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change in a moment of those believers who are alive (1
Cor. 15), their rapture, or being caught up to meet the
Lord in the air (1 Thes. 4:13-18), to enjoy the marriage
feast of the King's Son, the Lamb of God. Mat. 22:2,
etc.; 25:10; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:25-32; Rev. 19:7, and
Song of Solomon.
While this is occurring in the air, Israel gathered
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to Palestine in unbelief, rebuild their temple, establish
their ancient sacrifices and plunge from bad to worse until
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Antichrist arises, and they make a covenant with him,
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which the prophet calls a covenant with death and sheol.
Terrible persecutions shall follow, called "the time of
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Jacob's trouble."
21 then the Lord
When it would seem that all wast lost,
for ever and ever (aions of refuge, and under falsehood
have we
aions). hid ourselves.
(20) Jer. 30:5. For thus
(17) Zeph. 2:1. Gather your- saith the Lord
selves together, yea, gather to- ; We have heard
a voice of trembling, of fear,
gether, O nation not desired ;
and not of peace.
2. Before the decree bring 6. Ask ye now, and see wheth-
forth, before the day pass as the er a man doth travail with
chaff, before the fierce anger of child? wherefore do I see every
the LORD come upon you, before man with his hands on his loins,
the day of the LOBD'S anger come as a woman in travail, and all
upon you. faces are turned into paleness?
7. Alas
(18) Dan. 9:27. And he shall ! for that day is great,
confirm the covenant with many so that none is like it : it ia
for one week : and in the midst even the time of Jacob's trouble.
of the week he shall cause the But he shall be saved out of it
sacrifice and the oblation - to (21) Zech. 14:1. Behold, the
day of the Lord cometh, and thy
cease, and for the overspreading
of abominations he shall make spoil shall be divided in the
midst of thee.
it desolate, even until the con-
summation, and that determined 2. For I will gather all na-
tions against Jerusalem to bat-
shall be poured upon the deso-
tle ; and the city shall be taken,
late.
and the houses rifled, and the
John 5 :43. I am come in my women ravished ; and half of the
Father's name, and ye receive me
city shall go forth into captivity,
not; if another shall come in his and the residue of the people
own name, him ye will receive. not be
shall cut off from the
(19) Isa. 28:15. Because ye city.
have said, We have made a cov- 3. Then shall the Lord go
enant with death, and with hell forth, and fight against those
are we at agreement ; when the nations, as when he fought in
overflowing scourge shall pass the day of battle.
through, it shall not come unto See verses 4 and 5.
us: for we have made lies our Also Jude 14; 2 Thes. 2:8-