The Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today included Matthew 24 and Psalm 24. In Matthew 24:3 the disciples ask Jesus this:
3 While He was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately and said, Tell us, when will this take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end (the completion, the consummation) of the age?
The rest of the chapter is addressed to the Jewish nation AFTER the "catching away" of the Church! We will NOT be present on the earth at this time! When will we be seen again? Psalm 24:7-10:
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be lifted up, you age-binding doors, that the King of Glory may come in. 8 Who is the King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; yes, lift them up, you age-abiding doors, that the King of Glory may come in. 10 Who is [He then] this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts, he is the King of Glory. Selah [pause, and think of that]!
The gates are the Eastern Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem! The Beautiful Gates! The current gates, that were sealed by Suleiman I to try to keep the Messiah of Israel from returning, are NOT the real Eastern Gates! The real gates are below these current gates! When Jesus returns and sets His feet on the Mount of Olives, the resulting earthquake will remove the current gates and the real gates will be "lifted up' and He will walk right through! Hallelujah! WE will be WITH HIM! GLORY TO GOD! Here is a picture of the "fake gates" that can be seen now:
Here is a song by Robin Marks called "Days Of Elijah":
Shalom in Him!
