1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
15 For this we say unto you by the Word of Yahuah, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of Yahuah shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For Yahuah Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the Voice of the Archangel, and with the Trump of Elohiym: and the dead in Hamashia shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet Yahuah in the air: and so shall we ever be with Yahuah.
I find that Bible translations always has a spin to them. The KJV uses, (the Lord) a lot. In the original Old Testament, it was written as Yahuah, not the Lord. Baal = "lord." Elohiym was translated as God. Gawd in the Old Testament was fortune or good fortune. This is why I believe restoration of the Word of Yahuah is important. Know let's study the verses above.
Comment on verses above.
15. The questions are, what is the coming of Yahuah and what does it mean by not prevent them that are asleep?
Kyrios is a Greek masculine noun used for greeting a master, a prince or Roman Emperor. Here it was used for saying master as in referring to Yahusha Hamashia. Asleep is referring to those who have died. We see this in Matthew 27:52 just after Yahusha Hamashia resurrected Himself. "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,"
This begs the question, what is the order of the resurrections? Before Yahusha Hamashia resurrected, nobody resurrected. Only two was taken off the Earth without dieing. After Yahusha resurrected, there was the resurrection of Old Testament Saints. Next to come is the resurrection of the New Testament Saints. Immediately following that is the Resurrection of the Living Saints. This brings up the question, is it before, during or after the Tribulation does this happen? More on this latter. The last resurrection is the resurrection of the wicked so they can be judged by Yahuah Elohiym before New Heaven and New Earth.
16. The questions are, how does Yahuah descend from Heaven? Explain shout, voice of an archangel and Trump of Elohiym.
I see this as Yahusha Hamashia giving a war cry. He will give the orders to the angels and charioteers as seen by Elijah. More on Elijah later. The voice of an archangel is interesting. Voice is a feminine noun. Archangel is a masculine noun. Angels are masculine. The Holy Spirit has 6 feminine nouns and one Deity noun. Saints are seen as feminine. The Old Testament Saints will be shouting and perhaps seen again during the Rapture of the New Testament Saints. Having been glorified, they would be like an archangel in appearance.
The Trump of Elohiym is not the last trumpet of the trumpet judgements. Those are sounded by angels. This Trump is sounded by Elohiym, a masculine noun on a feminine trumpet. The First Trumpet sounded by Yahuah on Mount Sinai in northwest Saudi Arabia. That was a Masculine voice of a masculine trumpet.
This begs the question, why a feminine noun for the trumpet? It is the same with the trumpet judgements, a masculine angel blowing a feminine trumpet. I believe it has to do with the Virgin Mary. Ron Wyatt discovered the Ark of the Covenant under Jerusalem. On it was the blood of Yahusha Hamashia. Having it tested, there was 24 chromosomes. 23 from Mary and none from a human father. The one Y chromosome was the Word made flesh.
This leaves us one question for this verse. How does Yahusha descend from Heaven? We are to meet Him in the Air. This is not setting foot on the Mount of Olives. From our human eyes, it's more than our three dimensions and time. It's a bridge between heaven and the terrestrial world. Yahusha and the Holy Spirit is this bridge.
17. The questions are, what is Caught Up? Where is the rendezvous for New Testament Saints?
Caught up is the Greek word harpazō. (ἁρπάζω). Translated online is to grab. It is to grasp or seize suddenly and roughly. In a dream I went up in the Rapture. Rapture is saying Caught Up or resurrection. In the dream I was standing in my parents driveway looking towards the Road, to the north. An electrical tingle started within at my heart. It felt like getting zapped by house current. This electrical sensation spread throughout my body. Everything looked as if was bright white with no shape. First to return was my hearing. I knew my vision would return next but that's where my dream ended. The voices I heard was not human but I could understand them. It's just that I cannot remember what they said when I woke up. What was interesting is that on a foggy day, in a jetliner, everything went from gray to bright white. I remembered the dream.
