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Perfect timing belongs to Our Heavenly Father alone!

It’s all about timing.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 26:

18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”‘”

19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. 20 When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.

21 Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”

How did Jesus know that it was time?  FATHER revealed HIS timing and Jesus embraced it.  Jesus was intimately aware of FATHER’S precise timing.  He knew exactly what “certain” man for the disciples to approach.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 2:

1 Now on the third day, Jesus’ mother went to a wedding feast in the Galilean village of Cana.

2-3 Jesus and his disciples were all invited to the banquet, but with so many guests, they ran out of wine. And when Mary realized it, she came to Jesus and asked, “They have no wine; can’t you do something about it?”

4 Jesus replied, “My dear one, don’t you understand that if I do this, it will change nothing for you, but it will change everything for me! My hour of unveiling My power has not yet come.”

Jesus spoke again about timing in John chapter 7:

2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand.

3 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.

3 His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing.

4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him.

6 Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

8 You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.”

FATHER’S timing is not conditional on us in any way.  HE is sovereign and HE determines the precise timing events are to take place.  HE does not estimate the timing of events nor does HE rely on us to determine the precise timing.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 4:

1 Let me illustrate: As long as an heir is a minor, he’s not really much different than a servant, although he’s the master over all of them.

2 For until the time appointed by the father, the child is under the domestic supervision of the guardians of the estate.

3 So it is with us. When we were juveniles we were enslaved under the hostile spirits of the world.

4 But when the time of fulfillment had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.

5 Yet all of this was so that He would redeem and set free those held hostage to the law so that we would receive our freedom and a full legal adoption as His Children.

6 And so that we would know that we are His True Children, God released the Spirit of Sonship into our hearts—moving us to cry out intimately, “My Father! My True Father!”

7 Now we’re no longer living like slaves under the law, but we enjoy being God’s very own Sons and Daughters! And because we’re His, we can access everything Our Father has—for we are heirs because of what God has done!

When is the second coming of Christ?  I don’t know but, in the meantime, I will continue to do what The Holy Spirit leads me to do.  I won’t sit around and do nothing.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Ecclesiastes chapter 3:

1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under Heaven:

9 What profit has the worker from that in which he labors?

10 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

12 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,

13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor-it is the gift of God.

Yes, I long for the second coming but I view each day with gratitude.  When I look around, I see miracles of life with all its complexity.  Don’t sweat the timing but instead focus on being led by The Holy Spirit, He will order your steps.  The second coming of Christ will not arrive a minute early nor will it arrive a minute late!

Peter also wrote to the church concerning Noah’s parallel in the last days!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24:

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, but My Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

The apostle Peter the Apostle picks up Jesus’ “days of Noah” theme and adds depth in three key ways—he explains why people missed it, what Noah represents, and what it means for the future judgment.

1. Noah as a “preacher of righteousness” (ignored warning)

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Peter chapter 2:

4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

5 and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly;

Peter expands Jesus’ point: It wasn’t just that people were distracted, they were being warned—but chose not to respond.  Peter is emphasizing accountability. The generation of Noah wasn’t unaware—they rejected a clear witness.

2. God’s patience vs. human indifference

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Peter chapter 3:

18 Christ suffered and died for sins once and for all—the innocent for the guilty—to bring you near to God by His Body being put to death and by being raised to life by the Spirit.

19 He went in the Spiritual realm and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison 20 because of their disobedience of long ago. For during the time of Noah God patiently waited while the ark was being prepared, but only a few were brought safely through the floodwaters: a total of eight souls.

21 This was a prophetic picture of the immersion that now saves you—not a bathing of the physical body but rather the response of a good conscience before God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

22 Who is now in Heaven at the place of Supreme Authority next to God. The very powers of Heaven, including every angel and authority, now yield in submission to Him.

This adds an important layer: The delay before judgment = mercy, not absence and time was given for repentance.  What was the response?  Only a few (eight people) entered the ark!  So Peter frames the “days of Noah” as a tension between Divine patience and human indifference.

3. The flood as a pattern of future judgment

Peter makes the comparison more explicit than Jesus did.

In Second Epistle of Peter 3:3–7, he warns:

3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days mockers will multiply, chasing after their evil desires.

