Luke chapter 17 here this morning, Luke chapter 17. Something came to my mind here this morning as I was meditating on this passage and doing some final review for this morning here. 40 years ago this fall, I began my indoctrination in dispensationalism as I headed off to Bible college. As I've been saying, I've been trying to unlearn what I learned years ago in Bible college. Here's what I want you to understand here in Luke chapter 17. We've seen reference about the kingdom of God, and now we're going to see reference to the coming of the Lord, the coming of Christ. What I'm gonna emphasize today is that Jesus was not pre-trib. Jesus was not pre-trib. I see so many passages that totally, totally are opposite of what we've been indoctrinated with now for about a hundred years. Luke 17, verse 20. We need to remember the context here as we go into the passage for today. Notice verse 20 and following. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Why? Because it's not a physical kingdom. We've seen that. It's not a visible kingdom. Neither shall they say, lo here or lo there. For behold, the kingdom of God is within you. It's within the nation. as he's speaking here to these Pharisees. And he said unto the disciples, now, notice, now he's addressing the disciples. The day will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not see him. Why? Because Jesus was going to die, he's going back to heaven, back to the right hand of majesty on high. and they shall say to you, notice this, they shall say to you, see here or see there, go not after them nor follow them. For as the lightning that lighteneth out of one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part of heaven, so shall also the son of man be in his day. Notice, at his coming, the first. but first must he suffer all things, many things, and be rejected of this generation, the generation he's speaking to, this generation. And as it was in the days of Noah, Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage until the day when Noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also, as it was in the days of Lot, They did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded. But the same day that lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away. And he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed. The one shall be taken and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together. The one shall be taken and the other left. Two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken and the other left. And the answer said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is thither shall the eagles be gathered together. So again, we notice in this context in verse 20, the Pharisees are demanding of the Lord Jesus when the kingdom of God should come. And again, he answers, the kingdom of God is cometh not with observation, neither shall they say, lo here or lo there, for behold, the kingdom of God is within you. I emphasized, I think it was two weeks ago, we've been focusing on the wrong kingdom. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things that we need shall be added unto us. But again, I wanna emphasize, he now then begins speaking to his disciples. The days will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they, They, unbelievers, false teachers, prophets, whatever, they shall say to you, the disciples, he's speaking to his disciples here, don't forget that, see here or see there, go not after them nor follow them. Notice he tells his disciples to not follow after them, to not go after them. Let me emphasize and say something here in a practical level application of that. Don't listen to these people who are saying, well, the Lord may come such and such time or whatever. I just came across a message title, somebody that I was listening to, there was another message that was mentioned, you know, could the Lord come back in 2022? Well, obviously he didn't come back in 2022. He didn't come back in 2018, by the way. You know why that was so significant? Because it was the 70th observance. of the independence of Israel. We are setting dates and Jesus says, don't do it. Here's some practical application for us. Go not after them, nor follow them. If they get some of those things totally wrong, don't even follow them, don't bother listening to them. In fact, the Old Testament law even said, when a prophet gives a message, a prophecy, and it doesn't come to pass, don't listen to them. You are not under obligation to listen to them. They are false prophets. I want you to notice again, these are false teachers that are making these predictions about prophecy. Stop following them, stop listening to them. We need to stop focusing on the error and focus on the truth. And then he talks about his second coming. For as the lightning, the lightneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth out of the other part under heaven, so shall the Son of Man be in his day. Pay attention to this phrase here, in his day, and so on, the singular day. Notice he talks about in his day at the time of his coming. He's introducing here the second coming of the Lord Jesus before he even goes to the cross. I also want to remind you that in Matthew 24 and the parallel passages, he emphasizes another event that takes place in this same teaching. And he emphasizes AD 70. That is another horrible interpretation of Scripture, misinterpretation of Scripture, as now these prophecy so-called experts take Matthew 24 and Luke 21 and the parallel passages and say that those things are the tribulation and the great