LAST SUPPER RAPTURE
Arlene
In looking at the various
feast days in which we might expect our Lord to appear for the rapture, we
Christians have overlooked one particular feast, which He Himself commanded us
to observe: The Last Supper. For this reason I have looked very carefully
at this evening feast, as a possible time which would be fulfilled in the rapture.I apologize for the length of this article, but
have provided many scriptures and references to save the reader the time in
looking them up. There are some
intriguing pre-figurings and types involving this
evening before our Lord’s betrayal and crucifixion. The actual “abib”
date for Passover in the year 2005 is March 24. The Jews’ Hillel
calendar has set the date for April 23, but this would not be when the barley
for the firstfruits offering would be “abib”, or just green.
So, there is confusion at the present time about the actual date of the
Passover this spring. If it were indeed
on March 24, then that is only three weeks away.
I direct you to URL:
http://www.triumphpro.com/calendar_chaos_and_confusion.htm
for a discussion of this very important matter. Meanwhile, please indulge my serpentine
method of relating what I believe to be important types and messages about the
Last Supper -- rapture?I am not in any way dogmatic
about which feast our Lord will come…..just interested in studying them all,
and in the process, learning more about Him.
The four gospel accounts follow
at the very bottom of the article for your convenience in study.
1 Corinthians11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which
also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was
betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he
brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in F38 remembrance of me. 25 After the same
manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the
Lord's death till he come.
The Last Supper of our Lord with His deciples,
occurred on the evening preceeding the Jews’ offering
of the lamb, and His own offering upon the cross as our sacrifice. In the early church this “feast” for the
Christians was observed on the anniversary of that event, or Nisan 14, and did
so until after Constantine the Great, according to Bellarmino
Bagatti. The
early Christians observed this feast in the manner in which Jesus gave us
instruction: with the washing of feet,
the celebration of the bread broken and the wine of the new covenant. The anniversary of this event, as observed
by Christians, “proclaims the Lord’s death, UNTIL HE COMES”. This was a COMMANDED FEAST for Christians to
celebrate by Christ Himself “do this in remembrance of
me”. So, just like the feasts of the
harvests, for the Jews, we likewise have our own feast. And, like their harvest feasts, will it be
fulfilled to the day, hour, and minute like their harvest feasts have and will
be? The Last Supper, coinciding with
the Jewish Passover, yet happening one evening before the Passover meal, (as
their Nisan 14 begins the evening before), yet their Passover seder meal was observed after the
sacrifice of the lamb. This paper
addresses this Last Supper, and how it may relate to end-time events, in
particular, the rapture of the church, and the events immediately following,
the time of Jacob’s trouble, the tribulation years, etc.
God’s Time Clock:
Daniel
states that the Messiah will be “cut off”, this being accomplished during the
Passover feast of our Lord’s last day, Nisan 14.
Dan
9:26
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And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah
be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall
come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a
flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
This, then, stopped God’s
time clock for the old covenant, as the new covenant was established the prior
evening with the LAST SUPPER,
and
this prior evening was also Nisan 14, as the Jews begin their days the evening
before at sunset.
Matthew
26:27
Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new
testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
The question remains, then,
when will God start up the time clock again ? When is the “end” ?? Will He start the clock exactly when He
stopped it?
Jesus was asked this very
question, and answered it:
Mt
28:20
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Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen. and,
Matthew
Also, Paul
speaks of the “end”:
1st
Cor
So, the harvest is the end of the world, and yet
Jesus will be with us until “the end of the world”; that is, the harvest. Now, just what part of the harvest are “we”
who await the rapture?
There has been much about Pentecost as being the
time of the rapture. But wait, we are
called “unleavened” bread: and we are also called “a kind of firstfruits”, the first of the firstfruits
being Christ Himself:
1Cor
5:7
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Purge out therefore the old leaven,
that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
8. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old
leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth.
Jas
1:18
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Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should
be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Ex
23:19
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The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God.
And notice
that He said, the “angels” will reap the harvest, whereas when He comes for us,
“the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout,,,,,,,” If we are “unleavened bread”, then we must
have some part in the week of unleavened bread, for Christ, the head of the
body, is unleavened, so if we are to join Him, then it is reasonable to say
that we should not be “leavened” bread.
1 Corinthians 10:15-17
15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I
say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the
communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the
communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one
bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Let us
assume, then that God will start the time clock for the tribulation, exactly
when our Lord was “cut off”, this being the evening before the Passover meal
for the Jews, and our Last Supper.
