1. NT 17—Matthew 24-5

2. Matthew 24—The Signs of Thy Coming Mark footnote 39a of Matthew 23 to make sure that you always refer to the Joseph Smith—Matthew when you come to this chapter.

3. Matthew 24—JS-M -Verse 4—The apostles ask Christ about two different things. What are they? CHRIST’S RESPONSES -Verses 3, 5-21—The destruction of the temple and the Jews (Abomination of Desolation—Round 1—verse 12) -Verses22-55—The signs of His coming and the end of the world (Abomination of Desolation—Round 2—verse 32)

4. The Abomination of Desolation—part 1 70 AD Prophecies (JS-Matthew 3, 5-21)

5. The Abomination of Desolation—part 1 Prophecies (JS-Matthew 3, 5-21) -one stone of temple not left upon another -false Christs -apostles delivered up -betray and hate one another amongst Jews -flee Jerusalem and don’t come back! -TRIBULATIONS ON THE JEWS & JERUSALEM LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!! (18) -everything they’ve experienced before are just the beginning of what they’ll experience this time (19) -if God didn’t eventually stop (shorten) the destruction, there would have been no Jews left (20) ***ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE FULFILLED IN AD 70 WHEN TITUS SIEGED JERUSALEM AND DESTROYED THE CITY. JOSEPHUS’ ACCOUNT TELLS IT ALL.

6. 24:22-26—What if Jesus Comes Back Like That? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7At75kN_YsI&feature=r elated

7. The Abomination of Desolation—Part 2 2000 AD…ish Signs (JS—Matthew 22-36)

8. Parable of the Carcass and the Eagles (JS—M 1:27) Carcass Eagles

9. Parable of the Carcass and the Eagles (JS—M 1:27) CarcassBody of Church/Food, nourishment EaglesThe elect/Israel

10. Signs (22-36) False Christs (22) Wars/ rumors (23, 28) Righteous gathering (27) Nation against nation, Famines, Pestilences, Earthquakes in divers places (29) Love of men shall wax cold (30) Gospel preached in all the world (31) AND THEN SHALL THE END COME (31) Abomination of desolation—round 2 [see verse 12] (32) AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRIBULATION OF THOSE DAYS (33) Sun darkened, moon no light, stars fall from heaven, heaven shaken (33) Sign of the Son of Man/ Son of Man coming in the clouds (36)

11. Signs of the Times Chronology (JS-M) When will the sign of the coming of the Son of Man be given? We have already shown that the seven last plagues shall be poured out after the opening of the seventh seal, and thus in the beginning of the seventh thousand years. It is then that Armageddon shall be fought; it is then that Jerusalem shall again reap the fate that once was hers; it is then that the abomination that maketh desolate shall utterly destroy the wicked within her walls. All this, of course, will come after Judah returns, after the Jerusalem temple is built, after the Jews have begun to believe in their true Messiah. Thus, Jesus on Olivet spoke of the gospel of the kingdom being preached in all the world in the last days and of a second "abomination of desolation" being "fulfilled." Then, using language that establishes a definite time frame and that sets forth an order of chronology, he said: "And immediately after the tribulation of those days"—the plagues and wars and abominable desolation that shall destroy again the city of Jerusalem in the final great war—"the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken." He is speaking thus of the final great signs, the wonders and marvels that are yet to be, the final signs that shall be shown forth in heaven and on earth. And then comes this word: "And, as I said before, after the tribulation of those days, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken"—with some deliberation and by emphasis born of repetition he is identifying the time frame—"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." (JS-M 1:31-36) (Bruce R. McConkie, Millennial Messiah: The Second Coming of the Son of Man, 418).

12. Parable of the Fig Tree (JS-M 38-9) “The fig tree has put forth its leaves. The summer is here, and all who love the Lord are looking forth to that great day when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to take his rightful place on earth as King of kings” (Joseph Fielding Smith, The Resoration of All Things, p.11)

13. Three Parables About Preparation for the Second Coming/Judgment (Matthew 25) 25:1-13 25:14-30 25:31-45

14. Three Parables About Preparation for the Second Coming/Judgment (Matthew 25) 25:1-13 25:14-30 25:31-45 Have you developed your personal righteousness or relationship w/ God? What have you done with the gifts that I gave you? How have you treated your fellowman?