I Like the way you are thinking.
I would like to address something which I
have found, which have been often linked,
which should not be. I Posted the passages
from Luke in red below, and from Matthew in
Green for your reference.
Luke 17: 31 describes a time
of "fleeing", and the Language of this
verse is almost Identical to Matthew
24:17-18.
But if one looks closely, One "fleeing"
involves Judea (Matthew 24:16)
While the other "fleeing" occurs
when the "Son of Man is revealed" (Luke
17:30) Which would correlate to the events
found in Matthew 24: 37-38, as per Luke
17:26.
What this means, is that there are two
different times of "fleeing". One
occurs When the Abomination
of Desolation takes place which is
regional to Judea, and in particular
Jerusalem, while the other is worldwide
which involves the warning found in Luke
17:32-33 and occurs at the coming of the Son
of Man, which involves rapture, and wrath. A
time of "peace and safety". (see note below
first passage)
20 Being
asked by the Pharisees when the
kingdom of God would come, he
answered them, “The
kingdom of God is not coming in
ways that can be observed,
21 nor
will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’
or ‘There!’ for behold, the
kingdom of God is in the midst of
you.”
22 And
he said to the disciples, “The days are coming
when you will desire to see one of
the days of the Son of Man, and
you will not see it.
23 And
they will say to you, ‘Look,
there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go
out or follow them.
24 For
as the lightning flashes and
lights up the sky from one side to
the other, so will the Son of Man
be in his day.
25 But
first he must suffer many things
and be rejected by this
generation. 26 Just
as it was in the days of Noah, so
will it be in the days of the Son
of Man. 27 They
were eating and drinking
and marrying and being given in
marriage, until the day
when Noah entered the ark, and the
flood came and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise,
just as it was in the days of
Lot—they were eating and drinking,
buying and selling, planting and
building, 29 but
on the day when Lot went out from
Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from
heaven and destroyed them all—
30 so
will it be on the day when the Son
of Man is revealed.
31 On
that day, let the one who is on
the housetop, with his goods in
the house, not come down to take
them away, and likewise let the
one who is in the field not turn
back. 32 Remember
Lot's wife. 33 Whoever
seeks to preserve his life will
lose it, but whoever loses his
life will keep it. 34 I
tell you, in that night there will
be two in one bed. One will be
taken and the other left.
35 There
will be two women grinding
together. One will be taken and
the other left.”
37 And
they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He
said to them, “Where
the corpse
is, there the vultures
will gather.” Note the highlighted
events. These are everyday
normal acts, Hence my connection
to "peace and safety" as
found in 1 Thess. 5:3-4 " 3 While
people are saying, “There is peace
and security,” then sudden
destruction will come upon them as
labor pains come upon a pregnant
woman, and they will not escape. 4 But
you are not in darkness,
brothers, for that day to
surprise you like a thief."
15 “So
when you see the abomination
of desolation spoken of by
the prophet Daniel, standing
in the holy place (let the
reader understand),
16 then
let those who are in Judea
flee to the mountains.
17 Let
the one who is on the
housetop not go down to take
what is in his house,
18 and
let the one who is in the
field not turn back to take
his cloak. 19 And
alas for women who are
pregnant and for those who
are nursing infants in those
days!
36 “But
concerning that day and
hour no one knows, not
even the angels of
heaven, nor the Son,
but the Father only.
37 For
as were the days of
Noah, so will be the
coming of the Son of
Man. 38 For
as in those days before
the flood they were
eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day
when Noah entered the
ark, 39 and
they were unaware until
the flood came and swept
them all away, so will
be the coming of the Son
of Man. 40 Then
two men will be in the
field; one will be taken
and one left.
41 Two
women will be grinding
at the mill; one will be
taken and one left.
42 Therefore,
stay awake, for you do
not know on what day
your Lord is coming.
43 But
know this, that if the
master of the house had
known in what part of
the night the thief was
coming, he would have
stayed awake and would
not have let his house
be broken into.
44 Therefore
you also must be ready,
for the Son of Man is
coming at an hour you do
not expect.
It
is these sorts of connections which will
unseal the order of the events of these
end times. What I have not yet determined
for certain, is whether the final seven
years for Israel follows the time of Peace
and safety, or precedes it? I am leaning
towards the time of Peace and safety
coming after the final seven years for
Israel? Any thoughts would be helpful
here?
YBIC
David H.