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The Sign of your Coming and End of the Age

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When will the second coming of Yeshua and the end of the age be?  This is the question that everyone wants to know the answer to, but they are afraid to address it because of all the negative exposure this question has received over the centuries.  Date-setters have not used enough care in setting dates for the return of the Messiah.  The scriptures teach us that in the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, everything is established.  Most date-setters usually only give 1 date or witness to determine the date they believe the Messiah will return.

Also, the false doctrine of the pre-tribulation rapture has made it impossible to know exactly when Yeshua will return.  Pre-tribbers have been teaching for almost 2 centuries now that Yeshua can return at any time.

The Big Question!

Can we know exactly when Yeshua will return?

After all, didn’t Yeshua tell us that no one can know the day and hour of his return?

Not Exactly!

There are exactly 5 scriptures where Yeshua uses this type of terminology for the end times:

Matthew 24:36

But of that DAY AND HOUR knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Matthew 24:50

The lord of that servant shall come in a DAY when he looks not for him, AND in an HOUR that he is not aware of.

Matthew 25:13

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the DAY nor the HOUR wherein the Son of man comes.

Mark 13:32

But of that DAY AND that HOUR knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Luke 12:46

The lord of that servant will come in a DAY when he looks not for him, AND at an HOUR when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

Now we will look more closely to see exactly what was the context of each of these statements.

Matthew 24:36

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

The context of Matthew 24:36 is not even talking about the timing of Yeshua’s return.  Matthew 24:35 sets the context for it.

Matthew 24

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.

So, according to Matthew 24:35-36

No man can know the day or hour that the Heaven and Earth shall pass away.

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.

We know from Revelation 21:1 that the heaven and the earth pass away after the 1000-year millennium is over, but we do not know the exact day or hour this happens.

Matthew 24:50

The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of.

Matthew 24:48 establishes the context of Matthew 24:50.

Matthew 24

48 But and if that EVIL SERVANT shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of.

The context of Matthew 24:48 tells us that the EVIL SERVANT shall not know the day or hour of Yeshua’s return.

Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

Matthew 25:11 sets the context for Matthew 25:13.

Matthew 25

11 Afterward came also the other (FOOLISH) virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.

The context of Matthew 25:11 informs us that the FOOLISH VIRGINS will not know the day or hour of the return of Yeshua.

Mark 13:32

But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Mark 13:31 establishes the context for Mark 13:32.

Mark 13

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

32 But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

According to the context of Mark 13:31, no man knows the day or hour of the Heaven and Earth passing away.  This is not referring to the time of the return of Yeshua.

Luke 12:46

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

Luke 12:45 sets the context for Luke 12:46.

Luke 12

45 But and if that (EVIL) servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

The (EVIL) servant that says Yeshua delays his coming, and begins to beat the other servants, and becomes drunken is the one that will not know the day or hour of the return of Yeshua.

In summary, only the EVIL SERVANTS and FOOLISH VIRGINS will not know the day or hour of Yeshua’s return.

Now let’s go to Matthew 24 to learn what Yeshua taught us about the time of his return.

Matthew 24

Matthew 24

1And Yeshua went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Yeshua said unto them, See you not all these things? Truly 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 YOUR COMING AND THE END OF THE AGE?

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

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

6 And you shall hear of WARS and RUMORS of WARS: see that you 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…

7…and there shall be Famines, and Pestilences, and Earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the Beginning of Sorrows.

9 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.

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 Torahlessness 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 Good News of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall THE END come.

15 When you therefore shall see the

ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whosoever reads, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains:

Matthew 24

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.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for The Elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Messiah, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise False Messiahs, and False Prophets, and shall show Great Signs and Wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive The Very Elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 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.

27 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.

28 For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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.

Matthew 24

32 Now learn a PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE; when his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that SUMMER is near:

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

34 Truly I say unto you, this GENERATION shall not pass, until 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 knows 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 Noah 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 you know not what hour your Master 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 comes.

