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Silvia Martin:
Why would Jesus tell us To pray for it (our flight???) not to take place on the sabbath or in the winter?
I have pondered this for days. Is he just telling us again to be watchful  :-\ ? Actually my "wondering' starts at verse 15. Sorry guys I've read a lot of " endtime garbage" that I'm trying to clean up ;D.
I was scared stiff for a whole year after reading Tim McHide"s book.Praise God Ray cleared up a lot already. I've actually been reluctant to ask, but since a lot of other people have had questions about this kind of stuff i thought it was OK.

  God bless,

    Silvia
 

kenny:
silvia
Gods Good pleasure will be done in the earth
Mat 24:16  Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
we will flee!
Mat 24:20  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
the days are short and cold getting even colder at night  in the winter and whatever day you pick as the sabbath should not be interrupted, but will be in that day.

Eph 1:9  Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Php 2:13  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

mharrell08:

--- Quote from: Silvia Martin on February 05, 2010, 08:03:56 AM ---Why would Jesus tell us To pray for it (our flight???) not to take place on the sabbath or in the winter?
I have pondered this for days. Is he just telling us again to be watchful  :-\ ? Actually my "wondering' starts at verse 15. Sorry guys I've read a lot of " endtime garbage" that I'm trying to clean up ;D.
I was scared stiff for a whole year after reading Tim McHide"s book.Praise God Ray cleared up a lot already. I've actually been reluctant to ask, but since a lot of other people have had questions about this kind of stuff i thought it was OK.

  God bless,

    Silvia
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Matt 24:20  ...pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day

Hello Silvia,

The word 'flight' [Gk. #5437 phygē] means to flee or escape. The root word for 'phygē' is 'pheugō' [Gk. #5343], which is consistently translated to flee, fled or escape.

The word winter [Gk. #5494 cheimōn] can mean the winter season OR 'rainy or stormy weather; tempest'. The apostle Paul was on a boat that was tossed 'exceedingly' by a tempest or stormy weather [Acts 27:17-20].

So Christ tells us to pray that our escape be not during a turbulent period...and when we continue reading He explains more:

v21-22  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

and continuing to 'when' these things occur:

v34  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Email reply from Ray (http://www.forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,2572.0.html):

COMMENT:  Jesus said in verse 27, "And then shall He send His angels, and shalll gather together His elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven."
     
    Now then, that THOSE disciples of THAT generation see Jesus coming and gathering His elect?  No, no they didn't.  But which ever generation DOES SEE "ALL these things" (Matt. 24:33), this [the generation, not THAT generation, which sees ALL THESE THINGS] THIS generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled."


Hope this helps,

Marques

P.S. Don't worry about 'doomsday forecasters' with their false prophecies...God's judgments are spiritual, not literal boulders falling out of the sky or any such nonsense. God is changing us from carnal minded beasts to spiritual images of God...it's about a new mind & heart, not worldwide typhoons, earthquakes, etc.

Silvia Martin:
Thanks guys for taking your time to answer my question. I'm trying to see it in the spirit,but I'm still having trouble. I mean,like in verse 21&22, that sounds pretty bad. The world seems so out of control already, and not just spiritually.I know the Lord will reveal this to me one day.

    God bless,

     Silvia 
 

Marky Mark:
Hello Silvia.

 Does this BBE translation help any?

Mat 24:21  Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.
Mat 24:22  And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short

Peace...Mark

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