1. Matt 24:1-51; Luke 21; Mark 13 (2 Cor. 16:22)
Maranatha - Be Ready!
Matt 24:1-51; Luke 21; Mark 13
(2 Cor. 16:22)

2. Introduction:…
"If anyone DOES NOT LOVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST, let him be accursed O LORD, COME!“ - 2 Cor. 16:22. "There is NO FEAR IN LOVE; but perfect LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR, because fear involves torment. But HE WHO FEARS has not been made PERFECT IN LOVE." - 1 John 4:18.

3. Matthew 24: NKJV
Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” 3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” ....

4. THREE Important QUESTIONS
When shall these things be? What things? Ans: The destruction of the city of Jerusalem, Temple of God, and Jewish state.
What shall be the sign of Jesus' coming?
When shall this world end?

5. Jesus' responses ….
The Coming of the LORD shall be preceded with TRIBULATIONS - Vs 4-21! Be Ready!
TWO forms of TRIBULATION…
The TRIBULATION in the world, - vs 4-8
The TRIBULATION of the believers - vs 9-14.
John 15:18-19, “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you….”

6. What INDICATOR do we have?
The DESTRUCTION of Jerusalem - Vs 15-28
The Prophet Daniel spoke about that in Daniel 9:25… In Luke 21:20-24 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,….

7. Jesus' responses ….
The Coming of the LORD shall be as the DAYS of Noah! - Vs Be Ready!
What does that MEAN to us?
Noah warned them…
The DAY was sudden…
The people were Eating and Drinking…
Marrying and giving in marriage…
2 Peter 3:3-9, ''knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming?...
Revelation 16:15, “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches,…”

8. Jesus' responses ….
The Coming of the LORD shall be a DAY of REWARDS! Vs Be Ready!
“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household,… Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing…. But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,…”
Which of these servants are you? Are we FAITHFUL and WISE servant or EVIL servant?
Revelation 22:20, ''He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!”

9. In Conclusion
Apostle Paul told Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:8, ''8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.”
Psalm 91:14, the LORD God told Moses that, “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name."