Ruah, the Hebrew word for spirit is sometimes called air. This is a feminine noun and the air in verse 17 is masculine. We are not going to meet in the spirit, we will meet in a psychical place. This could be heaven, heavens, sky, among the stars or somewhere in the visible universe. In another dream I found myself traveling through the visible universe. A city was fast approaching. I asked my guide. "Is this it?" As if my life on earth was over. We did a sharp left and found myself in a stable. In this place was straw scattered all over, a table with a light on it and a chair that I sat on. Then there was Yahusha as a small boy that sat on my knee. I asked, "why did you appear to me so young," as my hand rubbed His back. He turned and greeted me. If the answer is in this I don't know. What I do know it is not ouranos as in stars or constellations. It's in aēr as in our atmosphere or as in air where Satan is prince over. Then we will travel into Heaven. But Yahusha stayed for 40 days before he ascended into Heaven.
What does the Apostle Paul say?
There was an ongoing conflict between the Church and Roman society at Philippi. This is where the Apostle Paul was imprisoned for awhile about 10 years before Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans. Philippi is near the city of Kavala in Macedonia today. Philippi was on important trade routes and also near gold mining. It resembled Rome in it's lifestyle. It is interesting how the Apostle Paul begins this verse. That is to say, our administration of civil affairs or our commonwealth is in heaven.
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Master Yahusha Hamashia: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself. Philippians 3:20-21
Here we see that the bodies we have today are considered vile in the KJV. The Greek word is tapeinōsis. It is a feminine noun meaning to be in a low condition. Online tapeinōsis is translated to humiliation. Also the Strong's definition suggests humiliation. Vile suggest unpleasant. However our bodies are not unpleasant if we work to keep them like a loved Temple dedicated to Yahuah Elohiym. Humiliation is more accurate. The disgrace of pride creates mortification, leading to a state of being humbled or reducing oneself to lowliness or submission.
Once in our new bodies, we will be inclined to agree with Yahusha. We will be ready to accept His will without protest. In the Spirit our New Bodies will be distinguished, renowned. The Greek word for glorious is a military term meaning "to arrange [troop divisions] in a military fashion under the command of a leader"
Matthew 24, what did Yahusha say?
1-2 And Yahusha went out, and departed from the Temple: and His disciples came to Him for to show Him the buildings of the Temple. And Yahusha said unto them, See you 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.
This prophecy was fulfilled 9th/10th of Av, 70 CE under the Roman General Titus, son of Vespasian.
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 your coming, and of the end of the world?
a. When is the destruction of the Temple?
b. What is the sign of Yahusha's return?
C. When is the end of the world?
4-5. And Yahusha answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Hamashia; and shall deceive many.
This is more than a warning. This is a prophecy of people saying that they are anointed giving out false interpretations of scriptures.
6. And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
This is the answer to the first question. However the date was not given. The end wasn't 70 CE
7. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Five signs was given in this verse answering question two. They are, ethnic aggression, hostility between governments, famines, things like flu and RNA plaques and earthquakes in strange places. These things have been here like people from the middle east selling east and west Europeans as slaves to the Muslims. Latter Europeans became hostel against the Jews. Famines, pestilence and earthquakes are secret weapons under man's control.
8. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Verse 7 will be the origin of calamities. It's not Judgment from Yahuah Elohiym.
9-10. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Yahusha was speaking with the disciples. It's the people that are spiritual descendants that will face the tribulation of this verse. This could be seen as nations from India to Spain and Ireland, and from Ethiopia to northern Europe. However the most hated are the Jews. Afflicted is another way ao saying Tribulation. There will be those enticed into sin. Others will judge unjustly. Then there will be those who are ignored whom they ought to trust and obey. This is Confusion brought on by the Antichrist spirit.
11. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Simply put, anyone with the lack of sound doctrine being praised. Many names could be listed here and how they misrepresented Yahusha Hamashia.
