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Zephaniah spoke of the day of the Lord and he said the following:(Zephaniah 1:14-18)


The day of the Lord is a great day that is near, it is very near, and hastens fast, even the voice of the day of the Lord; yea, it is bitter, harsh, and severe.

The day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of confusions and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness.
A day of the trumpet and shouting against the fenced cities and against the high towers.
And the Lord will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord; and their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be consumed in the fire of his indignation against all the inhabitant of the earth.

The day of the Lord is a day of vengeance and destruction for the wicked people but also is a day of deliverance and salvation for the people of God who has been wash by the blood of the Lamb.

Jesus call that day, �the day of the Son of man.�
It is just like the day of Noah, and the day of Lot.
In the beginning of creation when the people was multiplying on the face of the earth and God saw the wicked of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was evil continually.
And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.
So the Lord said, �I will destroy men whom I have created from the face of the earth; both men and animals, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; I am sorry that I have made them.�

God chose Noah a just man and innocent in his day to make an ark of gopher wood for him and his family.
God spoke to Noah and he told him to take his family into the ark, and Noah and his family went in the ark then the Lord close the door of the ark, and kept Noah and his family safe from the flood, but the wicked people the flood destroy them (Luke 17:26-29).

It is just like the day of Lot, God sends his angels to Lot and they brought Lot and his family out of the city, while Lot and his family was fleeing away, the angels of the Lord destroy all the wicked people who inhabit in the city of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The flood and the rain of fire and sulphur that destroyed the wicked people happen in that same day and never happen thousand of years later; after Noah entered into the ark and Lot left the city of Sodom and Gomorrah the wicked people was killed and that day was called the day of the Lord.

The Lord destroyed the city of Sodom and Gomorrah and Noah's generation.
The wrath of God came upon those people who live in Sodom and Gomorrah and never outside of that city.
Sodom and Gomorrah were the only city that were destroyed, they were the only people that anger God to move against them and the Lord execute justice against them.


All of those days are compared as the coming of the Son of man.


Jesus will sent his angels to gather together the Christians and help them escape safely to the mountain while the other angels gather together the wicked people and delivery them into the hands of the Romans soldier for their destruction so God can execute his wrath against them.
His angels are sent to separate the just from the wicked.
The wicked are pick up and throw into the fire and the righteous are gathered together to the kingdom of God, to the marriage's feast, to a safe place where there is joy, peace, and righteousness in the Holy Ghost.

Remember the Christians are the bride of Christ, preparing for the bridegroom, at the second coming.
The second coming of the Lord, the bridegroom will arrive and will deliver his people from the wrath of God.
That day was called the day of the Lord, and all the wicked people and all the believers saw the day of the Lord come to pass in AD70 (Matthews 24:30,31).

In Hebrews 9:28, it says: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; so that at his second coming he shall appear without our sins for the salvation of those who look for him.
The Son of man came on the cloud in the sky without their sins, for the salvation of the souls.

It happens just the way the bible says it will happen, sudden.

After all the Christians Jews fled to the mountain, then God allow Titus to come with his 4 legions of soldiers to destroy the city of Jerusalem and its temple, and slain the wicked people, ten thousand were the number of them that were caught and slain according to Josephus.

Paul's letter to the church of Thessalonians he said to them, those who are asleep in Jesus, God will bring with him.
For he shall descend from heaven and with a shout, and with a voice of archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet our Lord in the air ... (1 Thessalonians 4:13,14).

Jude's letter said, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to punish all who are ungodly for all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly manner, and for all the hash words which the ungodly sinners have spoken (Jude 14,15).

Now according to Jesus, Paul and Jude the day of the Lord, the angels and all the saints who are with the Lord will come with him.
And God's angels will come and gather his chosen one from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
While his saints will comes with him to execute judgment upon all the wicked people.
The wrath or judgment that they will bring against the wicked people are Roman's soldier surrounded Jerusalem to destroy all of them.

When Jesus Christ was with them he told them that they would not know the hours nor the day when all of these things will take place, only his Father from heaven knows.

Jesus was right, they did not know the hours neither the day, but when that day came they saw it from the very beginning of suffering to the end.

John, Paul, James, Peter and Jude warning to the churches about the day of the Lord that is at hand; and is near; and at the door; and will not delay was accurate.
They all knew the end of all things [destruction] was near, and they preach and teach about it daily.

Peter wrote to the church of his time that the wicked men will be punished at the judgment day; just as God did in the old world and saved Noah with his family; just as God did in Lot days and save Lot with his family (1 Peter 1:2-22).

Moreover, Peter said, in the last day will come mocker who scoff saying, where is the promise of his coming?
Peter remind them, the present heavens and earth (of his time not in our time) are sustained by his word and are reserved for fire on the day of judgment, which is the day of destruction of ungodly men.

Furthermore, he said, do not forget one thing, one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The Lord is not negligent concerning his promises, as some men count negligence; but is longsuffering toward you (toward the people of his time), not wishing that any (any of them whom he wrote to in his time) should perish, but that all (all of them in his time) should come to repentance.

In addition, Peter said, but the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, when the heaven shall suddenly pass away and the elements shall separate as they burn, and the earth also and the work that are in it shall not be found.

The Lord is not negligent concerning his promises; Jesus Christ is coming back and the new heaven and the new earth were righteousness dwells will happen.

Peter said, one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day ..

What Peter was saying to the church in his time was the same thing Jesus told his disciples, he said to them, don't be negligent about the promise of his coming (for no one know the hour and the day of his coming) and of the new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells, for his promise will soon take place.

This is why Jesus says to his disciples, to pray and watch and be alert for they do not know the hour nor the day when the thief will come; to be ready for the Son of man will come at the hour when they don't expect him (Matthew 24:42-44).

For one day for the Lord is a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
God has no time limit, he can come anytime when they are not expected him to come but his coming will happen and Peter is telling them to pray, watch and be alert at all time so when that day come it will not take them by surprise, but they will be ready and prepared to stand before the Lord.
What day he is talking about? Is he talking about a thousand years later after they are all dead and gone? That is not what he is saying here.
He is talking about their present time, any days now his promise of his coming will happen.
Again, why would Jesus says to them those word if his coming will take place thousands of years later?
If they will not be around to see it, why should they be concern about praying, fasting, alert and watchful at all time?

The only hint that Jesus gave to his disciples was this, even so you also, when you see these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Again, why would Jesus warn them: when you see these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near; if the kingdom of God will take place thousands of years later and they wouldn't be around alive to see it happen?
I am trying to bring some sense in you.

Jesus said, �. this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.
It will happen to the race of Jews living in his time.
Jesus said, heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
But take heed to yourselves, that your hearts may not become heavy by extravagance and drunkenness and worries of this world, and that day come suddenly upon you (upon those who are hearing him).
For like a downpour it will entrap all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

Why in the world would Jesus Christ said those words to the people of his time, to take heed to yourselves, that your hearts may not become heavy by extravagance and drunkenness and worries of this world and that day come suddenly upon you; and keep watch always and pray, that you may be worthy to escape all these things which are to happen, and that you may stand before the Son of man; if his coming will take place thousands of years later?

Yes, brother, his coming is to take place and be seen by all Jews in the first century (Luke 21:31-36).
It will not make any sense in the human's mind to believe his warning will take place thousand of years later.

Peter ask a question to the church, what manner of persons ought you to be in your holy conduct and godliness, looking for and longing for the coming of the day of God, wherein the heaven being tested with fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which dwells righteousness.
Therefore, my beloved, while you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless.
But, my beloved, do not forget this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The Lord is not negligent concerning his promises, as some men count negligence; but is longsuffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

Peter is not saying to the church in his time: it could be a possibility that Christ coming can occur thousand of years later, no brethren that is not what Peter was saying here, what Peter was saying to the church in his day, don't be careless about his coming because his coming will happen when you never expected.'

The believers in those days because the coming of the Lord was prolonging, many of them were forgetful about the promises of the Lord.
Peter told them not to be thoughtless about his promise; to continue to look for new heavens and a new earth in which dwells righteousness.
And while they look for these things, he exhort them to be diligent that they may be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless.
The message was for them to be prepared that they may be found by him in peace, without any sins when the Lord return.

Rev 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Rev 22:10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea for the devil is come down unto you having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Let go over again what John says in the book of Revelation.

John wrote to the seven angels of the seven churches and he said to the angel of the church of Ephesus to repent and do the first works: or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will move thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

Ephesus was a large and important city on the west coast of Asia Minor where the apostle Paul founded church.
Christianity of Ephesus began about AD50. In those time Paul encounted great danger.
A man by the name Dematrius stirred up a riot against Paul.
After Paul departed from Ephesus, Timothy remained in Ephesus to combat false teaching (1 Timothy 1:3; 2 Timothy 4:3; Act 20:29).

To the angel of the church of Pergamos he said to them to repent; or else i will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Pergamos was the chief city of Mysia, near Caicus river northen Asia Minor.
It was a City State where the cult of Emperor worship were practiced.
People worship other gods and the church in those time were practicing the doctrine of Balaam and Nicholaitaus (2 Peter 2:15; Jude 11).

To the angel of the church of Thy-a-tira he said, "I will cast her Jeze-bel into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death;...
Thyatira was a city of the province of Lydia in western Asia Minor.
It was a large city with manufacture and commercial center.
That city use to involve in pagan customs and did practice such as superstitions worship, and union feast using food sacrificed to their gods and also they practice sexual morality (Act 16:14).

