Also see verse 27‘s explanation.
24:31 They shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other―And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.‖
The "gathering of the elect" is a fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy (above). YHWH will re-gather all of Israel
to their Messiah and to the land of Israel. The "trumpet" is representative of the Shofar, which is found
throughout Hebrew literature that is concerned with Messiah and the "end times".
The wicked people and the elect will be gathered. Then the wicked will be destroyed in the Valley of
Jehosaphat – also called the Valley of Decision (Joel 3:1-14).
The blood will be flowing up to the horse‘s bridles during this one day battle (Rev 14:20). The enthroned
Messiah carries out judgment on nations with angelic support: this is the Battle of Armageddon. Many
parables speak of the same judgment.
Good seeds were sown, but the enemy came and sowed tares amongst the wheat (Matt 13:24-30, 36-43).
The Master said to leave the wheat and the tares till harvest time when the reapers will be directed to collect
the tares first, and then the wheat will be taken into his barn.
Y‘shua was referring to the sheep and goat nations during the Tribulation period that will be separated at the
Battle of Armageddon and where only the goat nations will be destroyed (Matt 25:31-36)
Goat nations are those against Israel during the Tribulation period.
Sheep nations are those supporting Israel during the Tribulation period.
A common Jewish belief was that all people would die before YHWH instituted His Kingdom and the World to
Come (Olam Haba). This is not the case – some would enter the Kingdom of YHWH without dying first.
Now what about the Rapture of the Believers?Because Y‘shua did not mention the rapture in the beginning of chapter 24, many people say there is no
rapture of the Believers before the Tribulation period starts. Let me give you the reason why it was not
mentioned.
When Y‘shua gave His disciples the signs of the end times, it was yet before his crucifixion. The Olivet
Discourse was given to the disciples by Y‘shua days or even weeks before His death on the crucifixion stake.
The disciples had no idea who and what the church would be at that stage. The NT church began only fifty
days after Y‘shua‘s death.
How could Y‘shua explain the church to them – something which they at that stage would not understand;
and on top of that, that the church will be raptured into heaven in a split second.
The disciples could not even understand what Y‘shua tried to explain to them, when he said he will ̳rebuild
the Temple within three days‘ (speaking of his resurrection).
Only later after Y‘shua gave all the end time signs did he gave some clues on the rapture – let‘s see:
In Matt 24:36, Y‘shua states clearly that nobody will know the day or hour when he returns:
―But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.‖ (Matt
24:36)
Further on in verse 40, Y‘shua starts giving remarkable clues: ―two shall be in the field, one shall be taken
and one stay behind.‖ Speaking of the different time zones as well that ―one shall be taken‖ while the other
one shall ―stay behind‖. ―In the field‖ in this verse refers to the morning, when the Jews in biblical times
worked in the field.
Also in verse 40, it says: ―two shall be grinding at the mill, one shall be taken and one shall be left.‖