[1] Punctuation, chapter, and verse
segmentation was added long after the scriptures were written. They are helpful
up to a point but often cloud [or cast misunderstanding upon] the meaning some
passages. This commentary has done away with most punctuation, but most verse
numbers are left intact except in certain cases like verses :1-2 of Revelation
chapter three.
[2] See footnote in Revelation 1:4 of this blog
[3] This can only be a reference to the
Rapture and not the 2nd Coming. At the 2nd Coming of
Christ, every eye will see him and understand exactly what they are seeing. At
the Rapture, many will not. Though the Rapture will not be secret, there will
be many who by choice refuse to perceive what has happened. Graves will be
opened, the dead raised, and those in Christ who are alive and remain will
disappear before the very eyes of many as they are caught up to join the
resurrected ones and meet the Lord in the air. Many who are left behind will
deny what has taken place. Those who are not “In Christ” [though they profess
themselves to be] will be caught by surprise; the day will come upon them as a
thief. They will refuse to perceive and accept what has happened, and, to their
eternal doom, will embrace the lie 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, 5:1-9, 2
Thessalonians 2:2-12.
[4]
John 8:30-31, Colossians 1:20-23, Hebrews 6:4-8, 10:26-29 https://hungryheartsministries.blogspot.com/2017/09/once-saved-always-saved-doctrine-of.html
[5] The Bible phrase “the whole world” or
“all the world,” could mean the entire earth but does not necessarily mean so.
Some examples of only part of the earth being called the “whole world”
include: Luke 2:1, Acts 11:28, 17:6,
19:27, 24:5, Romans 10:18. But Jesus did say a time of trial was coming
that would effect the entire world. His wording left no doubt that he
was not speaking of region upheaval but clearly global. And he commanded his
followers to pray that they would be counted worthy to escape all the terrors that would come as a snare upon those who
would not see it coming. Why will they not see it coming? Because they will
refuse to believe what is written Luke
21:33-36. John Bunyan wrote an
awesome allegory about literal truths found in the Bible. What a tragedy that,
today, many believe the Bible itself to be an allegory. That would mean John
Bunyan wrote an allegory about an allegory—Which he did not. If that had been
the case, then understanding the truth of the allegories in Pilgrim’s Progress
would be an utter impossibility. Though the Bible features some allegorical illustrations, such as the parable of the sower,
these always illustrate literal
truths. Any allegorical [illustrative],
symbolic, or figurative speech found in the Bible is also defined within the
Bible itself.
[6] The Great Tribulation Matthew
24:21-22 is a time of trial coming upon the whole earth, and one of its purposes
is to test them “that dwell in The Land.” The congregations in Asia were
composed of Jews who had been dispersed into Asia Acts 2:5-10, 1 Peter
1:1-2 These understood that the reference [in The Revelation] to “The
Land” was a reference to the land of Israel—The Promised Land Psalm 37:3
. The Great Tribulation is called by another name in the Old Testament. Jeremiah,
under the direct inspiration of God, called it, “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble.” Jeremiah 30:7.
Though Christians are called the spiritual “Seed of Abraham,” New Covenant believers are never called “Jacob” Jeremiah 30:10. We
would be remiss to overlook the many overtly Jewish aspects of The Revelation.
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[7] Amen
is a Hebrew word meaning: so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled. It was a
custom, which passed over from the synagogues to the Christian assemblies, that
when they who had read or discoursed, had offered up solemn prayer to God, the
others responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their
own. Jesus is THE AMEN,
meaning he stands behind his Word, whether it be his Word about coming again or
his Word that says his ears are open to our prayers. If THE AMEN stands behind his Word, that means we can stand on
it.
[8] 24: They said
therefore among themselves Let us not rend it but cast lots for it whose it
shall be that the scripture might be fulfilled which saith They parted my
raiment among them and for my vesture they did cast lots These things therefore
the soldiers did
Matthew
fills in the gap between what happened during the time the soldiers cast lots
for his clothes and what happened next. Darkness covered the land while Jesus
hung there suffering for three hours—waiting for the
sins of the world to be laid on him.
(Matthew 27:45-46)
25: Now there stood by the
cross of Jesus his mother and his mother's sister Mary the wife of Cleophas and
Mary Magdalene 26: When Jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciple
standing by whom he loved he saith unto his mother Woman, behold thy son! 27:
Then saith he to the disciple Behold thy mother And from that hour that
disciple took her unto his own home 28: After this Jesus knowing that
all things were now accomplished that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith,
I thirst 29: Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar and they filled
a sponge with vinegar and put it upon hyssop and put it to his mouth 30:
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar he said It is FINISHED Paid! and he bowed his head and gave up the ghost
[9] The Call-out in Laodicea were not “on
fire for Jesus,” a condition in which God might have been able to deal with
them from his Word and by his SPIRIT to temper any over-zealousness that might
have been present [but was not]. Likewise, if their hearts had been cold to the
things of God, he may have been able to deal with them to repent of attitudes
that led to such coldness. Sadly, that was not the case either. The Called-out
in Laodicea just did not care. They were in the precarious position of
“straddling the fence….” positioned to not just fall away but to be vehemently cast away—forcefully vomited
or spewed—out of God’s mouth.
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