The city of Smyrna was located in western Asia Minor where the church was established.
It was called itself "the first city of Asia" where cult of emperor worship and fanatical religion that later under such emperors as Nero brought a severe persecution for the early church.
The Apostles after receiving the Spirit and won many souls, later they were persecuted by the Jews and suffered many tribulation.
Persecution were to happen but John said, to be "faithful unto Death" and you will receive a crown of life (Revelation 2:10)

Sardis was the capital city of Lydia in the province of Asia in western Asia Minor.
This city was an important Christian center, and people were eventually affected by the complacency of the city and its reliance on past glory.

Leodiceans was a city in the fertile Lydia Valley of the province of Phrygia.
It use to contain allusions to the economic property and social prominence and also it use to be extremely wealthy city during the Roman period.
The city was destroyed by an earthquake in the year AD 60, after Jesus rose from the dead.
The city was rebuilt again soon afterwards.

The apostle Paul visit this city before the earthquake (Colossians 1:7; 2:1; 4:7-15).
Paul address a letter to the Leodicean in the year AD 60 (Colossians 4:16).

To the angel of the church of Philadelphia, he said, " Because you hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Philadelphia was a city of the province of Lydia in western Asia Minor and were the center of the wine industry.
The Message to the church was that an "hour of temptation" was "about to come upon all the world," ...etc... (Revelation 3:7-13).
Jesus express to the church that he was coming quickly and that they should hold fast.
The message is important because the first persecution of Christians by Nero Caesar took place in AD 64.
John wrote about the coming of the Lord that was at hand; and Paul and Peter wrote letter to the church warning them about the coming of the Lord was at hand, and their letters was written around AD54 and AD64.
Their letters including John letter has a strong connection that warn and alert the church to fast and pray and be diligent that they may be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless.
Therefore it is clear that John wrote the books of Revelation perhaps between 60AD TO 68AD.

In the book of Revelation God sent messages to all the seven churches, but why seven churches when Paul established nine churches in that area of Asia.
What happen to the other two cities where the church was established?
Well according to the history in the year 60AD, there were a earthquake which destroyed the city of Leodiceans, Pergamum, and collosse, but the city of Leodiceans was rebuilt again soon afterwards, but the other two city were not rebuild.
This left the seven churches in Asia during those years.

During the reign of Nero Caesar in AD64 the persecution of the Christians took place and the seven churches were told that the hour of temptation was about to come upon all the world and that his coming is at the hand and to hold fast till he comes [Revelation 1:4; 3:7-13].

Jesus say to the seven angels of the seven churches, "Behold, I come quickly; hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Him that overcome will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God; and I will write upon him my new name.

The seven churches in those days does not exist anymore and since then new churches have been established in their place.
Therefore John could not be referring to some other seven angels of the seven churches in the future, to believe this theory is not line up with the word of God and you are rejecting and denying Jesus' prediction that came to pass two thousand years ago , yes, you are calling the Lord a liar.
Let man be a liar but let God be true.

As I have said before Robert Young a man who wrote "concise Commentary on the Holy Bible (1865) he wrote: "It was in Patmos, where John had been banished by Domitius Nero, as stated in the title of the Syriac Version of the Book;
And with this concurs the express statement of Irenaeus (A.D. 175), who says it happened in the reign of Domitianou, i.e. Domitius (Nero).
Sulpicius Severus, Orosius, &c., stupidly mistaking Domitianou for Domitianikos, supposed Irenaeus to refer to Domitian, A.D. 95, and most succeeding writers have fallen into the same blunder.

The internal testimony is wholly in favour of the earlier date.
The temple at Jerusalem was still standing, the writer is writing a description of something that he is seeing at the present and it is still standing there before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD (ch. 11.1-10); the exact duration of the siege is foretold, viz., 42 months, 3 1/2 years, or 1260 days; Nero was reigning at the time.
The seven kings of Rome; 'five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come, and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.'

History record shown the five kings are Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius.
The 'one who is ' is Nero; the one who 'must continue for a short space' is Galba, who reigned only seven months.
Everywhere the events are 'to come quickly,' lit. 'with haste,' or speed (ch. 1.1; 2.16; 3.11; 11.14; 22.7, 12, 20).
The escape of the Christian Jews from Jerusalem to Pella is undoubtedly referred to in ch. 7.1-8, compared with Mat. 24.30."

The disciples knew the coming of Jesus was at hand and near or at the door and will not delay.
The gospel of the kingdom has been preached to all nations as a testimony to all the nations, the only things left for them to do is to wait and be watchful at all time.
They knew in that moment the kingdom of God was at hand (St. Matthews 24:1-15; St. Mark 13:1-14; St. Luke 21:5-20).

Seeing Jerusalem surrounded by an army for the first time was a sign for them to get ready to flee.
God was showing them the sign.

God sign gave them a way out and they saw it and all of them escape.
But not for the wicked Jews, the Roman's soldiers took them by surprise, and slaughter all of them (Luke 21:21, 22, 25).

Paul writing to the believer he said to them, �For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
And he who is patience to the end will be saved.

But he who did not believe nor obey the Son, God's wrath came on him (St. Matthews 24:13; Mark 13:13; St. John 3:36; 1thessalonians 5:9).

Men saw the kingdom of God come with power according to Jesus.
Again why would Jesus Christ lie about this?
Why would he says something like this if those men will not see him coming in his kingdom?
Why would he says those words if those men will not live long to see it?
Why, if his saying is going to happen thousands of year later?
I am trying to make sense here brethren.

The son of man coming in his kingdom is the same things as the kingdom of God come with power.
Therefore seeing the kingdom of God come with power is seeing the son of man coming in his kingdom.

Lets read the book of Matthews 24:36-39:

But concerning the day and that hour, no man know, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.

Just as in the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

For as the people before the flood were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and carried them all away; such will be the coming of the Son of man.

Now lets read the book of Luke 17:26-29:

Just as it happened in the days of Noah, such will it be in the days of the son of man.

For they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed every man.

And again, just as it happened in the days of Lot; they were eating and drinking, and buying and selling, and planting and building; but in the day when Lot went out of Sodom, the Lord sent down a rain of fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all.

Such will it be in the day when the Son of man appears.

Lets read another book, the book of Luke 21:34-36:

But take heed to yourselves, that your hearts may not become heavy by extravagance and drunkenness and worries of this world, and that day come suddenly upon you.

For like a downpour it will entrap all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

Therefore Jesus is saying to keep watch always and pray so that you may be worthy to escape all these things which are to happen, and that you may stand before the Son of man.
The wrath of God allow Titus to bring with him 4 legions to destroy the City of Jerusalem and burn down the temple in pieces and to slain the wicked people, ten thousand were the number of them that were caught and slain according to Josephus testimony who saw it and witness all things.


The Jews who had pray and watch at all time and who has presenting their body a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God, were quicken through the Spirit, they put on immortality and escape the wrath of God.

Thank God that today we have the privilege to put on immortality through the gospel.

How do we put on immortality?
Through the gospel.

Fist of all, according to the gospel, sinners must repent and believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God who rose from the grave, and then be baptized on water.

Second, after sinners have been born again and remain in Christ and his word remain in them and as they meditate on his commandments day and night and present their body a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God and with patience wait for the Spirit of God to quickened their mortal body, once the body is made alive then they have put on immortality and they will be able to stand against any circumstances and tolerate it and deal with it wisely and successfully.

Putting on immortality mean your mortal body is dead to sin and made alive by the Spirit to obey and submit to God's law, but it does not mean your mortal body will not go through life without feeling any pain and difficulty, no, on contrary, it mean you will have the strength to endure it and bear it with love and faith and patiently deal with it wisely.
God will empower you with so much strength to walk after the Spirit.
After you put on immortality you become a warrior of God's love that can never fail and you will enter into the kingdom of God.
This entering into the kingdom is spiritually and not literately, for flesh and blood can not enter into the Kingdom of God, but by the Spirit (1 Corinthians 15:50).
Only a spiritual body, that have been born again of incorruptible seed and have transformed his mortal body to Christ glorious body, an immortality body can enter into the kingdom of God.

When Christ come he will come in his kingdom no flesh and blood will enter into it, but only those who has be born again of incorruptible seed and those who the Spirit made alive.

1 Corinthians 15:35-54: Paul is explaining what body will come out.
He used the seed that you planted will give its own body.
The seed die first then it has his own natural body like grain and wheat.
It is sown in weakness then it is raise in power.
It is sown dishonor then it is raise in glory.
It is sown a natural body then it is raise a spiritual body.
The first Adam was a living soul then the last Adam was made a quicken spirit.
So is in the resurrection of the dead, he said, it is sown corruption and it is raise incorruption.
First you sown natural then it is raise spiritually.
We have borne with the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of heavenly.
The first man is of the earth, earthly then the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Verse 51 speak about us changing.
Verse 54 speak this changing is that this mortal must put on immortality.
When you present your body a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God, when you live after the Spirit by being spiritually minded, that is how it is sown a mortal body, and the body is dead because Christ dwell in you and then, it is raise an immortal body, made alive body. It is no longer your body but Christ body.

Immortality is what you wear on, just the way you wear your cloth and shoes.
Just the way you wear on the helmet of salvation.
Just the way you put on the whole armour of God to prevail against all the power of the devil.

Let read again 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 he wrote: we shall all not die, but we shall all be change....the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be change. ... For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality.


As I have said before incorruptible is the new man who is created by God in righteousness and true holiness.
Immortality is an made alive body that submit to God and continue to bring forth fruit of the Spirit, living in the Spirit and surrender to the Spirit daily (Ephesians 4:22-32).
Immortality is a spiritual transformation, it is the result of after keeping the body under and submissive to the Spirit of God.

Your mortal body must die first and then it will be made alive and blooms and bring forth fruit of the spirit.

Again incorruptible is the change of your thoughts and habits like a little child, and immortality is the result after presented your body a living sacrifice holy and acceptable unto God, that sinful body must die.
You have to cloth yourselves with Christ and abhor that which is evil so your mortal will change completely to Christ glorious body.

