Part 1 THE TIME OF THE GENTILE
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Dr. William T. Bailey, Jr.
SGWTBM
November 19, 2017
Revised 2/25/18
PART 1 – THE TIME OF THE GENTILES
The “Time of the Gentiles”, let’s start with
what JESUS Said in Luke 21:24:
“And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be
led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the
Gentiles, until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled.”
Jesus puts the Gentile on a fixed time line with the word
‘until”.
One of first questions to ask
is, when did the “Time of the Gentiles” start, and what is to be the final
result? The Disciples ask a similar
question in Luke 21:7.
7 And they
asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will
there be when these things shall come to pass?
The reason for the question
was based upon when some spoke of how adorned the temple was, and Jesus replied
in Luke 21:6
6 As for
these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not
be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Matthew 24:3 adds to these
questions with a 3rd question:
3 And as he
sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying,
Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Jesus provides the answer in Luke
21:8-36:
8 And he said, Take heed that
ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and
the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified:
for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom:
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into
prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Paul, in Philippians 1:12-14 shows us his testimony in regards
being persecuted and delivered up:
12 But I would
ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have
fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
13 So that my
bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
14 And many of
the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to
speak the word without fear.
Let us continue with Luke 14:
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye
shall answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Or be able to contradict or withstand!!
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and
kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish
In Verse 18, Jesus is still answering the question that his
disciples ask him in Matthews 24:3. Here
Jesus is telling the disciples about the END TIMES in regard to the Jews that
are left during the tribulation.
Scriptures in support of this is:
2 Chronicles 16:9
9 For the
eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to
shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have
wars.
Psalms 34:7
7 The angel
of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and
delivereth them.
Psalms 91:4
4 He shall
cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth
shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalms 125:2
2 As the
mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is
round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Let us continue
with Luke 19:
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
The word patience, or forbearing is the state of endurance under
difficult circumstances. Also,
persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on negative
annoyance/anger. Or, demonstrating
patience when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term
difficulties. Patience is also a
character trait of being steadfast.
Also see Revelation 3:10
Let us Continue with Luke 20:”
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know
that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them
which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the
countries enter thereinto.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are
written may be fulfilled.
23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck,
in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon
this people.
24 And they shall fall by the
edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and
Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the
stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the
waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those
things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and
lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the
trees;
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that
summer is now nigh at hand.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye
that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till
all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass
away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be
overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so
that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of
the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of man.
Luke 21:8 Bring in Daniel 70th week, which brings the
Jews back into the timeline
Daniel 9:27:
27 And he
shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week
he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the
overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
The covenant that is made will only last for one week. This prophecy is primarily with the Jews,
(Israel and Jerusalem) The 70th
week is meant to “finish” the transgressions (of who? Not the Church/Body of Christ). Scripture
provides clarity in Daniel 9:24:
4 Seventy
weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity,
and to bring in everlasting
righteousness, and to seal up the
vision and prophecy, and to anoint
the most Holy.
In verse 24, there are 6 things that will be finished.
I will be discussing next in Part one, 2 Chronicles 36:1:21.
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