Page 71 - Prophetic Word Newsletters Archive 2006 by Pastor Randy Shupe

CONSIDER CONSIDER CONSIDER In summary, the foundation of “no man knows the day or
the hour” crumbles when the context of these three
YEAR OF JUBILEE- THE DAY ARMAGEDDON- isolated passages is considered. The “and”, “but”, and
GATHERING OF THAT GATHERING TO THE “then” reveal the subject of which Jesus is speaking. The
THE ELECT JEWS verse, “of that day and hour no one knows” is speaking of
TO REDEMPTION HEAVEN DAY OF GOD’S the day that Heaven and earth will pass away. Why is this
AND EARTH WRATH day unknown? Because prior to this event found in Rev.
“AND PASS AWAY 20:11 in which “the heavens and earth (have) fled away”,
“THEN Satan must be released first, “for a little while” (Rev.20:3)
HE WILL SEND OUT “BUT in order that he may “gather the nations like the sand of
HIS ANGELS WITH A TWO MEN WILL BE the sea” against God and His saints (Rev. 20:7-8). How
GREAT SOUND OF A OF THAT DAY IN THE FIELD; long is this period known as a “little while”? It is not
AND HOUR ONE WILL BE specified. It could be days, months or years, therefore
TRUMPET, Jesus states, “…heaven and earth will pass away…but of
AND THEY WILL NO ONE KNOWS, TAKEN AND THE that day and hour no one knows…”. Likewise the context
GATHER TOGETHER NO, NOT EVEN OTHER LEFT. of Mat. 24:31 and Mat. 24:40-41 clearly shows these two
HIS ELECT FROM THE ANGELS “gatherings” take place at the Second Coming of Christ.
THE FOUR WINDS, OF HEAVEN, TWO WOMEN WILL
FROM ONE END OF BUT MY FATHER BE GRINDING There is a distinction between these two gatherings that is
ONLY.” AT THE MILL; important to note. One is a gathering of the remnant of the
HEAVEN TO Mat. 24:36 ONE WILL BE Jews to redemption but the other is a gathering of the
THE OTHER.” wicked to the wrath of God’s judgment. Other places in
TAKEN AND THE scripture will bear out this twofold gathering that takes
Mat. 24:31 OTHER LEFT.” place at the return of Jesus Christ. In the parable of the
Mat. 24:40-41 Wheat and the Tares Jesus said:

YEAR OF JUBILEE- TEXT ARMAGEDDON- “LET THEM BOTH GROW TOGETHER UNTIL THE HARVEST,
GATHERING OF GATHERING TO DAY AND AT THE TIME OF THE HARVEST I WILL SAY TO THE
THE ELECT JEWS “…NOT IN WORDS
TO REDEMPTION WHICH MAN’S OF GOD’S WRATH REAPERS,’FIRST GATHER TOGETHER THE TARES AND BIND
THEM IN BUNDLES TO BURN THEM, BUT GATHER THE
“AND WISDOM TEACHES “THEN WHEAT INTO MY BARN.’” Mat. 13:30
BUT WHICH THE
HE WILL SEND OUT TWO MEN WILL BE The “reapers” to which Jesus refers in Matthew’s account
HIS ANGELS WITH A HOLY SPIRIT IN THE FIELD; of the parable of the Wheat and the Tares, are singled out
GREAT SOUND OF A TEACHES, ONE WILL BE in Revelation Chapter 14:14-20. There are two different
depictions of the reaping of the earth that take place in
TRUMPET, COMPARING TAKEN AND THE these passages. One appears to be a good reaping, but
AND THEY WILL SPIRITUAL THINGS OTHER LEFT. the other is specified to be a gathering unto the winepress
GATHER TOGETHER WITH SPIRITUAL.” of the wrath of God. These two harvestings of the earth
HIS ELECT FROM TWO WOMEN WILL can be easily overlaid upon the two “gatherings” we have
THE FOUR WINDS, 1 Cor. 2:13 BE GRINDING been considering in Matthew 24:
FROM ONE END OF AT THE MILL;
ONE WILL BE The “comparing of spiritual things with spiritual” as we
HEAVEN TO have done above, further verifies that the two so-called
THE OTHER.” TAKEN AND THE rapture “proof-text” passages of Matthew Chapter 24:31
OTHER LEFT.” and 24:40-41 are not two different pictures of this single
Mat. 24:31 Mat. 24:40-41 event at all, but rather are two different depictions of two
distinct gatherings of peoples that will take place at the
YEAR OF JUBILEE- “…ONE “THRUST ARMAGEDDON- Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The one-third remnant of
GATHERING OF LIKE IN YOUR GATHERING TO THE the Jews Zechariah spoke of becomes “the wheat” that
THE ELECT JEWS the angels will gather into God’s “barn” at the time of the
TO REDEMPTION THE SON SHARP DAY OF GOD’S harvest. It is “the elect of Israel” that God will gather by
OF MAN… SICKLE WRATH means of the great trumpet of Jubilee. The other
“AND gathering will be “the tares” that are gathered to be
AND IN AND “THEN burned. These are the ones that are gathered to “where
HE WILL SEND OUT HIS HAND GATHER the carcass and the vultures” are found-Armageddon!
HIS ANGELS WITH A A SHARP TWO MEN WILL BE
GREAT SOUND OF A SICKLE… THE IN THE FIELD;
CLUSTERS ONE WILL BE
TRUMPET, THRUST
AND THEY WILL IN YOUR OF THE TAKEN AND THE
GATHER TOGETHER VINE OF OTHER LEFT.
HIS ELECT FROM SICKLE
THE FOUR WINDS, AND THE TWO WOMEN WILL
FROM ONE END OF REAP, EARTH, BE GRINDING
FOR HER AT THE MILL;
HEAVEN TO FOR THE GRAPES ONE WILL BE
THE OTHER.” HARVEST ARE FULLY
OF THE TAKEN AND THE
Mat. 24:31 RIPE. OTHER LEFT.”
EARTH SO THE Mat. 24:40-41
IS RIPE. ANGEL
SO HE THRUST
WHO SAT INTO THE
ON THE EARTH
CLOUD
THRUST AND
IN HIS GATHERED
SICKLE THE VINE

ON OF THE
THE EARTH,
EARTH,
AND AND
THE THREW IT
EARTH INTO THE
WAS WINEPRESS
REAPED.”
OF THE
WRATH OF

GOD.”

YEAR OF JUBILEE- “…ONE “THRUST ARMAGEDDON-
GATHERING OF LIKE IN YOUR GATHERING TO THE
THE ELECT JEWS
TO REDEMPTION THE SON SHARP DAY OF GOD’S
OF MAN… SICKLE WRATH
“AND
AND IN AND “THEN
HE WILL SEND OUT HIS HAND GATHER
HIS ANGELS WITH A A SHARP TWO MEN WILL BE
GREAT SOUND OF A SICKLE… THE IN THE FIELD;
CLUSTERS ONE WILL BE
TRUMPET, THRUST
AND THEY WILL IN YOUR OF THE TAKEN AND THE
GATHER TOGETHER VINE OF OTHER LEFT.
HIS ELECT FROM SICKLE
THE FOUR WINDS, AND THE TWO WOMEN WILL
FROM ONE END OF REAP, EARTH, BE GRINDING
FOR HER AT THE MILL;
HEAVEN TO FOR THE GRAPES ONE WILL BE
THE OTHER.” HARVEST ARE FULLY
OF THE TAKEN AND THE
Mat. 24:31 RIPE. OTHER LEFT.”
EARTH SO THE Mat. 24:40-41
IS RIPE. ANGEL
SO HE THRUST
WHO SAT INTO THE
ON THE EARTH
CLOUD
THRUST AND
IN HIS GATHERED
SICKLE THE VINE

ON OF THE
THE EARTH,
EARTH,
AND AND
THE THREW IT
EARTH INTO THE
WAS WINEPRESS
REAPED.”
OF THE
WRATH OF

GOD.”