The Lord Jesus said to Nicodemus for a man to enter into the kingdom of God he must be born again, in another word he has to change his carnal mind The Carnal thoughts must be cast down and under at all time.

A born again person see the kingdom of God.
Jesus said to his disciples if you are not born again you can not see the kingdom of God neither can you enter into the kingdom of God.
For John said, Whoever is born of God does not commit sin because God's seed is in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God.
He who commits sin is of the devil ...; Whoever abides in him does not sin; and whoever sins has not seen him, neither known him [1 John 3:6,8,9].

1 Corinthians 15:34 Paul said, Awake your hearts to righteousness and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God, I says this to your shame.

Jesus said, unless you change and become like a little child, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
For Paul has said, Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
It means we have to work out our salvation day by day with fear and trembling (St. Matthews 18:3; 19:14; St. Luke 9:48; 18:16,17; St. John 3:3; 1 John 4:7; Philippians 2:12).

Therefore, for you to enter into the kingdom of God, you have to changes your thoughts and habits by laying aside all our former practice which is degenerated with deceitful lusts (Ephesians 4: 22,23).

Remember the kingdom of God is spiritually.
This changing happen after you do your part to walk in a new and living way.

What can be compared to immortality?:


Immortality can be compare to a royal dress.
This dress will transform you into another person, a better person, a royal prince of God.
And as royal price of God you will possess the authority over any temptation and any trial and you will endure it and conquer it.

Again, putting on immortality is like:

• Putting on the helmet of God.

• Clothe yourselves with Christ.

• Putting on the new man, who is created by God in righteousness and true holiness.

• Putting on the armor of God and salvation.

• Taken the sword of the spirit.

• Putting on the breastplate of faith and love.

• Putting on the hope of salvation; and so on.

To put on is to:

1. Change your negative thinking

2. Change your evil communication

3. Change the way you see all things

4. Change the way you hear

5. Change you deeds

You must change your carnal ways of thinking and that include changing your bad habits as well, and do what is right before God.
Immortality is a change, from an imperfect child of the devil to a perfect child of God.

The word of God says, �It is not I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which now I live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me� (Luke 21:1-38; Galatians 2:20; 1Thessalonians 5:1-8; 2Thessalonians 2:1-8).

That sinful body, that old man take it off and put on the new man who is made in righteousness and true holiness.
Cover yourselves with power and prepared for the battle, face all trial and tribulation with joy and happiness.

All of those who patiently endure suffering James the apostle count them happy [James 5:11].

Those who are partaker of suffering, rejoice said Peter [1 Peter 4:13.

James said take it as a joy when you enter into many and varied temptations [James 1:2].

Remember we are to fight a good fight of faith; and God's Spirit of love strengthen us to fight the good fight of faith and win, you should know this, that whoever love is born again and triumph over the world and this is the victory which conquers the world, even our faith.

For this we also know, that God so love the world that he sent his only begotten son that whosoever believe in his Son shall have everlasting life.
His love shall be pour into our heart by his Spirit to govern our life and to cover multitude of sins.
God's Spirit of love clothe you in righteousness.

Therefore life and immortality is revealed to us through the gospel.

Lets read Luke 21:28,31

He says, �when you see these things begin to happen, have courage and lift up your heads, because your salvation is at hand.

Even so you also, when you see these things happen, know that the Kingdom of God is near."

So when you see it begin to happen have courage and lift up your heads, because your salvation is at hand.

And when you see these things happen then you know the Kingdom of God is near.

James and Peter saw what Jesus was talking about.
James wrote: you too be patient; strengthen your heart, for the coming of the Lord is at hand [James 5:8].
Peter wrote: The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer [1 Peter 4:7].
They knew back then that the coming of the Lord was at hand; they knew that the end of all thing was at hand.

Jesus Christ said the kingdom of God is like the end of the world; the angels will go out and separate the bad from among the righteous and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthews 13:47-50).

Jesus also said the kingdom of God is like the end of the world the angels will pick out from his kingdom all things which cause stumbling and all workers of iniquity and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the righteous ones shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father (Matthews 3:36-43).

The wicked Jews who did not receive neither believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, the Messiah, God's angels separate them from the just and throw them into the hands of the Roman's soldiers to be kill and those who remain alive were taken into slavery.

Jesus also said the kingdom of God is like ten virgins.
Five were wise who kept their light shining and they were watching for the bridegroom and the bride.
But the other five were foolish who did not have light because their lamp did not have oil, they left their watch to buy oil.
But when the bridegroom came the five wise virgins enter with him into the banqueting and the door was locked.
And the other five virgins who were foolish did not enter but were left outside. Jesus said, be alert, therefore, for you do not know the day nor the hour (Matthews 25:1-13).

The ten virgins who five were wise and their light shine because their light was fill with oil, they were always praying and watching for the bridegroom to come and when the bridegroom came they enter with him into the kingdom.
But the five foolish who were wicked did not saw the bridegroom come and they were left outside for the enemy to destroy them.

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a marriage feast for his son.
And he sent his servants to invite those who were worthy, but those who were not worthy and those who murder the king�s servants, the king sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
The murderer who killed the Lord's servants for preaching the gospel, the Lord allow Titus' soldiers to come and destroy them and burn down their city of Jerusalem and temple.
Here the Jews who rejected Jesus Christ and crucified him on the cross were not able to escape the wrath of God and they were destroyed

But those who were worthy came and enter into his kingdom and the banqueting was filled with guests.
When the king came to see the guest and he saw a man who was not wearing a garment, the king told his servants to bind his hands and his feet and take him out into darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
For many are called, and few are chosen (Matthews 22:1-14).
Those who did not believe nor obey his word were called, but those who believe and obey Christ's word were chosen and in that day his servants will bind those who are disobedient to his word and put them out into darkness for destruction.
Again those who are not clothes with christ were caught and destroyed by the enemies.

Revelation 7:1-17: An angel cried out saying, to the four angels, Do not hurt the earth neither the sea nor the trees, til they have sealed the servants of our Lord upon their brows.
The numbers of servants that needing to be sealed was 144,000 before the angels started to hurt the earth and the sea and the trees.
144,000 were not yet be sealed, but after they were sealed the angels began to hurt the earth and the sea and the trees.

These 144,000 were the 12 tribes of the children of Israel.[Revelation 7:4]
They were the souls of them that was converted by the gospel.
Christ"s disciples and the Apostle Paul won everyone of their souls to Christ through the gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Peter after receive the Holy Ghost, he preach the gospel and in his first sermon he won about 3,000 souls in that day.[Acts 2:41]

Peter in his second sermon he won about 5,000 souls in that day. [Acts 4:4]

After Peter won 5,000 souls, God use him and people saw the hands of the Lord and they fear God and those who believed in the Lord greatly increase by multitudes both of men and women. [Acts 5:14]

In those days many disciples increased and Peter who wanted to continue preaching the word, the 12 disciples called upon all converted and selected men to serve food while Peter continue to preach the word of God and after men were selected for this task the scripture said, and the word of God spread and the number of the converted in Jerusalem increased greatly; and many people of Jewish faith became converts. [Acts 6:1-7]

Philip also preached the gospel and won souls and many who believe were baptized both men and woman. [Acts 8:5-12]

Philip was arose and went south by the way of the desert leads down from Jerusalem to Gaza and there he met a man who also heard the word of God and he believe and was baptized. [Acts 8:26-39]

Then Saul who persecute the church got converted and was baptizes.[Acts 9:18]

Peter preached the gospel and came down and dwelt at the city of Lydda and there God use Peter to heal a man who was paralyzed in bed eight years and after God heal him, those who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon turned to God. [Acts 9:32-35]

Peter went to the city of Joppa and there God use him to rise up a dead woman and this was known throughout the city and many believed in the Lord. [Acts 9:36-42]

Paul and Barnabas speak about Christ to the Jews who fear God follow them and was persuaded to continue in the grace of God. [Acts 13:43]

At city of Iconium Paul and Barnabas spoke to the Jewish in the Synagogue and many of them believed.[Acts 10:1,4]

Paul and Barnabas went to the city of Derbe and there many people got converted. [Acts 14:20-21]


All of the chapters and verses in the book of Acts shows that many Jews increased greatly and these were the Jews that John in the book of Revelation saw the servant of our Lord sealed upon their brows before the angel hurt the earth, the sea and the trees.
These servants of the Lord is the tribes of Israel, the 144,000 Jews who was converted by the gospel and sealed upon their brows.


After they were sealed upon their brows, John said he saw a great multitude of people which no man could number which came out of great tribulation, these people came out of it and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
They were the people of every nation and kindred and tongue who were in the great tribulation, but they came out of it.


Jesus told his disciple about the beginning of suffering (Mark 13:1-8).

In the first chapter of the book of Acts to chapter 7, the apostles suffer persecutions.
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But in chapter 8 and verse one, here begin a severe persecution against the church at Jerusalem and they were all, with the exception of the apostles, dispersed throughout the towns of Judea and Samaria.

Since then Saul put a lot of Christians in jail and the first Christian of being stone to death was Stephen.


Believers were fasting and watching at all time and they all witness the beginning of persecution, then the sever persecution, these tribulation came upon them for the sake of the gospel.

In Acts 14:22, Paul strengthening the souls of the converts and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that only through much tribulation can we enter into the kingdom of God.

2 Peter 3:15, Peter said, consider that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you.

1 Peter 4:12-19 Peter said, rejoice, for you are partakers of Christ�s sufferings .. because these things are to prove you ... and If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you ... and let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to him in well doing as to a faithful Creator.


John saw an angel sealing the servants of our Lord in their brows; and that means he saw what was happening before the severe persecution that came bythe hands of the Jews and then by the hands of Nero.


