Mar 13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Mar 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Luk 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
1Co 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Luk 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.
Look at all the times we are exhorted to watch or be found watching! Watch for what, you may wonder?
Mark 13:35 and Mark 14:38 both tell us to watch. Mark 13:35 says it is because we don’t know when the master will come. Strong’s defines “watch” as to be awake. We can’t be awake 24/7, so this is referring to being “spiritually awake.” Look for the signs of Christ’s coming, knowing it is at the door. Don’t be caught spiritually sleeping so to be caught unawares. Mark 14:38 warns us to watch and pray. Be alert, be awake, to the temptations/trials coming our way so we aren’t caught with our guard down. If we are watching, we know how to handle each one because we are confident in the Word of God to guide us.
grēgoreō: to be awake, to watch Original Word: γρηγορέω
Transliteration: grēgoreō
Phonetic Spelling: (gray-gor-yoo’-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be awake, to watch
Meaning: to be awake, to watchStrong’s Concordance be vigilant, wake, be watchful.
From egeiro; to keep awake, i.e. Watch (literally or figuratively) — be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
Luk 21:36 teaches us to watch for the Rapture. The Greek for this use of “watch” is to be sleepless. The word “escape” beautifully depicts the Rapture which is the trial to come upon the whole earth. How can a person be sleepless? We all need physical sleep. This is referring to our spiritual eyes watching sleeplessly for the Lord’s return for His Bride. A person who sleeps becomes complacent and stops looking upward and forward to Christ’s return for the Church!
agrypneō: to be sleepless, wakeful Original Word: ἀγρυπνέω
Transliteration: agrypneō
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-roop-neh’-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be sleepless, wakeful
Meaning: to be sleepless, wakeful
1Co 16:13 teaches us to watch and stand fast in the faith. There are many scoffers out there who want to discourage us from the Pre-Tribulation Rapture viewpoint. Why else would Paul teach us in the Rapture related verses to comfort and edify one another? There is no comfort or edification in the other viewpoints. Why? There isn’t any because the Church is not here during the Tribulation period.
1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1Th 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
I love this one. Luk 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. We are going to be blessed because we were watching for Christ’s return! What will that blessing be? He shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. The wedding of the Lamb and His Bride, the Church, will feast together!
Friend, you must be born again in order to participate, no matter what viewpoint you hold. Friend, if you are not born again, it is no coincidence that God has placed you here for such a time as this so that you may be saved if you are not already. Don’t you want to be a part of the Church when she is raptured into the clouds to meet Jesus? (1 Thessalonians 4:17) Please click here and the link will open up in a separate tab to You Can Be Born Again and Know It!
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