A “Flash”
and a “Blast”
And We
Believers
Will be
“Home” at last
By
Pastor F. M. Riley
January
24,2020
“For as the lightning cometh [erchomai]
out of
the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the
coming [Parousia]
of the Son of man be.
For wheresoever the carcase [body]
is, there will the
eagles be gathered together,” Matthew 24:27-28.
“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
[living
believers] shall be changed,” 1 Corinthians 15:52.
Introduction
Matthew 24:27-28 in the Lord’s Olivet
Discourse has been skipped
over or mis-interpreted by most commentators and prophecy
teachers. These
two inspired Scriptures set forth great blessings for those
of God’s people who
will seriously study the passage, and learn what the Lord
was actually saying. In
this study I want to point out and
emphasize the truths set forth in these Scriptures. Join us for a
study which I hope will be
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enlightening,
and a blessing to every
reader.
THE
FOUR GOSPELS
God’s Word is inspired of the Holy Spirit, 2
Timothy 3:16. Then
it is not just “coincidence” that
there are four gospels, each of which record the birth,
life, ministry, death,
and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
However, since each of the four Gospels was written
by a different
disciple, each disciple was writing in his own way of
normally speaking. Yet
each disciple was being guided by the
Holy Spirit in exactly what they were to say.
This allowed for there to be a slight difference in
the exact words
used, yet there was perfect agreement on what they were
writing about. There
are no errors or contradictions
in the four Gospels, even
though each Gospel was written by a different disciples. THIS IS THE
AMAZING WORD OF GOD! Glory
to God!
I have emphasized this truth because each disciple
often wrote of the
same event in the ministry of the Lord Jesus, but used
slightly different words
in describing the event, or went into more detail on some
events, each writer
being moved by the Holy Spirit. Some events are
recorded in only one of the
Gospels, and not even mentioned in the other three. The
Holy Spirit was guiding all four writers, in exactly what they should write, 2
Timothy 3:16. .
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So
when we turn our attention to the
prophecies set forth in the four Gospels, we need to compare
each of the
accounts with the other writer’s account of the same
prophecy. In
making such comparisons, we can be
certain that we have everything stated in any given
prophecy, and not be
missing something. Clear
enough?
If not, then carefully study the prophecy given by
the Lord used as a
Scripture text for this study.
Luke, in writing
his Gospel, wrote of the very same event prophesied by the
Lord in our
Scripture text, written by Matthew. But Luke’s
account sets forth details not stated in Matthew’s account. Following Is
Luke’s account of the Lord’s
prophecy set forth in Matthew 24:27-28.
Luke’s
Account
“I tell you in that night there shall be two [men] in
one bed;
the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Two [women] shall be grinding together;
the one shall be taken, and the
other left.
Two [men] shall be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other
left.
And they answered and said unto Him, Where, Lord? And He said unto
them, Wheresoever the body [is] thither
will
the eagles be gathered together.” Luke 17:34-37.
Dear readers, it is glaringly obvious
that when the two accounts are
compared, the Lord is speaking about the same subject in
both
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accounts. Notice the exact
same statement made in both Matthew
24:28
and Luke
17:37. “…..will
be eagles be gathered
together.”’
Both passages are speaking about the
Lord’s coming, and at what time?
The
Context and How it is Stated
Notice
that in Matthew 24:27, the
Lord is explicitly speaking about His coming, describing it
as being like A
FLASH OF LIGHTNING. But
which
coming? His
literal, visible, bodily, return
to the earth at His second coming? Or…..could
He be speaking of His coming “in the air” at
the time of the rapture?
Which return was the Lord speaking about in
His prophecy? Well,
let’s see…….
Go back to our Scripture text, and notice the two
Greek words I placed
in brackets. In
the Greek text from
which the KJV Bible was translated, there are two different
Greek words used which
refer to coming.
The first word in this text Scripture translated as
“cometh” is the
Greek
word, ERCHOMAI. See
Strong’s No. 1831. This
is the common word for anything, or
anyone, coming. This
word is used over
and over again in the New Testament when speaking of any
kind of “coming.”
The second word in this text translated as “coming,”
is
the Greek word,
PAROUSIA.” See
Strong’s No. 3952. This
word is used over
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and
over again in the New Testament
when referring to the Lord’s coming at the rapture. I urge our
readers to check this out for
themselves. Now
the Lord used the word, “erchomai,”
when referring to the lightning “coming,” but in the same
Scripture changed to
the word “Parousia” when referring to His coming. Is this just
“coincidence,” or is the Lord
trying to set forth a truth for His own believing people? Well…?? Glory
to God!
Now
notice that verses 27 and 28 are connected by a
conjunction; the word “For.”
In other words, the thought or subject the Lord was
speaking to His
disciples abou in verse 27 is the same subject
or thought continued
in verse 28. And
what was the Lord’s subject or
thought?
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HIS COMING TO RESURRECT AND
RAPTURE HIS PEOPLE TO GLORY!
This truth
is glaringly evident
when one compares this passage with the similar passage
in Luke
17:34-37. In
this latter passage
the Lord is clearly describing the rapture of true believers;
how they will
vanish right before the eyes of those who refuse to believe. In Luke
17:37, the disciples
then wanted to know where this event would take place? The Lord’s answer
was, “wheresoever the
body is, thither will
the eagles be
gathered together.”
By Pastor F. M. Riley
January 15, 2020
“For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,” Romans 6:23.
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readers,
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which were holding me up from posting my Bible Studies.
Thank you so much for
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