Jesus: prevail vs. William Branham: not go through it (Luke 21:34-36)
“The people are wanting to say that, thinking that they—the Church is going to hit the Tribulation. See? It won’t; It can’t (see?), because It’s already redeemed. ...that you might be counted worthy to escape it, not go through it, escape it.”
William Branham 1964-0823E - Questions And Answers #2
Those on guard are not taken unaware by the single parousia of the Son of Man immediately after the tribulation, and “prevail to escape” and stand before him on that day.
Luke 21:34 CLV Now take heed to yourselves [“Be on guard” - NASB], lest at some time your hearts should be burdened with crapulence and drunkenness and the worries of life's affairs, and that day [the day of the Son of man v. 27, 17:30 — “immediately after the tribulation” (Matt. 24:29-30)] may be standing by you [or come upon you] unawares, as a trap, 35 for it will intrude on all those sitting (2521 Kathēmenous) [as opposed to those on guard] on the surface of the entire earth." 36 Now be vigilant, on every occasion beseeching that you may be prevailing to escape all these things which are about to occur, and to stand [lit. to be set] in front of the Son of Mankind."
Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary
36.] σταθ., to be set, i.e. by the angels—see Matthew 24:31—before the glorified Son of Man.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible
‘Prevail to escape’ indicates a battle fought and won in escaping from what is false. Such a person has battled through the temptations of the flesh and of the world, and has won through, keeping his eye on Christ. He has not followed false signs or false teachers (Luke 21:8), he has not been bowed down by the problems of the world (Luke 21:9-11), he has maintained a good testimony (Luke 21:13) and faced up to persecution (Luke 21:12-18), he has patiently endured (Luke 21:19), he has escaped the lure of Jerusalem (Luke 21:20-22), and he has not been caught up in frivolous living or the cares of the world (Luke 21:34). And how has he done it? Humanly speaking he has done it by prayerful ‘watching’, by ‘making supplication’ to the One Who works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13) and by ‘battling and prevailing’.
William Branham 1964-0823E - Questions And Answers #2
Those on guard are not taken unaware by the single parousia of the Son of Man immediately after the tribulation, and “prevail to escape” and stand before him on that day.
Luke 21:34 CLV Now take heed to yourselves [“Be on guard” - NASB], lest at some time your hearts should be burdened with crapulence and drunkenness and the worries of life's affairs, and that day [the day of the Son of man v. 27, 17:30 — “immediately after the tribulation” (Matt. 24:29-30)] may be standing by you [or come upon you] unawares, as a trap, 35 for it will intrude on all those sitting (2521 Kathēmenous) [as opposed to those on guard] on the surface of the entire earth." 36 Now be vigilant, on every occasion beseeching that you may be prevailing to escape all these things which are about to occur, and to stand [lit. to be set] in front of the Son of Mankind."
Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary
36.] σταθ., to be set, i.e. by the angels—see Matthew 24:31—before the glorified Son of Man.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible
‘Prevail to escape’ indicates a battle fought and won in escaping from what is false. Such a person has battled through the temptations of the flesh and of the world, and has won through, keeping his eye on Christ. He has not followed false signs or false teachers (Luke 21:8), he has not been bowed down by the problems of the world (Luke 21:9-11), he has maintained a good testimony (Luke 21:13) and faced up to persecution (Luke 21:12-18), he has patiently endured (Luke 21:19), he has escaped the lure of Jerusalem (Luke 21:20-22), and he has not been caught up in frivolous living or the cares of the world (Luke 21:34). And how has he done it? Humanly speaking he has done it by prayerful ‘watching’, by ‘making supplication’ to the One Who works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13) and by ‘battling and prevailing’.