First of all, if we are “unleavened”, as Paul states, then Christ the “first
of the firstfruits”, may
come for us, a “kind” of firstfruits (unleavened
bread), sometime during the week of unleavened bread, or Passover week. This week starts on Passover and includes
seven days of eating unleavened bread, but for we Christians, begins the
evening before the betrayal and the next day of crucifixion.
Then let
us look at the start of this week. That
would be the Last Supper. Jesus
instructed the deciples to prepare the meal in an
“upper room” (in the air)? For your convenience I have included at the
bottom of this study, all four gospel accounts of this Last Supper, to which I
refer here…………….. He told His deciples to follow a
“man carrying a pitcher of water into a certain house”, and there to inquire
about the householder’s upper room, where they would “prepare the feast”. This
water is for-shadowed by the marriage feast at
This Last
Supper was prepared the night before the actual Passover feast of the Jews, because
Jesus knew He would be sacrificed as the Lamb of God the next day. And the sequence of the meal itself was
changed into a “betrothal” sharing of the cup of wine, and not following the
sequence of the Jewish Passover seder
meal, because He made a “new covenant” at this Last Supper. The
marriage custom at the time Christ was on the earth had this sequence:
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Jewish Wedding |
Messiah's Wedding |
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Jesus
passed the cup of wine at the Last Supper and when we drink we accept being
His bride |
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Jesus
Christ paid the price for us as His bride with His life |
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Jesus
Christ gave us, His betrothed, the Holy Spirit (note: this was the giving of the betrothal gifts, the
“earnest” of the Spirit-- this was not a type of the wedding feast itself…..) |
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Jesus
Christ said, "I go to prepare a
place for you." |
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The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: |
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The
Lord and his bride, the church, shall spend 7 years alone to consummate the
marriage, during the 7 years of tribulation |
This Last Supper included the sharing of the betrothal
cup of wine, and hence Paul says we are betrothed to Him. Now,
this meal was given as a remembrance of Christ’s death “until He comes”.
1st Cor.
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken
for you: this do in remembrance of me.
1Cor
After the same manner also he took the cup, when
he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do
ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
The
breaking of the bread was to be in remembrance of the breaking of His body for
us. And there is the story about the
two deciples after His resurrection, who met Him on the road, and “recognized” Him, when He broke
the bread:
Luke 24:13-35
13 And, behold, two of them went that same
day to a village called Emmaus, which was from
Is this
how we will “recognize” our Lord at the rapture, after He breaks the bread of
the communion feast? Note that He
“vanished” out of their sight, pre-figuring a rapture………..
Jesus set
an example for our admonition, that we should serve one another; He Himself
washed the feet of the deciples at the Last
Supper. In warning the
Re
3:20
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Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any
man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with
me.
Here He refers to “a supper” – did He mean our
meeting with Him in the air to celebrate the marriage feast? rapture ?
WHAT
ABOUT THE “
There are
several references or “types” of
Job
referred to
Job 34:20
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall
be troubled at
In Acts,
prisoners were set free at
25 And at
Also,
there was a “
Also, Paul
in Acts 20:7, “WHEN THE DECIPLES CAME TOGETHER TO BREAK BREAD, preached to
them, READY TO DEPART (RAPTURE?) ON THE MORROW, AND CONTINUED HIS SPEECH UNTIL
“
So, when there
is a shout at
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1st Corinthians 11:23 For I have
received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord
Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And
when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is
my body, which is broken for you: this do in F38 remembrance of me. 25 After the same
manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of
me. 26 For as often as
ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS
SUPPER WAS A “FEAST” THAT WE WERE TO OBSERVE (THE ONLY “CHRISTIAN” FEAST THAT
WAS COMMANDED BY OUR LORD…..” AND WE
WERE TO KEEP THIS FEAST UNTIL “HE COMES”….. 1CoR
5:8
- Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven,
neither with the leaven of malice and
wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. We know that the
Jewish feasts were fulfilled to the day and hour and minute of God’s “set
time” for their rehearsals. What about
our feast? Will it be “fulfilled”; is
it a “set time”? First of all, did
Jesus ever refer to this feast being “fulfilled”? Yes, He did: He said He would not drink the cup of His
wine until it be FULFILLED in His Father’s
Kingdom. Luke So, here we have a
Christian “feast” that the Lord Himself says will be “fulfilled” in the
Kingdom of His Father, and He says that in our keeping of this remembrance
feast, He will be absent from us “until it be FULFILLED”. He is referring to this very feast, this
Last Supper, that will be “fulfilled”. Will He fulfill this commanded feast for
us, in the timely way that the Jewish feasts have been kept? He
said to the deciples in Matthew 26:2, “Ye know that AFTER
TWO DAYS (2000 years) is the feast of the Passover……..” (the
rapture?) In the book of John,
and his account of our Lord’s words to His “betrothed” at this Last Supper,
we read about how He is the vine and we are the branches, a beautiful
metaphor of how we are to maintain our closeness with Him; that this is
bridal talk is clear from the Psalm: Ps
128:3 - Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about
thy table. Also, by closely studying
His prayer in the ohn And that place is
where He promised He would go to prepare for us: Joh 14:2 - In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. Joh 14:3 - And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. ARE THERE “TYPES” THAT
APPEAR IN THIS LAST SUPPER STORY, and the betrayal events directly afterwards
that night, WHICH WOULD POINT TO
“FULFILLMENT”, “RAPTURE”, THE “COMING OF THE ANTICHRIST”, ETC.,???? As we will discover,
this Last Supper feast is filled with types and symbolism and HUGE HINTS
by our Lord about the end times.
