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The subject matter spoken of in Matt.24 36-48 is those taken away by the flood....Not those on the Ark.
Every sentence must have a subject,or it is an incomplete sentence, and we must always refer back to that subject to understand what is being spoken of....So that we keep things in it's proper context.
Matt 24:36-48
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only....What day?...the day of the return of our Lord.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be....Then Christ makes this comparison;
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,....Do you know who they were spoken of here?...They did not enter the Ark!
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
(They were not on the Ark)
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left....The other left working in the field, still doing the work of God.
Matt 24:15-20
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter,..(Not to be harvested out of season).. neither on the sabbath day:
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Continued Matt.24;
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
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 man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.....Doing what James?
Luke 17:32
32 Remember Lot's wife.
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James with all due respect my friend, the misuse of sripture comes when we do not apply it to scripture in it's own subject matter, and search it out through the word of God, but find a long distance way to make use of it to fit it into one's own interpretation according to man's books.
Remember James, I too once taught this rapture theory, but have since repented. For it is no where near the truth of God's word!
I will continue at another time with the restrainer....one hint, it is not the Holy Spirit!
II Th 2:3
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
You do know James that Paul was speaking about the return of our Lord in this sentence don't you? That was the subject matter. And since he was, then we should take heed of his warning... he was warning us that those two/2 events must happen first.
Talk to you later
Shalom...><>
BTW....James did you know that there are also two/2 tribulations? |
