Convenient how that apparently worked out.
Glorious appearing...
...then kill all the witnesses. (NOT!)
Hmm...hadn't thought of that possibility. Kind of makes sense though...I guess...(NOT!)...seeing as how the victims of home invasions are often killed by the theives who break in. Don't want any witnesses to the Glorious Appearing dontchaknow (despite the fact that it would be the most anticipated event in all of Christiandom).
Shhhhhh...gotta keep it a secret.(Mat. 24:23,26-28)
Big secret...loose lips...well, you know the rest.
If your answer were correct, we would be left to wonder why He would have allowed all the other evil people to remain...like Domitian, Trajan, Adrian, Septimus, Servus, Maximum, Decius, Valerian, Aurelian, and Diocletian to persecute and kill the bride of Christ. I mean, if He is indeed reigning as you claim, and therefore satan is bound, as He said satan would be...seems rather odd that these evil men weren't removed, along with all the High Priests, from the world scene also.
thanks for your...interesting, colorful and well devised and plotted out reply about how God pulled off that clever scheme (Mat. 24:23,26-28) of His.
You have a vivid and colorful (though Biblically contradictory) imagination!
For some reason (Mat. 24:23,26-28), I have difficulty believing your account, as there seems to be somewhere (Mat. 24:23,26-28) that I read that it wouldn't happen as you describe. If I figure out what it is (Mat. 24:23,26-28) that causes me such concern (Mat. 24:23,26-28), I'll get back to you with that (Mat. 24:23,26-28) information though.
Until then, I'm departing from this thread of the hermeneutical butchery of God's Word.
C-ya 'round.
Another drive by, book 'em, Barney, murder one!