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Future Events
Matthew 24:15–31
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Evangelist Billy Graham says: “One of the best ways to get rid of discouragement is to remember that Christ is coming again. The most thrilling, glorious truth in all the world is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. When we look around and see pessimism on every side, we shou … More
Matthew 24 is a very exciting passage. There is no biblical subject which can create the same amount of curiosity that this subject can create. It is a great sermon on the Second Coming preached by our Lord Jesus Christ. It is known as the Olivet Discourse. As I stated in yesterdays passage it is a sermon in answer to the questions the disciples ask. It warns the unbeliever of the judgement to come and encourages the believer with the rewards to come.
At the end of Matthew 24:15 we have an interesting parenthesis - “whoso readeth, let him understand." This shows the importance of reading Matthew’s Gospel in the latter days. It tells of the Middle of the tribulation period which was prophesied by Daniel centuries ago (vv. 15-22) (Daniel 9:24-27, 12:11). It also tells of the end of the tribulation when the conditions will be so terrible that men will wonder if there is any relief to come (v. 23). This will give false Christ’s opportunities to deceive many.
Jesus speaks directly about His return to earth; then He gave applications and instructions in light of His return (vv. 24-31). The main application is directed toward the future generation that will experience the tribulation days and will look forward to the immediate coming of the King of Kings. Another application is for believers to be prepared, watching and faithful.
Application
Jesus could come today. How can I be prepared, watching and faithful? It is good to share with my family, and other who cross my path, ways that we can be prepared.
Matthew 24:15-31 (English Standard Version)
"So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
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