THE GREAT TRIBULATION
GOSPEL COMPARISONS
This
section will accomplish two things.
First, by using the same gospel comparisons that have been used to see
the amazing truths of the contradiction riddles, we will see, once again, that
the abomination of desolation takes place at the beginning of the church, and
actually continues into and through Christianity. And by continuing these gospel comparisons, we will find
other amazing truths.
The
passages to be compared and examined are the related accounts of Matthew 24,
Mark 13, and Luke 21, where we find Yahshua’s reply to when the temple
will be destroyed and what will be the time of His coming. Clearly, this speaks to more than just
what took place in 70 A.D. It is
not the natural temple that Yahshua has concern for, but the spiritual temple
that is built with living stones.
What we will find now is that the real message of these passages is not
in what they simply say as written parables, but even moreso the truth that is
revealed in the differences, or even contradictions, of these accounts.
We
cannot provide these chapters to you in their entirety to read here, but will
only address the specific verses that will be compared. To read these chapters in full, read
them out of your own Bible. We
will be quoting from the NAS, with some changes, as it offers the more accurate
translation of the Scriptures from the Greek – though as we have
repeatedly seen, neither is it always correct. We will begin by quoting the passage that was cited at the
opening of this writing. From
Matthew 24:15 and 21 we read:
“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (let the reader understand) …. For then there will be a great
tribulation, such as has not
occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.”
The
term “great tribulation” is only used here and in the two verses we
just examined – Revelation 2:22 and 7:14.
In
Mark 13:14 and 19 we read the like message:
“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader
understand)…. For those days will be a tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of
the creation which God created until now, and never will.”
You
will notice that both Matthew and Mark address the abomination of desolation,
as well as the tribulation, Matthew calling it the “great
tribulation.” It is
important to remember here that Matthew attests to the first Remnant, Mark to
Christianity, and Luke attests to the second Remnant. This is incredibly consistent, and its validation is laid
out in The Key
To Their Understanding.
Thus
we see here that First Remnant Matthew attests to the abomination of desolation
and the great tribulation, and Christianity Mark attests to the abomination of
desolation and tribulation as well.
This is remarkably appropriate, for as we have seen, this is the time of
the fulfillment of both of these.
Therefore, what then does second Remnant Luke, the work that reverses
the curse, cutting that period short and stopping the desolation, attest
to? In Luke 21:20 and 22 we read:
“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then
recognize that her desolation is near. …because these are days of
vindication/justice, so that all things which are written will be
fulfilled.”
Though
“desolation” is spoken of, Luke is quite different in its
message. First, the term used in
both Matthew and Mark – the abomination of desolation – is
decidedly absent in Luke. There is
no abomination of desolation in the second Remnant. For one, Yahshua Himself provides a man in the office of
Judas according to His will, timing, and provision (John 16:12-15). Also, there is no mention whatsoever of
tribulation! Instead, there is
vindication!
In
the NAS, the word they use for “vindication” is inappropriately
“vengeance.” But the
same Greek word used here, “ekdikesis,” is used in Luke 18:7 and 8
where it is translated “justice”:
“… will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and
night, and will He delay long over them?
I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on
the earth?”
In
Matthew 24:22, we find that the entire purpose for cutting the great
tribulation short is indeed for the sake of the elect:
“… but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.”
In
Luke 21:22, we read that “these are days of justice, so that all things which are written will be
fulfilled.” And Luke 18:7-8
combines both of these to tell us that Yahweh God is bringing “about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night,” and He will
not “delay long over them, but “will bring about justice” for them quickly. This is what we need and must have
today – a quick work for the second Remnant elect, bringing days of
justice!
Without
question, the message of second Remnant Luke is decidedly different from the
preceding two. And look once again
at the closing of each of these statements, even the outcome of these three
Gospel messages. In Matthew 24:21,
the conclusion is:
“… great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of
the world until now, nor ever will.”
In
Mark 13:19, the like message is:
“… tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of
the creation which God created until now, and never will.”