tribulation. No, you look in the context, he's answering a question as to when Jerusalem is going to be destroyed. He talks about his second coming at the end. We have to pay attention to these things because there's all kinds of false teaching that's come And we need to stop listening to these false teachers because the reality is this. He emphasizes that there is going to be a time of destruction in Jerusalem. And it says after that comes the, after that tribulation comes the second coming. Now, why don't you notice here, it says, he pictures this, his second coming, like the lightning. So when you, Look out the window, you know, gotta be careful, it's too bright. But when you look out at the light, you know, when a storm is coming in, all of a sudden the light, and it's like it's shining to across the heaven. Jesus says, that's how I'm coming. That's what it's gonna be like when I come. But notice that he emphasizes, in his day. In his day, there's a particular day at his coming. But first, he emphasizes, must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation? Ah, just wait a minute, though. If the Jews had accepted their Messiah, Jesus would not have gone to the cross. This is why I keep saying that. I was indoctrinated. I mean, as soon as I heard that by a professor in a course I was taking, by correspondents, red flag, red flag, red, that is total absolute heresy. It totally ignores scripture like Isaiah 53. All we like sheep of God. And the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all. How is that possible if he became king? He did not die and shed his blood. Psalm 22 is very clear about the crucifixion. Oh, if the Jews had accepted their Messiah, Jesus would not have gone to the cross. That is hogwash. That is heresy. That is false teaching that people continue to listen to. Okay, so some don't go to that extreme. But they say, well, the kingdom was postponed. It's the same teaching. But we keep, American Christianity and places around the world keep listening to this false teaching that is not rooted and based in scripture. It is absolute heresy. Jesus says, don't go after them nor follow them. He says he must. Oh, that's a very important word in this context. Before all of this in the future, I must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. Oh, there's that anti-Semitism again. The Jews, with Rome's help, put Jesus on a cross. In Acts 2, Peter says to the Jews that were assembled before him from around the world, he says, you crucified the Lord. whom God hath exalted. Again, he must first suffer many things to be rejected of this generation. Now he gives two examples here, two Old Testament pictures to give understanding about his second coming. It says, as it was, and as it was in the days of Noah, all right, so the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man. Notice he gives some examples, all the things that were going on. They did eat. They drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage. Now, Noah went into the ark and seven years later, all this takes place, right? The flood, right? Duh. Obviously, Jesus wasn't allowing for a pre-trib rapture. Notice how it says this. It says they did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage until the day. I have that day circled. Noah did not go into the ark seven years. Oh, the rapture, you know, the rapture is taking, we're in the ark, seven years, in seven years, the flood's coming, no. They were doing, carrying on life until the day Noah went into the ark, entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Notice, I want you to notice, the wicked were the ones taken in destruction. Likewise also, as it was in the days of Lot. They did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built it. I think it's interesting. No marriage and giving in marriage. The days of Lot, but notice, circled here the same day. The lot went out of Sodom. It rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. There's nothing in this passage that says Lot was removed from Sodom and Gomorrah, the area there, seven years ahead, in preparation for the final judgment leading into the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. That is heresy. There was no such thing in the same day. Notice Matthew 13. I wanna remind you of the context of this. Jesus is teaching this over and over again. So are we? In modern-day Christianity, following dispensationalism, are we telling Jesus that he's a liar? Notice it says in verse 24 of Matthew 13. I'll remind you of the wording here, in particular in verse 30. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto the man which sowed good seed in his field, but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also, So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. It's the enemy that is sowing the false teaching. It's the enemy that's sowing the tares. The servant said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, nay, lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until seven years before the harvest. We have been putting words in Jesus' mouth for generations now. Let both grow together until the harvest. When is the harvest? Revelation tells us when the harvest is. Put in thy sharp sickle and reap, for the harvest is ripe. And in the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, gather together first the wheat. Are we calling Jesus a liar? We have been, we just don't realize it. Gather together first the tares, the unbelievers, and bind them in bundles to burn them. But gather the wheat into my barn. In case you've