4 They will say, “So what about this promise of His coming? Our ancestors are dead and buried, yet everything is still the same as it was since from the beginning of time until now.”

5 But they conveniently overlook that from the beginning, the heavens and earth were created by God’s Word. He spoke and the dry ground separated from the waters.

6 Then long afterward He destroyed the world with a tremendous flood by those very waters.

7 And now, by the same powerful Word, the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire, being kept for judgment day, when all the ungodly will perish.

8 So, dear friends, don’t let this one thing escape your notice: a single day counts like a thousand years to the Lord YAHWEH, and a thousand years counts as one day.

In the last days, scoffers will come and they will say: “Everything continues as it always has”.  That’s exactly the mindset of Noah’s generation: they are assuming stability and are dismissing the idea of coming judgment.

Peter’s key point of comparison: The ancient world was judged by water (the flood) but the present world is reserved for judgment by fire.  So the “days of Noah” pattern becomes: past judgment proves future judgment is certain.

4. The ark as a picture of salvation

In First Epistle of Peter 3:20–21, Peter connects the ark to salvation:

20 because of their disobedience of long ago. For during the time of Noah God patiently waited while the ark was being prepared, but only a few were brought safely through the floodwaters: a total of eight souls.

21 This was a prophetic picture of the immersion that now saves you—not a bathing of the physical body but rather the response of a good conscience before God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

The ark carried people safely through judgment.  He compares this to salvation (even linking it symbolically to baptism).

Just as there was one means of rescue then, there is one means now

Being “in the ark” parallels being in Christ

5. Why people will miss it again (Peter’s insight)

Peter goes deeper than just behavior—he exposes the heart issue:

In Second Epistle of Peter 3:5, he says:

For this they willfully forget: that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

So unlike simple ignorance, it’s willful blindness, a chosen refusal to acknowledge God’s past acts and future promises.

6. What believers should do in light of this

In Second Epistle of Peter 3:

11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in Holy conduct and Godliness,

12 looking for and hastening the coming of the Day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

In summary:

The “days of Noah” isn’t just a warning about the world

It’s a call to live differently in the middle of it

Jesus described the conditions of Noah’s days.

Peter explains the Spiritual dynamics behind them:

Warnings were given → but ignored

God delayed → out of mercy

People dismissed judgment → by choice

Judgment came → suddenly and decisively

A remnant was saved → through one provision

The same pattern will repeat—only the final judgment will be even more decisive!

Jesus gave us a specific sign concerning the last days!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24:

3 Later, when they (Jesus and His disciples) arrived at the Mount of Olives, His disciples came privately to where He was sitting and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what sign should we expect to signal Your coming and the completion of this age?”

4 Jesus answered, “At that time deception will run rampant. So beware that you are not fooled!

Jesus described the times in great detail and then He said:

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, but My Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

And Luke records what Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 17:

26 The same things that happened in the days of Noah will take place in the days of the Son of Man.

27 They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, and they were given in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark and the devastating flood came and swept them all away.

28-30 “The days of the Son of Man can also be compared to the days of Lot. The people of that time lived their lives as normal. They got married, raised families, built homes and businesses, yet they were totally unaware of what was coming until the day Lot departed from Sodom. The sky opened up and rained fire and burning sulfur upon them, destroying everyone and everything they had built. So it will be on the day of the unveiling of the Son of Man.

31 “On that day, if one is outside, he won’t even have time to go back into the house to gather his belongings. And those toiling in their fields won’t have time to run back home.

32 Don’t forget the example of Lot’s wife and what happened to her when she turned back.

33 All who are obsessed with being secure in life will lose it all—including their lives. But those who let go of their lives and surrender them to Me will discover True Life.

Jesus described the pattern of what the world would be like before judgment and deliverance.

Here’s what that comparison means in context:

1. Normal life continuing—right up to the end

Jesus said people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage.

In other Words, life looked completely ordinary. There was no widespread awareness or urgency. The key point: people were unprepared because they didn’t take the warning seriously.

2. There would be widespread corruption and moral decay.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter  6:

5 But YAHWEH saw how extremely wicked humanity had become, for they imagined only evil, for all they thought about was doing evil all the time.

