CONSIDER THIS .............

LUKE 21:28 ( Jesus speaking )

"WHEN these things BEGIN to come to pass, THEN look up and lift up your heads , for YOUR REDEMPTION draws nigh ."

ANALYSIS:

The phrase "your redemption" is speaking of the redemption of our earthly bodies for our Spiritual bodies which can enter heaven happens at the time of the resurrection & rapture. 

We are told to "look up and lift up our heads" BEFORE our redemption to SEE A SIGN of an EVENT beginning to happen which tells us that our resurrection & rapture is "drawing near." 

The phrase "When these things begin " tells us of the timing of THE EVENT which we are to "look up" and  SEE AS A SIGN of our soon to come resurrection & rapture. 

The EVENT which we are to SEE AS A SIGN of our soon to come  resurrection & rapture is described beginning with ( Luke 21:20-24 ) .

The description of our resurrection & rapture then begins with ( Luke 21;25-27 ).

SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT:

The EVENT, which WHEN IT BEGINS we are to "look up" and SEE AS THE SIGN  that our resurrection & rapture is soon-to-come is "WHEN WE SHALL SEE JERUSALEM COMPASSED WITH ( the Gog-Magog )  ARMIES then know that THE DESOLATION thereof is nigh" ( Luke 21:20 ).

THE EVENT we are to "look up" and SEE AS THE SIGN of our pending rapture is WHEN THE GOG-MAGOG WAR BEGINS AGAINST ISRAEL. 

According to Your Holy Word, come Lord Jesus !