JESUS PLAINLY TEACHES THE WAY TO HEAVEN BY EMPLOYING
A COMPACTED GEOGRAPHICAL PICTURE OF THE SEVEN YEAR
TRIBULATION
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The brightness of our
revelations depends upon the correctness of our doctrines (our building blocks)
(Mat
14:22-24) And straightway [while Jesus
was standing on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, i.e., the wilderness]
Jesus constrained [Gk: to
necessitate, compelled /// needful] his
disciples [(only)] to get into a ship [a biblical
symbol of the church], and to go before him [(into the storm)] unto the other side [i.e.,
unto the Promised Land on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, a type and
shadow of Heaven], while he sent the [unbelieving] multitudes
away. And when he had sent the [unbelieving] multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray [1]:
and when the evening [Gk: late
afternoon (early evening) or nightfall] was come, he was there alone. But the ship [and crew] was now [“toiling in rowing” (Mark 6:48)] in the midst [Gk:
middle] of the sea [a biblical symbol of humanity] [2], tossed
[Gk: tormented: pain, toil, vexed] with waves: for the wind [of the world]
was contrary [Gk:
opposite; fig. antagonistic: against] [3,4].
1. (Acts 1:9) And when he [Jesus] had spoken these things [to His apostles (disciples)], while
they beheld, he [Jesus] was taken up; and a cloud received him
out of their sight.
2. (John
6:19) So when they had [painfully] rowed about
five and twenty or thirty furlongs [about
3 ½ miles], they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the
ship: and they were afraid.
a. Commentary: a “furlong” equals 1/8 of a mile. Thus “about five and twenty or
thirty furlongs” equals 3.125 to 3.75 miles, or “about” 3 ½ miles in the “midst” (Gk: middle) of the Sea of Galilee,
thereby indicating that the Sea of Galilee was “about” 7 miles wide at that time, which generally corresponds to
historical records. Please note the re-emergence and biblical prominence of the number 3 ½ as seen in the amount of years that
Jesus Christ ministered, and the first
half of Daniel’s 7 year
tribulation. The number 7 symbolizes “completion.”
3. (1
Cor 10:13) There hath no temptation [Gk: a putting
to proof; by adversity /// test] taken
you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer [Gk: permit (allow)] you to be tempted above that ye are able [to
withstand: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7]; but
will with the temptation also
make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [Gk: endure] it.
a. Commentary: That which God commands us to do, He also empowers us to do (i.e., His
commands come with the power to
accomplish). Jesus commanded His disciples to “get into a ship” and go “unto
the other side” (i.e., to Heaven); and all those persons that He sends, if they are obedient, i.e., if they don’t “fall away” (Gk: desert:
withdraw self) (Luke 8:13) and jump
ship into the mouth of the deadly storm, will arrive. The point? Don’t
jump ship.
b. (Mark
6:48) And he [Jesus]
saw them toiling [Gk: tormented: pain, toil, vexed] in rowing; for the wind was contrary
unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking
upon the sea, and would have passed
by them [demonstrating (proving) that
His commands are accompanied by empowerment].
(Mat
14:25-28) And in the fourth watch of
the night [around 6 am, dawn] Jesus went unto them, walking on
the sea [expressing Kingship, the
sea is a biblical symbol of humanity].
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled,
saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway
Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me
come unto thee on the water.
1. Commentary: For a comparison, the
average pace of a walking person is 3
miles per hour. Jesus sent the disciples “unto the other side” in the early evening, perhaps around 6 pm.
Later, around dawn or 6 am, coming from the east, Jesus appeared to His
disciples “walking on the sea.” By
that time, the disciples had been laboriously and painfully continuously rowing
through the horrific storm (tempest) for a span of 12 hours. At normal walking
speed, the disciples should have rowed (3 mph x 12 hours) 36 miles, but they had managed to row only 3 ½ miles and that achievement in the face of tremendous opposition, a life or death struggle with frenzied Satanic forces vainly attempting
to stop the disciples from getting to Heaven.
2. Commentary: “bid me” = Why did Peter say that to Jesus? Peter was testing Jesus (a measure of unbelief), knowing that if
this “spirit” who appeared to be Jesus commanded Peter to do something
impossible (miraculous), and Peter did it, then
the command was accompanied by
the empowerment to accomplish, and it was truly Jesus who commanded.
(Mat
14:29-33) And he said, Come. And when Peter was
come down out of the ship, he walked on the water [empowered by the Holy Spirit], to go to Jesus. But when he [took his eyes (and thereby his thoughts) off
Jesus and] saw the wind [of the world] boisterous [Gk:
forcible: mighty, powerful, strong],
he was afraid; and beginning to sink [Gk: drown], he cried,
saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth
[Gk: to extend] [to
reach out (outreach)] his hand, and caught him,
and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt [i.e., the “if” question]? And when they were come into the ship
[connoting the protective covering of
the church], the wind ceased.
Then they that were in the ship [the
church] came and worshipped him,
saying [(their verification herein
has overcome their “little
faith”)], Of a truth thou art
the Son of God.
1. (John
6:20,21) But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. Then they willingly [Hebraism: to delight in] received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the
land [Heaven] whither they went [a very sudden
startling miracle].
2. Commentary: Please note that when Jesus entered into the ship (ref. His
second coming) in “the midst” (Gk:
middle) of the sea of Galilee (3 ½ miles gone, 3 ½ miles to go), that the disciples were “immediately”
raptured (Dict: ecstatic joy or
delight) (Rom 8:18; 1 Thes 4:17), and were not further “constrained” (Gk:
compelled) to travel through the
remaining 3 ½ years of worldly Great Tribulation, but the disciples were
“immediately” (“in the
twinkling of an eye” 1 Cor 15:52) “at
the land whither they went [i.e.,
Heaven].” Jesus is herein prophesying that His disciples will be raptured, caught up, before the 3 ½ years of Great Tribulation
Amen