“The Pharisees also [allied] with [normally their rivals] the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven…”
- Symptoms are self-reported by a patient such as “I feel sad/pain of 6 on a scale of 1-10″, or “like I’m going to throw up”,
- Signs are observed by the professional assessor such a hot and swollen joint, or a broken bone.
Obviously, signs are much more reliable than reports by someone who may be trying to sway the listener to give them what they want, or avoid giving them what they need. When I was 10 years old I falsely claimed not to be in any pain because I didn’t want to be left at the hospital overnight then have surgery in the morning. My rigid abdominal muscles, temperature, and facial grimacing were the reliable signs of appendicitis on which the doctor took action.
Informed followers of God’s Chosen Savior are supposed to recognize the signs of the End Times!
Recognize! Not interpret symbolically!
“He answered and said unto [the rulers of the Jews]…O ye hypocrites…can ye not discern the signs of the times?” (Matthew 16:1-3)
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us…what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? ” (Matthew 24:3)
I have no doubt that Jesus was just as frustrated with his disciples as he was with the religious leaders, because the signs that Jesus recited to the disciples are taken straight from scripture and they should have known them. As should we.
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