But
once again the message in Luke, 21:22, is remarkably different, offering great
hope instead of sorrow in the world:
“… vindication/justice, so that all
things which are written will be fulfilled.”
Therefore,
in Matthew and Mark, we see testified the abomination of desolation that leads
to tribulation, even the great tribulation. Whereas in Luke we see testified desolation that leads to
justice for the elect, “so that all things which are written will be
fulfilled.”
So
once again we find, now in the contradiction riddles of the Gospels, added
evidence that the abomination of desolation takes place in the church,
effecting the great tribulation:
10. The contradiction riddle of Matthew, Mark,
and Luke attests that the abomination of desolation, as well as the great
tribulation, takes place in the first Remnant and Christianity, whereas
vindication/justice comes about with the second Remnant.
Let
us continue with these revealing comparisons. We just noted that the days of the abomination of desolation
of the church have to be cut short for the sake of the elect. Once again a comparison of these three
gospels prophesies not only this fact, but even its administration.
In
Matthew 24:22, immediately after stating in verse 21 that “there will be
great tribulation,” we read:
“Unless those days had been cut short, no
life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be
cut short.”
Then
in Mark 13:20, equally following the statement in verse 19 that “those
days will be a tribulation,” we read the like message:
“Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the
sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.”
We
know that the days spoken of here are the 3,000 years of the abomination of
desolation, the great tribulation, the three hours of darkness, which would
last for their entire tenure unless Yahweh sends the Elijah and stops this
great and terrible day. So, since
the second Remnant is in fact the Elijah work, would this not be evidenced in
Luke? Indeed so. Therefore, what we find is that
following the subject passage in Luke regarding vindication, there is no
mention at all of this Luke period being cut short. That message is totally absent! Why? Because
there is no abomination of desolation or great tribulation to cut short. That period is relegated to the first
Remnant and Christianity. It is
their period that must be cut short – so it is not mentioned at all in
Luke.
Occupying
this comparative place instead, very significantly, is a passage that is
appropriately found solely in Luke.
But when you read this, once again realize that the
“Jerusalem” Yahshua speaks of is certainly not that literal
city. Natural Jerusalem was only a
type of a greater fulfillment.
Yahshua always spoke in parables, and Jerusalem was no exception to
this. The Jerusalem He speaks of
is the kingdom of heaven that He prematurely began here on earth. Thus, in Luke 21:24 we read:
… Jerusalem will be trodden down by the
nations until the times of the nations are completed.
This
is undoubtedly the most important statement of our time! Nothing at this time could impact the
world more than this governmental conclusion. No longer would the
nations have the legal right to rule over the kingdom, but the kingdom would
have the legal right to rule over the nations. And again, this vital proclamation is solely identified with
and related to the Luke second Remnant.
Furthermore, this is stated here in clear contrast to Matthew and
Mark’s need to cut their days short for the sake of the elect.
We
already noted in Revelation 2:24-28 that this promise regarding the nations is
to those who reject the teachings of Jezebel – “to him I will
give authority over the nations”
– and that today is the
fulfillment of this test, specifically for the Elijah. It is quite fitting for this passage
regarding the times of the nations being completed to be recorded solely here
in Luke, especially in contrast to the time of the first Remnant and
Christianity being cut short. It
is a fulfillment that can only take place now, at the conclusion of the 6,000
years when Passover and Trumpets/Tabernacles, as well as the nations and the
kingdom of heaven, can be flipped back so that the latter can take their
rightful place of being first/foremost.
Only now can the original flip be reversed, and only in second Remnant
Luke is this promise regarding the times of the nations being completed
testified to.
What
we have seen evidenced thus far is that Matthew and Mark consistently reveal
the same testimony in these chapters; and Luke is not only different in
content, but also in message. The
reason for this is not by accident, for concerning the desolation of the church
and its restoration by the second Remnant, the first Remnant and Christianity
together occupy the first “two parts,” identified in Zechariah 13:8
as those who are “cut off and die.” It is the third part that is distinctly different, the part
that is identified in Luke.
In
further like testimony, what is the warning to these first two Matthew and Mark
parts, in contrast to the Luke work?