Deceiver will also come.


Jesus said, many will come in my name and say I am Christ and will deceive many.
The bible said in those days many who are called brethren will try to deceive the Christians and if it is possible many Christians will listen to them. The false brethren will says Jesus is Christ but will mislead and deceived many.

The scripture in Acts 13:6-12, it tell us that people were deceived by a false prophet name Bar-Shuma who seek to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
In those days, there were false Prophet and sorcerer too (Acts 13:6)

Paul mentioned those men as men who has changed the truth of God for lies (Romans 1:18-32).

Paul speaking to the church of Corinth he said to them, "For we are not like those who corrupt the word of God, but according to the truth, and as men of God we speak through Christ in the sight of God [2 Corinthians 2:17].

Paul said there were false apostle and deceitful worker, posing as apostle of Christ, who dominates and lives at there expense, who take from them and exalt himself over them and who smite them on the face and etc ...(2 Corinthians 11:1-33)

In Jerusalem there were false brethren who spy on Paul, Barnabas and Titus with the intention to enslaving them (Galatians 2:4).

In Galatians the Christians were bewitched from their faith (Galatians 5:1-3).

In Colossians there were false teacher and Paul spoke to Colossians about the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ so that no man may beguile them with enticing word (Colossians 2:1-4).

Paul mentioned to Timothy that the Spirit says expressly that in the latter times some shall depart form the faith, following after misleading spirits and doctrines of the devils. Paul prepared them to recognize those false brethren who teaches and preaches different doctrines.... (1 Timothy 4:1-5; 6:3-5).

Paul told Timothy to shun empty and worthless word because they only increase the ungodliness of those who argue over them. And their word will be like a canker eating in many; such are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have strayed from the truth, saying that the resurrection of the dead is already passed, thus destroying the faith of some (2 Timothy 2;16-17).

Paul also mentioned to Timothy that in the last days disastrous times will come and men shall be lovers of themselves and lovers of money, proud, conceited, blasphemers, disobedient to their own people, ungrateful, wicked, false accusers, addicts to lust, brutal, haters of good things, traitors, hasty, boasters, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but far from the power of God; from such turn away. What Paul was saying to Timothy that this people are here right now and from such people turn away (2 Timothy 3:1-5).

And the time will come when men will not listen to sound doctrine; but they will add for themselves extras teachers according to their desires. being lured by enticing words; and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and they will turn to fables (2 Timothy 4:1-4).

Paul also said to Titus, for there are many unruly and vain talker and deceiver of the people especially those who belong to the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped, for they corrupt many families, teaching things which they ought not for the sake of filthy lucre (money). One of them, even a prophet of their own said, the Cretians are always liars, vicious beast with empty bellies. ... Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, and not give to Jewish fable and commandments of men who hate the truth. .....(Titus 1:10-16).

Paul again is saying these people are here therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, and not give to Jewish fable and commandments of men who hate the truth, yes, many deceiver appeared during Paul lifetime.



In the book of Hebrews it speak that in these latter days God spoken to us by his Son (Hebrews 1;1).

Peter wrote the following, while you are kept by the power of God through faith for the life eternal which is ready to be revealed at the last time (1 Peter 1:5).

Peter then said, But the end of all things is at hand; ...(1 Peter 4:7).

Peter said to the church in his time, there were false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord who redeemed them, and thus bringing upon themselves swift destruction (2 Peter 2:1-22).

Peter said, there shall come in the last days mockers who scoff, following after their own lusts and saying, where is the promise of his coming? for since our fathers died all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation (2 Peter 3:3,4).

John wrote, My little children, it is the last time; and as you have heard that a false christ shall come, even now there are many false christs, and from this we know that it is the last time>. ....(1 John 2:18).

John advise the church not to believe all prophecy but to examine the prophecies to find out if they are of God, because many false prophet have appeared in the world. ....(1 John 4:1-4).

In the second letter of John he said, for many deceiver have appeared in the world, who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist (2 John 7).

Jude wrote about this people saying, And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all and to punish all who are ungodly for all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly manner and for all the harsh words which the ungodly sinners have spoken.
These are the one who murmur and complain, following after their own lusts, and their mouth speak idle flattering words, praising people for the sake of gain.
But you my beloved remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
How they told you there will be mockers until the end of time, and they will always follow their own ungodly lusts.
These are those who prefer to associate with selfish people because they do not have the Spirit in them (Jude 14-19).

All of these chapter and verses above proof that there were false prophet and false teachers or antichrist in the world and they were deceiving the people and lying to them in the last days; again, all of these proof that Christ word that many will come in his name will deceive many and will mislead if it possible, even the chosen ones, was happening in their time.

In the book of Luke chapter 21 and verse 8, Jesus said to his disciples, Be careful that you may not be deceived; for many will come in my name, and say, I am the Christ; and the time is near; but do not follow them.

Jesus was saying, "the time is near .... do not follow them" means "not far from now ... do not follow them."
Why then the church of today still think that Jesus warning "to be careful of deceivers ....and do not follow them" will happen thousands of years later?
Jesus warning was for his disciples, for his people of his time and not for us, his warning was for them to be careful of deceivers, for many deceivers will come, and the time is not far from now.

Many deceivers appeared in those days and mislead many of them.
For example, a man by the name Judah, the Galilean, in the days when people were registering for the head tax, he mislead many people into following him (Acts 5:37).
An Egyptian prophet lies to 30,000 men.
Another man by the name of Semon who was a sorcerer led many people to think he was a God (see in Acts 8:9-11).
And another man name Jerome was claiming to be the Word of God. (Matthews 24:5,24; Mark 13:22; Luke 21:8).
The saying of Jesus came to pass letter by letter.

In the written of Paul, the apostle, he wrote a letter to the Thessalonians Saints explaining to them the gathering together with the Lord will be.

Paul the Apostle to the church of Thessalonians he said: "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

Before verse 16-17 Paul tell the church of Thessalonians that those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

And that those who are asleep are already with the Lord and God will bring with him, but those who are dead in Christ, they are people who have been spiritually dead to sin, they will be risen first.
And after they are risen first to incorruptible then those who are alive will be change to immortality and together they will be caught up in the cloud to meet out Lord in the air.

Now lets get more understanding what Paul is saying here, there are two thing we have to understand, first, Paul said you should not grieve over those who are asleep, as those do who have no hope, and the reason why because those who has asleep are people who body is in the grave but their soul is with God.
So Paul is saying those who are asleep are with God and God will bring them with him (verse 13).

But the dead in Christ, is not the same as those who are asleep in Jesus Christ.
There is difference between to be asleep and to be dead in Christ.
Those who are asleep are people that have die a physical death but the dead in Christ are people that have been dead to sin spiritually, one is dead physically and the other is dead to sin spiritually.

These people who are dead in Christ, have crucified their old self with Christ and they are buried with Christ by baptism into death, planted together with Christ in the likeness of his death, so that their mortal body might be destroyed and be free of sin, serving no more sin, dead to sin.
These people the Lord will rise first.

According to Paul letter, we all are risen with Christ spiritually, but physically death are those body laid in the tomb and are asleep, and Paul in his letter he said, those people who are asleep are present with the Lord, they are no longer in the grave.

Paul to the church of Corinth (2 Corinthians 5:6,8) he said, as long as we dwell in the body (physically), we are absent from our Lord ....; we are confident and anxious to be absent from the body and to be present with our Lord.

Paul states, to be physically dead is to be asleep and to be asleep is to be present with the Lord, therefore, if you are present with the Lord you don't need to be risen from the grave, because you are already with the Lord.
Remember, the scripture says, flesh and blood will not inherent the Kingdom of God, so it is not a physical body that is important but a spiritual body [immortality body], and your own soul that will be with the Lord and will have access to enter into the Kingdom of God.

In the book of Roman chapter 6, it says, those who are dead in Christ (dead to sin spiritually) has crucify their old selves with Christ; and they are planted in the likeness of his death, baptized into his death so that the sinful body [physical body] might be destroyed that henceforth and should not serve sin anymore but be free from sin and walk in a new life [a spiritual life].

Philippians 1:21-24; Paul feeling of living his mortal body demonstrate his desire of leaving and be present with the Lord, but then seeing the brothers whom he love very much, the church, being in the body, staying in the body was beneficial or needful for the Church, but again Paul expression is that Christ is his life, and to die is gain, because being absent of the body is to be present with the Lord which is much better.

Paul continue saying, ...., I do not know what to choose. For I am torn between two desires, the one to depart, that I may be with Christ, which is far better; nevertheless for me to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.

Again to departed from this body is to be asleep, and to be asleep is to be present with the Lord, but to be dead in Christ is to be dead to sin, and to be risen up with Christ, is to be born again of incorruptible seed by the word of God whcih abide forever.

Being dead with Christ and risen with Christ, Paul in his letter explain in plain detail see below [Colossians 3:1-4]:

• 1. If you then are risen with Christ seek those things which are above where Christ sits on the right hand of God .

• 2. Set your mind on things above not on the things on the earth

• 3. For you are dead and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

• 4. When Christ who is our life shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory.

Here Paul is telling us, if we are dead to sin and risen with Christ then seek those thing from above because our life is hidden with Christ and when he appear or come, then shall we also shall appear or come with him in glory.
Again, he explain if we are dead to sin and risen with Christ then our life is hidden with Christ and when he appear or come, we shall also appear or come with him in glory.
It is with Christ that we are able to set our mind on the things above and it is with Christ that we are able to seek those things which are above because our life is hidden with Christ in God.

Lets read the book of Ephesians 2:5,6:

• 5. Even when we were dead in our sin, he has made us live together with Christ, by whose grace we are saved.

