The Red Heifer and Passover 2024

 

The red heifer is an important piece of the prophecy puzzle. The ashes of the red heifer are needed to dedicate the third temple. And since the temple must be there for the abomination of desolation to occur, and since the abomination of desolation must occur before the day of the Lord/rapture, thus the sacrifice of the red heifer is a necessary event that must occur before the rapture can occur. 

The video below lays out a pretty good case for the red heifer being sacrificed during Passover of 2024. 

The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of Nissan 15-22. Pesach 2024 (Passover) begins before sundown on Monday, April 22, 2024, and ends after nightfall on April 30, 2024. 

 

So, if the red heifer is sacrificed in April of 2024, then that would allow for the possibility of the antichrist arising and the temple being dedicated from April 2024 into the future. And where is the temple that would need the ashes of the red heifer to be dedicated? I believe it is possible that the antichrist could fly the temple down out of the sky with antigravity technology. It is also possible that the temple is already made in a prefab fashion and could be assembled quickly. 

So, at the least the red heifer information would imply that the end times are near and applying the information to a chronology further implies a midpoint as early as the spring of 2024 which would imply an end date of 2027, a midpoint of 2025 would imply an end date of 2028, so forth and so on. 

Red heifer—end is near—will the end be 2027 or 2028 or some other year? 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

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Knock, Knock; Who’s There? The Red Heifer

 

Most of you know that Bible prophecy predicts there will be a third temple and that the third temple will be desecrated by the antichrist when he performs the abomination of desolation. You will also see in the verses below that this will occur near the midpoint—1290 days—of the last 7 years, and the great tribulation—Seal 5—begins after the abomination of desolation. 

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Dan 12:11

 

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, neither on the sabbath day: 

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Mt 24

 

Notice also in the verses below that the Day of Christ/Lord comes after the abomination of desolation. Also remember that the rapture occurs during the Day of the Lord. 

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 

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; 

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 2 Thes 2

 

So, obviously these end times events cannot occur until the third temple is in place. It has been reported for many years that the Jews have all that is needed for the construction of the third temple and are ready to build it, except for one thing, a red heifer is needed to dedicate it. In past years several candidates for red heifers have come forth, but to date none have qualified until possibly now. 5 red heifer candidates have just been flown to Israel. 

The Temple Institute and Boneh Israel made a huge step towards reinstating the Temple service on Thursday when five red heifers landed at Ben Gurion International Airport. 

The red heifer was the main component in the Biblically mandated process of ritual purification for impurity that results from proximity or contact with a dead body.  Because the elements needed for this ceremony have been lacking since the destruction of the Second Temple, all Jews today are considered ritually impure, thereby preventing the return of the Temple service. The Temple Institute launched its  Red Heifer program about a decade ago, led by Rabbi Azariah Ariel… 

Source: https://www.israel365news.com/274830/watch-red-heifers-arrive-in-israel/

 

So, will one of these red heifers be used to dedicate the third temple and usher in the era of the false messiah? Time will tell but some Jews are already declaring that the year 5783 that begins on 9/25/22 will be the year in which the ceremony of the Red Heifer will be performed. 

If this is the case, then we are not far from when the false messiah arrives on the scene and performs the abomination of desolation after which Israel will flee into the wilderness and the great tribulation will begin. 

Note: My research has led me to believe that the abomination of desolation which is near the midpoint will occur in the spring of a year. Thus, if it were to occur in the spring of 2023, the temple would need to be in place by then, and a lot would have to happen between now and then for that to occur. Thus, the years 2024 and beyond would be better possibilities for the abomination of desolation and the arising of the antichrist, but you never know. 

After Israel flees the antichrist will then take over the world, and the Seal 5 persecution of Jews and Christians—great tribulation—will begin where no one can buy or sell without taking the mark of the beast as seen in the verses below. 

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev 12

 

3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 

4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 

5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 

9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Rev 13

 

So, in the next year or so, will we be on the threshold of the third temple and all the midpoint end times events surrounding it, which presupposes that the last 7 years has already begun? Is the antichrist near to coming onto the scene? Is the Seal 5 mark of the beast and the war against Jews and Christians looming in the near future? 

Regardless of when, these events will eventually happen, have you prepared for the end times? Remember, the rapture will not occur until after Seal 6 has been opened. 

BTW, here is what the long-range forecast is showing for 10/29/22—Hurricane Hermine hitting Florida.

 

And then another one on 10/6/22—Hurricane Ian. Of course, these are long range models, and they can change many times.