missed the point, let's notice his explanation here. Verse 36, then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house and his disciples came unto him saying, declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, he that soweth the good seed is the son of man, obviously Jesus Christ. He's proclaiming the message. The field is the world. The good seed are the children of the kingdom, children of the kingdom. The only way you get into this kingdom is by being born again. And the tares of the children, the tares are the children of the wicked one. John 8, 44. You have your father, the devil. Anyone who is an unbeliever is not believing in Jesus Christ is a tare. They are unbelievers. They're part of this field of the world. The end of that, so them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The end of the world, not seven years before, and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. Sounds like the lake of fire, doesn't it? Hell. The Son of Man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather out of his kingdom. It's the Lord's kingdom. All the kingdoms of this earth are gonna be delivered up to the Lord, it says in 1 Corinthians 15. And then he's gonna deliver everything up to his heavenly father. Notice, they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and them which do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire, there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then, then, then shall the righteous shine forth as the son in the kingdom of their father, who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Do you realize that if there is a pre-trib rapture, we're gonna be glorified seven years before the end of the harvest? That's what Jesus said. He says that the tears are gonna be dealt with, then we're gonna be glorified. You have to pay attention to this. We have been twisting scripture for so long, we don't even see it anymore. As you go back to Luke 17, notice again, he emphasizes, in the day, no one in his family entered into the ark. The flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also, verse 28, as it was in the days of Lot, they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted and built, and notice, but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even thus, in case you doubt what he's saying, he emphasizes, even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. Oh, but there's going to be a, no, there's not gonna be a rapture seven years before. There's nothing in the Bible, especially in the book of Revelation, that even talks about seven years. That is all a twist in the scripture, as I've understood this now from 40 years of first indoctrination and studying this out, what the Bible actually says. In case you've missed it yet, Verse 31, in that day, he which shall be upon the housetop and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away. And he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Now, I don't wanna spend a lot of time going into this passage because we're gonna deal with this in relation to his teaching about AD 70 and the destruction of Jerusalem. But what I want you to notice here is he's talking and emphasizing about not worrying about your stuff. Okay, so this is something that I'm noticing here. that there's all kinds of prophecy so-called experts that are millionaires. I've mentioned this before. There are so many that are millionaires. If they truly believe what the Bible says, they would stop worrying about their stuff. They're living in million-dollar houses. Did Jesus ever do that? Obviously not. He didn't have a place to lay his head. I'm not saying we shouldn't have a house. But here's the reality of this. They're getting rich off this twisting of Scripture. As you think about the pattern here, the flow of all of this, I want you to consider that, first of all, it started with Darby, and I've mentioned this before, that there's evidence, historical evidence, that Darby was actually funded by Rothschilds. Because literally, he wanted to create a division in fundamentalism, as it was commonly referred to. So it went from Darby to the Schofield Reference Bible. Millions. Millions of Schofield reference Bibles have been sold. Millions. At the same time as Schofield, Larkin charts came out, the world's best, the world's greatest book on dispensational truth. Pretty humble title, right? But they've kind of changed that title a little bit. You know, they say, well, we better not be too front with that. But look at all these charts. So literally, it takes the Schofield Bible notes and visualizes them, and even included in Larkin's book was a chapter, I think it's chapter 32, that talks about and does a comparison with the great pyramid of Egypt having great dispensational truth. Ah, that tells us part of the roots of this. Can you show me in the Bible where Egypt has anything good from Egypt? It's a picture of the world It had demonic worship. Nothing good comes from Egypt. In fact, Alexandria, Egypt is where all the modern Bibles have their roots, and the false philosophies of Christianity as well. So moving on down, then you have late great planet Earth, Hal Lindsey. I've read that Hal Lindsey is a multimillionaire. Made a lot of money off late great planet Earth. Millions of copies sold. And then you have the Jesus movement. As I was reflecting on my notes here this morning, I thought back to my younger years, my teen years, and there was a video series that was very popular. And there was a song associated with, I think at least the first video, and it was a