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“WHY ‘THE
END’ IS NOT ‘THE END’ ”
QUESTION:
“Does the phrase “the end” in the Book of Hebrews refer
to the
end of the seven year tribulation? (Heb 3:6, 14, 11)”
No. There are two ends. Paul’s phrase “the end” refers to
their
salvation in Jesus the Saviour BEFORE the seven year tribulation. Paul
urges
them to ‘this’ end. Paul is NOT referring to “the end” of the
tribulation.
EXPLANATION:
The following is a refutation of the two popular theories
that Paul is
writing to backslidden Christians or to future Jews in the seven year tribulation – of which neither are correct.
The explanation of the theory of the tribulation doctrine
rests solely on
the misinterpretation of the phrase “the end” in Paul’s
epistle (Heb
3:6, 14; 6:11).
The phrase ‘the end’ has various meanings in the scriptures with ‘the
end’ of Noah’s flood; ‘the end’ of a field; ‘the’ end of the year; ‘the
end’ of
the mercy seat; ‘the end’ of a purpose; ‘the end’ of the earth, ‘the
end’ of
the seven year tribulation and this one, being ‘the end’ as found in the Book of Hebrews.
The Jew will need to have faith and works to endure
to ‘the end’
of the Tribulation, along with the Gentiles, and this can be found in
the
scriptures (Matt 24, Mk 13, Lk 21, Rev 11,12), but this can’t
be found
in Paul’s Hebrew epistle to them.
No. There are two ends:
1. Put it this way, having left the doctrine of Moses by
becoming Messiah
believing Jews, Paul’s Hebrew epistle urges these Messianics to “the
end”
by believing (no works) on the blood of Jesus for eternal
salvation, and
not to return to animal blood for their sins, which they were starting
to do.
As they are not Christians, Paul urges them to ‘the end’ in Christ.
2. “The end” for the Tribulation Jew is to endure
and overcome the seven years of affliction, persecutions,
tribulations and hatred, and as the result of
their faith
and works, they will be saved.
The question is “If these two ‘ends’ are
different events, how can
they be the same?”
The following two columns of scriptures show that two
different qualities
will be needed for the two different ‘ends’ for salvation now
and the
future tribulation.
Qualities needed for the Messianic BEFORE the seven year tribulation to get saved – their end in Jesus |
Qualities needed for the Jew DURING the seven year tribulation to get to the end of it |
“… hold fast the confidence and the
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.” (Heb 3:6) |
“But he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved.” (Matt 24:13) |
“…if we hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end;” (Heb 3:14) |
“… but he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved.” (Mark 13:13) |
“.. the same diligence to the full assurance of
hope unto the end:” (Heb 6:11 |
“…keepeth my works unto the end..” ( |
In Paul’s epistle, the words “CONFIDENCE” and “ASSURANCE” in the above left hand column are associated with the words rejoicing,
hope, full assurance, hold fast, partakers of
Christ,
diligence, stedfast and anchor of the soul.
We can see that these two different pathways with
two different ends
require two vastly and completely different approaches as the
following
chart shows:
THE TWO PATHWAYS for the Jew to “the end” |
|
“The end” being salvation in Jesus (found in Paul’s Hebrew Epistle) Needed before the rapture |
“The end” of the Tribulation
(Matt, Mark, Luke, Revelation) Needed during the tribulation |
confidence (Heb 3:6, 14; Heb 10:35 |
endure (Matt 24:13; Mar 4:17 |
rejoicing (Heb 3:6) |
affliction (Mar 4:17 |
hope (Heb 3:6;Heb 6:11 |
persecution (Mar 4:17 |
full assurance (Heb 6:11 |
tribulation (Matt 24:21; 24:29) |
partakers of Christ (Heb 3:14 |
hated (Mar 13:13 |
diligence (Heb 6:11 |
slain (Rev 6:9) |
stedfast (Heb 3:14; 6:19) |
death ( |
anchor of the soul (Heb 6:19 |
overcome (Rev 11:7; |
hold fast (Heb 3:6) |
kill (Rev 11:7) |
The undecided and unsaved Messianic Jew,
caught halfway
between Moses and Jesus, is not told to endure, but to be diligent and hold
fast their
confidence with full assurance of hope stedfast
unto the end in Jesus.
