Re: "...and then the end will come."

On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:50:01 -0700, Samuel Spade <[email protected]>
wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>
>> "...and then the end will come."
>> 
>> What could possibly hold up the "end" from coming? According to Jesus,
>> something MUST happen before God closes down and deletes this old
>> system of things. Carefully notice the prophetic words of Jesus at Mt
>> 24:14,
>> 
>> "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as
>> a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." (NIV)
>> 
>> So we must find a preaching campaign about a "kingdom" gospel, going
>> on in "the whole world", prior to the "end". Do we find that happening
>> today? YES IT IS. How so?
>
>What exactly is The End?  Aren't there things that
>have to come first like the rapture, the Tribulation,
>and the millenial kingdom?

The Rapture is a misinterpretation of 1 Th 4:17:

Not everything in the Bible has as its target everyone. Sometimes it
is only certain classes of people, or even OT enemy nations.

For example,the Bible tells us that humans (flesh and blood) cannot
get into Heaven. (1 Co 15:50) Thus any 'rapturing' going on would
likely be invisible to human eyes, since they would have to shed their
physical bodies in order to get into Heaven. And that is what they do
in vs 51,52. 

But even if the 'rapture' was real, will ALL the righteous humans be
'raptured' away to Heaven? No not at all. God's word the Bible says
that there will also be righteous people living forever right here on
the earth, as the following scriptures reveal. Mt 5:5,

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (NIV)

God created this beautiful earth to have people on it. Thus not ALL
good people will leave the earth and go to Heaven. Isa 45:18,

"For this is what the LORD says-- he who created the heavens, he is
God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not
create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited--..." (NIV)

Ps 37:29,

"The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on
living there for ever." (The Bible in Basic English)

Thus that Thessalonians Scripture is targeted only for those who go to
Heaven. And that is a finite number; 144,000. (Rev 14:1; 7:4)

As we can see above, not ALL the righteous will go to Heaven. Many
will be living on a cleansed earth. But what will those who go to
Heaven do? They will assist Jesus in judging those living on the
earth. They are called "priests" and "kings". (Rev 20:6)

>
>And after all that, there's the New Creation with no
>more sorrow & so forth.  That's endless, right?

After  the wicked are removed from the earth, yes. 
>
>What is "The End" the end of?

The Bible talks about several "ends". Some even happened in the 1st
century. The Great Tribulation starts the final end of this wicked
world. And there is a prophecy telling us what to look out for:

-- New King James
1 Thessalonians 5:3  For when they say, "Peace and safety
[security]!'' then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains
upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 
[brackets mine]

>
>TIA.

Your welcome.

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What can be done.
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>
>> 
>> Pick up and read the cover of any Watchtower magazine from any country
>> and you will see in big bold letters "ANNOUNCING JEHOVAH'S KINGDOM".
>> Yes, that "gospel of the kingdom" is being preached throughout the
>> world as we speak, by Jehovah's Witnesses. (Actually, it has been
>> going on for many decades) And you don't even have to go to some
>> physical building to hear it. It is being delivered right to your
>> door, or street corner, etc. (See Ac 20:20; Lu 8:1)
>> 
>> But some may have doubts. (That's understandable in this age of
>> 'higher criticism', etc) So consider this: 
>> 
>> If the JW's are not being used by God in fulfillment of Mt 24:14, and
>> if you truly believe that we are in the "last days" as mentioned in
>> the Bible, (possibly even deep in the "last days") then somebody or
>> group of somebodies better get cracken real soon because the "end"
>> will NOT come until a WORLD-WIDE preaching work about the "KINGDOM"
>> has been accomplished. And God's timetables are always on time!! (See
>> Habakkuk 2:3) 
>> 
>> And God's prophecies are always fulfilled!! (Isa 55:11)
>> 
>> Fight off sicknesses.
>> What can be done.
>> Go to: jw.org (7/28/2026)
>> [email protected]
>>