Every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil continually. 

Violence, corruption, and wickedness had become the norm. So “days of Noah” implies moral compromise becoming widespread; evil being normalized rather than resisted

There is no question that the world as embraced moral compromise and evil!

3. Spiritual blindness and disbelief

Noah was building the ark and warning people.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Peter chapter 2:

4 Now, don’t forget, God had no pity for the angels when they sinned but threw them into the lowest, darkest dungeon of gloom and locked them in chains, where they are firmly held until the judgment of torment.

5 And HE did not spare the former world in the days of Noah when HE sent a flood to destroy a depraved world (although he protected Noah, the preacher of righteousness, along with seven members of his family).

6 And don’t forget that HE reduced to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, condemning them to ruin and destruction. God appointed them to be examples as to what is coming to the ungodly.

7 Yet HE rescued a righteous man, Lot, suffering the indignity of the unbridled lusts of the lawless.

8 For righteous Lot lived among them day after day, distressed in his righteous soul by the rebellious deeds he saw and heard.

9 If the Lord YAHWEH rescued Lot, he knows how to continually rescue the Godly from their trials and to reserve the ungodly for punishment on the day of judgment.

10 And this especially applies to those who live their lives despising authorities and who abandon themselves to chasing the depraved lusts of their flesh. They are willfully arrogant and insolent, unafraid to insult the glorious ones.

So, the pattern includes warnings being given but are largely dismissed or mocked.

4. Sudden judgment after long patience

God delayed judgment while the ark was being prepared (Genesis 6–7), but when it came, it was decisive and unavoidable.

Jesus emphasizes this part: “They knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away.”

To summarize, there is a long season of mercy and warning followed by sudden, unexpected judgment, a small remnant will be saved.

Only Noah and his family entered the ark. That highlights: a few will respond compared to the whole world.  Salvation was available—but not embraced by most.

When Jesus compares His return to the days of Noah, He’s describing a world that is:

busy with normal life

morally drifting

largely dismissive of God’s warnings

caught off guard when judgment comes

And at the same time, there is a way of salvation (like the ark), but it requires awareness, faith, and response.

Now is the time to prioritize your life on being fully led by The Holy Spirit without delay!

True prophecy calls people to align with FATHER’S Master Plan!

When we stand on a Prophetic Word, we align ourselves with FATHER’S Master Plan.  Prophecy is about transformation. It also warns when they don’t align and it reassures them that He is working out a purposeful plan.

Discerning true vs. false prophecy in the Bible isn’t meant to be mysterious—it’s something believers are expected to test carefully. Scripture gives multiple “filters” rather than just one test. When you put them together, a clear pattern emerges.

 Does it align with God’s revealed Word?  God does not contradict Himself. Any prophecy that conflicts with established Scripture is false—no matter how impressive it sounds.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Deuteronomy chapter 13:

1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,

2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’-which you have not known-‘and let us serve them,’

3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you Love the LORD Your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

False prophets will entice your soul and body in some manner.  We have been forewarned.

4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His Voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.

We must keep our focus on being led by The Holy Spirit and discern the legitimacy of any prophetic word given.

Paul also warned us as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 1:

8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel different than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!

9 Let me make it clear: Anyone, no matter who they are, that brings you a different gospel than the Gospel that you have received, let them be condemned and cursed!

What is the first and most important test?  Does it come true? (with an important nuance)

Moses also recorded by The Holy Spirit in Deuteronomy chapter 18:

22 when a prophet speaks in the Name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.

However, not all true prophecies are unconditional.

Some prophecies are warnings meant to provoke repentance (see Jonah and Nineveh). When people repent, judgment may not come.  The prophecy is false if it fails outright, but delay or change doesn’t always mean false if the prophecy was conditional.

Another test: What fruit does it produce?

Jesus gave a very practical test as He spoke in Matthew chapter 7:

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

We should ask, does it lead people toward Holiness, repentance, and Truth?  Or toward fear, pride, division, or obsession with the sensational?  True prophecy draws people closer to God—not to the personality of the prophet.

Does the prophecy exalt Christ?

The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 4:

1 Delightfully Loved friends, don’t trust every spirit, but carefully examine what they say to determine if they are of God, because many false prophets have mingled into the world.