• 6. And he has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus..

lets compare it with the book of Romans 6:5-8,11,22

• 5. For if we have been planted together with him in the likeness of his death, so shall we be also in the likeness of his resurrection.

• 6. For we know that our old selves are crucified with him, so that the sinful body might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

• 7. For he who is dead is freed from sin.

• 8. Now if we are dead with Christ, let us believe that we shall also live with Christ.

• 11. Likewise, you also must consider yourself as being dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

• 22. But now being made free from sin and become servants of God, your fruits are holy, and the end thereof is life everlasting.

• 23. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life Lord Jesus Christ.

If we crucified ourselves with him then we are planted together with him in the likeness of his death, we are dead to sin, and God will raise us up through Christ Jesus (this is how we become the servants of God ready to be sealed on our brows) and God will made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

But you might says wait a minute Paul is not talking about "the dead in Christ", but "being dead with Christ", both of them are not the same.

For your information you do not understand the scripture, if you are dead with Christ then you are dead in Christ and you have been buried with him by baptism into death or by being planted in the likeness of his death, so that you also can be risen the same way Christ was risen by the glory of his Father, risen in the likeness of his resurrection [Roman 6:4,5; Colossians 2:12].
In that day those who have been dead to sin and buried with Christ by baptism into death are dead in Christ, and the Lord will descend from heaven and he will raise them in the same likeness of his resurrection (Here we are talking about the new birth, the new covert believer are putting on incorruptible by the word of God).

One is asking you a question, "if we are dead with Christ", because you are not dead to sin yet.
The other one is telling you something, "the dead in Christ", they are people who have been crucified and are dead to sin, and to complete the glory of the Father, he will raise them in the same likeness of Christ's resurrection.

Those who are buried with Christ are dead in Christ and will be risen first, and after they are risen then they will be caught up to heavenly places or sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
Remember the only way sinners can be dead with Christ, if the sinners see him [they can see him though the body of Christ] and believe on him, then, God will draw them to Christ, for the scripture says, in John 6:40,44, "And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which see the Son, and believe on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
No man can come to me [said Jesus], except the Father which hath sent me draw him to me: and I will raise him up at the last day."
Here Jesus is telling the sinners the only way to come to him if they see him [through us] and believe in him and the Father will draw them to Jesus, them Jesus will raise them up at the last day.



When the last days began?

In Acts 2:1-21 will tell us when, the scripture said, that in the day of Pentecost all the people that were assemble together in the upper room, received the Holy Spirit and they all speak in various languages and when the people of Jerusalem, the Jews, heard their own language they were all amaze and wanted to know what was happening.
Then the Apostle Peter stood up and said unto them, "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; and it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: and I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

These verses tell us the last days began after the people were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in various language, and we know it continue til the fulfillment of Christ's words when Jerusalem was surround with Roman's army and destroyed it.
The last days refer to those period of days when God's people were persecute, put in jail for preaching the word of God and tempting and suffering for Christ's sake and for the gospel's sake, but the judgment of the last day will come soon upon them who did not knew him and did not accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ.


When did he came?

According to a witness who wasn't a christian by the name Josephus, and other historical books, it tell us when all had occurred, it started from the first Roman's attend to destroyed Jerusalem in the year 66AD until the destruction of Jerusalem in the years 70AD, he came to recompense tribulation to those who oppress his people [the Jews who did not knew the Messiah and persecute the church] and to give the Christians Jews peace including to be glorify by his saints and to perform his wonders among his faithful ones, so that their testimony concerning them may be believe in that day.

What a wonderful day it was to see a way out to escape and flee without any harm, Jesus in his appearance sent his angels to camp around his chosen one, and for the Christians Jews to escape to the mountain safely, and protected them at all time.
They saw their testimony concerning them in that day [when all of them escape the wrath of God] came to passed, but the wrath of God, the flaming fire was pour upon all sinners who did not knew God and did not acknowledge the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ [2 Thessalonians 1:4-10].



Lets come back to what I was talking about the dead in Christ.

A sinner is draw by God to Jesus if they believe in him and see him through the body of Christ.
A sinner must first become dead with Christ in order to put to death their sin, and once they do that then they have become dead in Christ.

Jesus says, in the last day he will raise him up.
In that day, when?
When he come to save his People, for the scripture says, So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation [Hebrews 9:28].

In Aramaic bible translation says: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; so that at his second coming he shall appear without our sins for the salvation of those who look for him.

There you go, those who have been planted in the likeness of his death, death to sin and also looking at Jesus Christ, for him to rise them up first and then those who are alive and remain will gather together with them and be caught up in the clouds, I believe this is a metaphor [or perhaps symbolic] expression meaning together they will flee to the mountain where many will be saved, they will find in that mountain the Lord salvation.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, the Romans soldiers will come back again for the second time to surrounded the Holy City and destroy all the wicked Jews who did not known God, who did not acknowledge our Lord Jesus Christ.
But again, God's people, the Christians Jews, his angels will protect them while they are escaping to the mountain because God has not appointed his people to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ [1 Thessalonians 5:9].

After raising his people in the last day, and caught them up together in the clouds, 1 Thessalonians 4:17], he will made them sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus [to meet the Lord in the air, verse 17], so will they be with the Lord forever.

The moment they are risen from the dead, together with them who are alive, both will be caught up in the clouds and sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus forever, that is how they will be with our Lord forever, it is a spiritual places where they will be with the Lord forever, and that places is in the heart of every believers gathering together in the mountain [Ephesians 2:5,6].

Therefore the dead in Christ has to be people who has been dead to sin or else Paul would have referred them as those who are asleep, but we know well that those who are asleep are with the Lord and God bring them with him.

And this conclude the dead in Christ are those who have been dead to sin and buried with him by baptism into death, and to complete the glory of his Father, the Father will rise them first to a new life to walk a new living way (a new creature through Christ Jesus Our Lord; to be a new man) and then later as he keep his body under and follow the direction of the Holy Spirit then the Spirit who rise Jesus Christ from the dead will quickened his mortal body and God will sit them in heavenly places where they will meet the Lord and be with him forever.
Remember, we all are already sitting in heavenly places through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

The Christians before they were born again of incorruptible seed they were first sinner who walked in darkness and did bad things, they had bad manners, they did evil deeds, they did not have integrity, they were dishonest, they were disobedient, hatred of all good thing and guilty of death, but after they found Christ and came to Christ they became dead to sin, and God rose them up, and they put on incorruptible and become a new creature in Christ, born again.

Now those who has been alive and present their mortal body a living sacrificed unto God daily, the Spirit will quickened them to put on immortality through the gospel [2 Timothy 1:10].
God shall transformed their mortal body to the likeness of his Son glorious body, according to his mighty power, whereby he is able to subdue all thing to himself; thanks God that immortality is revealed through the gospel [Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Ephesians 422-32; Philippians 3:21; 2 Timothy 1:10] .
Those who had put on incorruptible seed, together with them who has put on immortality are called believers, whom God will sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

"To meet our Lord in the air" is to stand before the Lord.

When the Lord transfigured before the eyes of his disciples, Moses and Elijah appear to them too and after they spoke to Jesus they enter into the clouds, the Lord said to his disciples, do not speak of this vision in the presence of anyone until the son of man rises from the dead.
Do not speak of this vision, seeing Moses and Elijah appear to them and speaking to Jesus and enter into the clouds, from the clouds hearing a voice saying this is my beloved son with him I am pleased; hear him is a vision according to Jesus Christ.
Here the clouds are people.
It is the same Clouds Paul is reference in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, these clouds are people where believers are caught up.
In another word, the mountain where they were fleeing to, clouds of people are there to receive them who escape the wrath of God.

Another example of clouds of people we can find it in the book of Acts 1:9: where a cloud received him out of their sight.
Out of this clouds two men stood by them in white apparel who were looking stedfastly toward heaven as Jesus Christ went up, ascended.

Do you think cloud in the sky can receive people?
In Hebrew 12:1, it said, "... we are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses".
Do you think he was talking about clouds that you and I can't see and yet we are surrounded by them?

The same thing happen in the last day, in the day of Lord; Jesus descending from heaven and the eyes of all the chosen one saw the sign, and the angels surrounded them and help them and were able to escape the wrath of God and were saved.

Paul said, all persecutions and tribulation that you [The church of Thessalonians] endure and suffer, in the righteous judgment of God you will be made worthy of his kingdom and be at peace [rest] with us when our Lord Jesus Christ shall be revealed from heaven with the host of his angels [2 Thessalonians 1:4-10].

God at the judgment day he will recompense tribulation to those who oppress the saints, and he will avenge with flaming fire those who know not God neither acknowledge the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and they shall be rewarding with everlasting destruction from the presence of our Lord and from the glory of his power when he comes to be glorified by his saint and to perform his wonders among his faithful ones, so that our testimony concerning you may be believe in that day [2 Thessalonians 1:4-10].

Did the Lord Jesus Christ reveals himself from heaven at the judgment day recompensed tribulation to those who oppressed his servants and avenge with flaming fire those who were wicked who did not know God neither acknowledge the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and rewarding them with everlasting destruction?
Yes he did, and it came to pass in the year 70 AD.

Lets compare other chapter and verse, "... to be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet our Lord in the air", Paul says the same word in another way in Ephesians 2:6: And he has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

Again Paul use metaphor [or symbolic] words to show the believer the salvation of the Lord.
In Matthew 24:31 and Mark 13:27, he stated: He will send his angels to gather his chosen one from the four winds, from the utmost part of the earth to the utmost part in heaven.

In Matthew 24:16 it tells us where to, the mountain
In the day of Noah, God told Noah to enter in the Ark with all of his family and when they enter into the Ark the door was shut and God destroy the earth with waters.
The waters started to decrease gradually and when it abate from the face of the earth, the Ark rested upon the mountains of Ar'arat [Aramaic bible says, Kardo in northern Iraq].