Leonardo DaVinci in his painting of the Last
Supper cannot come anywhere close to that tapestry/painting which our Lord
Himself gave to us in His words and descriptions of that evening meal. But first, let’s look at another wedding
feast described in the New Testament, as a type of this feast of our
Lord. The first “type” of a
wedding feast is that mentioned as the first of His miracles (which
manifested His GLORY). John 2:1-11 1 And the third day there was a marriage
in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was
there: 2 And
both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And
when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith
unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith
unto her, Woman, what have I
to do with thee? mine hour is
not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the
servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. We first notice that this marriage
feast takes place on “the third day”; that is, after 2000 years. And Jesus and His deciples
were “called” Re
17:14 - for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with
him are called, and chosen, and faithful. Next, Jesus refers to His mother as “woman” Why didn’t He
call her “mother”……a woman in the Bible refers to a church whether apostate
or faithful. So, in effect, He is
saying, by using His mother as a “type”……..“church,
what have I to do with thee (now), for MY HOUR is not come yet.” Which leads us directly to this issue of “my hour”……what
hour? Did Jesus speak of “His hour”, that evening????? YES HE DID !! Mt
26:40 - And he
cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep,
and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Mt
26:45 - Then
cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners. Mt
26:55 - he went forward a
little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. Mr 14:37 - And he
cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon,
sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Lu
22:14 - And when
the hour was come, he sat
down, and the twelve apostles with him. Joh 7:30 - Then
they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. Mr 14:41 - And he
cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come;
behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. And
Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Now is
my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Joh 13:1 - Now
before the feast of the passover, when Jesus
knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father,
having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. Behold, the
hour cometh, yea, is now
come, that ye shall be
scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not
alone, because the Father is with me. Joh 17:1 - These
words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to
heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: wow !!! Is this “the
hour” that He told “the woman” at the Joh 2:11 - This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Above, in John 17:1, Jesus asks His Father to “glorify
your Son”, so the marriage in Ro
9:23 - And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of
mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath
called you unto His kingdom and glory. But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of
Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with
exceeding joy. Now unto him that is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, WHAT ELSE IS THERE
ABOUT A PARTICULAR HOUR????? Are we not often told
about an “hour” which SHOULD be known by His Christian church??? YES WE ARE….. Mt
24:42 - Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your
Lord doth come. Mt
24:44 - Therefore
be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Mt
24:50 - The
lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh
not for him, and in an hour that
he is not aware of Lu
12:39 - And
this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the
thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through. Lu
12:40 - Be ye
therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
ye think not. Lu
12:46 - The
lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh
not for him, and at an hour when
he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion
with the unbelievers. Notice that no man
could lay hands on Him until “His hour” had come: Joh 7:30 - Then
they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not
yet come. Joh 8:20 - These
words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in
the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. Now, this particular
“hour” is mentioned to two of the churches which He addresses in the book of
Revelation: these churches are to
focus upon a particular “hour”, and that hour would be the hour that He
comes, and the hour just preceeding the hour of
temptation (tribulation). Re
3:3
- Remember
therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If
therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee
as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I
will come upon thee. Re
3:10 - Because
thou 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. So, this “hour” must
be a very important hour or there wouldn’t have been such a big deal made
about it in the Scriptures, so we should well take careful heed of this
“hour”. WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS HOUR? TYPES, TYPES, TYPES !! Starting with His deciples, as you can see from the above verses,
He admonishes to “WATCH” with Him.
