That great day of God Almighty - Part 6: The hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world.
The New Testament makes several references to an “hour”, which is related to the Lord's return, such as in the following passages.
#1) Rev 3:3 “Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
#2) Rev 3:10 “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
#3) Rev 11:13 “And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.”
#4) Rev 14:7 “Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
#5) Rev 17:12 “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.”
#6) Rev 18:10 “Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying , Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.”
#7) Rev 18:17 “For in one hour so great riches is come to nought."
#8) Rev 18:19 “And they cast dust on their heads, and cried , weeping and wailing , saying , Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.”
I began by first looking at Rev 3:3; “If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
The “hour” in Rev 3:3, is the hour of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Last Day and it will also be the day in which the Rapture will occur, as we read in Mathew chapter 24.
Matthew 24: 40-44 “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
I next looked at Rev 3:10; “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation[G3986], which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
The word that was translated as “hour” here is the Greek noun “Hora”[G5610]. It means hour, such as the third hour found in Matt 20:3, or the ninth hour found in Matt 20:5. I have heard people teach that this word could represent "years", but it does mean "hour". Rev 3:10 is telling us that there will come an “hour” in which all the people that are living in the world will be “tempted” by “temptation”. The Greek word that was translated as the word “temptation” in Rev 3:10 is the Greek noun “Peirasmos”[G3986]. It is almost always translated as the word “temptation” as in the following 2 verses. (Note that G3986 is the noun form and G3985 is the verb form).
James 1: 2-4 “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations[G3986]; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
James 1:12-14 “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation[G3986]; for when he is fulfilled, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted[G3985], I am tempted[G3985] of God; for God cannot be evil, neither tempteth[G3985] He any man; But every man is tempted[G3985], when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed ”
Rev 3:10 is telling us there will come a time of testing, the “hour of temptation”, in which all who dwell upon the earth will be “tried” or "tested". Rev 3:10 “I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.” The Greek verb Peirazo” [G3985] can aslo mean the "trying", or "proving", or even "examining" of one’s faith, such as in the following passages.
Matthew 4:1 “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[G3985] of the devil.
John 6:5-6 “When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? And this he said to prove[G3986] him; for he himself knew what he would do.”
2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine[G3985] yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”
Now that we understand that the Greek verb “Peirazo”[G3985] can be used to convey an action that God does to "test", or "prove", or "examine" our faith, then we can also better understand this “hour of temptation" that will occur on the Last Day. It is an "hour" in which the faith of every person that has ever been conceived in the world will be "tried" or "tested". But then does the phrase "I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation" mean that the true believers will not be tried or tested? The Greek word that was translated as the word "keep" in Rev 3:10 is the Greek verb "Tereo"[G5083]. This is the same word that is used in the phrase "to keep God's commandments" and it is also used to express how God "keeps" His elect, as we read in the following passages.
Jude 1:1 "Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved[G5083] in Jesus Christ, and called."
1Thessalonians 5:23 "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved [G5083] blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
John 17:11 "And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep[G5083] through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are."
John 17:12 "While I was with them in the world, I kept[G5083] them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept , and none of them is lost , but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled."
John 17:15 "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep[G5083] them from the evil."
The hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world is an integral part of the Apocalypse of the Last Day, which is the “revealing” of the “revelation”, the "Apokalypto [G601]” of the "Apokalypsis [G602]”. 1Thessalonians 5:23 tells us that God will "keep" our " whole spirit and soul and body" on the Last Day..
1 Thessalonians 5:23 "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved [G5083] blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
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In the next part of this study I would like to study the following verses.
Rev 14:7 “Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
Rev 18:10 “Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.”
Rev 18:17 “For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.“
Rev 18:19 “And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.”
#1) Rev 3:3 “Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
#2) Rev 3:10 “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
#3) Rev 11:13 “And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.”
#4) Rev 14:7 “Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
#5) Rev 17:12 “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.”
#6) Rev 18:10 “Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying , Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.”
#7) Rev 18:17 “For in one hour so great riches is come to nought."
#8) Rev 18:19 “And they cast dust on their heads, and cried , weeping and wailing , saying , Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.”
I began by first looking at Rev 3:3; “If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
The “hour” in Rev 3:3, is the hour of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Last Day and it will also be the day in which the Rapture will occur, as we read in Mathew chapter 24.
Matthew 24: 40-44 “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
I next looked at Rev 3:10; “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation[G3986], which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
The word that was translated as “hour” here is the Greek noun “Hora”[G5610]. It means hour, such as the third hour found in Matt 20:3, or the ninth hour found in Matt 20:5. I have heard people teach that this word could represent "years", but it does mean "hour". Rev 3:10 is telling us that there will come an “hour” in which all the people that are living in the world will be “tempted” by “temptation”. The Greek word that was translated as the word “temptation” in Rev 3:10 is the Greek noun “Peirasmos”[G3986]. It is almost always translated as the word “temptation” as in the following 2 verses. (Note that G3986 is the noun form and G3985 is the verb form).
James 1: 2-4 “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations[G3986]; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
James 1:12-14 “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation[G3986]; for when he is fulfilled, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted[G3985], I am tempted[G3985] of God; for God cannot be evil, neither tempteth[G3985] He any man; But every man is tempted[G3985], when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed ”
Rev 3:10 is telling us there will come a time of testing, the “hour of temptation”, in which all who dwell upon the earth will be “tried” or "tested". Rev 3:10 “I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.” The Greek verb Peirazo” [G3985] can aslo mean the "trying", or "proving", or even "examining" of one’s faith, such as in the following passages.
Matthew 4:1 “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[G3985] of the devil.
John 6:5-6 “When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? And this he said to prove[G3986] him; for he himself knew what he would do.”
2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine[G3985] yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”
Now that we understand that the Greek verb “Peirazo”[G3985] can be used to convey an action that God does to "test", or "prove", or "examine" our faith, then we can also better understand this “hour of temptation" that will occur on the Last Day. It is an "hour" in which the faith of every person that has ever been conceived in the world will be "tried" or "tested". But then does the phrase "I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation" mean that the true believers will not be tried or tested? The Greek word that was translated as the word "keep" in Rev 3:10 is the Greek verb "Tereo"[G5083]. This is the same word that is used in the phrase "to keep God's commandments" and it is also used to express how God "keeps" His elect, as we read in the following passages.
Jude 1:1 "Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved[G5083] in Jesus Christ, and called."
1Thessalonians 5:23 "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved [G5083] blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
John 17:11 "And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep[G5083] through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are."
John 17:12 "While I was with them in the world, I kept[G5083] them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept , and none of them is lost , but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled."
John 17:15 "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep[G5083] them from the evil."
The hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world is an integral part of the Apocalypse of the Last Day, which is the “revealing” of the “revelation”, the "Apokalypto [G601]” of the "Apokalypsis [G602]”. 1Thessalonians 5:23 tells us that God will "keep" our " whole spirit and soul and body" on the Last Day..
1 Thessalonians 5:23 "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved [G5083] blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
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In the next part of this study I would like to study the following verses.
Rev 14:7 “Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”
Rev 18:10 “Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.”
Rev 18:17 “For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.“
Rev 18:19 “And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.”
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