2 Here’s the test for those with the genuine Spirit of God: they will confess Jesus as the Christ who has come in the flesh.

3 Everyone who does not acknowledge that Jesus is from God has the spirit of antichrist, which you heard was coming and is already active in the world.

We are to test the spirits, true prophecy acknowledges and aligns with Christ.  In practice, it upholds Who Christ is and what He taught and, it doesn’t distort the Gospel or shift focus away from Him.

We must also consider what the character of the person is.  While no one is perfect, Scripture still ties credibility to character.  Jeremiah and Ezekiel both confront prophets who spoke from selfish motives or imagination.  Patterns like greed, manipulation, or immorality are major warning signs.

Does the prophecy edify (build up), not just predict?

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 14:

3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.

If a “prophecy” is purely sensational, fear-driven, or focused on dates/timelines with no spiritual benefit, it’s missing the core Biblical purpose.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Thessalonians chapter 5:

19 Never restrain or put out the fire of the Holy Spirit.

20 And don’t be one who scorns prophecies,

21 but be faithful to examine them by putting them to the test, and afterward hold tightly to what has proven to be right.

Biblically, prophecy is not meant to operate in isolation. Mature believers and leaders weigh it together.

Simply, a true prophecy will consistently:

Agree with Scripture

Point to Christ

Produce good spiritual fruit

Stand up to testing over time

A false one will usually fail in one or more of those areas—and often more than one.  Don’t be deceived in these final days!

MY Presence is the highest approval of a man!

You can’t evoke HIS Presence, you can’t stir up HIS Presence because the PRESENCE is GOD HIMSELF!  You can have the anointing and be in sin.  You can have faith and be living in sin.  However, in HIS Presence, sin cannot exist.

When GOD gives you a Word, it is connected to your territory.  We must stay in the assignment that FATHER gives us.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

1 Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.

2 This testimony of faith is what previous generations were commended for.

3 Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinated by the power of God’s Words! He spoke and the invisible realm gave birth to all that is seen.

When we receive a prophecy from The Holy Spirit, it has within it to build our faith if we choose to stand on that Word.

6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that He is real and that He rewards the faith of those who passionately seek Him.

Abraham was given a specific prophecy by FATHER, and he responded to and relied on that prophecy by taking action.

8 Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the familiar to discover the territory he was destined to inherit from God. So he left with only a promise and without even knowing ahead of time where he was going, Abraham stepped out in faith.

9 He lived by faith as an immigrant in his promised land as though it belonged to someone else. He journeyed through the land living in tents with Isaac and Jacob who were persuaded that they were also co-heirs of the same promise.

10 His eyes of faith were set on the city with unshakable foundations, whose architect and builder is God Himself.

Abraham had an assignment given to him by FATHER and he fulfilled his assignment because his faith did not waver.  We must not disobey the territory that we have been assigned to.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit the prophecy given to Abraham in Genesis chapter 12:

1 Now YAHWEH said to Abram, “Leave it all behind—your native land, your people, your father’s household, and go to the land that I will show you.

2 Follow Me, and I will make you into a great nation. I will exceedingly bless and prosper you, and I will make you famous, so that you will be a tremendous source of blessing for others.

3 I will bless all who bless you and curse all who curse you. And through you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

4 So Abram obeyed YAHWEH and left; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran after his father died.

Today, how many seventy-five-year-olds would do the same?  Only those who are led by The Holy Spirit and walk in faith!  When you receive a prophecy, walk in patient endurance for the timing is HIS.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 6:

12 So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance.

Let the examples of faith given to us in Hebrews chapter 11, encourage us as we received a prophetic Word from FATHER through HIS Word, or spoken specifically through a person led by The Holy Spirit.  When we stand on a Prophetic Word, we align ourselves with FATHER’S Master Plan.

MY Presence is the highest approval of a man!

You can’t evoke HIS Presence, you can’t stir up HIS Presence because the PRESENCE is GOD HIMSELF!  You can have the anointing and be in sin.  You can have faith and be living in sin.  However, in HIS Presence, sin cannot exist.

