1. Teachings Concerning Judgment Matthew 24
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Teachings Concerning Judgment
Matthew 24

2. Matthew 24
Jesus pronounces judgment upon Jerusalem
This chapter the playground of end of age speculations (premillenialism, 70 AD doctrine, etc.)

3. Matthew 24 - Background
Jesus’ continued response to cleansing the temple & His authority
After His rebuke of their hypocrisy (ch. 23), He pronounces judgment
Matt. 23:36-39 – He mourns for Jerusalem

4. Matthew 24 - Background
24:1-2 – Jesus prophesies the destruction of the temple
24:3, “When will these things be?” “What will be the signs of Your coming and of the end of the age.”

5. Matthew 24 – The Message
24:4-35 – the coming destruction of Jerusalem Answering the 1st question!
24:36-51 – “But of that day and hour no one knows…” Answering the 2nd question!

6. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:4-5 – many would come claiming to be the Christ (cf. Acts 8:9-10, etc.)
24:6-8 – wars, disasters, “the beginning of sorrows.” Such observations are very common in history. All these were prevalent between AD

7. 24:11 - False prophets would arise (2 Pet. 2:1-3, 2 John 9-11)
Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:9-10 – persecutions would come (cf. Acts 4:2-3, 5:40-41, 7:59, 1 Thess. 2:14-16,…)
24:11 - False prophets would arise (2 Pet. 2:1-3, 2 John 9-11)

8. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:12 – the love of many will grow cold (cf. Heb. 2:1-3, 3:14, 5:12-14, etc.)
24:13 – But he who endures to the end will be saved (1 Cor. 9:27, Luke 9:62,…)

9. 24:14 – “this gospel will be preached in all the world…” (Col. 1:23)
Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:14 – “this gospel will be preached in all the world…” (Col. 1:23)

10. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:15-20 – “the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet (cf. Dan. 11:30-31, 12:11)

11. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
The abomination of desolation involved foreigners defiling the temple
In 168 BC, Antiochus Epiphanes defiled the temple with a idol of Zeus and unclean sacrifices.
Jesus was speaking of Rome entering the temple and destroying it (cf. Luke 21:20)

12. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
The point – Jerusalem and the temple were to be destroyed - FOREVER!
When they saw the signs Christians were to flee the city (24:16-20) (cf. Josephus, Wars II, section 24 – after sieging the city it was lifted for a while)

13. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
Tradition says that no Christians perished in the destruction of Jerusalem!
Also note – vs Judea

14. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:21-22 – there would be tribulation and a “shortening of days” God would avenge His people! (cf. 2 Thess. 1:6-9)

15. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:23-26 – “false christs and prophets would arise” DON’T believe then!
24:27-31 – the coming of the Son of Man (in judgment). Various descriptions associated with judgments in the prophets Isa. 14:12, Dan 8:10, …

16. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:32-33 – the parable of the fig tree – blooming in its season Point: There would be signs to heed

17. Matt. 24:4-35 – Jerusalem
24:34-35 – “this generation will not come to pass till all these things take place.”
Generation – “people living at the same time and belonging to the same reproductive age-class.” (L&N, 11.4), Col. 1:26, Matt. 1:17 CONTRAST - Age (24:3)

18. Matt. 24:36-51 – “That day”
24:36-51 Jesus now begins to answer their second question, “Your coming at the end of the age?”
Age (24:3) – a particular stage of history (L&N, ) Matt. 13:40, 49 (contrast this with generation)

19. 24:36 – “of that day and hour no one knows”…
Matt. 24:36-51 – “That day”
24:36 – “of that day and hour no one knows”…
24:37-39 – “as in the days of Noah” – things were normal
24:40-41 – two men in field, one taken…(one saved, one lost)

20. Matt. 24:36-51 – “That day”
24:42-44 – as a thief in the night – 2 Pet. 3:10-12, 1 Thess. 5:1-3
24:45-51 – Parable of servants (one good and one evil) – BE PREPARED!
24:51 – weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 8:12, 25:30, 22:13) – FINAL judgment!

21. Destruction of Jerusalem & the world contrasted – Matt. 24-25
Jerusalem (AD 70)
End of World (???)
Time identified
Time unknown
“This generation” “Those days”
“That day”
Events prior – specific
Events prior - typical
Advance warning – fig tree
NO warning – as a thief
Judgment local – Judea
Universal
Time to escape
No time for escape

22. Israel has been judged, so will we. Are you ready?