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A review of the 24 Year Period Tribulation Revelation 9:15

The Final Tribulation features 2 comings of Christ: one secret (that occurs during a final season of Spiritual Night, during the second or third watch, Luke 12:38) and one not secret to the true believers (that occurs at the end of a Spiritual Day, harvest is complete and Christ returns on the Clouds of Glory (End of the World), Matthew 24:30).

			The Secret Coming of Christ during the Final Tribulations occurs at time of spiritual nighttime. A time identified as the goodman (true believer) in Luke 12:39 not even comprehending this coming of Christ until HE (Christ) had come. Christ secret coming is to: 1) Remove the Candlesticks (physical organized churches no longer the bearers of the Saving Gospel, Revelation 2:5 and 2) remove the true believers from physical organized churches, John 2:19. Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. Matthew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Matthew 24:3 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 describes this coming occurring during the second and third watch. This would have been the years 1992-2000 (an 8 year period). Luke 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Luke 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman [3617 oikodespotes] of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house [3624 oikos] to be broken through [1358 diorusso].

The Greek word "oikos" translated "house" in Luke 12:39 could be translated to our English word "temple". We see that in 1Peter 2:5 and 1Peter 4:17, these same Greek word "oikos" translated to our English word "house". The contextual use of the Greek word "oikos" in 1Peter 2:5 and 1Peter 4:17, makes it abundantly clear the house that Bible is referring to in Luke 12; 39 can only be the physical organized, churches, since the physical organized churches are the only house associated with Christ at the end of time that can be broken up or broken into (candlestick removed). The goodman (the householder) is the spiritual stones that made up a spiritual house they were group in the physical organized churches. If the physical house is broken up the true believers are no longer grouped in the physical organized churches. Thus, those that remain in the physical churches are those who give only evidence that they are not "saved".

1Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

1Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

The goodman (true believers) at the coming of Christ during the 2nd and 3rd watch did not understand or perceive this coming by Christ. The Bible uses the same Greek word "oikodespotes" for goodman in Luke 12:39 as it does in Matthew 13:52 for the word householder. In Matthew 13:52 the householder or goodman that is instructed unto the kingdom is likened to the Goodman (Christ).

Matthew 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

Matthew 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Thus, we see the true believers not understanding the timing of the 1st coming of Christ to remove the candlestick from all the physical organized churches and the spiritual destruction of The New Testament Temple until after the actual event happening in the 2nd and 3rd watch (1992 -2000), Luke 12:38.

Luke 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman [3617 oikodespotes] of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house [3624 oikos] to be broken through [1358 diorusso].

Note: a thief normally comes during the night to break up and take things, and no one knows when the thief has come until he has come. Christ parallels his 1st coming to remove the candlestick and destroy the temple even to the true believer (Goodman) as a thief coming. Thus, no true believers understood the 1st coming of Christ until the events actually associated with his 1st coming happened.

The breaking up of the physical organized church, spirital new testament temple destroyed
The taking of the candlestick, church as institution for bringing the Saving Gospel

Since God uses the true believer to evangelize the world, and the true believers are scattered throughout the physical organized churches, God had to make the people there "the seed" aware that the candlestick had been removed and The New Testament Temple was spiritually destroyed so the final season of harvest could be completed. In 2001 (after the 2nd and 3rd Watch), God used the Family Radio ministry to reach a large public forum with the biblical message that the true believers were to depart out of the physical organized churches to complete God's Final Season of Harvest.