FOR ONE HOUR! This was “His
hour”, and He wanted them to be awake for it, but they kept falling
ASLEEP. Now, how many times in the
Scriptures are we told to “wait, and WATCH”, and be AWAKE………. Mt
24:42 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your
Lord doth come. Mt
24:43 - But know this, that
if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would
come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken
up. Mt
25:13 - Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Mt
26:38 - Then saith he unto
them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. Mt
26:40 - And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith
unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Mt
26:41 - Watch and pray, that ye
enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak. Mr 13:33 - Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye
know not when the time is. Mr 13:34 - For the Son of man is as a man taking a far
journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every
man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Mr 13:35 - Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the
master of the house cometh, at even, or at Mr 13:37 - And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. Mr 14:34 - And saith unto them,
My soul
is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. Mr 14:37 - And he cometh, and findeth
them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest
not thou watch one hour? Mr 14:38 - Watch ye and pray, lest
ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. Lu
12:38 - And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the
third watch, and find them so,
blessed are those servants. Lu
21:36 - Watch ye therefore, and
pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 1Th
5:6
- Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but
let us watch and be sober. 1Pe
4:7
- But the end of all things is at hand: be ye
therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. Re
3:3
- Remember therefore how thou hast received
and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt
not watch, I will come on
thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour
I will come upon thee. Notice
in the above verses that the deciples are told to
“watch” and “not sleep”, lest they fall into TEMPTATION, (tribulation) yet the church of Philadelphia, quoted
above, is told that they will be kept from the “hour” of TEMPTATION,
(tribulation) that shall come upon the
whole world. Mr 14:38 - Watch ye and pray, lest
ye enter into temptation. Here is
a type of “entering into TEMPTATION: = TRIBULATION” DOES THE TRIBULATION START ON THE
EVE OF HIS BETRAYAL???? DOES GOD’S TIME CLOCK START UP AGAIN, RIGHT WHERE HE
STOPPED IT?? (WHEN “MESSIAH WILL BE CUT OFF” – HIS BETRAYAL AND
CRUCIFIXION?) On the
night of the Last Supper and His betrayal, He desperately wanted them to
WATCH, and NOT SLEEP, yet He came three times from where He prayed, and found
them “asleep”. Now, where are we
told not to “SLEEP”????????????????? First of
all, at the transfiguration, the three deciples
were “heavy with sleep”, just like they were at His betrayal evening, but
what happened when they “woke up”? Lu
9:32 - But Peter and they that were with him were
heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they
saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And, so
will we see His glory if we could just stay awake……….other references which
urge us not to sleep: Lu
22:46 - And said unto them, Why sleep ye?
rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. (THAT
IS, TRIBULATION) Ro
13:11 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is
high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than
when we believed. 1Th
5:6
- Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but
let us watch and be sober. 1Th
5:7
- For they that sleep sleep in the night; and
they that be drunken are drunken in the night. We are
children of the day, and should not be asleep when He comes
! Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom
tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at Notice in the above that the bridegroom
tarried, and ALL the virgins slumbered and slept. To slumber is a light sleep, whereas to
sleep is a deep sleep. So the wise
virgins were “lightly” sleeping while the foolish were in deep sleep. The lesson here is to take light naps whilst
waiting for the bridegroom. So, the
night of Jesus’ betrayal and “His hour”, we have Him urging the deciples to stay awake, and watch, and pray. Lu
21:36 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be
accounted worthy to escape all these things that
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. and, as
He said on the eve before His crucifixion: Lu
22:46 - And said unto them, Why sleep ye?
