For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, …
I am stumped and confused.. I have always assumed that this verse above means that life went on as usual before destruction came.
People getting married… everyday eating and drinking, watching TV, you know… everything that is normal. And then…. Whamo. Everyone is clobbered over their heads.
But, in reference to the China coronavirus, the world is not normal. We are not eating and drinking and marrying.
I would never have thought that something like this would happen now. After the rapture? Definitely!!! But, not now..
It doesn’t add up according to what I thought Mat: 24 says.
Any thoughts?
I’m not going to go on the record here, but, because of this above scripture, I’m not sure if this bug is going to live long. I’m leaning towards it dying down and the planet once again going about it’s merry way. THEN…. sudden destruction.
Remember The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. How many false prophets predicted the end of the world back then?
The tribulation period, as you already know, is 7 years. The Great Tribulation, though, is specifically the last 3 and 1/2 years.
The supernatural calamities don’t begin until the last 3 and 1/2 year mark. Starting with the 5th seal (earthquake – the 1st supernatural calamity).
We will never know the hour of the rapture, but the rapture actually will be in the middle of the Tribulation period, but just before Great Tribulation (last 3 1/2 years) starts. So we can have a covenant between Anti-Christ and Israel, and people will still be eating, drinking, and giving into marriage. Because the calamities won’t start until the 3 and 1/2 year mark.
*Correction , I meant the 6th seal (earthquake)
The first four seals refer to the 4 horses. Actually, they have been running ever since the creation of Christ’s Body 2,000 years ago. The pale horse, refers to famine and also pestilence. There’s also the red horse (war), black horse (death). But these seemingly negative things are not part of the great tribulation. They help the white horse to run throughout the earth. Because the white horse represents the gospel. But the function of these horses which is to spread the gospel will come to an end by the time of the great tribulation. So we can have war, disease, famine, etc. Even though the rapture has not taken place yet.
My guess is that this deal will help to get the ball rolling leading to a more specific covenant. Because this deal does not address the building of the temple. The Palestinians do not trust Trump, but they do trust Macron. Macron could come in at a future time to bridge the gap and bring Palestinians on board. So Macron will have a role to play when the situation on Temple Mount is cleared up. There are multiple scenarios how the situation on Temple Mount could be cleared up.
Well JB, I guess that’s a good explanation if you are mid-trib. But, If you are pre-trib; like myself, it is still a little weird to me.
Also, and I think everyone needs to understand this. Very soon, there will be no opposition from the Palestinians or any other Muslim or Arab group. IMO, they will be defeated in the Psalm 83 war. As long as there are Palestinians or Hamas or Hezbollah or ISIS or Fatah, there will NEVER be an agreement. Would you make an agreement with a Satanist? That’s what the Arabs think of Israel.
But, IMO, Macron will have an easy time with the covenant. There won’t be any opposition.