45 Who then is a Faithful and Wise servant, whom his Master has made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his Master when he comes shall find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, that he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But and if that Evil Servant shall say in his Heart, my Master delays his Coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to Eat and Drink with The Drunken;

50 The Master of that servant shall come in a Day when he looks not for him, and in an Hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the Hypocrites: there shall be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.

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AFTER 2000 Years the Messiah Returns!

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Messiah Returns

1 DAY = 1000 YEARS
John 1:29
The next day John sees YAHSHUA coming unto him, and saith, Behold the LAMB of Elohim, which takes away the sin of the world.
YAHSHUA = LAMB
Revelation 5
1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the LION of the tribe of JUDAH, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a LAMB as it had been slain…
YAHSHUA = LAMB =
LION of JUDAH
Acts 1
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, HE WAS TAKEN UP; AND A CLOUD RECEIVED HIM OUT OF THEIR SIGHT.
10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? THIS SAME YAHSHUA, WHICH IS TAKEN UP FROM YOU INTO HEAVEN, SHALL SO COME AGAIN IN LIKE MANNER AS YE HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN.
YAHSHUA WAS TAKEN UP INTO HEAVEN AND WILL COME AGAIN IN LIKE MANNER BACK DOWN FROM HEAVEN.
2 Peter 3
1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in THE LAST DAYS scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of Elohim the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against THE DAY OF JUDGMENT and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ONE DAY is with YAHWEH as a 1000 YEARS, and a 1000 YEARS as ONE DAY.
1 DAY = 1000 YEARS

THEREFORE

2 DAYS = 2000 YEARS
Hosea 5:14-6:2
14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a LION, and as a young LION to the house of JUDAH: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
15 I WILL GO AND RETURN TO MY PLACE, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
1 Come, and let us return unto YAHWEH: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
2 AFTER 2 DAYS will he REVIVE us: in THE 3RD DAY he will RAISE US UP, and we shall LIVE IN HIS SIGHT.
Hosea 6:2
AFTER 2 DAYS will he REVIVE US: in THE 3RD DAY he will RAISE US UP, and we shall LIVE in his sight.

Or After 2000 years will he RESURRECT US: IN THE 3RD MILLENIUM he will RAISE US UP, and we shall LIVE in his sight.
The Crucifixion happened in 30 C.E.

30 C.E. + 2000 Years =
2030 C.E.
The LION of JUDAH will return AFTER
2030 C.E.

Footnotes:

1)  Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot 5:2:2

 HALAKHAH: Just as the resurrection of the dead brings life to the world, so rains bring life to the world. Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba understood it from here (Hos. 6:2–3): “He will resurrect us after two days, on the third day He will raise us up and we shall live before Him. We shall know, we shall pursue to know the Eternal, like morning his appearance is well-based.”

2)  Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin 11:6:3

 If a prophet starts to prophesy, one listens to him if he gives a sign or miracle; otherwise one does not listen to him. Two prophets who prophesied indentically, two prophets who prophesied in the same sense? Rebbi Isaac and Rebbi Hoshaia: One said, each one has to provide a sign or a miracle; the other said, not each one has to provide a sign or a miracle. The one who said he did objected to the one who said he did not: Is it not written, Ezekias said to Isaias, what is the sign? He told him, that is different since he was occupied in reviving the dead. He shall revive us after two days; on the third day He will lift us up and we shall live before Him.

3)  Jerusalem Talmud Taanit 1:1:4

 Just as the resurrection of the dead brings life to the world, so rains bring life to the world. Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba understood it from here: He will resurrect us after two days, on the third day He will raise us up and we shall live before Him. We shall know, we shall pursue to know the Eternal, like morning His appearance is well based.

