Amos 5:18-20 Rapture Revelation

 

18: Woe unto you that desire FIRST LAST YOM YHWH ^{[Day of The LORD]}! to what end is it for you? [For you] YOM YHWH is darkness and not light 19: As if a man did flee from the lion and the bear met him or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall and the serpent bit him 20: Shall not [for you] YOM YHWH be darkness, and not light? even very dark and no brightness in it? ^{Isaiah 60:2, Joel 2:2, John 9:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-b}

Comments: ^{Amos 5:18-20} This verse confirms a pre-tribulational rapture. The Day of the LORD (YOM YHWH) includes the Time of Jacob’s Trouble as well as the1000-year reign of peace that will follow. God just told Israel that it would do no good for them to desire The Day of the LORD, because, if it were to come in their time, they would only experience the darkness of The Great Tribulation and not the brightness of the coming of the LORD and the first 1000-years of HIS reign on earth. 

Compare this passage with John 9:4 where Jesus said he would work while it was day. Jesus said that the night would come when no one could work. Jesus was speaking of the dark night of The Great Tribulation.

Amos said there would be no brightness in that day. Joel called it a dark and a cloudy day. In this world, Jesus works through his people, who are indwelled by the Holy Spirit. Compare with 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8, where the apostle wrote that HE ^{(The Holy Spirit)} was the one who restrained The Wicked One (the antichrist) and would do so until HE ^{(The Holy Spirit)} be taken out of the way.

The day ^{John 9:4} will end by the Holy Spirit will be taken out of the way ^{2 Thessalonians 2:6-8} when Jesus descends from Heaven with a shout and the dead in Christ rise, immediately followed by the catching up of we who are living and remain ^{1 Thessalonians 4:16-18}. In an instant, in the twinkling of an eye ^{1 Corinthians 15:52} all who are the Temples of the Living God (through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit) will be removed from the earth, the restraint of the Holy Spirit will be gone, and night will descend on those who have been left behind.

Watch ye therefore and pray always that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man…Come let us reason together says the LORD. Though your sins be as scarlet they shall be white as snow…For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes on HIM shall not perish but have everlasting life…we are saved by grace through faith and not of works…If we confess with our mouth the LORD Jesus and believe in our hearts that God raised HIM from the dead we shall be saved.

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1 Corinthians 15:51-55 Commentary

 

51:  Behold I shew you a mystery We shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed 52: In a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump For the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed 53: For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality 54: So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written Death is swallowed up in victory 55: O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? ^{Hosea 13:14}

Comments: ^{1 Corinthians 15:51-55} In this verse, the word sleep means to die. The bodies of Believers only sleep in death until the resurrection—their souls do not sleep ^{2 Corinthians 5:6-8}. It is written that it is appointed to mortals once to die, and after that, the judgement ^{Hebrew 9:27}. There will be no extra chances via reincarnation. But wait, Paul wrote that we would not all die. This appears to be a brand-new revelation, something that had never been written before. Yet the preacher in Ecclesiastes wrote that there was nothing new under sun, and Isaiah wrote that there would be no new light ^{Isaiah 8:19-20}, that unless something had already been written, the writer of any so-called, new light had no light in them. Yet Peter compared Paul’s letters to scriptures ^{2 Peter 3:16}, and Paul wrote in them, what appears to be new light. Paul was not given new light in the sense of things brand new that had never been written in the Law and the Prophets, which Jesus appealed to when he was tempted by Satan ^{Matthew 4:4-10}. Paul was given an abundance of revelation ^{2 Corinthians 12:7} into that which had already been written. The rapture? Enoch was not found. His mortality was changed to immortality. Enoch was caught up. Regarding the Body of Christ, Paul was given revelation into Enoch’s blessing, that his experience of not dying, that Enoch's experience of being caught up ^{1 Thessalonians 4:16-18} would be ours as well.

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1 Corinthians Chapter 16: Commentary

  