Paul, as a Jew, knows their confidence, albeit
lacking at
this time, lies in the LORD God “…of
our salvation; who art the confidence…” (Ps 65:5) where “… the
LORD … thy confidence…” (Prov 3:26). Like a good coach of a
non-confident football team, he coaxes
and urges them forward.
Indeed, as with others also, as the following verses say
this “…slain
for the word of God, … testimony which they held:” (Rev 6:9)
and “And
when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast …
shall overcome
them, and kill them.” (Rev 11:7) and “And they overcame
him …
and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not
their lives
unto the death.” (Rev 12:11) and “… the dragon … went to
make war …
which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony
of Jesus
Christ.” (
But these instructions cannot be positioned into the Hebrews’ epistle.
The two books of Revelation and Hebrews are like oil and
water – they
don’t mix. They both have an ‘end’ but they’re completely
different ends.
There are two types of
endurance needed:
1. The Messianic Jew (in the
Book of Hebrews) believing in Christ as the Messiah, are
urged to be diligent and
hold fast their
confidence with full assurance of hope unto
believing
on Jesus as their Saviour – not just their Messiah. Paul is saying
“Look,
you’re nearly there, take the last step and get saved and become
Christians.”
Yes, after they “… were
illuminated (became
Messianics)
… (they) endured a great
fight of
afflictions; Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and
partly,
whilst ye became companions
of them (Christians)
that
were so used.” (Heb 10:32-33). And of course they were reluctant
to become
Christians having seen the Roman Emperor Nero burn them at the stake.
No, the word of God doesn’t split hairs. It’s “… a
discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Heb 4:12).
There are those religious doctors, when they find “..
some things hard
to be understood … wrest … as they do also the other scriptures” (2 Pet
Firstly, they
can’t as it’s not there and secondly,
they already have enough blatant and obvious warnings in Matthew, Mark,
Luke
and Revelation, as to their required upcoming perseverance. Studying
Paul’s Hebrews
epistle for pointers on Tribulation endurance will be futile, as there
are no instructions concerning this.
With the obscuring of
the obvious salvation meaning of Hebrews, Rome and Satan, are more than
happy
with the doctrinal re-allocation of
Paul’s Hebrew epistle into the Tribulation.
Having its birth in
the stables of Rome, and backed by German
higher criticism, this Jew REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY
horse runs a
devastating race with eternal
consequences.
By re-placing it into another
dispensation, the modern religious doctors, many of whom are definitely
saved,
deny the Jew of their salvation. They would be horrified if they knew,
that
their deception was robbing the
Messianic Jew of salvation in this present ‘church’ age.
Re-placement theology has many faces, and in this case, God’s perfect method
of salvation for
the church age Messianic, has been denied and re-assigned
into
another dispensation – that of the seven year tribulation.
There will be much weeping by
tribulation Jews, because of the ignorance of church age pastors who
couldn’t
show the Messianic Jew the way of salvation as contained in Paul’s
Epistle to
the Hebrews.
Under Moses, the Jew was “once enlightened”
(Heb 5:5, 6:4), but with Christ the Messiah they became “illuminated”
(Heb
10:32), but now, after the cross, they need to become saved and be
called
Christians, by believing on Jesus the Saviour like the jailer (Acts 17:31), that is,
their end
is to be placed into Christ the Saviour and not just believe in him as
the Messiah (John 3:16) or follow him (John 6:66).
Christian churches around the world
had this Jewish man come and preach thinking that he was saved. No he
wasn’t.
He was a Messianic who looked like a Christian.
And this is what is happening today with
these Messianics, and some might be saved, but many are not, now
flooding into
Christian churches everywhere with their back to their “Feasts and
Festivals” demonstrations,
with Old Testament clothing outfits and various props to ostensibly
help
Christians.
They drag the church back into the
Jewish straitjacket having re-written their own scriptures
with Jewish names and terms, such
that Old Testament doctrine, ritual formalism and practices get mixed
with the sound
doctrine of Paul. They squirm at calling themselves Christians,
preferring the
term of Messiah Believing Jews.
As parables were to the Jews, so the Book
of Hebrews becomes a ‘parable’ for the Christian, as a duly worked for
recompence,
for not studying, and therefore, wrongly dividing the word (2Tim 2:15)
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Harley Hitchcock
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