4)   Rosh Hashanah 31a:8

The Gemara comments: And these tanna’im disagree with regard to a statement of Rav Ketina, as Rav Ketina said: The world will exist for six thousand years, and for one thousand years it will be destroyed, as it is stated: “And the Lord alone shall be exalted on that day” (Isaiah 2:11), and one day for God is a thousand years, as indicated in the verse: “For a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past” (Psalms 90:4). Rav Ketina’s statement is in accordance with the opinion of Rabbi Akiva. Conversely, Abaye said: The world will be destroyed for two thousand years, as it is stated: “After two days He will revive us” (Hosea 6:2). According to the opinion of Abaye that the destruction will be for two days, there is no connection between the future world and the day of Shabbat, which is only one day.
5)  Sanhedrin 97a:12
§ Rav Ketina says: Six thousand years is the duration of the world, and it is in ruins for one thousand years. The duration of the period during which the world is in ruins is derived from a verse, as it is stated: “And the Lord alone shall be exalted on that day” (Isaiah 2:11), and the day of God lasts one thousand years. Abaye says: It is in ruins for two thousand years, as it is stated: “After two days He will revive us; in the third day He will revive us, and we shall live in His presence” (Hosea 6:2).
6)  Barnabas, AD First Century“Therefore, children, in six days, or in six thousand years, all the prophecies will be fulfilled.  Then it says, ‘He rested on the seventh day.’ This signifies at the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus, He will destroy the Antichrist, judge the ungodly, and change the sun, moon, and stars.  Then He will truly rest during the Millennial reign, which is the seventh day.” Epistle of Barnabas 15;7-97)  Papias, AD First Century

“I was taught by the Apostle John, himself, that after the resurrection of the dead, Jesus will personally reign for one thousand years.” Papias, Fragment 6

8)  Irenaeus, AD 180

“The day of the Lord is as a thousand years; and in six days created things were completed.  It is evident, therefore, they will come to an end in the six thousandth year.” Against Heresies 5.28

9)  Justin Martyr, AD Second Century

“There will be a literal one-thousand-year reign of Christ.” Justin Martyr, Dialogue 81

10)  Hippolytus, AD 205

“The Sabbath is a type of the future kingdom…For “a day with the Lord is as a thousand years.”  Since, then, in six days the Lord created all things, it follows that in six thousand years all will be fulfilled.” Fragment 2; Commentary on Daniel 2.4

11)  Commodianus, AD 240

“We will be immortal when the six thousand years are completed.” Against the Gods of the Heathens 35

“Resurrection of the body will be when six thousand years are completed, and after one thousand years (millennial reign), the world will come to an end.” Against the God of the Heathens 80

12)  Victorinus, AD 240

“Satan will be bound until the thousand years are finished; that is, after the sixth day.” Commentary on Revelation 20.1-3

13)  Methodius, AD 290

“In the seventh millennium we will be immortal and truly celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.” Ten Virgins 9.1

14)  Lactantius, AD 304

“The sixth thousandth year is not yet complete.  When this number is complete, the consummation must take place.” Divine Institutes 7.14

15)  Elijah Prophecies:  we have the Jewish perspective

The ancient Jewish historian, Josephus, stated that Elijah ran the school of the prophets and that Elijah’s outline of prophecy was written in what was called the “Epistle of Elijah” which still existed in his day (70 AD).  In the Talmud and the commentary, Tanna Debe Eliyyahu, it says that Elijah taught that there would be six thousand years of human history and then the establishment of a one-thousand-year Messianic Kingdom. The six-thousand years would be divided into three ages of two thousand years each. The first age is the “Age of Chaos,” the second is the “Age of Torah,” and the third is the “Messianic Age.” This temporary Messianic age must be the Church Age because what follows is a one-thousand-year Messianic Kingdom.

16)  It is traditional Jewish understanding that the Jewish Messiah would come 4,000 years after the creation of Adam and Eve.  Here is such an interesting quote:

Talmud in Sanhedrin 97

“‘The Tanna debe Eliyyahu teaches: The world is to exist six thousand years. In the first two thousand there was desolation; [i.e. no Torah. It is a tradition that Abraham was fifty-two years old when he began to convert men to the worship of the true God; from Adam until then, two thousand years elapsed] two thousand years the Torah flourished; and the next two thousand years is the Messianic era, [i.e. Messiah will come within that period] but through our many iniquities all these years have been lost. [He should have come at the beginning of the last two thousand years; the delay is due to our sins.]’”

17)  “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.” (Psalm 90:4)