50 DAYS TO UNDERSTANDING THE END-TIMES MORE ACCURATELY - DAY 24 - FOR MY NAME'S SAKE : Part 1 - AUDIO & VIDEO
This is DAY TWENTY FOUR of the daily devotional.
I am releasing a 50 day daily devotional about the end-times as revealed in Scripture. Along with the text, I will be providing a video where I cover the text of the day, and @verbal-d will be providing an audio version of it. That way, whether you want to read, watch, or listen, you'll be able to enjoy this study as you wish.
The plan is to release this devotional over the next 50 consecutive days, but life may "get in the way." We will do our best, but please be patient with me if I fall behind.
The SoundCloud Audio from @verbal-d
The YouTube Video from @papa-pepper
The Text I Originally Shared on the @narrowminded Account
It is worth pointing out at this point that beliefs and understandings change over time. The actual writing of this devotional has been many years in the making. The original text has been somewhat updated to reflect my current beliefs, whereas the text from which @verbal-d read reflects a previous belief. The points are the same, but some parts have been edited, leading to a discrepancy between the video and the audio. Thanks!
DAY 24 - FOR MY NAME'S SAKE : Part 1
“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:” (Mark 13:13-14)
“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. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)” (Matthew 24:9-15)
We see multiple things repeated in these passages, one of which is being killed and hated “for my name’s sake”. According to pretribulationists, the “Olivet Discourse” (beginning here in Matthew 24) has nothing to do with the rapture and only focuses on “The Tribulation.” They say that those being hated for Jesus’ name sake are the Jews of future Israel. However, if we are to “let him that readeth understand,” let’s see what Daniel has to tell us.
“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week shall he cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.” (Daniel 9:27)
Point #1: Prior to the “Abomination of Desolation”, people are still being hated and killed because of Jesus’ name.
Point #2: The Jewish people, as a nation, will still be rejecting Christ at this point.
Point #3: Someone, other than the Jews, will still need to be present upon the earth at this point being hated and killed for Jesus’ name sake.
CLOSER
If anyone is really interested, I did post the entire volume through an alt account over a year ago. I did so as an experiment to see how hard it would be for a new user to get noticed on steemit, so I didn't let anyone know that I was doing it. You can click here to a post that has links to the entire 50 days of this devotional if you really want to read ahead. That information has always been available there since I first posted it. It is not the purpose of this series to just copy all of my previous work, but instead to transform it into some new outlets by releasing it in an audio and video format, to broaden the reach that this work has.
Again, though I will certainly never claim to know it all, I do believe that many are being lead astray by some popular beliefs. I hope that this project will be able to help many others understand the end-times more accurately. Thanks!
PREVIOUS POSTS
Just in case you are new to this series and wanted to check out the previous audio or videos, here are links to the posts from each day of this series.
- NEW SERIES
- PREFACE
- DAY 1 - THE FOUNDATION
- DAY 2 - "THE TRIBULATION"
- DAY 3 - THE SEVENTIETH WEEK OF DANIEL
- DAY 4 - NOT APPOINTED TO WRATH
- DAY 5 - WRATH vs. TRIBULATION
- DAY 6 - THE DAY OF THE LORD
- DAY 7 - THE LORD ALONE
- DAY 8 - THE EXALTATION OF THE ANTICHRIST
- DAY 9 - PROMISES
- DAY 10 - THE PRESUPPOSITION
- DAY 11 - 2 THESSALONIANS 2:1-4
- DAY 12 - THE REVEALING OF THE ANTICHRIST
- DAY 13 - SAME DAY 1
- DAY 14 - SAME DAY 2
- DAY 15 - HAND IN HAND
- DAY 16 - OVERTAKE YOU AS A THIEF
- DAY 17 - ANOTHER THIEF?
- DAY 18 - NOT KNOWING THE DAY OR HOUR - 1
- DAY 19 - NOT KNOWING THE DAY OR HOUR - 2
- DAY 20 - NOT KNOWING THE DAY OR HOUR - 3
- DAY 21 - IGNORANCE
- DAY 22 - "OLIVET DISCOURSE" : ARMAGEDDON OR RAPTURE Part 1
- DAY 23 - "OLIVET DISCOURSE" : ARMAGEDDON OR RAPTURE Part 2
Also - A special thanks to @allforthegood for helping design my cover image!
Until next time…
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I respect and admire you for doing all of these posts @papa-pepper. They may not be as popular as some of your other posts, but you are performing a service to everyone that will pay off in far more riches than upvotes, silver or gold. If only one person, one soul..
Thank you for all of your work in putting these messages together! @jbcoin
I liked this article!
People always come out of the woodwork saying that the Bible is a story and not a history. They continue to try and poke holes in it and use "logic" to prove it wrong. The funny thing is there is a very large and serious branch of study by "credible" scientists, lawyers, etc.... that set out to prove the Bible wrong and ended up proving to themselves that Jesus truly was and is the Christ. There's a reason the Bible has endured for thousands of years and is the best selling book of all time: it is God's Word to man. They continue to find historical and archeological digs that prove Old Testament peoples once thought a "myth" actually existed in places they never thought possible. If people study the Bible under the premise it is true, there is no end to the joy, peace, and discovery they will encounter on their journey of learning. If you study it believing it false or just a good story, you "deceive yourself and the truth is not in you". In my opinion, if you truly study the Bible and actively try to discern it's truths, the Holy Spirit will break down your walls and you will come to His truth.
As always, another great "day", papa.....thank you!
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Today's topic and write up is one of my favourite because it relates to me and things happening around me, those who believe in Jesus are being killed and persecuted in some States here in my country. God help us. Weldone @papa-pepper for the the reminder and eye opener for some. I really appreciate your post
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Thank you for checking it out.
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You're welcome!