In the day of Lot, the angels said to Lot leave the city and go to the mountain, first Lot left the city far away not to the mountain where he and his family will be saved, but when they left the city, then the angels destroy the city of Sodom and Gomorrah.

The generation of Jesus' days, was warn to flee to the mountain, a places where all believers are gathered together for safety.

Paul use metaphor words to explain the caught up and to meet the Lord in the air, just like he had explained the end.
Jesus said, "immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the universe will be shaken."

We understand that the stars is not going to fall from the sky literally neither the sun is going to be darkened literally nor the moon is not going to give its light literally, because all of these things are metaphor [or symbolic] expression of warning of what is going to happen soon, it means destruction to the city, to the people, it means the wrath of God, it means bringing the sword against the wicked people.

Caught up and in the air is symbolic or Metaphor meaning to go out some place, escape or fleeing to some place, for example: in the book of Proverbs 23:5, it speak of ruler and rich man who makes of himself wings like an eagle and flies away toward the sky.
Does this verse mean they have literal wings to fly toward the sky, not at all for it is symbolic or a metaphor expression meaning to go away or to leave from.

In the book of Jeremiah 49:16, it also give metaphor or symbolic expression for example: a man sent to rise up nation for battle God said to him, though you make your nest among the star, and though you make your nest as high as the eagles, I will bring you down from the there.
Does it means literally this man can nest among the star or high as the eagles, not at all for man will not survive in the space, this is a metaphor or symbolic.

Another metaphor or symbolic we can find it in the book of Isaiah 40:31, it said, God's people shall grow wings as an eagles .....
Does that mean people can literally grow wings as an eagles, not at all.

Jeremiah 4:13: speak about his people comes up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind ....
Does people literally comes up as clouds of the sky and his chariots as whirlwind, not at all, this expression is understood as symbolic or metaphor.

Ezekiel 1:10-28: speak about living creatures who has 4 faces appearance: a man, a lion, an ox and an eagle; and has wheels too, and has wings and they went straight forward where the Spirit was to go and when they went the wheels went with them and when they were lifted up from the ground the wheels were lifted up with them and when they run and they return not. Including the Living creatures has an appearance of a burning coal of fire and out of the fire went forth like a flash of lighting and has an appearance of a lamp; moreover it also has an appearance of firmament resembling pure crystal stretched out over there heads above.
Are these to take it literal? not at all, for it has it own explanation of what Ezekiel saw.

For example in the book of 2 Thessalonians 2:8, the scripture speak about the Lord Jesus shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth the wicked one ...
In Jeremiah 23:29 the scripture said, Is not my word like as a fire? said the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Also 2 SAMUEL 22:8 the scripture said, ... there went up a smoke out of his nostril and fire out of his mouth devoured coals were kindled by it.
And Jeremiah 6:14, it said, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my word in they mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
The fire that is coming out of the mouth according to the scripture above is the word of God and will devoured the people, for the scripture said, "God is a consuming fire" [Hebrew 12:29].

So 2 Thessalonians is talking about the Lord Jesus shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth the wicked one must be understood he shall consume with the word of his mouth the wicked one.
For everything came to existing by the spoken word of God [Genesis chapter 1 and 2], and by his word man shall die too.

Revelation 12:14: The woman who is clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and her head a crown of twelve stars who was given two wings of great eagle, that she might fly ... to the wilderness ... whom the serpent sent a flood of water out of his mouth after the woman to cause her to be swept away by the flood, but the earth help her and open it's mouth and swallowed up the water.

Did the woman literally clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and has a crown of twelve stars? Not at all for these symbol represent people.
Did she literally has wings and fly to the wilderness? Not at all, for all this represent her going to or perhaps escaping or fleeing to a place to hear the word of God.
Look also at Jesus he was taken by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
But the woman in Revelation has her own wings to fly to the wilderness to be fed, in another word she escape to a place where she heard the word of God, or where she was fed with the bread of life Jesus Christ

Did the serpent literally make flood of water come out of it mouth to cause her to be swept away by the flood, and did the earth literally open it own mouth and swallowed up the water? not at all for this is symbol or metaphor expression means the spirit of lying and deception which arise up against her.

For example of water that Jesus give to those who believe is living and the Spirit of Truth, and according to the scripture in the book of John 4:14 it said, Whoever drink of the water which I give him shall never thirst, but the same water springing up to life everlasting.

And John 7:38 it said, He who believe on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly [heart] shall flow river of living water.

Jesus said, For A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh [Luke 6:45].

And in John 7:39 it tells you who the water or the living water is: But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
We, the believers know that the Holy Ghost is the Comforter, the Spirit of truth see these chapters and verses in John 14:16-17; 16:13.

So, Revelation 12, the serpent sent a flood of water out of his mouth is referring speaking not the truth but a lying or deception word against the woman, but the serpent deception word will not stand against her for the earth [the people] help her and open it's mouth and swallowed up the water, in another word, they will stop the false accusation against her.

Again, We have to understand all of these verses shown above is not to be taken literally but as symbolic or metaphor expression which have his own meaning as I have explained it.
Let me add another demonstration of symbol or metaphor expression for example in the book of Revelation 19:15, it said, out of his mouth goes out a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations, he shall rule them with a rod of Iron.

And Revelation 1:16 it said, out of his mouth went a sharp two edged Sword ...

According to Revelation 1:16 and 19:15, the sharp sword or the sharp two edge sword is not to be taken literally sword coming out of his mouth, but the word of God is what come out of his mouth.

How I know it is the word of God, because in the book of Ephesians 6:17, the apostle Paul wrote in his letter the following: ..... take the Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Paul said it the sword is the word of God.

In the book of Hebrew 4:12, the author wrote, The word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two edged Sword ....
Here again, the word of God is a Sword but more sharper than any two edged Sword.

So as you have see and read it, the the sharp Sword or sharp two edged Sword on Revelation 1:16 and 19:15 is nothing more than a symbol or metaphor which mean the word of God.

In the Old Testament in Genesis 37:9 speak of the story of Joseph and Joseph had a dream and in his dream he saw the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed down to him [Genesis 37:9].

Did the sun and the moon and eleven stars of the sky bowed down to him literally? not at all for all of these are symbolic.
At the end of the story it was understood the dream clearly, according to the dream Joseph will has to go by force to Egypt as a slave but later as the years past and by the grace of God he become Pharaoh's right hand before the 7 years of good and before the 7 years of famine come and when the famine did come the famine reached all over the land, the people from all over the nation came into Egypt, to Joseph and even his own family came into Egypt and all of them bow to him and bought food from him so they might live, his dream came to passed letter by letter.
There was no literal sun, moon or stars bowing down to Joseph but people of all different races came to him and bowed to him this was a symbolic or metaphor dream that came to passed in Joseph's days.

We know that God's angels encamp around the believers in Jesus days and they protected them too.

The bible give us information how God's angels follow his commands and fulfill it.
The gospel says, his angels will gather his chosen one and the scripture also said, they will have charge over them to keep them in all their ways.
The angels deliver them out of all their troubles (Psalms 34:7,17,19; 91:11,12; Matthew 24:31).

All these expression is how the Lord deliver us from all harm, and if we are going to compare it with the prediction of Jesus Christ then to be caught up in the clouds', it should be understood as: "he sent his angels to gather together his elect [his chosen] or he has raised us up together ..... in heavenly places ...." [Ephesians 2:6] which means the people will be protected and brought to a safe places or they will be deliver from all harm and destruction .

To meet the Lord in the air is to meet the Lord in his kingdom, and sit us together with him in heavenly places, is to be in his presence, being in his presence, but only the believers who are alert and watchful at all time are worthy to escape and stand before the Lord [which means: to come out safely and stand in his presence in the mountain], for he comes in his kingdom with great power and glory.

The mountain can be a holy ground and a place to stand before him and meet him in his kingdom.
Remember God's kingdom come with great power and glory and in his kingdom is where he sit in the throne of his glory [Mark 9:1; 13:26; Matthew 25:31].

Even thus God had said the kingdom is within you, Paul said the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.
Paul also adding more, the kingdom of God is joy, peace and righteousness in the holy ghost.
There in the mountain is where Jesus wants his people to flee and this place is a holy place and God's power is there, it is a safe place to be and it is where his kingdom the believers will presence his righteousness, joy and peace in the Holy Ghost, there is where they will find the deliverance of the Lord.

The angels will gather together all of those who had been alert and watchful at all time praying to the Lord, for they are worthy to escape the wrath of God and stand before him [safely] in the mountain [Ephesians 2:5,6; Luke 21:36]

The bible say, when this thing begin to happen to lift up your heads, because your salvation is at hand; in another word the kingdom of God is near [Luke 21:28,31].
Therefore, The kingdom of God is near, salvation is at hand means they are not so far to happen.
Anywhere God is or dwells or manifest, he sit in the throne of his kingdom and there in his kingdom he comes with great power and glory, and in the throne of his kingdom there is salvation / deliverance of the Lord for the people of God.

Remember Jesus used parable to explain the Kingdom of God for example:

It is compared to a grain of mustard seed that grew tall and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches.
It is compared also to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Likewise, it is compared to the Lord of a vineyard who hires men to work for him and when the evening came the Lord pay the laborers their wages. The Lord pays all the workers equally.

In additional, it is compared to a man who is working for God and does not look back.

Moreover, It is compared to God cancelled your fault, he expect of you to do the same things. If you don�t forgive your brother�s fault from your heart neither will God forgive yours and he will deliver you to the scourgers.

