialists that Matthew 24 was fulfilled in the First Century destruction of Jerusalem. They conclude, therefore, that there will be no future Tribulation.

 

Matthew 24 thus emerges as a key prophetic passage. Those who spiritualize prophecy (amillennialists and postmillennialists) argue that it has been fulfilled in history and therefore reject the idea that it points to a period of severe tribulation immediately preceding the return of Jesus. Those who interpret prophecy more literally (premillennialists) contend that the passage awaits fulfillment. They therefore feel that it definitely points to a period of tribulation before the Lord returns.

 

Inconsistent Interpretation

The interpretation given to Matthew 24 by amillennialists and postmillennialists is very interesting. It is also very inconsistent with the way they interpret other prophecies.

 

Instead of spiritualizing it, like they do most prophetic passages, they accept it to be literal prophecy. But they argue that it is prophecy that was fulfilled 40 years after it was spoken when the Roman legions under Titus destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and scattered the Jews across the world.

 

So, what about our central question? Is Matthew 24 history or prophecy? Is it past or future? Was it fulfilled in 70 A.D. or is it yet to occur?

 

I believe Matthew 24 was prefilled in type in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and is therefore yet to be fulfilled in history. And I think I can prove that from the passage itself.

 

Daniel’s Prophecy

To begin with, consider verse 15. It says the period of intense persecution of Jews will begin when “the abomination of desolation,” spoken of by Daniel, is seen “standing in the holy place.”

 

We have no historical record of such an event taking place in 70 A.D. Unlike the Greek tyrant, Antiochus Epiphanes, who desecrated the Temple’s holy place in 168 B.C. by erecting within it an altar to Zeus, Titus took no such action in 70 A.D. before he destroyed the city and the Temple.

 

The Intensity of the Tribulation

The second point to note is found in verse 21. It says that the period of Jewish persecution that will follow the desecration of the Temple will be the most intense in all of history, “since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall [be].”

 

These words were not fulfilled in 70 A.D. The persecution which the Jews experienced under Titus was severe, but it pales in comparison to what the Jews suffered during the Nazi Holocaust of World War II.

 

Josephus says the Romans killed a million Jews in the 70 A.D. siege of Jerusalem. Historians are convinced that this number is greatly exaggerated. But even if it is true, it is nothing compared to the six million Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis.

 

Furthermore, the prophet Zechariah tells us that during the end times a total of two-thirds of the Jewish people will die during a period of unparalleled calamity (Zechariah 13:8-9). In other words, there is a period of Jewish persecution yet to occur that will even exceed the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust.

 

Consider verse 21 again: “for then there will be a great tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall.” Did Jesus mean what He said or not? Surely this is not an example of hyperbole, of exaggeration to make a point. Everything in the passage fairly screams that we are to take Jesus’ words literally.

 

The conclusion is inescapable. The tribulation experienced by the Jews in 70 A.D. was not the greatest “since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be.”

 

The Severity of the Tribulation

The third piece of evidence is found in verse 22. Jesus says that the period of “great tribulation” (verse 21) that He is talking about will be so severe that all life will cease unless the period is cut short.

 

You and I live in the only generation in history when these words could be literally fulfilled. There was no possibility in 70 A.D. that the siege of Jerusalem would lead to the extinction of all life. But that is a very real threat today due to the development and deployment of nuclear weapons.

 

The best selling book of 1982, The Fate of the Earth, proved that if there is ever an all out nuclear exchange between the United States and Russia, all life on earth will cease to exist.

 

The Proximity of the Tribulation

The fourth clue that Matthew 24 is yet to be fulfilled is found in verse 29. It says the Lord will return “immediately after the tribulation of those days.” How can we escape the impact of the word “immediately”? I don’t think we can. It clearly ties the preceding events to the immediate time of Jesus’ return.

 

As I have pointed out in the previous chapter, some amillennialists and postmillennialists have tried to deal with this problem in a fanciful way by claiming that the Second Coming of Jesus actually occurred in 70 A.D.! That, of course, is ludicrous, but it shows the extent to which some people will go to try to make Scripture conform to a particular doctrine.

 

The Context of the Tribulation

The final evidence that Matthew 24 was not fulfilled in 70 A.D. is to be found in verses 32-35, where Jesus says that all the things He has spoken of concerning the Tribulation will be fulfilled during the generation that sees the “fig tree” reblossom. Here is the key to the timing of the prophecy’s fulfillment.

 

What is the “fig tree”? Think back for a moment to what had happened the day before. Jesus had put a curse on a barren fig tree (Matthew 21:18-19), causing it to wither. It was a prophetic sign that God would set the Jewish nation aside because of their spiritual barrenness — that is, their refusal to accept Jesus as their Messiah. The fig tree is a symbol of the nation of Israel (Hosea 9:10; Jeremiah 24:1-10; Joel 1:7; Luke 13:6-9).

 

Now, the next day, Jesus calls the fig tree to mind and says, “Watch it. When it reblossoms, all these things will happen.”

 

The setting aside of Israel occurred in 70 A.D. The reblossoming took place in 1948 when the nation of Israel was re-established.

 

A Fact to Ponder

Matthew 24 is not history. The terrible events of 70 A.D. were a classic prefillment in type of the ultimate fulfillment that will occur immediately before the Lord returns.

 

Matthew 24 is prophecy yet to be fulfilled. It is going to be fulfilled soon, for Israel has been regathered, the nation has been re-established, and the nations of the world are coming together against the Jewish state. The wrath of God is about to fall. We are on the threshold of the Great Tribulation.

 

As you ponder this reality, are you ready for it? Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior? The Bible says that if you put your faith in Jesus, you need not fear the wrath of God, for “having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him” (Romans 5:9).