Olivet Discourse

By Pastor David Rose

Matt. 24: ^3-5And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

(Here, I believe Jesus is refering to the first seal. The spirit of Anti-Christ is loosened on the earth through the white horsemen.)

⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours 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 divers places.

(This is the beginning of all four horsemen going to and fro over the earth.)

⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Jesus here is referring to the fith seal. (“ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”) There are more people in this generation being martyred for Christ than all other generations combined.

¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. ¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Here Jesus is just expounding on the things that shall happen when these spirits are loosened. There will be false prophets, those that preach that there are more than one way to heaven or that Jesus saves men in their sins instead of from their sins. Many will get a fended with the word because they are not getting what they want or they can’t handle the truth of God’s word, because it inter fears with they way they want to live their lives.

¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

What does it mean to endure unto the end? It means to keep your faith. Don’t lose heart. Be strong in the Lord and abide in His word. It will protect you and keep you in these last days. Many people are already being seduced by the Anti-Christ watered down gospel message. God is just waiting for every one that will possibly hear and respond to the gospel to hear and be saved before He comes. But do not mistake this, He has a deadline He will not break.

¹⁵When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

(This is our biggest hint of all that we have entered into the last 3.5 years of the 70wk of Daniel. This is when the Anti-Christ has entered into the temple proclaiming himself as god. It can be very easy for the first 3.5 years to sneak by because every one is saying peace, peace and so many "Christians" fall asleep spiritualy at this time. Pay attention to the middle east when they start talking about signing peace treaties. Especialy seven year peace treaties. This is a very good indication that we are or have entered into the last seven years of Revelation.)

¹⁶Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: ¹⁷Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: ¹⁸Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. ¹⁹And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! ²⁰But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Here Jesus is telling us when we see this stuff, get out of town. Grab whatever is next to you and don't turn back for anything. It will be that bad. There are people right now in other countries that are Christians that are running and hiding for their lives. Where is their rapture? We have to face reality, we may see a little trouble before our Lord and King arrives. But as long as we remain faithful everything will turn out OK. God will warn us what to do, and where to go as long as we have our ears to heaven and not on the television all the time.

²¹For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. ²²And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Like I said this is going to be really bad, but God has promised to protect us. Every Christian should have Psalms 91 memorized in his heart in the last days. God promises to protect us. We need to have our ears to heaven so when God tells us to run, or if we are allowed to be caught for another reason. Perhaps to witness to others that may have been caught also so that they may know Christ. Remember to live is Christ to die is gain.

²³Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. ²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

(Here again Christ is warning us about the Anti-Christ and the Anti-Christ spirit that will be prevelent during these days.)

²⁵Behold, I have told you before. ²⁶Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. ²⁷For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

This is where I believe the Anti-Christ could try to deceive many. He will try to enter earth through the sky, but all will not see him. Just those that are in the immediate vicinity. Just as in the apparitions of Mary only those in the area saw it, no one else. The Anti-Christ has tried to copy every thing else Christ has done, why not his return. After all this is where he will deceive the most people. We have the technology today to fake a return with the top secret blue beam project. I am not saying dogmatically that the Anti-Christ will come from the air, I just think that satan is making a big deal in the media with all these UFOs and getting people to believe in life in outer space, that he is going to us it some how. Maybe he has used it as much as he is going to. Maybe these news clips and reports of UFOs have served their purpose already, in that close to 60% of Americans believe in life on other planets. There will be no mistaking when Christ come for the whole earth will see him. This will be a world wide event. I am not talking about a televised event. Jesus does not need media cover as satan will.

²⁸For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. ²⁹Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: ³⁰And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ³¹And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Here Jesus tells us that,

1. The sun shall be darkened (6ths seal, Joel 2:31, Acts 2:20)

2. The moon shall not give her light (6ths seal, Joel 2:31, Acts 2:20)

3. The stars shall fall from heaven

4. The heavens shall be shaken

Then Jesus shall appear to gather us together with the great sound of a trumpet. First it sounds like Jesus just described the sixths seal and then the seventh trumpet. Why do I say seventh trumpet? Because that is the only trumpet that speaks of gathering together the saints. If we study the word closely we will learn that Revelation is not written in Chronological order from front to back. Some of the seals are overlapping the trumpets. The seals and trumpets have some of the same story with different view points. Now do all the seals, trumpets and vials have to fit into a complete seven year period evenly? I don’t see where it says that yet. I believe the first five seals have already been opened. The fifth one has yet to gain its full strength. The same with the sixth seal.

