Bible Studies

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We start with the discussion of Isaiah 66:7, 8 here in Part 3.

I'll quote ISAIAH 66:7, 8 and make some comments in brackets: "Before she ["She" is true Israel, as in Rev. 12:5. You wouldn't know that Christians are included as part of true Israel without light from the New Testament.] travailed [[Quite a few passages prophesy of the travail that the believers (Christians who will become Christians after the rapture) will endure throughout the three and one-half years of the super-evil reign of Antichrist that will start right in the middle of Daniel's 70th week (see, for example, Dan. 7:21, 25; 12:7; Rev. 12:12-13:18; the equivalent of three and one-half years is specifically mentioned in Dan. 7:25; 12:7; Rev. 12:6, 14; and 13:5). These believers who will travail after the birth of the boy [man child] center in the elect, repentant, end-time remnant of Israel. If all we had was the prophecies of the book of Daniel and this prophecy in Isaiah, we would not see Gentiles included in the "boy [man child]" of Isaiah 66:7, but in the new-covenant context of the book of Revelation I believe that more Gentiles will become Christians after the mid-week rapture too.]] she brought forth [This is the same birth into the fullness of eternal glory pictured in Rev. 12:5.]; Before her pain came [the pain of the travail spoken of earlier in this verse], she gave birth to a boy [As I mentioned, the birth of boy here is the equivalent of the birth of the male child in Rev. 12:5. It is significant that these two prophecies help interpret one another.] (8) Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? [The words that follow in this verse are extremely important, on the level of importance as the words of verse 7.] As soon as Zion travailed [["Zion" here refers to the elect, repentant end-time remnant of Israel who will be living on the earth during the three and one-half years of intense travail that will take place throughout the second half of Daniel's 70th week that I mentioned under verse 7. Antichrist's super-evil reign will be taking place throughout those three and one-half years (Dan. 7:21, 25; 12:7; 13:5, 7).]], she also brought forth her sons." [[This fits perfectly with the book of Revelation. The boy (male child) will be born into the fullness of eternal glory in the middle of the seven years (Rev. 12:5). Then, after three and one-half years of intense travail, those converted after the rapture, which centers in the elect, repentant, end-time remnant of Israel, will be born into the fullness of eternal life, which includes being glorified. In Rev. 20:4 we see the believers who were martyred during Antichrist's reign throughout the second half of Daniel's 70th week "come to life" (they will be glorified). We are told that they were killed because they "had not worshiped the beast [Antichrist] or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand." These things will only take place throughout the second half of the seven-year period. (Revelation 20:4, which is a very important verse, is discussed in "The Mid-Week Rapture" on pages 72, 73, for one place. Also see under this verse in my verse-by-verse study of Revelation chapter 20 on my internet site [Google to Karl Kemp Teaching].)]]

What about the believers (Christians) who are still alive at the end of the seven years? I believe they will all be glorified and begin to reign with Christ too. I believe Isa. 66:8 and Rev. 15:2 suffice to demonstrate this viewpoint. (See the heading "A More Detailed Look at Those Who Will Reign with the Lord Jesus and the Time They Will Begin to Reign" on pages 72, 73 of "The Mid-Week Rapture.")

SOME KEY VERSES FROM MATTHEW CHAPTER 24 AND THE MID-WEEK RAPTURE. I'll quote MATTHEW 24:15, 21, 22, 29-31, and we will discuss these verses. Jesus spoke these words the last week of his life before the cross. Matthew chapter 24 is discussed verse-by-verse in a paper on my internet site (Google to Karl Kemp Teaching).

MATTHEW 24:15. "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand)." We discussed the meaning of Antichrist's abomination of desolation and the fact that it will take place a month before the middle of Daniel's 70th week when we discussed Dan. 9:27; 12:11 near the beginning of this paper. This information is crucial to rightly interpret key portions of Matthew chapter 24 (and other passages). Antichrist will go into the rebuilt temple, stop the sacrifices and offerings, and demand that he be worshiped. That ABOMINATION will lead to great DESOLATION that will continue (for 1,290 days) until Antichrist is judged and cast into the lake of fire at the end of Daniel's 70th week.

MATTHEW 24:21, 22. "For then [starting with the abomination of desolation] there will be a [I would skip the "a" along with the KJV and NKJV; the NIV has "great distress," without the "a

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