  1: Now concerning the collection for the saints as I have prescribed to the out-calleds of of Galatia,[1] even so do ye 2: Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay aside themselves in store as God has prospered that there be no collections when I come 3: And when I come whomsoever you shall approve by your letters them will I send to bring your generosity to Jerusalem 4: And if it be worthwhile that I go also they shall go with me 5: Now I will come to you when I shall pass through Macedonia for I do pass through Macedonia ^{Acts 16:9} 6: And it may be that I will abide yes and winter with you that you may send me forth on my journey where-so-ever I may go 7: For I will not see you now by the way but I trust to tarry a while with you if the Lord permit 8: But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost 9: For a great door and fruitful is opened to me and many ones opposing 10: Now if Timotheus come see that he may be with you without fear for he works the work of the Lord as I also do 11: Let not any therefore despise him ^{1 Timothy 4:12} but conduct him forth in peace that he may come to me for I look for him with the brethren 12: As touching [our] brother Apollos I greatly desired him to come to you with the brethren but his will was not at all to come at this time but he will come when he shall have convenient time [2] 13: Watch Stand fast in the faith Be strong [3], staunch 14: Do everything, your all, in love 15: I beseech you brethren you know the house of Stephana[4] that it is the firstfruits of Achaia and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints [5] 16: That you yield to [cooperate with] such[6] and to every one that works together and toils [7] 17: I am glad of the coming of Stephana and Fortunatus and Achaicus for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied 18: For they have refreshed my spirit and yours therefore be recognizing them that are such 19: The out-calleds of Asia salute you Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord with the out-called that is in their house 20: All the brethren greet you Greet ye one another with a holy kiss 21: The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand 22: If any love not the Lord Jesus Christ they are bound under a great curse ^anathema when our Lord has come when our Lord has come  ^{maranatha maranatha} [8] 23: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 24: My love be with you all in Christ Jesus Amen

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[1] A hierarchical translation of this verse would have been typical during times when the Pope was the premiere political power in Europe. Translators of that period, would naturally interpret biblical languages through filters of subjection to Popes, Queens, and Kings who wielded much more actual authority, then, than they do today. But, though times have changed, the bias continues as modern translators continue to follow suit, even when both the text and entire tenor of the the New Testament do not call for it. A predilection for power is the only explanation for hermeneutical discrimination in favor of a military-like power structure. Additionally, history records that, with few exceptions, it is only men who have been included in that power structure ^{Genesis 3:16}. Paul would have been contradicting the example of Jesus himself ^{John 13:14} if he began ruling over the churches. Peter wrote that leaders should do no such thing, but should rather lead by example ^{1 Peter 5:2-3}. Paul asked the churches to follow him only as he followed Christ. He commended the Church at Berea for searching the scriptures daily to judge everything he said by the Word of God ^{Acts 17:10-11} (as the scriptures commanded they do ^{Isaiah 8:19-20}). Tyndale, who died at the stake for bringing the scriptures to the people in English, did not translate this verse in a hierarchical fashion. He wrote, “As I have ordained in the congregations…see also Tyndale’s translation in the last verse of 2 Corinthians, chapter 1, ‘…not that we be lords over your faith but helpers of your joy…’”

[2] 1 Corinthians 16:12: Apollos did not have a problem saying no. Notice he did not say he “couldn’t” come. He said he “wouldn’t” come. It seems the only reason he gave for declining the request was that it was not convenient for him at this time. It is OK to say no.

[3] The old English phrase “quit you like men” simply means “Be Strong.” When men are speaking to one another, they might say something like, “Man up!” or “Be a man!” But Paul is writing to the out-calleds of Corinth, which included both men and women, so we know he was telling every believer in Corinth (not just the men) to be strong and staunch—steadfast.

[4] The Textus Receptus (Greek Text of Stephens 1550, as seen in the Berry Interlinear) uses the feminine name, Stephana. But Berry, when he renders it in English, deceptively adds an “s” to the end of the name, ^{See image below}, in an attempt to mask the feminine proper noun (although, even with the “s,” Stephana[s] is still feminine).

James Strong, also exhibits bias and aversion to the feminine name, Stephanas (Original Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, using the Textus Receptus, Elzevir 1624^[?])**, passing the word off as a proper masculine noun. Strong counters the feminine appearance of the name, by claiming the stand-alone root word is probably a derivative and contraction of the masculine name, Stephanoo (G4737). Among scholars, there is strong consensus on masking the feminine nature of the name, Stephana/Stephanas, by claiming it is, “perhaps,“ merely a nickname for the masculine Stephanoo or Stephanotos. The complementarian editors of the online Blue Letter Bible, go along with the deception. They admit to the etymology of Stephana, as a stand-alone root word, yet include the claim that it is “probably” derived from the name, Stephanoo (G4737). They mis-define the word as a, “proper masculine noun.” Rather than admit that Stephana is a woman, commentators prefer to appear ignorant of the fact that Stephana has always been a known female name. They falsely claim the word is a mystery. Stephana has always been a common name for Greek women, and in modern Greece, the name is still in use. It is the feminine form of Stephanos, just as in English, Stephanie is the feminine of Stephan, Michael is the masculine of Michaela, Roberta is the feminine of Robert, so on and so forth…. http://www.meaning-of-names.com/greek-names/stephana.asp

**Both Stephens’ and Elzevir’s texts are called, Textus Receptus, because, as Berry wrote, “In the main, they are one and the same.”

