Matthew 24: Signs Of The End Of The World??

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? Matt. 24 Interesting Discourse Delivered by Jesus to His apostles It was given on Tuesday before His death on Friday. Mt. of Olives was setting for message East of Jerusalem, which could be seen Temple was in full view Peter, James, John & Andrew-present

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? I.Misunderstanding of Matt. 24 Possibly the most misunderstood chapter in the New Testament. Jesus was not speaking of events which would happen in the 21 st century. When one tries to apply the first 34 verses to the end of world, it is a serious misunderstanding!

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? I.Misunderstanding of Matt. 24 The first 34 verses apply to the destruction of Jerusalem and events dealing with it. Jerusalem was destroyed in 70AD by the Roman army, under the leadership of General Titus.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? II. Keys of understanding Matt. 24 Mark 13 & Luke 21 reveal same story Mistake to take one chapter and ignore the other two. Saul’s conversion is in Acts 9, 22, 26. Have to study all 3 to get the full account.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? II. Keys of understanding Matt. 24 Luke 21:20 (A key verse) “And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.” This verse reveals what He is talking about.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? II. Keys of understanding Matt. 24 Matt. 24:34 (key verse) “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” Matt. 24:36 (key verse) “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? III. Questions asked by disciples. Matt. 24:1-2 “And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? III. Questions asked by disciples. Matt. 24:3 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? III. Questions asked by disciples. Matt. 24:3 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? III. Questions asked by disciples. 1.W hen shall these things be? 2.What shall be the sign of thy coming? 3.What shall be the sign of the end of the world? Christ’s answer to question #1, goes through verse 34. Question #2 & 3 are answered together.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? III. Questions asked by disciples. Matt. 24:4-5 “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” Josephus wrote of the no. of false Messiahs

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? III. Questions asked by disciples. Matt. 24:7 “… there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” Four decades 30 to 70 AD, were filled with famines, plagues, pestilence & earthquakes. Acts 11:27-30 Agabus predicts famine

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Not the end of world, but temple Gospel was to be preached to all.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Col. 1:23 “If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:15 “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Mark 13:14 “But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Zech. 14:1-2 “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Luke 21:20 “And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.” Christians were told to flee into the mountains. Why, If End Of World?

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:16-18 “Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:16-18 “Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:16-18 “Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:16-18 “Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:19-20 “And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:” Matt. 24:21-28 still speaking of Jerusalem

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:19-20 “And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:” Matt. 24:21-28 still speaking of Jerusalem

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:19-20 “And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:” Matt. 24:21-28 still speaking of Jerusalem

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Matt. 24:30 “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Keep in mind what the Lord said Matt. 24:34 “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Isa. 13:7-8 “Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? IV. “Then shall the end come.” V-14 Isa. 13:9 “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.” This was speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon’s army.

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? V. Lord’s Second Coming. The second & third question answered Matt. 24:36-37 “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? V. Lord’s Second Coming. The second & third question answered Matt. 24:36-37 “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? V. Lord’s Second Coming. The second & third question answered Matt. 24:38 “For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? V. Lord’s Second Coming. The second & third question answered Matt. 24:39, 44 “And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? V. Lord’s Second Coming. The second & third question answered II Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”

Matt. 24: Signs Of The End? V. Lord’s Second Coming. Most important thing about our Lord’s second coming Should be: Am I Ready? Since no one knows when: should I not obey the gospel & remain faithful? ABSOLUTELY!!

What must I do to obey? 1. Hear – Rom. 10:17 2. Believe – Heb. 11:6 3. Repent – Luke 13:3 4. Confess Christ – Acts 8: Be Baptized – Acts 2:38 6. Remain Faithful – Rev. 2:10