song written by Larry Norman. And in case you aren't familiar with this song, back in the 70s in particular, the early 80s, this song was very popular and it came out of the Jesus movement. When you do a study of the Jesus movement, really what that was is they were trying to bring rock and roll people who, quote, made a professional faith, trying to bring them into Christianity. Chuck Smith was all a part of that. He was the leader of all that. Well, this song was popular. Life was filled with guns and war and everyone got trampled on the floor. I wish we'd all been ready. Children died. The days grew cold. A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold. I wish we'd all been ready. Can you hear the tune? Life was filled with guns and war. There's no time to change your mind. The sun has come and you've been left behind. A man and wife asleep in bed. She hears a noise and turns her head. He's gone. I wish we'd all been ready. Two men walking up a hill. One disappears and one's left standing still. I wish we'd all been ready. There's no time to change your mind. The sun has come and you've been left behind. There's no time to change your mind. How could you have been so blind? The father spoke, the demons dined. The sun has come and you've been left behind. End of the trailer. You've been left behind. You've been left behind. Moving song, isn't it? I'll root in an error. Even Dr. Thomas Ice, pre-trib rapture himself, said that has nothing to do with the rapture in Luke 17 or Matthew 24. It has everything to do with the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Even Dr. Thomas Rice, Thomas Ice, Rice. There's some Rice people that had a few problems with their doctrine too. But I want you to notice here, in fact, I gotta finish this story. So in my younger years, I'm realizing this is when I was first indoctrinated with pre-trib rapturism. It actually predated 40 years ago when I was in Bible college. How many of you are familiar with the, okay, the Left Behind, you know, the modern series? How many of you are familiar with a video that's entitled A Thief in the Night? This is labeled in something that I was researching here even this morning, the most popular and end times movie ever produced with over 300 million viewers in various languages all over the world. In this classic movie from 1972, Patty, if I remember right, her name was Myers, I can remember, maybe Kirk, she's an extended cousin of yours, I don't know. But Patty disregards the prophetic biblical warnings of the coming tribulation. Now the truth begins to unfold. Can she escape the dramatic, haunting circumstances? Is there a way out? The climax is riveting. One of the most unique and widely seen motion pictures of all time, A Thief in the Night, tells the story of Patty, a young woman caught up in living for the present with little concern for the future. She meets and marries a young man and her life seems great until one morning she awakens to find her husband gone and the radio reporting that millions of people have mysteriously disappeared. As dramatic earth-shaking events begin to unfold around her, Patti realizes she is living in the end times spoken in biblical prophecy. Adventure and suspense build to a thought-provoking climax in this powerfully gripping film. The Rapture. You've been left behind. The next one is Distant Thunder. The second film in the series, begun by A Thief in the Night, A Distant Thunder, continues the story of Patti, a young woman living in the end times referred to in biblical prophecy. This action suspense thriller finds Patti living as a fugitive trying to hide from the ever increasing evil around her. Relentlessly pursued and finally captured by the forces of Unite, a United Nations. Unite, she is given a choice. either receive the mark or face death. The third is Image of the Beast. The third film in the highly acclaimed prophecy series, Image of the Beast, depicts the awesome story of the great tribulation foretold in the Bible. The Antichrist establishes a one-world government while a small band of fugitives struggle to survive amid spectacular and terrifying judgments. One of the things I remember is the heat intensifies All of a sudden jeeps, military jeeps are just blowing up. I've watched all four of these videos. This is my indoctrination as a teenager. No wonder it was so hard. I had visual images in my mind of these huge locust-like creatures, man-sized creatures, zapping people with their huge tails. It's all in my mind. Do you understand what they've done with this? They took the Schofield Bible, they took Darby's writings, they took the charts of Larkin, and they made it in a video to indoctrinate millions of people to follow these teachings of dispensationalism. The last one is the Prodigal Planet, a gripping action thriller depicting the stark realities of the apocalypse. The Prodigal Planet is the fourth chapter in Mark 4 Pictures' widely acclaimed prophecy series begun by a thief in the night. In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, a small underground resistance network battles the terrifying empire of the Antichrist. David Michaels escapes from Unite Detention Center with a secret that could scuttle that evil system. I remember in the end, they're working on this computer system as they're tapping into the computer system of Unite. And it closes by taking all of their system and ♪ Onward, Christian soldiers ♪ Plays all over Unite's system. And it shows that one of the leaders of Unite, star character in the film, he's weeping at the end as his world