The 2nd coming of Christ at the end of the last period of spiritual daytime (end of the world) is not secretive in nature to the true believer. The Day of Our Lord does not come as a thief, to the watchful believer, 1Thessalonians 5:4. During the last period of spiritual daytime the true believers are in light not in darkness (spiritual day), 1Thessalonians 5:4. 1Thessalonians 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 1Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 1Thessalonians 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake [2638 katalambano] you as a thief. If we are children of the light then our comprehension (understanding) of the one coming (Christ) is completely opposite of one in darkness visited by Christ. The Greek word "katalambano" in 1Thessalonians 5:4 translated overtake is the same Greek word translated comprehend in Ephesians 3:18. We see the deepness of this comprehension in Ephesians 3:18 is more than a superficial one, but it entails an understanding of the units of measurements (time and distance). Thus, God allows comprehension of Christ coming at the End of the World to the true believers during this last time of spiritual daytime (1Thessalonians 5:4) prior to Christ's actual coming (End of the World). Ephesians 3:18 May be able to comprehend [2638 katalambano] with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; However, we must always remember the coming of Christ (End of the World) is a supernatural event which involves an experience which is not totally humanly comprehendible and knowing an exact specific date or hour is humanly impossible (different dates and hours exist differently in a literal 24 hour Earth day), since ever eye will see Christ at the End of the World returning on the Clouds of Glory. Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Interesting Side Notes relating to Spiritual Night and Day for the period 1988 -2012

1988 start of the Final Tribulation Period/Start of the Spiritual Flood
1994 -(Adar) was the 1st year of no latter rain [harvest], the latter rain came 3 years later in 1997 (Adar)
Fig seeds receives latter rain for 4 years (starting in 1997), need good land (outside of physical organized churches) to produce fruit in 2001,
2001 is the year that marks 11 eleven years to complete the Final Harvest in the year 2012.
The population of the physical organized churches in mid 2001 reaches 2 billion and 1/3 of the World's Total Population
2012 is the Completion of the 4 months of Harvest activity (13,024 Years is a product of 296 *4 *11), John 4:35
2012 is the Completion of the 3 months of Harvest activity Final harvest from Mid Summer (Tammuz) to Tishri (Feast of Ingathering) a product of (88*148), Amos 4:7
There were 8 souls that entered the Ark at the time of the Flood (8*11) is a product of 88 (the total days for the last 3 months of harvest)


Event/Time Period	Explanation
1st Watch (1988-1992) 1988 - Satan Begins his final attack	Key Verse(s) Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Proverbs 10:5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. All Slept as Satan takes control of the physical organized churches. Unproductive Summer* (no rain) comes as Satan gains control of the physical organized churches. *Note gathering of Good Summer Figs (Month of Tammuz) occurs outside of physical organized church last poductive season pentecost.
2nd (Middle) Watch (1992- 1996) 1994 - 12:00 Midnight, Satan Gains complete Control of physical organized churches - Command to leave the physical organized churches 1994 - The year of no latter rain harvest (Pentecost) last productive harvest feast associated with the church age 1996 - (End of Summer) physical organized church and beginning of Summer Latter Rain Harvest 1996 - Begining of Summer -Outside of physical organized church During the second and third watches, the Bible in Luke 12:37 indicates that there is blessing in those true believers watching for Christ (End of the World Coming) despite their lack of knowing that Christ has already come [Luke 12:37 emphasis added "when he cometh"] to remove the Candlestick and spiritually coinciding with the spiritual destruction of the New Testament Temple (the physical organized churches).	Key Verse(s) Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 1994 12:00 MidNight Matthew 25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Matthew 25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. Luke 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
3rd (Morning) Watch (1996 - 2000) 1997 - First Year of Latter Rain /Gathering Good Figs of summer (rain returns after 3 years) 1998 - Four Years no fruit from physical organized churches (Fig tree cut down) 1999 - Good Figs 2 years of latter rain 2000 - End of Night 12 hours remain	Key Verse(s) Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. Luke 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

The last twelve hours relate to the last 12 years of the Earth's existence 2001 - eleven hours (Years) to the end of harvest for the world The increase in laborers hired in 2003, 2006, 2009 and up to the end of the eleventh hour (2011) signifies salvation available all the way to the end of the world 2011 - The eleventh hour is the last hour of harvest for the world 2012 - (End of Day) Harvest is complete 12th hour signifies night and end of all labor Matthew 20:1-10	Click to enlarge (note) new Jewish Day begins at Night 6:00 PM John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

	See Background Fig Tree Study