³²Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: ³³So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. ³⁴Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. ³⁵Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. ³⁶But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

We have already discussed this topic in great detail in the first chapter of this book. If you don’t remember, go over to coming of the Lord chapter again to get understanding of this. But Jesus does make one statement I wish to comment on and that is when he says “when you see these things,” We will see many of these things begin, but this is not the end yet. We are getting very close. When we see these things coming that is when we look up for our redemption draws near.

³⁷But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ³⁸For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, ³⁹And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

⁴⁰Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ⁴¹Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ⁴²Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Christ is warning us that there is no second chance. Once that door is shut, it is shut! Many pretrib teachers say that once the rapture happens many will get right then. No, not so for God will send them a strong delusion. If we go out with the Holy Spirit, who will be left to convert the souls? We know that it is the Holy Spirit that brings conviction of sin. When Lot and his family where taken to safety judgement fell. No second chance. When Noe entered the ark with his family, the door shut then judgement fell. No seconed chance. When Jesus Christ comes for His bride and we leave with Him then judgement will fall. No seconed chance. Jesus told us it will be like this, so why do so many preach different? It sounds good.

⁴³But 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. ⁴⁴Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Jesus tells us to be ready at all times for we will not know the day or the hour. But we will know the season. Brothers and sisters we are in that season. Be ready, keep your garments clean and unspotted from this wicked world. We may disagree on minor points but we that trust in Christ Jesus must love and support one another. I am not talking of unity outside of doctrine. Just the opposite. Jesus Christ is our Lord and God and he died to save us from our sins, and not in our sins. He saved us to serve Him, and not ourselves. To make us like Him in purpose and function. This is the gospel in a nut shell.

Coming Events According to Scripture

We have already covered the first five seals. We will continue from there. Also I will be looking at a few different theories for us to compare with scriptures. I am not saying which one is dogmatically right, but putting out a few thoughts from different experts in the field that seem to make sense for us to prayerfully examine.

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”

Here we see that in the sixths seal not only do the sun turn black and the moon turn to blood, but the stars fall from heaven to earth. How can stars fall to earth. Stars are a hundred times larger than earth? John could be speaking of any number of things.

1. He could be speaking of asteroids or meteors falling to earth.
2. He could be speaking of seeing a deception of false UFOs coming to earth through project blue beam (A top secret hologram technology that the government has developed.)

3. He could have seen real demonic forces that manifest in the form of what looks like UFOs.

4. Some have said that the stars fall or seam to fall because the skyline is blacked out because of smoke of something catastrophic.

There are other theories out there, but these are just a few. What about the heavens depart? That one is just a terrifying thought. Could it mean that our planet falls out of orbit, because of something larger coming our way that upsets the delicate rotation of our planet around the sun? What ever it is it will cause such violence in nature that the mountains and islands will move from their places and cause earthquakes such of the likes that we have never seen. This in turn could upset our tectonic plates in our earths crust causing massive volcanic eruptions around the world. According to NASA, they are concerned about the coming solar storms from the sun in the years 2011 to 2012. According to these experts, they say that these solar flares could effect our planet in such a way as to cause our power to fail, world wide. The electromagnetic current could upset our earths rotation causing volcanic and earth quake activity such as we have never seen. These solar storms will effect the suns magnetic pull on not only our planet, but others as well. Not to mention passing asteroids and comets passing by our planet. Now in 2011 we have a large earth quake in Japan, 9.1 on the ricter scale. They say that the radiation could reach the United States. Could this be a fulfillment of the sixths seal and the beginning of some of the vials? If so, we will be out of here soon!