12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
There's a increasing disregard for biblical truths so kind hearted people will just give up and not bother because of the ridicule they face. When nasty people don't listen, believers think to themselves, I'm done with you. Burn in Hell then.
13. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
What is interesting here is that this is the end of tribulation and the starting of great tribulation. Yahusha answered the third question. But the greatest sign of the end is verse 14. The Believers Caught Up happens before the Great Tribulation.
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.
I believe the fifth seal of Revelation 6 happens when this verse happens. The antichrist spirit today is out for the blood of the Saints. This is seen in politics today.
KJV 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 fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
15. When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso read it, let him understand:)
And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate. Daniel 9:27
What is interesting according to Josephus, Titus did not want the Temple burned. It was the Roman solders themselves that were so upset with the Jews that they disobeyed orders and burned the temple anyway. This shows the other side to the Jerusalem holocaust in 70 CE. Jerusalem rejected Yahusha Hamashia who had a good relationship with the Romans until He was set up to be killed by the Romans. Pontius Pilate washed his hands of the madness. Italy welcomed Yahusha but Judea never has.
As for what the Abomination of Desolation is, it will go against Old Testament Laws. However so did the Jewish judgement upon Yahusha leading up to the crucifixion. The Scarlet Thread at Yom Kippur never turned white again ending with 70 CE. My question is, does a Temple really need to be rebuilt to fulfill prophecy? The Dome of the Rock is a Temple. It's built like a Byzantine Church. The Byzantine Empire lasted from 330-1453 CE. They called themselves Roman but were Greek-speaking and Christian. The Byzantines don't pray the rosary and didn't have a Pope
I quote, "Sacrifices at Herod's Temple were performed on a large horned altar directly outside the Temple, in the, Court of the Priests." This is where a lamb was sacrificed twice daily, morning and evening, on the altar of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. In other words, no Jewish Temple needed, just the Altar near the Temple location..
16-18. Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Judea is what is called Israel today. However the House of Israel is not the nation of Israel. It doesn't matter who you are or what Temple the Abomination stands in or if you are Christian, Muslim or Jew. If you are in Israel during that time, flee to the mountains, not even an airport.
A question is, what other events happen near this time in the future? The outline here is that there's an Altar on the Temple Mount, an Abomination is placed in a Temple, followed by Great Tribulation. What comes to mind are the Two Witnesses and the sixth seal of Revelation 6.
19-20. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Weather in Israel can change quickly during the winter. Many will suffer because of not having the correct clothing. Having a small child that cannot run quickly for their life will fall behind.
21-22. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
This is where we should look at the sixth and seventh seals of Revelation. Also the resurrection of the Two Witnesses.
Revelation 6:12-17
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; 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. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 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; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Revelation 11:7-13
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also Yahusha was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
To recap everything into one:
The beast ascends out of the bottomless pit.
Souls are slain for the Word of Elohiym
Two Witnesses killed. One is Elijah.
People make merry, and shall send gifts because of the death of the Two Witnesses.
Their dead bodies are seen on the Internet for three days and a half.
Abomination of desolation set up in a Temple and the daily sacrifice is stopped.
The sun becomes black as sackcloth.
Great earthquakes, islands moved out of their places.
One tenth of Jerusalem falls. 7,000 killed in Jerusalem.
The ascension of the Two Witnesses up to heaven in a cloud.
In other words, the Two Witnesses are Caught Up into the Clouds. I believe this is when the believers are Resurrected also. This is just the beginning of the Great Tribulation. When this happens, Yahusha Hamashia will be in Heaven with His Assembly of Believers.
Matthew 24
23-24. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
The con job will be perfect. But behind it all will be Satan.
25-28. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Yahusha repeated the warning. Don't believe false prophets.
29-31. 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: 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. 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.
Notice how this resembles Revelation 6, the sixth seal. I believe there's a division in these verses. It skipped over the time spent in Heaven called the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. There's an end of the tribulation to begin the Day of Wrath. In other words, Great Tribulation.