 

Note: Hermine just formed off Africa and is supposed to dissipate. But the next named storm is to be Ian and the models are showing it hitting Florida.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

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Recalculating the End of Days…I Wonder If This Is It!?

 

Several years ago I sat down and attempted to put all of the internal and external timing parameters associated with the last 7 years in an easy to understand chart, which I was able to come up with, and included in The Coming Epiphany. 

In that chart, pictured below (click to enlarge), I used 2019 as an example year of how the calculations would come out. Note: when I made the chart I was not saying 2019 was the year, it was an example year, but I did pick 2019 because out of all the years I thought it was the most likely. Here is that chart. (click to enlarge)

 

As you can see the following parameters, which are explained in The Coming Epiphany, are displayed on the chart.

 

2520 days in the last 7 years

1260 days rule of the antichrist

1260 days ministry of 2 witnesses

1290 days from A of D till “the end”

1335 days from A of D till “blessed”

 

Using those parameters and realizing that Jesus fulfilled the spring feasts with His first coming, and thus I firmly believe He will fulfill the fall feasts with His second coming, and that Rosh Hashanah will be fulfilled when Jesus returns to the earth at Armageddon. I thus calculated the start date of 10/19/19 by subtracting 2519 days from Rosh Hashanah. 

So, the chart above was based on those parameters and logic. However in response to a comment left by a reader I decided to do a little recalculating. Here is what I came up with. (click to enlarge)

 

As you can see the start date has been backed up 30 days, all the parameters are fulfilled, the end of the 2520 days of the last 7 years and the end of the ministry of the two witnesses aligns with the beginning of the Bowl judgments, the end of the antichrist’s reign of 1260 days aligns with Armageddon at Rosh Hashanah, and the end of the 1335 days aligns with the feast of Tabernacles and the beginning of the Millennium. 

In comparing the two charts, both align Armageddon with Rosh Hashanah. The main difference is that the first chart has the last 7 years ending at Armageddon and the second chart has the last 7 years ending at the beginning of the bowl judgments. Another difference is that the first chart has the feast of Tabernacles not aligning with any ending parameter, whereas the second chart has the feast of Tabernacles aligning with the end of the 1335 days, which Daniel was told that blessed is the person that makes it to day 1335, which I believe is a reference to the Millennium. 

I believe both scenarios are possible, but if I had to pick one I would pick the second chart, the one that begins with 9/19/19, because it aligns Armageddon with Rosh Hashanah and aligns the feast of tabernacles with the end of the 1335 days. Thus it better aligns the fall feasts with the time parameters. 

Further; taking into account the data from the 14 month pole shift post, we presented a hypothesis of 2018 and 2019 as possible start years for the last 7 years. 

If we apply the same parameters for a 2018 start date, that would put the abomination of desolation at 2/10/22 for the first chart. With each passing day that seems a less likely alternative, leaving 2019 as a year of high interest for the start of the last 7 years. 

Here is another little tidbit, if you plug 666 into the dollar code formula the following date is obtained. 

12.666 x 19.47 = 246.6 = 246 years, 222 days. 

July 4, 1776 + 246 years, 222 days = February 11, 2023 

That date is between the calculated A of D date and the calculated beginning of the ministry of the two witnesses date and thus could be the date of a major antichrist event. And here is another little tidbit; 2023 = 223 = a backwards 322.

 

Conclusion: 

Did the last 7 years start in 2019 and if so, was it September 19^th or October 19th? Has Seal one already been opened, are Seals 2 to 4, which consist of WW3, financial collapse, and the death of one fourth the world’s population, imminent within the next year? 

As always time will tell, but regardless of when the end times get here, you need to be prepared because the rapture will not happen until after Seal 6 is opened. 

BTW; regardless of the start year, which chart do you vote for? 

Note: I am not predicting the date of the end of the world. The year 2019 is presented as an example of how an end times chronology would look. Also remember that when we know for sure that the last 7 years has started, we will then know exactly when it ends. And at that time, the only thing we will not know is when the rapture will take place. We do know that it will occur at the opening of Seal 6, but we will not know that date until it happens. 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

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The Sign of the Infernal Trio on 1/12/2021

Now that is an interesting astronomical sign--the Sun, Moon and Venus in Sagittarius and Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury in Capricorn. Here is a verse to keep in mind as we examine this sign; And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Gen 1:14 (Case in point: the star of Bethlehem)

The Sign of the Infernal Trio

On 1/12/21 another prophetic sign will appear in the heavens, which is featured in this video. (Note: I do not agree with all of his chronology)

As you can see Venus—the bright morning star is in the constellation Sagittarius—the horse, and the three planets Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn are in Capricorn—the goat.

