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Speaker 1
Alright.
Speaker 2
So diving in here to what Richard asked, will the hatred of man against men continue during my life? During my life? That’s a deep question.
Speaker 3
Yeah, it is a very deep question. Is it going to continue during my life?
Speaker 2
What, let’s define what, what is the hatred of man he’s talking about here?
Speaker 3
It I don’t want to put words in his mouth, right? But it seems like the Bible often has a dichotomy between love and hate. And if you’re not loving somebody, you’re very likely risking hating them. And there’s actually, I think, some verses on point in Matthew 24 and maybe he’s quoting this, I’m not sure. So if you have your Bibles in front of you, let’s turn to Matthew 24. This might answer something we just talked about before too, about did Jesus come in 70 Ad? So we’ll maybe try to cover all these together. And by the way, Jesus starts off with Matthew 24 four, take heed that no man deceive you. This is how he answers the questions when disciples ask when is the temple going to be destroyed? And when is your kingdom going to come? First thing he says, don’t be deceived. I mean, now we’re living in the age of fake news and so many conflicting opinions and facts change on a daily basis. It’s amazing to me that God Jesus almost predicted that deceit is going to be a sign of the end times and a problem. And so if you scroll down to Matthew 20, let’s see, do you remember which verse in particular that is?
Speaker 1
I’m thinking, I’m not sure if he.
Speaker 3
Oh, there’s verse nine. It says, Jesus talked about how people are going to be his people. He says, they shall deliver you up to be afflicted, and they shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
Speaker 1
There’s another verse too that I think he’s maybe referring to as well, six and seven. Let’s take a look.
Speaker 3
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass. But the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in diverse places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Speaker 1
Can I add one more verse? Just kind of going down to verse twelve? And it says, and because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. So as the earth becomes more and more evil, just like the time of Noah, and Jesus says, just as before the time of Noah, so is the time of the coming of the Son of man, because evil abounds. And just like Jay quoted that verse earlier in Genesis six, that the imagination of the heart of man was only evil continually because evil is abounding, the love of many is waxing cold. And yes, the hatred of men hatred towards each other is sadly going to get worse. And we see that in our world today. Just look at the news and you’re seeing headlines of racism and horrible things that sadly people just are hating. There’s more murders, there’s more things going on than ever as far as at least in my lifetime. It seems like things are just getting worse and worse.
Speaker 3
Yeah, exactly. Is there any light at the end of the tunnel? I mean, next verse then Matthew 20 413, but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. So Jesus isn’t sounding like, oh, there’s going to be a reprieve, this is going to go away and then he’s going to come. No, he’s like, you got to survive all this to the end and then you’ll be rescued.
Speaker 1
Exactly.
Speaker 2
So we’re not going to see everything is sunshine and roses and utopian society before Jesus comes. We’re not going to see, not here.
Speaker 3
Not according to Jesus. Now there’s actually some Bible verses where it talks about how there’ll be peace, peace, but there shall be no peace, then sudden destruction. Maybe I should find that real quick because I think that is an important thing to point out. There might be a period where we’re going to think we solve all the world’s problems.
Speaker 2
Somebody’s going to be promoting this concept. You’re telling me of peace? Peace. Telling everyone everything’s fine via peace. It’s all good.
Speaker 3
Yeah. This is first thessalonians 53, for when they shall say peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. And I think even that quote is of the Old Testament.
Speaker 1
Yeah, and I was going to say too, just really quick, just to add one last thought of when we think about those who are saved, that those who love God. Jesus said that the world will know that you are my disciples indeed by your love one towards another. And love God is love according to one John four eight, and that it says in one John two nine that thou hast loved righteousness, that he that saith he’s in the light and hates his brother is in darkness. You can’t say you love God and hate people. And so biblically speaking, and when you think about the way of righteousness, those that will be saved, jesus says, I believe it’s Matthew 714, that the way that leads into life is straight and narrow is the gate that leads into life, and few there be that find it. And I really think that that pertains so true to love these days because I think love is really what’s lacking in this world and only God is going to be able to fill our hearts with that love. And unless we are fully submitted to him in that way, the only thing that’s going to fill that void in our heart where love should be is going to be selfishness, which leads to hate.
Speaker 3
Exactly.
Speaker 2
This sounds like we’re going be to facing pretty tough times right up into that time and it’s going to get tougher, right? But that sounds kind of hopeless. So give me a little hope here. You’re talking about love and I like love. It sounds good. But is there hope for us in this time of destruction and hatred?
Speaker 1
I would say two promises that are in the Bible. The first one is in Matthew, I believe, chapter 28, and I’ll just make sure I’m correct in saying this. Matthew 28, just after the Great Commission, jesus says he wants us to go into all the world. In verse 20, the last verse of the book of Matthew says, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I’ve commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.
Speaker 3
So Jesus, that was the promise I claimed today from God.
Speaker 1
Even it’s a good promise, let me tell you. There’s definitely times we need Jesus with us. So if Jesus is with us, if God is for us, who can be against us? Definitely there’s hope at the end of the tunnel. And the second promise I would say is in Revelation 21 and verse four. And it says, behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God. And it says this is the best part. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, no crying, neither shall there be any more pain. And hatred definitely causes pain for the former things are passed away. And so there is definitely hope that there will come a day when we’re with God in heaven and there’s not going to be any more sadness, no more sorrow. It will only be God and his love and love living through all of us. So there’s definitely good times ahead of us if we stay faithful.
Speaker 3
All this is bidding up really well to the next question, that’s going to be about the 144,000 actually. But before we totally get there, I just want to close out maybe we could keep reading Method 24 a little bit to get some more context that will answer the 70 Ad question and set the stage for the 144,000. Matthew 24 around verses 16 to 17, Jesus is talking about a day is going to come when you see Judea surrounded and just take off running. You need to flee. Let them which in Judea flee into the mountains. Let him which is on the rooftop not come down you let him which is in the field return back. Woe to those who have children, but pray that your flight not be in winter, neither in Sabbath day, for then shall be great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time? No, never shall be. All right, so it’s a little confusing because Jesus goes straight from talking about the siege of literal Jerusalem, which happened in 70 Ad. To then now talking about the actual final end. Tribulation just before he comes.
Speaker 3
And how do I know it’s just before he comes? Because it says in verse 22, and except those days shall be shortened, there shall be no flesh saved, for the elect say those shall be shortened. So basically, God’s people would be wiped out if then Christ doesn’t come. And what’s that intervention? We think that’s going to be the second coming of Christ, and that’s going to be more clear when we read the Book of Revelation. And we’re going to see this term come up again when we’re talking about the 144,000. That term great.
Speaker 1
Tribulation and just to reinforce what you just said, Jay, as far as if the days are cut short, you might be like, well, what does that really mean? And if you read Romans 928, it says, for he will finish the work, meaning Jesus, and cut it short in righteousness, because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. So that cutting it short. It’s because of the righteousness of the saints, which again leads into the hundred, hundred thousand.
Speaker 3
I’ve never thought of that verse flowing that way.
Speaker 1
So that would be my input to that.
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