With all the war and earthquakes and meteorites, it's no wonder that the sun is darkened. The question is, what happens to the moon? The moon, in other words, will not reflect the suns light back to the Earth. The clue is in the next line, stars falling and the powers of heaven shaking. The question is, what is the four winds and from one end of heaven to the other? What is not mentioned here is off the earth.
Four Winds and Heaven
I believe we begin our search with Ezekiel 37:9.
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith Yahuah Elohiym; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
This prophecy is part of the valley of dry bones prophecy. But let's see this verse translated online from the Greek.
And he said unto me, prophesied by the Son of Man, prophesied by the Spirit, and by the Spirit, so-and-so, saith Yahuah, of the four spirits, come and breathe upon these dead and lived;
The Elect are not with their dead bodies. The bodies are resurrected without their spirits in them until the four spirits of Elohiym brings these spirits back to the bodies. In the Hebrew three words are connected, spirit four spirit. If someone was going to write down something as a multi dimensional object such as a Tesseract, they would say a box within a box or wheel within a wheel. Here we see a spirit within a spirit with the number 4 between them.
Let's count the names in this verse; Spirit, Son of Man, Yahuah Elohiym and the slain. Spirit is the Holy Spirit, the son of man is Yahusha Hamashia called Jesus and Yahuah Elohiym is the Father in Heaven. He is beyond our understanding. These are the four winds and they blow upon the slain. The question is, who are the slain?
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole House of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith ăḏōnāy Yahuah; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Ezekiel 37:11-12
Here we see a resurrection when Yahusha Hamashia returns. What is not mentioned is being Caught Up. The trumpet is described as a great sound of a trumpet. This is not the Last Trumpet. The Last Trumpet is sounded by Yahuah Elohiym. This trumpet is sounded by angels. These people are resurrected as returning to human, not glorified. Yahusha answered the question, when is the end of the tribulation.
One more thing. "from one end of heaven to the other." The House of Israel is gathered from this heaven. But it's not the heaven seen in Ephesians 1:20.
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
The heaven mentioned in Matthew 24:31 is the heaven mentioned in Matthew 3:16.
And Yahusha, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of Elohiym descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
I believe this heaven is from our clouds to the Gates of Heaven mentioned in Ephesians 1:20.
The question is, when do I see the Rapture, Caught Up taking place? We know that the Old Testament Saints was resurrected after Yahusha resurrected. The Assembly of Believers in Yahusha will be resurrected before the Great Tribulation. This will be those who have passed on and are in Paradise and the Resurrection of the living. However there will be those who are in the church but not in the Assembly of Believers. They will be in the Great Tribulation. These people who missed the Rapture might resurrect to a normal human after the Great Tribulation if they do well.
But the Tribulation is 7 years you say. So I'm I Pre-Tribulation or Mid-Tribulation? I believe we understand the situation incorrectly.
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate. Daniel 9:26-27
Here we see in prophecy that the Messiah is cut off. The Messiah is rejected before and after the Messiah's flesh was killed. As a result of the Messiah's death, we see in prophecy that Jerusalem and the Temple is s destroyed. This happened in 70CE. We could be living in the middle of the Tribulation for almost 2,000 years. However there may be still a 7 year treaty between Antichrist and Judea called Israel. I see this as being more or less elected. There is a president of the Sanhedrin and a Prime Minister over government.
I quote, "Since 2000, the president serves a single seven-year term. Any Israeli resident citizen is eligible to run for president."
Antichrist most likely will be President over the Sanhedrin. However this calls for a power shift away from the Prime Minister over to the Sanhedrin. The question is, why would someone over the Sanhedrin end the sacrifice and offerings to set up an abomination even the Jews are not blind to?
To answer the question I believe Pre-Tribulation and Mid-Tribulation is the same thing.