He believes this sign is a depiction of Jesus—the rider on the white horse defeating the false prophet, the antichrist, and the devil, and throwing them into the lake of fire. 

This defeat of the devil and his crew is described in Revelation 19, which occurs at the end of the 7 years, when Jesus returns to the Earth on a white horse and defeats the antichrist and his forces at the battle of Armageddon. 

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords. 

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 

I believe his interpretation is a possibility, but we know the casting into the lake of fire event will not occur until after Jesus returns to earth at Armageddon. And since we are at least 3.5 years or more from that time, this sign is not a sign of its immediate occurrence. So what are we to make of this sign? Is there something else that involves these "players" that is pending? 

Let's first establish that this sign follows the 9/23/17 sign of the woman clothed with the sun, thus I would say this sign, at the very least, is another sign that major events of the end times will be pending in or after 2021.

An alternative interpretation of this sign that I am putting forth is; it is a sign of the coming infernal trio--the false prophet/Mercury, the antichrist/Jupiter, and satan/Saturn, not being thrown into hell, but their 3.5 year reign on earth and events associated with that. In relation to Venus we need to remember that some believe Venus can also be a sign of lucifer. Thus Venus in Sagittarius may be a sign of a coming satan related event. 

So in light of this sign; on 1/12/21, or shortly thereafter, I believe it is possible that we may see a major satanic and or antichrist event(s) take place. Some antichrist events that I believe are pending are the Hoover Dam antichrist birthing ritual, an antichrist UFO event, the abomination of desolation event, the ac death/resurrection event, and the ac take over the world event. A satanic event I see pending is a satan being thrown down to the earth event.

Here are a few date syncs with 1/12/21; if the hypothesis that the 70th Week began on 11/9/2017 is correct, then the midpoint--day 1260--when the antichrist takes over the world will be on 4/21/2021. And 1/12/21 is 100 days (144,000 minutes) from 4/21/21. And 1/12/21 is 3 years, 3 months and 3 weeks from the 9/23/2017 sign of the woman clothed with the sun and 1/12/21 is 70 days from election day.

(Note: An alternative hypothesis has the midpoint in 2023)

So what will happen after or be accompanied by this sign of the infernal trio? We will soon find out, but 2021 is looking prime for major end times events. Another witness to this is the more rare Cross Sign of 2/12/21--post forthcoming.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36

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The Red Heifers are Alive and Well

Remember the red heifer (Parah adumah) that was born in the summer of 2018, that is needed to dedicate the third Temple? Well there is not only one red heifer candidate, there are two, and they are approaching their 2 year old mark—3 years old is the important number.

One or both of these red heifers, if they are not disqualified, could be used to dedicate the third Temple that the antichrist will eventually perform the abomination of desolation in. Let me also bring to your remembrance that tradition holds that the red heifer should be 3 years old when it is sacrificed. Here is an excerpt from the post; Behold the Red Heifer, concerning this tradition.

According to tradition the red heifer must be sacrificed to dedicate and cleanse the priesthood when it is 3 years old.

“Although Baxter reported that it had to be 3 years old, there is no such requirement found in the Bible. No doubt this is a tradition from the Oral Torah which will be followed by the Jews in charge of the Temple.”
http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/red-heifer.htm

The red heifer born in August will be 3 years old from August 2021 to August 2022. Thus if this red heifer is not disqualified, does not die, and the 3 year old tradition is followed then it could be used to dedicate the third temple from August 2021 to August 2022…

So the question is; will one or both of these red heifers be sacrificed between August of 2021 and August 2022—when they are 3 years old? And if so, will they be used to dedicate the temple in August 2021, 2022 or a future year?

Let’s consider this info in light of several pertinent end times chronological parameters. First off let me reiterate that the antichrist will come into the Temple to perform the abomination of desolation after Seal 4 and before Seal 5. This will be right near the midpoint of the last 7 years. After he performs the abomination of desolation, the Jews, realizing their mistake, will flee into the wilderness for 3.5 years. The antichrist will then take over the world and begin his war of persecution against Jews and Christians.

6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days…

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev 12

So we know when in the end times he will perform the aod—right around the midpoint. Now consider this piece of info from the post: “god Will Return On July 26, 2022”.