crashes around him. Do you understand the indoctrination that they have done with these videos? That's exactly what it is, it's indoctrination. Again, if you think about all the millions Mark 4 Pictures made, 300 million people watched that first video, Thief in the Night. That was long before Left Behind series. Notice what Jesus challenges us with, his disciples. It says, don't worry about your stuff. We are so worried about stuff today. We are so focused on accumulating stuff We are not thinking about the Lord Jesus Christ coming. How are we going to be ready for the Lord Jesus coming when we're worried about stuff? And then he gives a challenge, remember Lot's wife. This goes back to Genesis 19. Genesis 19, 26, it says, Lot's wife looked back from behind him. Did you catch that? Lot's wife was following behind. And it says, she looked back, she turned back from behind Lot. Not only that, but you read in Genesis 19, they had to hasten Lot. You would think if today the city's gonna be destroyed, get out, flee. You'd think you'd be in a hurry to get out. Well, Lot and his family were so tied in with the stuff of Sodom. It was a very wealthy city before it was destroyed. Everything I've seen in history. So you think about, she's following behind. That's why Jesus says, remember Lot's wife, pay attention because she became a pillar of salt. She died in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah. It doesn't say that it was necessarily her family that she wanted, it was the stuff that was left behind. We're so worried about stuff, we're not focused on the Lord. Verse 33, Jesus says, whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night, here's the preacher of rapture. Oh, now I see it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed. That's very interesting. Two men in one bed. Hmm, sounds like the days of Lot, right? Sounds like our days. Increasing sodomite marriage. By the way, it won't matter who's president. Increasing sodomite, quote unquote, gay marriage is going to continue in the next administration. Two men in one bed. The one shall be taken, the other left. Can I remind you, can I ask the question for us to think here today? Because I want for us to think like most of the modern day Christianity is not thinking. Who was taken in the days of Noah? The wicked were taken in the flood. Check that out, that's what Matthew 24 says. Who was taken in the days of Lot? When Lot and his family left, they were taken in God's judgment. Notice it says, one is taken and the other left. Two men shall be in the field. The one shall be taken and the other left. And notice they're wanting to ask where. And they answered and said unto him, where, Lord? And he said unto them, wheresoever the body is, See, there's the battle of Armageddon. He didn't say that. He did not say that. We keep adding to Scripture. He did not say that. Can I ask you, are eagles only in Jerusalem today? Every once in a while, we have an opportunity to see eagles soaring around in our neighborhood. There must be some things they're looking for back in these woods back here. Here's the reality of this. Jesus was saying, I'm not telling you where. Now later on, he does emphasize in the same context, I believe he emphasizes in relation to AD 70. This is not the preacher of rapture. I want you to understand very clearly that we've seen, or we've been deceived in all of these things. Notice we have 2 Thessalonians 1. We just saw this here not too long ago, but I want us to see this in the context. So think about the reality of this. If you remove the passage that we just read, not being about the rapture, when you remove all these things that are not about the rapture, even by somebody who is hired to defend the pre-trib rapture, then how much do you have left in scripture that speaks of a pre-trib rapture? Zero. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, preacher, you're wrong. 1 Thessalonians 4 into chapter 5 is the pre-trib rapture. I've asked you before when we studied 1 Thessalonians 5, where does it say in the beginning part of chapter 5, talk about seven-year tribulation? Oh, it just says peace and safety, peace and safety. That's exactly what they're gonna be saying when the coming of the Lord comes. In fact, 1 Corinthians 15 is their other passage. It has nothing to do about a catching away. It's about our resurrection. The emphasis is on our resurrection. It's in the resurrection chapter. The twinkling of eye, we're gonna be changed, we're gonna be like Jesus Christ. It says nothing about a pre-trib rapture. There's absolutely nothing in scripture that talks about a pre-trib rapture. Now, I want you to see this again. I showed you this in 2 Thessalonians in our study there, but I want you to see this. Let's look at the context again in verse three. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, it's fitting, appropriate, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth, so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in your persecutions and, what's the next word? Tribulations, plural, oh, but Christians don't go through the tribulation. No, this is tribulations that Paul says in Acts 14, we all as believers in Christ must enter in the kingdom with much tribulation that ye endure. Notice, enduring those trials. Endure to the end, though be saved. Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which ye also suffer. Oh, suffering for the kingdom of God, that's interesting. I thought the kingdom of God was the thousand year reign that's still in the future. The church in Thessalonica was suffering for the kingdom of God. I remind you what Jesus said about the kingdom of God. Seeing it as a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation, I've pointed out, this is the same Greek word as found in verse four. Tribulation to them that trouble you. Tribulation simply talks about suffering. And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels. Oh, that sounds like the second coming, right? Is that the second coming of the Lord Jesus or is that the rapture? I'm asking a question. I'm expecting an answer when I ask a question. I'm not asking a rhetorical question. What's this talking about, the rapture or the second coming? The second coming, right? He's going to be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power when he shall come to be glorified in his saints. Wow, this sounds like this is all happening at the same time. Like Jesus said in Luke 17, in that day. It's all going to happen in the same day, not seven years apart from each other. When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be admired in all them that believe because our testimony among you was believed in that day. Notice Jude 14 and 15. This is something very interesting. I came across here this last week. I've known this, but I've not connected these two passages before. So here's Jude's explanation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, explanation of the coming of the Lord. Now, I remind you that, Enoch, it says here in verse 14, was the seventh from Adam. So seventh generation from Adam. So we're talking about somebody who lived at the beginning. Remember, he's the one who walked with God, he was taken, he was translated to heaven, that he should not see death. A picture of the translation, not the rapture. Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, now pay attention to this. Behold, the Lord cometh with 10,000 of his saints. Pause, hit the pause button. We need to check something out here. Is this when Jesus comes with us, his saints? Be careful of your answer. Notice that statement. Behold, the Lord cometh with 10,000 of his saints. You know where else that same statement is found? In Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy 33, verse two, talking about Mount Sinai. Let me ask you. How many believers came with Jesus to Mount Sinai at the beginning of the law? The saints there are angels. Did we not just see that in 2 Thessalonians 1? Here's what dispensationalism teaches. We're raptured to heaven, that's Jesus coming for his saints. And then we come back with Jesus to conquer this world and we're gonna rescue Israel, all that. That's exactly what we're told. But when you compare scripture with scripture, guess what you find? We're in New Jerusalem. Jesus is coming back with his angels in fiery judgment upon this world. While we're safe and secure. Oh yeah, so we are, translation, we are safe and secure. Where does it say, in this passage here and others, that we come back with the Lord to conquer this world. It's not there. That's what we've been told it says. When you compare scripture to scripture, 2 Thessalonians 1 that we just saw, right? Verses seven and eight. Jesus comes back with us, is that what it said? No, it said he comes with his angels, his mighty angels, judging this world. And then it says here, he's coming with 10,000 of his saints. That's the same statement that talks about angels in Deuteronomy 33, verse two. There were no believers coming with Jesus to Mount Sinai. Let's continue, verse 15. following 2 Thessalonians 1, to execute judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them all of their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches, which ungodly sinners have spoken against them. And he goes on to describe these false teachers that God is going to judge. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts, and their mouths speak with great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. It's not found there. Now I understand Jesus says we're gonna rule and reign with Jesus. Oh no, wait a minute, we're not a part of Israel. It doesn't all fit. It does not fit with scripture. Jesus Christ was not a pre-tribber. Jesus Christ did not even believe in a tribulation period. And again, you go back to Daniel 9. I keep saying this so many times. You go back to Daniel 9 and you make Daniel 9, 27 about the Antichrist, you have blaspheme the Lord of glory. That pronoun he goes back to Messiah in verse 26. I believe very strongly, very strongly, this whole dispensational system is blasphemy against the Lord Jesus. It is blasphemy. Jesus did not believe in a pre-Trib rapture. I wanna emphasize again, Luke 17, some phrases. The same day. Verse 27, until the day. Verse 29, the same day. Verse 30, the day. Verse 31, in that day. The Lord Jesus was emphasizing something that people have totally missed. He is not going to receive us to himself until he's coming to judge this world in righteousness. Lord, I pray that you'd help us to go back to scripture for our understanding. And Lord, I pray that you'd help us to unlearn the indoctrination that we've had for generations now. Lord, I pray that you'd help us to go back to what the Bible actually says instead of manmade teaching. Lord, even as I thought about this morning, all those video images I had in my mind that prepared my heart to receive the teaching of dispensationalism in Bible college. Lord, I pray that you'd help us to understand what Jesus said and to follow what Jesus says in Askophola. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.