Including, it is compared to a person who hear the word of Jesus Christ with a pure and good heart and understand it and receive it and keep it and bear fruit with patience and produce some one hundredfold and some sixty and some thirty [Matthews 13:31-32; 18:21-35; 20:1-14; mark 4:20; 11:25-26; Luke 8:15; 9:62; 13:18-21].

To be caught up in the cloud to meet the Lord in the air, is comparison, to be worthy to escape all these things which are to happen, and to stand before the Son of man [Matthew 21:36; Mark 9:1]..

Paul told the church the same thing: The example of the righteousness judgment of God is that you may made be worthy of his kingdom, for which you suffer.

The word "worthy" is also use again by Christ to warn the disciples to watch and pray so they can be worthy to escape and stand before the Lord.

Both verses are talking about the same thing, God wants his disciples to escape and stand before him, he wants them to be in his kingdom. for which they suffer.

Peter agree and he said: Consider that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation.
They are to consider the long suffering of the Lord; and to be worthy to escape the wrath of God, worthy of his kingdom with much suffering, and to stand before the Lord, what for? for their salvation [Mark 9:1].


Who will see who?
Again Jesus says, And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory [Mark 13:26].

He will come with the cloud and every eyes shall see him, even the men who pierced him; and all the kindreds of the earth shall wail over him. Even so. Amen [Revelation 1:7].

According to the scripture the chosen one will see his salvation, of fleeing to the mountain and be safe, but the wicked will see his wrath, destruction that will come to all of them.

Paul give us more information about the kingdom of God that comes with power, he said: When the Lord Jesus Christ be revealed from heaven with the host of his angels, at which time [He will recompense tribulation to those who press you], and he will avenge with destruction [with flaming fire] those who know not God and those who did not acknowledge the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For they [the wicked], at the judgment day, shall be rewarded with everlasting destruction from the presence of our Lord and from the glory of his power.
[All of these things will happen] When he comes to be glorified by his saints and to perform his wonders among his faithful ones, so that our testimony concerning you may be believed in that day [see 2 Thessalonian 1:4-11; 2 Peter 3:15].

From the presence of the Lord every wicked men eyes shall see God's judgment coming upon them and after they see it then they will believed in that day the testimony of the saints.

The mountain was a place of refuge for God's chosen people to flee from the destruction of Jerusalem that was at hand.
How important it is for the chosen to flee to the mountain, why they needing to flee there?

When Moses spoke to the Lord in the mountain, the Lord told him, take off your shoes from off your feet, for the place whereon you are standing is holy ground.
If God call that mountain a holy ground what make you thinks that God can't call the mountain where his people suppose to flee a holy ground where they suppose to meet him.

Luke 21:31 says, ... when you see these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Seeing this things happening is knowing the kingdom of God is near ...

Luke 21:28 says, but when these things begin to happen have courage and lift up your heads, because your salvation is at hand ...

But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! for there will be great distress or great tribulation in the land, and wrath to this people.
And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and they will be taken captive to every country; and Jerusalem will be trodden under the foot of the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles comes to an end.

All of these verses gives us the detail how the wicked people will be destroyed and others will be taken captive and Jerusalem be trodden under the foot of the Gentiles for it is God's vengeance, the wrath of God.

Remember Paul said, "For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ [1 Thessalonians 5:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9] .

Lets read again Luke 21:28,31, Jesus said, when this thing begin to happen to lift up your heads, because your salvation is at hand; in another word the kingdom of God is near.
The kingdom of God is near is the same as saying, salvation is at hand.
We can also said as well, seeing this things begin to happen is to know destruction is at hand for the wicked people, wrath to this people [Luke 21:20,23}.

Remember those who were present with Jesus and heard his prediction they got to live long to see Jerusalem being destroyed; the people who heard Jesus saying, "truly, I say to you, there are men who stand here who will not pass death, until they see the Son of man coming in his Kingdom", they saw it comes to passed over two thousand year ago.

Lets take a look again on Mark 9:1: .� Jesus said to them, truly I say to you that there are men standing here who shall not see death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.

Lets read Luke 9:27, Jesus said to them: I tell you the truth, that there are men who stand here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.

Luke 21:31 also speak the same thing Jesus spoke in the book of Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1 and Luke 9:27: Even so you also, when you see these things happen, know that the Kingdom of God is near.

These people got to live to see these things happen, and they saw the kingdom of God near, and in the end they saw the kingdom of God comes with powers, they saw the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Therefore destruction came upon the wicked people, so that everything which is written must be fulfilled.

The sign of seeing the Roman's soldiers surrounded the city of Jerusalem was an alert warning for the chosen one and only those who were watchful always and praying was worthy to escape all these things and stand before the Son of man (Luke 21:19-36).

Remember those men who stood with Jesus have been dead for more than two thousand years and they were told by Jesus Christ that they will see the Lord coming in his kingdom [Matthew 16:28].
If you don't believe this men saw Jesus Christ come in his kingdom then you are saying Jesus' word is not true and you are calling Jesus a liar.

The book of 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; and 6:9-11, Paul exhort the church: the wicked people shall not inherit the kingdom of God, and he describe the deeds of the wicked people that separate them from God and prevent them to enter into the kingdom of God.

By now you already know mountain can be a type of a safe place for his people.
As I have said before when Moses came to mountain of God, even to Horeh, God appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush and he said to Moses, do not draw near; take your shoes from off your feet, for the place whereon you are standing is holy ground.
Moses was commanded by God to take his shoes from off his feet because where he was standing was holy.
When God came down upon mount Sinai, to the very top of the mountain he called Moses up to the top of the mountain and Moses went up, ... Moses said to the Lord, the people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for you did warn us, saying set bounds about the mountain and sanctify it (Exodus 3:1-5; 19:20-23).

Here again the Lord has said to the people to set bounds about the mountain and sanctify it, but could not come up.
The mountain can be God's mountain where he set bounds and sanctify it to be a holy ground and he chose who can come up, now, how much more can God turn any mountain to a place of refuge and protection for his people, a place where all his people are allow to come up and experience God's righteousness, joy, peace in the Holy Spirit.

God did the same thing in the days of Noah, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ar'arat (Genesis 8:1-22; 3:1-15).
The same thing happen in the day of Lot, he and his family flee to the mountain.

The Mountain can be a ground where God can call it a place of refuge, secure and safety.

Therefore, God can take any mountain and sanctify it and call it a refuge, secure and safety place where he sit in his kingdom and where men and women are allow to come up boldly to the throne of his grace and find help in the time of needs, righteousness, joy, peace in the Holy Spirit.


The kingdom of God.

Jesus Christ said the kingdom of God is like men who were given money for them to exchange and make more money.
After a long time the Lord came back and took an accounting from them.
He was please with those good and reliable servants who have earned money with interest; but the idle servant who hide the money his talent was taken away and he was threw into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthews 25:14-30).

This is an example of a man who never did nothing for the Lord, who has waste his time, an idler person who deny Jesus Christ, and who was embarrass to talk and confess before men that Jesus Christ is Lord and the Savior of the world.
Therefore Jesus Christ also deny him before his Father and he did not enter into the kingdom of God.

The Father from heaven turn him over to the enemies.
God gave them up to a weak mind so he can not see clearly the deliverance of the Lord.
And this man was put together with other wicked people for the Roman's Soldiers to destroyed them.

Jesus Christ said do good to all men especially to those in the house of God; do good to your enemy and bless and curse not; if your enemy hungry give him food to eat and if he thirst give him water to drink.

Jesus also said, if you take one of my little children in and you clothed his naked and you visited him in prison, then you have done it to me.

In that day the Lord will said to you come you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
But to the other who is wicked Jesus Christ will said to them go away from me, you cursed, to the everlasting fire which is prepared for the adversary and his angels.
And these shall go into everlasting torment, and the righteous into eternal life (Matthews 25:31-46).

Those who were willing to obey and gave away all things for Christ sake and for the sake of the gospel were able to enter into the kingdom of God, but those who were not willing to obey neither were willing to give away all things for Christ sake and for the sake of the gospel were destroyed by the enemy.

To enter into the kingdom of God is to enter into the kingdom of heaven and believe me after they went out of Jerusalem and arrive at the mountain, all of them found joy and peace and salvation of the Lord.

Remember the kingdom of God is like the marriage's feast, like men who were given money to exchange and make money, like the ten virgin and like the end of the world.

The wall of the kingdom of God is strong and secure and no enemies can overthrown it.
The people of God is safe as long they remain in the kingdom of God.

The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God, are both the same thing?

If you read Mark and Luke both of them speak of the same thing.
The books of Mark say the kingdom of God but the book of Matthews say the kingdom of heaven.
For example: Matthews 19:23:

23 Jesus say to his disciples, �Truly I say to you, it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.�

Mark 10:23:

23 Jesus says, �How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God.

Luke 8:24:

24 Jesus says, �How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God.

So you can see these chapters and verses above shows the kingdom of God is also the kingdom of heaven.

The chosen one knew the end was at hand for Paul in his letter wrote: the gospel of the Kingdom have been preach to all creature under the heaven.
They heard, saw and knew the end was coming.

Jesus, in the book of Luke 21:20 he said: �..... your salvation is at hand�, .... the kingdom of God is near.



Lets refresh our mind again:

When the gospel of the kingdom has been preached throughout the world as a testimony to all the nations; then the end will come.
Have courage and lift up your head because your salvation is at hand.
Whoever have patience to the end will be saved.
And those who are worthy will be able to stand before the Son of man and will be saved.
God will send his angels with a large trumpet, and they will gather his chosen from the four winds, from one end of the heaven to the other.(Matthews 24:1-51; Luke 21:1-37)..

