Truth Nuggets - 27 - Episode 1 Part 2 - RAPTURE RESTORED - Historical Context of Matt. 24:29-31

Truth Nuggets Lesson 27

Episode 1 Part 2

Have you read Matt. 24:29-31.  No?  Here it is …

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” (Mat 24:29-31)

There are so-called end-times experts, probably devout Christians, who say this verse is all about the Pre-Trib Rapture.  Here, supposedly according to the opinions of the end-times expert, Jesus will come and rescue the Church from the terrible times, the horrible times, of God’s wrath falling upon all the pagan nations before Jesus returns.  But, you can also find end-times experts who argue that Matt. 24:29-31 is Jesus teaching on the Mid-Trib Rapture.  The Church will need to go through at least half the terrible times before being “caught up” or “raptured” and taken to Jesus to be with Him forever.  But, on top of that you can also find end-times experts, again probably devout sincere Christians, who say Jesus is teaching that the Rapture will not come till after the Tribulation period.  So, we see there are three groups of end-times experts and three separate views and interpretations on this one verse.  So, who do you believe? 

In these video lessons we will again study the Bible in its historical context.  It is clear not one, no one, none of the end-times experts even addresses the Bible in its historical context nor do with focus on the Hebrew culture and language of Jesus' day.  We will go back 2000 years ago to try and grasp what Jesus’ disciples, devout Jewish believers, understood when Jesus spoke the words in Matt. 24:29-31.  But this time we will focus on the fact that in Jesus’ day there was NO New Testament.  All they had was “Jesus’ Bible” or the Hebrew Scriptures that is called today the Old Testament. 

Also, in Jesus’ day Jewish eschatology, Jewish end-times theology, was discussed and understood from the very words of God in Torah and the Prophets.  So, in these lessons we need to get to what Jewish eschatology was and the fact that Jesus NEVER came against it. 

We will also focus on the Hebrew.  Why?  There is solid strong evidence that Jesus’ everyday language was Hebrew.  I mentioned some links I’d provide so you can study this further.  Here they are …

LINK 1 – the book “Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus”

https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Difficult-Words-Jesus-Perspective/dp/B098XVRHDN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J4OZ9IUQZ8BF&keywords=Understanding+the+Difficult+Words+of+Jesus%3A+New+Insights+From+a+Hebrew+Perspective&qid=1684698362&sprefix=understanding+the+difficult+words+of+jesus+new+insights+from+a+hebrew+perspective%2Caps%2C735&sr=8-1

LINK 2 -  Skip Moen’s article on the Hebraic foundation of the Gospels

https://skipmoen.com/subscribe/hebrew/the-hebrew-gospels/

LINK 3 – scholarly article found at “Hebrew 4 Christians”

https://www.hebrew4christians.com/Articles/Jesus_Hebrew/jesus_hebrew.html

As one studies this Rapture Controversy it is wise to consider becoming familiar with Jewish end-times views or Jewish Eschatology.  One will find great connections between what the Church believes and it source in Second Temple Judaism, the days of Jesus.  Here’s a link to an article that will give you the listener an introduction …

LINK – Jewish Eschatology

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/eschatology

Rev. Ferret - who is this guy?  What's his background?  Why should I listen to him?  Check his background at this link -https://www.dropbox.com/s/ortnret3oxcicu4/BackgrndTeacher%20mar%2025%202020.pdf?dl=0