When GOD gives you a Word, it is connected to your territory.  We must stay in the assignment that FATHER gives us.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

1 Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen.

2 This testimony of faith is what previous generations were commended for.

3 Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinated by the power of God’s Words! He spoke and the invisible realm gave birth to all that is seen.

When we receive a prophecy from The Holy Spirit, it has within it to build our faith if we choose to stand on that Word.

6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that He is real and that He rewards the faith of those who passionately seek Him.

Abraham was given a specific prophecy by FATHER, and he responded to and relied on that prophecy by taking action.

8 Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the familiar to discover the territory he was destined to inherit from God. So he left with only a promise and without even knowing ahead of time where he was going, Abraham stepped out in faith.

9 He lived by faith as an immigrant in his promised land as though it belonged to someone else. He journeyed through the land living in tents with Isaac and Jacob who were persuaded that they were also co-heirs of the same promise.

10 His eyes of faith were set on the city with unshakable foundations, whose architect and builder is God Himself.

Abraham had an assignment given to him by FATHER and he fulfilled his assignment because his faith did not waver.  We must not disobey the territory that we have been assigned to.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit the prophecy given to Abraham in Genesis chapter 12:

1 Now YAHWEH said to Abram, “Leave it all behind—your native land, your people, your father’s household, and go to the land that I will show you.

2 Follow Me, and I will make you into a great nation. I will exceedingly bless and prosper you, and I will make you famous, so that you will be a tremendous source of blessing for others.

3 I will bless all who bless you and curse all who curse you. And through you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

4 So Abram obeyed YAHWEH and left; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran after his father died.

Today, how many seventy-five-year-olds would do the same?  Only those who are led by The Holy Spirit and walk in faith!  When you receive a prophecy, walk in patient endurance for the timing is HIS.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 6:

12 So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance.

Let the examples of faith given to us in Hebrews chapter 11, encourage us as we received a prophetic Word from FATHER through HIS Word, or spoken specifically through a person led by The Holy Spirit.  When we stand on a Prophetic Word, we align ourselves with FATHER’S Master Plan.

The consummation of FATHER’S Master Plan has been given to us by Jesus and reaffirmed in the Book of Revelation!

This is the summary of what we have covered in this series:

Jesus gives the outline; The Book of Revelation fills in the details.  They are not competing accounts—they are complementary layers of the same prophetic reality:

One is meant to prepare your heart

The other to reveal the unseen dimension behind events

Jesus described a series of intense and sometimes frightening (“monstrous”) signs connected with the end of the age, mainly in passages like Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. These signs escalate in severity and are meant both as warnings and calls to discernment.

Here are the major categories of those signs:

1. Deception on a Massive Scale

“Many will come in my name… and will deceive many.”

False messiahs and false prophets performing signs and wonders.

This suggests not just isolated deception, but widespread spiritual confusion.

2. Global Upheaval and Violence

Wars and rumors of wars

Nation rising against nation

Kingdom against kingdom

Jesus calls these the “beginning of sorrows” (birth pains), meaning they increase in frequency and intensity.

3. Natural Disasters

Famines

Pestilences (diseases)

Earthquakes in various places

These are described as part of a growing pattern rather than isolated events.

4. Persecution and Lawlessness

Believers being hated, betrayed, and killed

Many falling away from faith

“Lawlessness will abound, and the love of many will grow cold”

This points to both external pressure and internal collapse of moral conviction.

5. The “Abomination of Desolation”

Referenced by Jesus from Book of Daniel

A profane, sacrilegious event connected to the temple

This is often interpreted as a pivotal moment of extreme desecration and tribulation.

6. Great Tribulation (Unprecedented Distress)

“Such as has not been since the beginning of the world… nor ever shall be”

This is the peak period of suffering and chaos.

7. Cosmic and Terrifying Heavenly Signs

These are among the most “monstrous” in imagery:

The sun darkened

The moon not giving its light

Stars falling from heaven

Powers of the heavens shaken

In Luke 21:

“Men’s hearts failing them from fear… for the powers of heaven will be shaken”

8. Distress Among Nations

Roaring seas and waves

Global anxiety and perplexity

This suggests both literal and symbolic turmoil—nature and nations in upheaval.