In Matthew 24, Jesus says, �immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the universe will be shaken.
After the beginning of suffering; then the signs of the sun and the moon and the stars will appear; and the confusion and the violent disturbance that takes life out of men, because of fear of what is to come on earth and the great distress [suffering] of the nation will come too

Luke 21:25-27 it says: �And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars; and on earth distress of the nations, and confusion because of the roaring of the sea; And upheaval (which mean: sudden and violent disturbance according to the American Heritage Student Dictionary) that takes life out of men, because of fear of what is to come on earth; and the powers of the universe will be shaken.

But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! For there will be great distress (great tribulation; great suffering) in the land, and wrath to this people [Luke 21:22,23].
Then they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with a large army and great glory.�

Matthew 24:29-31 it says: Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and all the generations of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
And he will send his angels with a large trumpet, and they will gather his chosen from the four winds, from one end of the heaven to the other.�

And finally Mark 13:27 it says, �Then he will send his angels and gather his chosen from the four winds, form the utmost part of the earth to the utmost part of heaven.�

Therefore all of these chapters and verses connect, and no doubt Jesus' warning did came to pass letter by letter two thousands year ago.



More review

Josephus in his book stated after the last apostle die around the year 66AD the war began.
Every places the Jews dwells the Roman's soldiers went there and kill many of them with the edge of the sword.

In Alexandria the Romans destroyed the Jews people that use to live there unmercifully.

In Caesarea the Jews who use to live there they were killed until the inhabitants of the Jewish people were emptied.

In Jerusalem a group of Jews who is known as Zelots revolt against their own people and those who disagree with them they murder them.

Everywhere the Jewish people lived they suffer by the hands of the Roman's soldiers before the destruction of Jerusalem.

When the Romans� army surrounded the city of Jerusalem for the first time, food became hard to get within the wall of the city.
Many who try to get food at night and went into the valleys were caught and torture and crucified on the cross.
More than 500 people were killed in a day.

Woman who has baby and children they die of famine.

Because of hunger a woman kill her child and roast him for her to eat and the rest she hid it.

And those who try to escape swallowed pieces of gold hoping to take them unnoticed.
But many were caught and were cut open by the enemy to see if they have swallowed any gold.

All of this great suffering or great distress of the nations happen in those days and for 3 1/2 years [stating from 64AD to 68AD] Nero made war against Saints and he prevailed against them or overcome them [Daniel 7:21; Revelation 13:7].
Nero were destroyed by the Lord with the sword of his mouth in the year 68AD, he committed suicide [2 Thessalonians 2:8].
In the year 70AD the Roman's soldiers surrounded the city of Jerusalem for the second time, but this time the destruction was successfully, and they trodden down the city of Jerusalem under their feet for forty two months. (Josephus: the wars of the Jews II, 18:2,3,8; III, 4:1; IV, 5:3; V, 1:3,5; 10:3; 11:1,2; 12:3; 13:4; VI, 1:1; 3:4).


Seeing the Roman's soldiers killing and burning the city with fire and seeing the smoke reaching high to the sky that was the day of the Lord or the coming of the Lord bringing judgment to the Jews who rejected Jesus Christ, the smoke was seeing from far off as a sign and fulfillment of Jesus Christ's words, letter by letter.

Jesus says, �And all the generations (In king James version it says, �tribes�) of the earth will mourn, why? Because they will see the sign of the son of man, and they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of the sky with powers and great glory.�

The sun being darkened and the moon will not give it lights and the stars will falls from the sky, are sign that means death and destruction; these words are metaphor expression that means the people will face death and destruction.

Before Jerusalem was surround by the armies, many Jews who were living in different part of the city were kill by the soldiers and their dwelling places were burn and the smoke reach higher in the sky that the moon and the stars in the sky was hidden and many people from the other side of the city saw the smoke in the sky.
Titus came with his four Legions of soldiers, without any compassion and without any mercy they came to all the city where the Jews were dwelling and kill all of them and burn their villages.

And the last city to attack was Jerusalem, when Titus arrived with his armies and surrounded Jerusalem, immediately the battle began, they attack them and it took them months to burn down the walls of the city and kill many wicked Jews with the edge of the sword, they brought down all the walls around the temple and of the city until there was no bricks standing upon another.
The smoke of fire reach to the sky so high that from a far distance the smoke was seen by many people and those who saw the sign mourned because of the wrath or destruction that have come upon them.



The people of Israel who obey God�s law were promised to have bright days (blessing).

In the Psalms 37:6 David said:

�He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the Light, and thy judgment as the Noon Day.�

Isaiah says:

�Then shall thy light break forth as the morning� then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the Noon Day� (Isaiah 58:8-10).

Isaiah also says:

�Thy Sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy Moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting Light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended� (Isaiah 60:20).

But on the other hand the people of Israel who did not obey God�s law they face cursing.

Isaiah says:

�We wait for Light, but behold obscurity; for Brightness, but we walk in darkness �.we stumble at Noonday as in the night.

It was a day of disaster and destruction and everywhere was darkness and there was no light (Isaiah 59:9,10).

Amos says:

�It would be a day of darkness and not light�even very dark, and no brightness in it� (Amos 5:18-20).

Amos says:

Ezekiel says:

The destruction of Egypt was known as, �the day shall be darkness and the stars dark, the sun cover with cloud, the moon shall not give her light and all the light of heaven will be dark (Ezekiel 30:6-18; 32:2-15).

The destruction of Idumea was known �heaven shall be dissolved, and the heaven shall be rolled together as a scroll�� (Isaiah 34:4-10).

Babylon destruction was known �the stars of heaven shall not give light and the sun turn darkness and the Moon shall not cause her light to shine� (Isaiah 13:8,10,17-21).

The sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky, a day when the sun will be darkness and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from the sky; and on earth distress of the nations, and confusion because of the roaring of the sea; and upheaval that take life out of men, because the fear or what is to come on earth; and the powers of universe will be shaken (Matthew 24:29; Luke 21:28; Luke 21:20,28).


Fleeing with the help of the angels

For there will be great tribulation such as has never happen from the beginning of the world until now, and never will be again (Matthew 24:21).

Lets once more review again what happen, Cestius Gallus withdrawn his soldiers and did not allow his army to take the city of Jerusalem, and because of his action of withdrawing his soldiers cause his troops their life.
Cestius Gallus' action of withdrawing his soldiers was God plan for him to clear the path for his chosen one to flee to the mountain before the destruction day of the Lord.

Josephus wrote in his book that no Christians were found in Jerusalem for they all escape.
When Titus and his army came, they destroyed the city and all the wicked people that were there.

We read in the bible the Lord plan for Lot was that he and his family flee to the mountain.
Lot because he was afraid to go to the mountain and evil overtake him and he die, Lot persist the angels not to send them there, but Lot choose a little town near by Sodom and Gomorrah, because he thoughts and said, it is a safe place to escape there, Lot beseech the angels to allow him and his family to go to a little town called Zoar because the mountain was to far for them to travel.

The angels allow them to go there, but Lot could not stay for so long in Zoar for he was afraid to live in Zoar, Lot and his family had to flee again because their life were in danger in that little town too; he went up out of Zoar for they were force to fled to the mountain and dwell in the mountain and his two daughters was with him; and he stay in a cave both he and his two daughter.

If they would have listen to the angels in the first place they would have avoid hardship and fleeing again to save their life.
When Lot and his family fled out of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah, God's angels destroyed the city of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Sodom and Gomorrah was a city where wicked people dwell and the only city that God destroy.
Other cities or other worlds where Abraham and his family dwells and where people of other nationality dwells too God did not destroyed.
God's wrath came only upon the world of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:17-30).


According to Josephus, all the cities where the Roman's soldiers had controlled and power they slaughter the Jewish people, and the last city to be destroyed was the city of Jerusalem.

Thank God that his angels gather his Chosen one out of all the city where they dwell just like he did with Noah and Lot for being faithful and obedient to the Lord.

If those days was not shortened for the Gentiles to carry out God�s judgment just as he did in Noah�s days, no flesh will be alive; but for the sake of his chosen one those day was shortened [Matthew 24:22].

Noah after he enter into the ark with his family the door of the Ark was close, the Lord cause the rain to last for forty days and forty nights and then it stop and then God made a wind to blow over the earth and the waters became calm and the water receded from the earth gradually and after the end of a 150 days the water abated.
After five month the ark rested upon the mountains of Ar'arat, And for another 3 months the water decreased gradually until Noah was able to see the tops of the mountains.
40 days more he waited and then he open the window of the Ark and sent a raven who stood flying in the air until the ground was dry, then again he sent a dove to see if the water have abated from the face of the ground, but no luck the bird came back empty, and then he waiting another seven more days and sent the bird again but this time the dove came back with a leaf, then Noah waited another seven days and sent the dove again but this time the dove did not return back to him any more.
And after one year and one month and five days of the month the water were dried up from off the earth; and after a year and two months on the twenty-seventh days of the month, the earth was dry and God spoke to Noah and told him go forth out of the ark, him and all his family and all the animals in the ark.
They came out and all the animals too and they all walk on dry land.

The same thing happen in Jesus time, God remember his chosen one, therefore, Titus and his army were allow to carry out the wrath of God until the time of the Gentiles came to an end, afterward his chosen one were able to come out from the mountain safely.

Therefore the sign of his coming was fulfilled in the year AD 70, letter by letter.

It is time that the body of Christ begin to do some research and study history about the war of the Jews.
Yes, it is time for the body of Christ to learn for themselves the history and the true story of the Jews and the end of the world that had come to pass in the year 70 AD.
Be independent and find out the true for yourselves and be not guiding neither mislead by the teaching of theory and philosophy of man.
It is time that men and women shine as light in the world and stop the mouth of the lion and bring the truth to the world.
Be the light of the world. Amen.