Look at and understand fully the seventy-week prophecy, and specifically the importance of the events during and shortly after the seventieth week. Read the scripture noted.
Jesus warns us 4 times in Matthew 24:4–5, 11, 23–26. Note that Jesus warns us three times, warns us to pay attention, and then warns us a fourth time in verse 26. In verse 27, he tells us how he, Jesus, after he has risen, returns. It will only be at his appointed time and will be seen and heard by all on earth.
Matthew 24:
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
In Matthew 24, Jesus is saying it is not him on the road to Damascus because he has risen to be with his Father, and we see him no more. He supports this warning further in the Gospel of John.
In John 14:30, Jesus tells his disciples and us that the prince of the world (Satan) is coming soon after Jesus leaves, which also serves as the beginning of the fulfillment of the words of God in Genesis 3:15 and in Revelation 12:9, 13:10, 14:8, in which Satan deceives the whole world.
Giovanni 14:
30 … for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Genesi 3:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Rivelazione 12:
9 … that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: …
Rivelazione 13:8
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, …
Rivelazione 14:
8 … she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Jesus tells us that he leaves to be with his Father, and we see him no more until his return.
Giovanni 14:
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ….. Because I go unto my Father.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more;
28 …. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
Giovanni 16:
5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
10 … because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
Jesus tells us he sends us a comforter (the Holy Spirit) to be with us forever,
Giovanni 14:
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; ….
To teach and guide us:
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
To keep the words of Jesus for us:
Giovanni 15:
26 …. Even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
And that Jesus must go away, or the comforter (Holy Spirit) will not come as our protector.
Giovanni 16:
7 … I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Matthew and John knew Paul’s testimony was a deception by their written words above in their gospels.
Peter knew Paul’s testimony was a deception, as he stated it in Acts 3:21.
Acts 3:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Luke knew Paul’s testimony was a deception by his statement in Acts 1:2.
Acts 1:
2 … after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
As Jesus rises, it fulfills a part of the seventy-week prophecy as Jesus is cut off from the people, as is meant in Daniel 9:26.
Daniele 9:
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: …
The end of the seventy-week prophecy is announced by Stephen as “Heaven Opens,” as Jesus is on the right hand of God, fulfilling in part the prophecy of David in Psalms 110:1–7.
Acts 7:
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Stephen announcing that Jesus was on the right hand of God was the given sign of notice of the end of the seventieth week, supported by Psalm 110:1, Matthew 22:43–44, Mark 12:36, Acts 2:32–33, and Hebrews 1:3.
Here is the sign of the end of a special protection by the Holy Spirit to give the brethren a foothold before the coming of the “prince of the world,” Satan, to begin Satan’s plan to destroy all God’s people, and to begin God’s plan to separate the tares from the wheat.
This carries into the Christian church today, as Christian churches everywhere still indoctrinate believers that the Holy Bible is the absolute word of God and God’s perfect truth. Yet, it cannot be both at the same time.
Satan has a hold on Saul as Saul gives the nod to stone Stephen and begin the persecution of the brethren.
Acts 7:
58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, ….
Acts 8:
1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.
The scattering has a dual purpose for God. One is to spread the word, and the second is to allow Satan’s influence to enter the sheepfold to begin separating the tares from the wheat.
2 Corinthians 11:
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
And Satan, the inventor of lies, the counterfeit god, the supreme angel of darkness, makes his entrance to deceive the whole world, appearing as an angel of light (Rivelazione 12:9, 13:8, 14:8).
Rivelazione 12:
9 … that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: …
Acts 9:
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
Rivelazione 13:8
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, …
Acts 22:
6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
Rivelazione 14:
8 … she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Acts 26:
13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
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