In Matthew 24:5 we read:
“For many will come in My name, saying,
‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.”
In
like message, we read in Mark 13:6:
“Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I
am He!,’ and will
mislead many.”
Thus
we see the message in both the Matthew first Remnant and Mark Christianity,
that they will be mislead. So what
then is the corollary message in second Remnant Luke, who is the Zerah light
work? In Luke 21:8 we see a
message that is quite encouraging for this time:
“See to it that you are not misled; for many
will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.”
The
message for the first Remnant and Christianity is that they will be mislead,
which has certainly been the case.
But the message to the second Remnant is to not go after this
deception. The time that
Christians teach is at hand is great wrath and distress; but we cannot go after
these teachings. They read these
passages and think that it is natural wrath and a natural beast and natural
Jerusalem, when it is not at all.
These are only pictures and parables; and the time before us is the
promised restoration of all things, preparing the way for Yahshua’s
return. Elijah must first prepare
the way – and that Elijah is the promised Luke second Remnant who is not
mislead.
The
next revealing difference in these three Gospels is regarding the priceless
quality of endurance. In Matthew
24:13 we read:
“But the one who endures to the end, he
will be saved.”
And
likewise with the same message, in Mark 13:13 we read:
“You will be hated by all because of My
name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”
But,
as in all of these accounts, Luke 21:19 bears a different and highly relevant
message:
“By your endurance you will gain your
lives.”
It
is one thing to be saved, and yet die; and quite another to gain your life and
not die. This seems to be the
message here, one that is consistent with the contrast between the first
Remnant and the body of Christ who are “cut off and die,” and the
Elijah second Remnant who do not die but ascend alive.
Here
is another interesting comparison.
In first Remnant Matthew 24:28, we read a most unusual statement made by
Yahshua:
“Wherever the dead corpse [4430] is, there the eagles will gather.”
Yet
in Luke 17:37, we find a completely different meaning in the same account.
“Where the living body [4983] is, there also the eagles will be gathered.”
This
statement is not recorded in Mark.
What can these marked differences mean? In context, both of these statements have to do with
Yahshua’s return. In
Matthew, the issue is relative to a dead corpse; whereas in Luke it is a living
body. Undoubtedly, the simplest
answer to this is the first resurrection.
Is Christianity in the first resurrection? No. Their
resurrection is not for another 3,000 years. Therefore, we see that this promise of being with Yahshua,
being an eagle who ascends to Him, is not found in Mark. So who is the dead corpse in
Matthew? This is the first
Remnant, who are indeed dead, but are numbered as the awaiting Moses work. They are those of whom it is written in
1 Thessalonians 4:16 – “the dead in Christ will rise
first.” So who then are
those who are the living bodies in Luke?
They are, of course, the living Elijah work who do not die but ascend
alive. As 1 Thessalonians 4:17
then adds, “Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together
with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be
with the Lord.”
Thus
we see the two parties that are in the first resurrection: the Matthew first
Remnant who are dead, and the Luke second Remnant who are alive at the time of
His calling. These are the eagles
who gather to be with Yahshua.
Likewise, it is very telling that this is not recorded in Christianity
Mark, for they will not be in the first resurrection. There are no eagles gathering in Mark.
Also,
it is noteworthy that, as evidenced here, one cannot say that Matthew and Mark
or simply similar accounts. For
here we see that when the message needs to be the similarity of the first and
second Remnants, that message prophesies as well, once again confirming the key to their
understanding.
Next
is a highly revealing comparison.
In Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31, and Luke 21:33, we find the identical
statement in each verse:
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My
words will not pass away.”
That
consistent anchor statement is the doorway to a most interesting and
hope-filled contradiction riddle.
First, in the very next verse in Matthew 24:36, that statement is
followed with:
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but
the Father alone.”
In
Mark 13:32, that statement is then followed with:
“But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but
the Father alone.”
