END TIMES PROPHECY: Matthew 24:29-35

Matthew 24:29-35 (Jesus speaking)
“Immediately after the distress of those days
“ ‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its lights;
and stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you will know it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation (or race) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Yesterday’s warning was that false Christs and false prophets will come – and immediately after that we have this warning.

Jesus quotes the following prophecies in Isaiah about the end of the age:

Isaiah 13:10
The stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not show their light.
The rising sun will be darkened
And the moon will not give its light.

And

Isaiah 34:4
All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved
And the sky rolled up like a scroll;
All the starry host will fall
Like withered leaves from the vine,
Like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

Isaiah was written about 700 years before Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah was born. And in Jesus’ words recorded for us in Matthew 24, he quotes Isaiah.

The NIV states that the angels will be sent with a loud trumpet call – but, more technically I believe it will be the sound of a shofar. Just my opinion!

For today, these are words to consider. We need the next segment of verses…and this is enough for today!

In our comparison of what Islam, Judaism and Christianity teach, another ‘similarity’ listed is that the final Judgment will be announced with the trumpet of an archangel.

Judaism: A shofar will announce the beginning of the messianic era, gather the scattered exiles, and serve as a summons to the heavenly court on the Day of Judgment.

Christianity: Matthew 24:31: “And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.”

Islam: Qu’ran 36:51 “And the trumpet shall be blown, and lo! They shall speed out of their sepulchers to their Lord:”

The miniscule amount I know about Muslims and Islam has only been learned in the last few years – literally since 2006. I assume most Americans are as ignorant as I am. I know that assuming is dangerous – but I have no reason to believe otherwise….

I will address that more later – but for now, I have grandkids to hug….. They just walked in the door!