1.
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith
unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Matthew 26:40
2. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith
unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Mark 14:37
Through the preponderance of the evidence it appears that: 1. The
hour referred to above was the midnight hour in
There are exactly 5 times that the word "watch" and the word "hour"
appear together in the same Bible verse. The other 3 not shown
above, refer to the rapture.
3. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour
your Lord doth come. Matthew 24:42
4. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Matthew
25:13
5. 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. Revelation 3:3
Much more corroborating evidence in the Bible exists including most
notably the story of the 10 virgins, which is an allegory for the
rapture and is found in Matthew 25.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five
of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish
took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took
oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom
tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there
was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet
him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And
the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are
gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be
not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy
for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came;
and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door
was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord,
Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto
you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Matthew
25:1-13
So it was shortly after midnight that the bridegroom, representing the
Son of man, came. The cry went out at midnight and after the
virgins had trimmed their lamps but before the 5 foolish virgins could
knock on doors and get those that sell to hurriedly sell them oil at
whatever price, the bridegroom came and it was too late for the 5
foolish virgins.