But
in Luke 21:34-35, as usual it is different, remarkably different! Instead of first Remnant
Matthew’s and Christianity Mark’s statement that they will not know
the day or the hour, second Remnant Luke not only gives an entirely different
conclusion, but adds a warning regarding being ready for that day:
“Be on guard,
so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness
and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a
trap; for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the
earth.”
Did
the first Remnant or does Christianity know the time of Yahshua’s
coming? As we read here, they have
not known and do not know. But
even as Elijah knew the time of his catching up, so the Elijah second Remnant
will know their time. The
Bride’s instruction is to “be on guard.” As Yahshua’s bride, we are to
make ourselves ready (Revelation 19:7).
In
like testimony, in Matthew 24:42, the first Remnant’s specific message
continues:
“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not
know which day your Lord is coming.”
And
in like consistent and affirming testimony, Christianity Mark 13:35-36 then
adds:
“Therefore, be on the alert--for you do not know when the
master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the
rooster crows, or in the morning – in case he should come suddenly and
find you asleep.”
But
adding even more hope and expectation for the Remnant, Luke 21:36 then adds:
“But keep on the alert at all times, praying
that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take
place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
This
sleep that Mark Christianity is under is likewise seen on the mount of
transfiguration and in the garden at Gethsemane where three-part Peter, James,
and John were sleeping. Thus far,
2,000 years of Christians are asleep; and if Yahweh did not cut time short, all
three of these Peter, James, and Johns would sleep. But once again you will notice the consistent difference
between Matthew and Mark, versus Luke.
Second Remnant Luke always offers hope and promise that we escape, and
even cut short, the great tribulation, and stand before the Son of Man in
heaven.
There
is so very much more that could be covered in this examination, but hopefully
you see that the truth given in these accounts is in the parables, in the
contradictions. Regarding some of
the other passages, do you really think that when Yahshua said that “the
sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will
be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be
shaken” (Mark 13:24-25), that this could actually be literal? There is no way this could or will
literally take place. They are
prophetic. These things are no
more literal than when we read in Revelation 12:1 that a woman was clothed in
the sun, had the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve
stars, a third of which are swept away by Satan’s tail. These are all like parables.
Likewise,
when we read that when they see the abomination of desolation they are to flee
to the mountains, etc. (Matthew 24:16-20, Mark 13:15-18, or Luke 21:21), that
too is no more literal than it will be that the temple is rebuilt. Let’s get realistic! Who in Jerusalem could flee into the
mountains around that city and escape?
Number one, they could never flee.
That area is highly restricted and controlled. They would have to cross into Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, or the
hostile West Bank to flee to literal mountains. And there is no place that anyone can hide in those
areas. One jet and you’re
toast! Clearly, this is a parable.
When
faced with the choice between evolution and creation, it has been noted that it
takes more faith to believe in evolution, because it just is not possible. Believing in a literal temple and all
of these literal scenarios, including the scenarios with the sun, moon, and
stars, is like believing in evolution – it is just not possible. It is forced belief, a willful choice
of ignorance.
Likewise,
to think that today someone would actually be grinding at a mill or working in
a field, is no more literal than it is when Yahshua next stated that
“Where the body is, there also the eagles will be gathered.” If you are going to make the bed,
field, and grinding place literal, then you have to make the eagles
literal. So, what Yahshua is
really concerned about is gathering together a great aviary!
Or
when He said that when the Son of Man is revealed, the one who is on a housetop
is not to go into the house or the man in the field is to not turn back, these
are all parables.
Yahshua wanted no one to know what would take place during this time of His return and the establishment of His kingdom until its consummation, so He spoke everything in parables. And carnal-minded Christians have done exactly what those parables were intended to do – they took the word of God, processed it with the flesh, made everything literal, and served their dung to others. No one anticipated that when the Messiah came the first time that He would come as He did and be killed. It caught everyone by surprise. So once again it will be with Christian teachings. Christians are nowhere near the truth, but are natural-minded and can only try to compose all of these natural science fiction accounts in order to explain what are spiritual truths.
Again,
the truth in these accounts is in the parables, the contradiction riddles in a
comparison of Matthew, Mark, and Luke – consistent, highly revealing, and
confirming truth.
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