MembersJesus and the End Times. World of the Bible Part 13

The “Messianic Birth Pangs” which herald final redemption were a standard assumption in Judaism in the Second Temple era.

By David Lazarus | | Topics: End Times, World of the Bible
Young kids celebrating the Jewish holiday of Shavuot with a variety of many fruits of the Promised Land.
Young kids celebrating the Jewish holiday of Shavuot with a variety of many fruits of the Promised Land. Photo: Yossi Aloni/Flash90

When you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the Holy Place… (Matthew 24:15)

Plato said, “Human affairs are hardly worth considering in earnest, and yet we must be in earnest about them – a sad necessity constrains us.”

But to the prophets of Israel there is no matter too small in the plight of man. The prophets are as concerned with the poor widow in the hills of Judea who cannot feed her children as they are with the political corruption of kings. They cry out when a wealthy businessman treats a poor man unjustly or lacks compassion for the needy in his community, or when there is a lack of compassionate generosity.

Never before in history has man been taken so seriously as in the hearts and minds of the prophets. Man is not only made in the image of God, but he is also a companion, of constant concern to God. Whatever men do not only affects their own lives, but the life of God. Man is no mere creature...

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One response to “Jesus and the End Times. World of the Bible Part 13”

  1. AdinoBenaiah says:
    November 14, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    Enjoy reading your articles, Sir. Always thought provoking.
    But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel 12:4(KJV) This is one of the greatest prophecies in the Bible on “the last days” (2 Tim 3:1) – the days at the end of the Church Age (2 Tim 3:7). Paul warned the New Testament Christian about this increase of knowledge twice (1 Cor 8:1 & 1 Tim 6:20). God recognized that man would get smarter and smarter, and gave him credit for being able to do anything he “imagined to do” (Gen 11:6).
    The context of Gen 11:6 is sinners trying to get to Heaven without God, which is one of the goals of modern science (sadly, new Bible translations remove the word “science” from 1 Tim 6:20). Coincidentally, “Lot” first shows up in Gen 11:27, connecting “the days of Lot” (a picture of the time immediately before the Second Advent – Luke 17:28) with the end time increase in knowledge and science. Turning to read Luke 17 – you’ll notice the plural word “days” in v. 26, compared with the singular word “day” in v. 30. Verse 30 is “the day” of the Second Advent (“the Son of man is revealed”) at the end of the Tribulation. Verse 26 is “the days” at the end of the Church Age just before the Tribulation (1Tim 4:1 & 2 Tim 3:1). If anyone is curious where we’re at in time, read Gen 6-7.

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