[5] There is one addiction permitted to believers, and that is serving others. Stephanas and her household were addicted to caring for the needs of believers.

[6] Paul pleads with the Church at Corinth to cooperate with the house of Stephana. Was that request necessary because Stephana was a woman? He reminds the Corinthians that she and her family are worthy of honor and cooperation.

1 Corinthians 16:16 is an example of the Greek word, hypotasso (G5293), being used in the sense of mutual submission and cooperation among believers (with emphasis on cooperating with those who were of the house of Stephana). To say the word, hypotasso, is used here to mean a military-like chain of command, with Paul at the head (similar to a Pope), would be an exaggeration. Also, the emphatic “yourselves,” as in submit “yourselves,” is not found in the Greek. It is a translator supplement which is often used in tandem with the word, hypotasso. The addition of the emphatic, “yourselves,” aids in conveying a false understanding of a martial hierarchy that does not exist in the New Testament.   

[7] The hierarchical flavor of the passage increases with translator addition of the words “with us” (works “with us” ^AV), creating a non-existent military hierarchy consisting of the apostles down. All translations do not add the words “with us,” in verse 16, but some do even worse, such as the NASB mistranslating the Greek word, toioutos, as “men,” making that translation read, “be in subjection to such men…” Some of those from the house of Stephana (a woman) may have been men, but the scriptures do not specify that.

[8] 1 Corinthians 16:22, is a reference to the pre-tribulational resurrection and rapture of those who are “in Christ.”

The Greek word, maranatha, meaning “our Lord has come,” is repeated at the end of this verse: maranatha maranatha. Two things will happen when our Lord shall come…For the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, and 1.) the dead in Christ shall rise first (resurrection) then  2.)  we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air (rapture); and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Maranatha, Maranatha…The dead in Christ—Maranatha. And we who are alive and remain—Maranatha.

The anathema, the curse of The Great Affliction will bind those who will be left behind. The Great Tribulation is referred to in The Revelation 7:14, “These are the ones coming out of THE GREAT AFFLICTION.” The Greek is clear on this. The Great Affliction is the anathema that will follow on the heels of maranatha maranatha. The Great Affliction is synonymous with the time Jesus warned of in Matthew 24 (For then shall be great affliction such as was not since the beginning of the Kosmos to this time No nor ever shall be (again)). It is synonymous with the horrific time known as the Time of Jacob’s trouble. It is the curse contained in the flying scroll that Zechariah saw going forth.

Matthew 24:21 Commentary

  For then shall be great affliction [tribulation] such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time no nor ever shall be [again] [1]

--Matthew 24:21

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[1] This is the verse where “THE Great Tribulation” gets its name. Jesus is speaking to Jews in this passage. 

Verse :21 is connected in one unbroken thought with verse :15, where Jesus references the abomination that makes desolate spoken of by Daniel the prophet [Daniel was speaking to Jews about Jerusalem when he wrote that]. 

This particular time of affliction [Matthew 24:21], is synonymous with the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” predicted by Jeremiah. The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, is synonymous with The last seven years of Daniel’s seventy weeks, which are broken up into two 3 ½ year phases. 

Verses 10-25 [Matthew] are not speaking of the sacking of Jerusalem in A. D. 70. Jesus is speaking here of the seven years immediately preceding his Second Coming, which will be the most horrific seven years in the entire history of the earth—“such as not since the beginning of the world to this time nor ever shall be [again].  

The only reason anyone argues about the term THE Great Tribulation, is that it has to do with the timing of the harpazo/rapture. If not for that controversy, no one would have issue with the fact that in Matthew 24:21, Jesus is speaking of a time of trouble that will not only eclipse all other times of affliction, but will be the tribulation that ends all tribulation—such will never happen again, because the Prince of Peace will come personally to end it and establish his Kingdom. 

Thus, the great affliction, spoken of by Jesus in Matthew 24:21, is synonymous with THE TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE and can correctly be called THE GREAT TRIBULATION. 

Regardless of what one believes about the timing of the Resurrection/Harpazo, THE GREAT TRIBULATION / THE TIME OF JACOB'S TROUBLE, is a seven year time period [of which the last 3 1/2 years will be catastrophically worse] that immediately precedes the 2^nd Coming of our Lord.