THE REVELATION
A VERSE BY VERSE COMMENTARY
Through a glass darkly
The following is taken from the book,
"The Revelation A Verse By Verse Commentary".
1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV)12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
1. Matthew 24:36 (KJV) 36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:42 (KJV) 42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 25:13 (NLT) 13“So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
2. Matthew 24:32 - 33 (KJV) 32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Luke 21:29 - 31 (KJV) 29And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.31So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Matthew 16:2 - 3 (KJV) 2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Hebrews 9:28 (KJV) 28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
God has told us, in no uncertain terms, that we will not know the day or the hour that Jesus will be sent to get us. We see that we are to watch for him and know the season when his coming is near. We also see he rebukes those that do not discern the time.
3. 1 Corinthians 15:51 (KJV) 51Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 1 Corinthians 15:53 (NKJV) 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. Philippians 3:21 (NKJV) 21who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. Hebrews 9:27 (KJV) 27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
This is telling me that our corrupt bodies must die and new ones be given us. I do not know how God will accomplish this, but I see it like this: as we are going up our old body disintegrates, {maybe from the top of the head down} and a new one instantly forms.
4. 1 Corinthians 15:52 (KJV) 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, …
1 Thessalonians 4:16 - 17 (KJV) 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Matthew 24:31 (ESV) 31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
“unto them that look for him”
I do not believe the sinners will hear the trumpet nor see us leave. As Matthew 24:31 & 1 Corinthians 15:52 tell us we will be taken by angles at the speed of light. I do wonder if those left behind will hear a thunder clap when we go? Our bodies will be vanishing at the speed of light this could cause thunder like a jet or lightning bolt. Wouldn’t it be interesting if the rapture created a world-wide role of thunder.