A man named Gary Parker is claiming that he has found a message left by god in the desert sands next to the Great Giza Pyramid and part of the message contains a date—July 26, 2022. He goes on to further claim that this is the date that god will return to Jerusalem…

An alien visitation on July 26th 2016 changed everything; the being spoke telepathically. All answers are in the NASA photo and this is where his story begins: aliens return to Earth July 26th, 2022, in Jerusalem, at the Temple Mount… http://midnightinthedesert.com/gary-parker/

So what if this piece of info is valid and the antichrist related alien UFO man will return on 7/26/22 and the abomination would follow a short time later—think about it. That would mean that we could see the aod in 2022 or more likely 2023. And if the aod will be in 2023, since it is near the midpoint, then that would mean that the last 7 years began in 2019.

Any evidence of that? Consider this post; The Rider on the White Horse was Given a Crown! Has Seal 1 Been Opened?

So has the last 7 years begun? Has Seal 1 been opened? Will a red heifer(s) soon be sacrificed in preparation for the third temple? Will we see the aod by the UFO antichrist man in 2022 or 2023? Those are questions that bear pondering but regardless, at the very least, the red heifers are another sign that major events of the end times are approaching fast.

BTW; in case you were wondering where the rapture will occur in regards to all of this, it will happen at the Day of the Lord, Day of Christ event that God succinctly told us will occur after the abomination of desolation.

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled,
neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

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;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 2 Thes

In fact the Day of the Lord rapture event will not happen until after the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood.

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: Acts 2

And I am sure you know when the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood--Seal 6.

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; Rev 6

That’s right—the rapture will not happen until after Seal 6 is opened.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36

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Most People Miss This in Matthew 24; Did You?

Matthew 24 lays out a clear picture of a chronology of events that will occur in the end times. I think it would behoove us to take a look at this passage and see what important truth it reveals about an end times chronology. BTW; most people miss this important truth.

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

As we just read the apostles posed the following questions to Jesus;

1.   When shall these things be (the throwing down of all the stones of the Temple)?

2.   What shall be the sign of thy coming?

3.   What shall be the sign of the end of the world?

Jesus then proceeds to answer their questions in the following way.

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. Mt 24

The first thing Jesus tells them is that false Christs will arise, and there will be wars, famines, pestilences, and earthquakes. If we look to the book of Revelation we see these same events described in the first 4 Seals—the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. Rev 6

Take note that Jesus called these first 4 Seals, sorrows. Now this is what He says will happen next.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Mt 24

Here Jesus tells us that after the first 4 Seals, which He calls sorrows, that a great persecution will arise, then the gospel will be preached to the entire world, and then the end will come. Jesus further elaborates on the persecution in the verses that follow.

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, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Mt 24

Jesus clearly and succinctly tells us that the persecution, which He calls the great tribulation, will come after the abomination of desolation occurs. This great persecution is mirrored in Revelation chapter 6 with the opening of Seal 5.

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Rev 6

There is more discourse in Matthew 24 about the persecution and deception of that time, and then starting in v. 29 Jesus says this will happen immediately after the persecution, which He calls great tribulation.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Mt 24

That is the RAPTURE!!! Immediately after the great tribulation, which follows the abomination of desolation, Jesus will appear in the sky for the entire world to see and the saints will be gathered together unto him at the rapture. Notice also what Jesus says will happen at the rapture, He says that the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

These exact events are described in Revelation 6 after the opening of Seal 6.

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Rev 6

Therefore Jesus succinctly tells us that after the abomination of desolation and immediately after the Seal 5 great tribulation that the Seal 6 rapture event will occur. This is further supported by the fact that in the Revelation 6 passage the people of the Earth say “hide us from the face.” They say that because they see Jesus in the clouds at the rapture event.

Thus a literal interpretation of Matthew 24 clearly tells us that the sorrows of Seals 1-4 will be followed by the abomination of desolation, which in turn will be followed by the great tribulation persecution. And after the great tribulation Jesus comes to rescue Christians after He appears in the sky after the opening of Seal 6 as depicted in the charts from The Coming Epiphany prophecy book. This is the truth that most people miss in Matthew 24—the Seal 6 rapture timing.

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Now the question is; why do many still not believe that the rapture will not happen until Seal 6 is opened? Let’s take heed to the rest of what Jesus tells us in Matthew 24.

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:


33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

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. Mt 24

Are you ready for the return of the Lord? Are you spiritually, mentally, and physically prepared to live through Seals 1 to 5?

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36

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About the author: William Frederick; M.Div. has been preaching and teaching the Word of God for over 30 years. He has dedicated his life to serving God and helping others come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and understand essential end times Bible Prophecy truths. He is the author of several books including The Coming Epiphany and The Dollar Code. His articles are originally published on The End Times Forecaster Blog. From there, his articles are published and referenced on various prophecy news related websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so, just please include the original link to the article. The more people that see this information the better, and we need to wake more people up while there is still time.