9. The Sign of the Son of Man

The final, unmistakable event:

“They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory”

This is the culmination—not a hidden sign, but a visible, decisive ظهور.

How to Understand “Monstrous”

Jesus’ descriptions aren’t about monsters in a mythological sense, but about:

Overwhelming scale (global, cosmic)

Intensity of suffering

Collapse of normal order (social, natural, spiritual)

When you place Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 alongside the visions in Book of Revelation, you start to see two perspectives on the same end-time reality:

Jesus gives a prophetic overview (clear, linear warnings)

Revelation gives a symbolic, expanded vision (dramatic, layered imagery)

They overlap heavily—but Revelation intensifies and dramatizes what Jesus outlined.

Key Parallels Between Jesus and Revelation

1. Deception & False Messiahs → The Beast System

Jesus (Gospels):

False Christs and false prophets

Deception so strong it could mislead even the elect

Revelation:

The Beast (global ruler demanding worship)

The False Prophet (performs signs to deceive)

Connection:

What Jesus describes broadly as false messiahs, Revelation portrays as a structured, global deception system with political and religious power.

2. Wars & Chaos → The Four Horsemen

Jesus:

Wars and rumors of wars

Nation against nation

Revelation (Chapter 6):

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

White horse (conquest/deception)

Red horse (war)

Black horse (famine)

Pale horse (death)

Connection:

Jesus summarizes the conditions; Revelation personifies them as forces released across the earth.

3. Famines, Pestilence, Death → Intensified Judgments

Jesus:

Famines, pestilences, earthquakes

Revelation:

Widespread famine and scarcity

Plagues killing large portions of humanity

Water turned bitter, disease spreading

Difference:

Jesus calls these the “beginning of sorrows”

Revelation shows them escalating into catastrophic global judgments

4. Persecution of Believers → Martyrs Under the Altar

Jesus:

Believers hated, betrayed, killed

Many fall away

Revelation:

Souls of martyrs crying out for justice (Rev 6)

Saints persecuted by the Beast

Connection:

Same reality—Revelation simply pulls back the curtain to show Heaven’s awareness of their suffering.

5. Abomination of Desolation → Image of the Beast

Jesus:

A defiling, sacrilegious event in the Holy place (from Book of Daniel)

Revelation:

An image of the Beast set up and worshiped

People required to receive a mark to buy/sell

Connection:

Both point to a climactic act of idolatry and defiance against God

Revelation expands it into a global enforcement system

6. Great Tribulation → Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls

Jesus:

“Great tribulation such as has never been”

Revelation:

Three escalating cycles:

Seals (Rev 6)

Trumpets (Rev 8–9)

Bowls (Rev 16)

Difference:

Jesus describes the severity

Revelation details the mechanism and progression

7. Cosmic Signs → Universe Shaken

Jesus:

Sun darkened

Moon not giving light

Stars falling

Powers of heaven shaken

Revelation:

Same imagery (Rev 6:12–14):

Sun blackened

Moon like blood

Stars falling

Sky rolled up like a scroll

Connection:

This is one of the strongest direct overlaps—almost identical language.

8. Global Fear & Distress → Humanity in Terror

Jesus (Luke 21):

People fainting from fear

Distress of nations, roaring seas

Revelation:

People hiding in caves, begging for rocks to fall on them

Terror at God’s wrath

Connection:

Same emotional response—overwhelming fear as reality collapses

9. The Coming of Christ → The Final Victory

Jesus:

“Son of Man coming in clouds with power and glory”

Revelation (Chapter 19):

Jesus Christ returning on a white horse

Defeats the Beast and establishes His kingdom

Difference:

Jesus gives the announcement

Revelation shows the event in vivid detail

Key Differences in Emphasis

1. Clarity vs Symbolism

Jesus: straightforward warnings

Revelation: symbolic, visionary language

2. Sequence vs Cycles

Jesus: mostly linear progression (birth pains → tribulation → return)

Revelation: repeating cycles (seals, trumpets, bowls), possibly overlapping

3. Pastoral vs Apocalyptic Tone

Jesus: “Do not be deceived… endure… be ready”

Revelation: dramatic unveiling of Spiritual warfare and Divine judgment

Be wise, not foolish!