rise and pray, lest ye enter into
temptation. (THAT
IS, TRIBULATION) Now then
we have the small issue of the “ “And there followed Him a certain young man, having a linen
cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: 52 And
he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. IS THIS A TYPE
? Certainly
running through the streets of
and, Mt
22:11 - And when the king came in to see the guests,
he saw there a man which had not on a wedding
garment: And he saith unto
him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was
speechless. And others save with fear, pulling them out
of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Re
3:4
- Thou hast a few names even in Note that
the garments at issue are “wedding garments”, and the unfortunate young
fellow running naked in MOVING
RIGHT ON………..How oft are we told that He comes “as a thief in the
night”……..???????? A few
references: Mt
24:43 - But know this, that
if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he
would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 1Th
5:2
- For yourselves know perfectly that the day of
the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1Th
5:4
- But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that
that day should overtake you as a thief. Re
3:3
- Remember therefore how thou hast received
and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt
not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk
naked, and they see his shame. So, we
should be looking for a “thief” and “in the night”. Well, Judas Iscariot went out to betray
our Lord at “night”: He then having received the sop went
immediately out: and it was night. Being
night, was there also a thief? YES !!!! Incredibly,
Jesus referred to HIMSELF as a thief !!! Mr 14:48 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as
against a thief, with swords and
with staves to take me? Luke 22:52 Then Jesus said
unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which
were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and
staves? 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no
hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. So,
therefore, on this particular “night”, Jesus referred to Himself as a
“thief”. If he left that night,
being arrested as a thief, and God started His tribulation time-clock right
where it left off when the Lord was betrayed to be crucified, would it not be
right then, when He would return, as the “thief” ????
This is the only indication in the N.T. that Christ referred to
Himself as a “type” of thief. We know
that Judas Iscariot was a thief, but it is Christ Himself who comes as the
“thief in the night”. Jesus took pains to explain to His arresters
that He had been preaching in the temple for years/months, but they had not
come to get Him as a “thief”, but here they were this night, when His “hour”
had come, being arrested as a “thief”.
“ARISE,
LET US GO HENCE…” John
The
above words were spoken by our Lord, just prior to His betrayal, or “his
HOUR”. Notice he says, “RISE UP”,,,,,(is this a picture of the rapture?) He speaks of the betrayer who is
approaching who has “no part” with Him.
We know that this betrayer was Judas Iscariot, also called the “son of
perdition”. He betrayed Jesus with a
kiss. We can
see by the two references below that both Judas Iscarior, and the antichrist
are referred to as “son of perdition”…. While I was with them in the world, I kept
them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture
might be fulfilled. 2Th
2:3
- Let no man deceive you by any means: for that
day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; This gives us a clue to another “type” is this
story of the evening betrayal of our Lord.
Above, He says to the deciples “rise up”,
because His betrayer comes (Judas Iscariot).
Later, we learn that the antichrist will be “revealed”, when “the
hinderer” is taken out of the way.
ANY CLUES HERE? If Jesus said
to His deciples “rise up” because His betrayer
comes who has no part with Him (the antichrist comes in HIS time): 2 Thessalonians 2:6 And now ye know
what withholdeth F5 that he might be revealed in his time. Then
that would show that the “body” of Christ must “rise up”, so that the antichrist
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Matthew 26: 1 - 75 - 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all
these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after
two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son
of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief
priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of
the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And
consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty,
and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest
there be an uproar among the people. 6 Now when Jesus was in 14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went
unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto them, What will
ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for
thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that time he sought
opportunity to betray him. 17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread
the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare
for thee to eat the passover? 18 And
he said, Go
into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith,
My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy
house with my disciples. 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had
appointed them; and they made ready the passover. 20 Now
when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 21 And
as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 And they were
exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it
I? 23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall
betray me. 24 The Son of man goeth as it is
written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. 25 Then Judas,
which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and
blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the
cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood
of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you,
I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I
drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. 30 And when they
had sung an hymn, F50 they went out into the mount of
Olives. 31 Then saith Jesus unto
them, All
ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will
smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into 36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called 47 And while he yet spake,
lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with
swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now
he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
same is he: hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to
Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And
Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on
Jesus, and took him. 51 And, behold, one of them which
were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a
servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. 52 Then
said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take
the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot
now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve
legions of angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be
fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55 In that same hour said Jesus to the
multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for
to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold
on me. 56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to
Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the
elders were assembled. 58 But Peter followed him afar off
unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see
the end. 59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the
council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 60 But
found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At
the last came two false witnesses, 61 And said, This
fellow said, I am able to destroy the 69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel
came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of
Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know
not what thou sayest. 71 And
when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them
that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And
again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And
after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely
thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth
thee. 74 Then began he to curse
and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. 75 And
Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and
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1 After two days
was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread:
and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by
craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the
feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 3 And
being in 12 And the first
day of unleavened bread, when they killed F42 the passover,
his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou
mayest eat the passover? 13 And
he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet
you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith,
Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 15 And he will shew you a large upper room
furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. 16 And his
disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto
them: and they made ready the passover. 17 And
in the evening he cometh with the twelve. 18 And as they
sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 19 And
they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? 20 And he answered
and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 21 The Son of man
indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to
that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good
were it for that man if he had never been born. 22 And as they did
eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it,
and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23 And he took the
cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of
it. 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of
the new testament, which is shed for many. 25 Verily I say unto
you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I
drink it new in the 32 And they came to
a place which was named 43 And immediately,
while he yet spake, cometh
Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and
staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And
he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss,
that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 45 And
as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to
him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. 46 And
they laid their hands on him, and took him. 47 And one of
them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and
cut off his ear. 48 And Jesus answered and said unto them,
Are ye
come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? 49 I was daily with you
in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be
fulfilled. 50 And they all forsook him, and fled. 51 And
there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his
naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: 52 And he left
the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. 53 And they led
Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief
priests and the elders and the scribes. 54 And Peter
followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat
with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 55 And
the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put
him to death; and found none. 56 For many
bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against
him, saying, 58 We heard him say, I will destroy this
temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another
made without hands. 59 But neither so did their witness
agree together. 60 And the high priest stood up in the
midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these witness against
thee? 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing.
Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the
Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said,
I am:
and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and
coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes,
and saith, What need we
any further witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy:
what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65 And
some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to
say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of
their hands. 66 And as Peter was
beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: 67 And
when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou
also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 68 But
he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock
crew. 69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to
them that stood by, This is one of them. 70 And he denied
it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely
thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and
thy speech agreeth thereto. 71 But
he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to
mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. |
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1 Now
the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And
the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared
the people. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of
the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the
chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. 5 And
they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 6 And he promised, and
sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. 7 Then
came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover
must be killed. 8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us
the passover, that we may eat. 9 And they said unto him, Where
wilt thou that we prepare? 10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are
entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water;
follow him into the house where he entereth in. 11 And
ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The
Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover
with my disciples? 12 And he shall shew you a
large upper room furnished: there make ready. 13 And they went, and
found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with
him. 15 And he said unto them, With desire F49
I have desired to eat this passover with you before
I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until
it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17 And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 For I
say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the 21 But,
behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with
me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth,
as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And
they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do
this thing. 24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them
should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of
the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority
upon them are called benefactors. 26 But ye shall not be so: but he that
is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he
that doth serve. 27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth
at meat, or he that serveth? is
not he that sitteth at meat? but
I am among you as he that serveth. 28 Ye are
they which have continued with me in my temptations. 29 And I appoint
unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; 30 That ye may
eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the
twelve tribes of 39 And
he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his
disciples also followed him. 40 And when he was at the place, he said
unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 41 And he was
withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Saying,
Father, if thou be willing, remove F50
this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine,
be done. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening
him. 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat
was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And
when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them
sleeping for sorrow, 46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 47 And
while he yet spake, behold
a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before
them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said unto him,
Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? 49 When
they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord,
shall we smite with the sword? 50 And one of them smote the servant of
the high priest, and cut off his right ear. 51 And Jesus answered and
said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear,
and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains
of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as
against a thief, with swords and staves? 53 When I was daily with you in
the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour,
and the power of darkness. 54 Then
took they him, and led him, and brought him into the
high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 55 And when they had
kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter
sat down among them. 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the
fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 57 And
he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. 58 And after a little
while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of
them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 59 And about the space of one hour
after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was
with him: for he is a Galilaean. 60 And Peter
said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And
immediately, while he yet spake,
the cock crew. 61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter
remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And Peter
went out, and wept bitterly. 63 And
the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had
blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying,
Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things
blasphemously spake they against him. 66 And
as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the
scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ? tell
us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 And if
I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. 69 Hereafter shall
the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70 Then said
they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I
am. 71 And they said, What need we any further
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1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is
come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given
him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou
hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified
thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest
me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine
own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested
thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of
the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known
that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given
unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they
have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they
have believed that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for the
world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 11 And now I am no more
in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father,
keep through thine own name those whom thou hast
given me, that they may be one, as we are. 12 While I was with
them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none
of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be
fulfilled. 13 And now come I to thee; and these
things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in
themselves. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them,
because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou
shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from the evil. 16 They are not of the
world, even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them
through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me
into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes
I sanctify myself, that they also might be
sanctified F35 through the truth. 20 Neither pray I for
these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be
one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in
us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which
thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be
one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be
made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and
hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. 24 Father, I will that
they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may
behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst
me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father,
the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known
that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and
will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them,
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