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Welcome to Revelation Unraveled, I'm your host, William Tapley, also known as the Third
Eagle of the Apocalypse, and the Co-Prophet of the End Times. This is part 5 in my series
on Saint Matthew's Olivet Discourse, where Jesus talks about the End Times to His Apostles,
that is chapters 24 and 25 of Saint Matthew. In my earlier videos, I talked about Jesus'
2nd coming at the Rapture, where He takes the raptured Protestants to the Marriage Supper
of the Lamb in Heaven, which He refers to eight times in the Olivet Discourse, including
the parable of the five wise and five foolish virgins; and, I talked about our Lord's 3rd
coming at Armageddon when He comes in power and majesty and glory. On this program I will
be talking about the Millennium, which occurs before Jesus' 4th coming, and also our Lord's
4th coming, when He comes at Judgement, after the Millennium. Now, let's take a look at
verse 14, from chapter 25 of Saint Matthew, where Jesus prophesies in the Parable of the
Talents. This is a parable of the Millennium. Jesus says that "the kingdom of Heaven is
like a man travelling into a far country". Now, the "man" in this parable is, of course,
Jesus Himself, and the "far country", is Heaven. "Who called his servants and delivered to
them his goods", and in verse 50 "and to one he gave 5 talents, and to another 2, and to
another 1". Notice here, that there are 8 talents. "8" is the number of new beginnings
in the Bible, and, of course, the Millennium is a new beginning. And then Jesus says that
the "man", that is Himself, "straightway took his journey". Now, from this we know that
Jesus will not stay and reign in person during the Millennium. As soon as He distributes
His talents, to those four groups who are fortunate enough to survive into the Millennium,
He immediately leaves and goes back to Heaven. Now, will people still be able to sin during
the Millennium? Let's look at verse number 19. "After a long time, the lord of those
servants came back". The "long time" in this passage refers to the Millennium, and this
"coming back", is His 4th coming at Judgement. Notice what Jesus says next "and he reckoned
with them". This word "reckoning" means Judgement. In verse number 30, Jesus says "cast the unprofitable
servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Now,
this is the exact same punishment, as the evil servant, that we saw earlier in the Olivet
Discourse, who was beating his fellow servants, and eating and drinking with drunkards, that
he received. So why should someone who simply does not use his talents, receive the same
punishment, that is, be cast into Hell, as someone who beats his fellow servants, and
eats and drinks with drunkards? The difference is, that the servant, who eats and drinks
with drunkards, and beats his fellow servants, refers to the time we are living in today.
That is a sin of commission. The sins committed in the Millennium, will be much lesser sins;
they will be sins of omission, but, because these are special people, who survive into
the Millennium, more will be expected of them. Consequently, their punishment, is the exact
same as the evil servant, before the Millennium. Following the Parable of the Talents, in the
Olivet Discourse, Jesus continues in verses 31 - 46, to describe His last coming at Judgement.
"When the Son of Man shall come in His glory", now, this is the 12th time Jesus has used
the word "coming", in the Olivet Discourse. He used the word "coming" twice, to describe
his 3rd coming at Armageddon. He used the word "coming" 8 times, to describe His coming
at the Rapture. And now, this is His second time He uses the word "coming", to describe
His last coming, and 4th coming at Judgement. And Jesus continues, "And all the angels are
with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory". Jesus' 3rd and 4th comings,
at Armageddon and Judgement, are full of power and glory; whereas His 2nd coming at the Rapture
is private and personal. Now, what criteria does Jesus use to separate the sheep from
the goats? For those who say that "faith" alone will save one, really should read the
Olivet Discourse, because ALL of Jesus' criteria, which He uses to separate sheep from the goats,
is determined by "good works". In verse 35, Jesus says "For I was hungry, and you gave
me meat, thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in, naked,
and you clothed me. Sick, and you visited me, and in prison, and you came to me." Notice
that ALL of these are corporal works of mercy. Nowhere does Jesus speak about "faith" as
a criteria for being saved. It is ALL "good works". Another fascinating aspect of Our
Lord's criteria, is that He mentions six conditions which concern Him; "hunger", "thirst", "nakedness",
"in prison", "sick" and being a "stranger". But, I thought that "6" was an evil number.
Well, it is interesting that "6", the number "6", is going to be rehabilitated after the
Judgement. Notice that Jesus uses these terms "naked", "hungry", "sick", "in prison", "thirsty",
and so on, four times. Therefore, this is not 6 6 6, but rather, 6 6 6 6. "4" of course,
is an End Times number, and in the end, that is after judgement, even "6" will be a "good"
number again. "6" will be rehabilitated, and there will be no evil in Heaven, not even
an evil number. This concludes my series on the Olivet Discourse, and I hope it has been
a blessing for you. If you would like more information, simply write to the address you
see on your screen.