MATTHEW 24
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Verse 2 literally fulfilled 70 A.D.
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Verse 3 is three separate time questions
(destruction of temple, Second Coming, End of World)
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Verse 4, caution, people WILL be
deceived; do not be among them
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Verse 5 In our lifetime, being
experienced currently
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Verse 6, Still threats of war,
especially Israel/Arabs
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Verse 7, Currently globally, increasing,
earthquakes should be decreasing
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Verse 8 The tribulation is the real
sorrows, the precursors are really just the start
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Verse 9 Fulfilled in apostles times
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Verse 10 Christianity offends, always
has
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Verse 11 False prophets, teachers,
doctrines, apostasy (Laodicea) today
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Verse 12 perfectly describes today,
which is why love separates us out.
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Verse 13 the “he that shall endure” is
obviously all believers
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Verse 14 Never fulfilled yet, so during
the Great Tribulation
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Verse 15 Anti-Christ repeats Antiochus
Epiphanes abomination in THE TEMPLE(obviously rebuilt then)
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Verses 16-22, The Great Tribulation,
last 3.5 years (Daniel 9:24-27)
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Verses 23-24, warnings against following
false Christs., increases in false miracles, occult practices today
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Verse 25………consider yourself warned…..
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Verse 26 is an admonition that some will
make false claims about the Christ being on earth (secretly)
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Verse 27, 28, Second Coming, and death
and destruction of the anti-Christ’s kingdom so obvious that all will know and
see it, making it meaningless to tell anyone that Jesus Christ has arrived
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Verse 29-31, signs in the heavens during
Tribulation, marking the return of Christ, then the return itself
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32-35……..ISRAEL…………..and God’s faithful
preservation of Scripture
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Verse 36 The Rapture, “no man knoweth”
as opposed to Daniel 9:24-27, Revelation
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Verses 37-39, days of Noah, business as
usual, must accept Flood account to accept future (2 Peter 3:3-7)
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Verses 40-42, the Rapture, obviously,
(one taken one left, unknown time)
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Verses 43-44, repeats one cannot
determine the Rapture, with a repeat admonition to get saved
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Verses 45-47, the Good Servant knows that
he cannot know the time, but is prepared nonetheless at any time, expecting the
arrival
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Verses 48-51, the unprepared bad servant
knows that he cannot know, but does not care, and will be judged for it
Matthew 24:1
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples
came to him for to shew him the buildings of
the temple.
Matthew 24:2
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.
Matthew 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?
Matthew 24:4
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive
you.
Matthew 24:5
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
Matthew 24:6
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must
come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matthew 24:7
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Matthew 24:8
All these are the beginning
of sorrows.
Matthew 24:9
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and
ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
Matthew 24:10
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and
shall hate one another.
Matthew 24:11
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:12
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Matthew 24:13
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Matthew 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.
Matthew 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:)
Matthew 24:16
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Matthew 24:17
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of
his house:
Matthew 24:18
Neither let him which is in the
field return back to take his clothes.
Matthew 24:19
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in
those days!
Matthew 24:20
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the
sabbath day:
Matthew 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Matthew 24:22
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be
saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew 24:23
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it
not.
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew
great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Matthew 24:25
Behold, I have told you before.
Matthew 24:26
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go
not forth: behold, he is in the
secret chambers; believe it not.
Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the
west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:28
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
Matthew 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:
Matthew 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.
Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they
shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to
the other.
Matthew 24:32
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and
putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is
nigh:
Matthew 24:33
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
Matthew 24:34
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these
things be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Matthew 24:36
But of that day and hour knoweth no man,
no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:37
But as the days of Noe were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 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 Noe entered into
the ark,
Matthew 24:39
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall
also the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:40
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
Matthew 24:41
Two women shall be grinding
at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 24:43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his
house to be broken up.
Matthew 24:44
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son
of man cometh.
Matthew 24:45
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler
over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Matthew 24:46
Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Matthew 24:47
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Matthew 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth
his coming;
Matthew 24:49
And shall begin to smite his
fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
Matthew 24:50
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware
of,
Matthew 24:51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
LUKE 21
Luke 21:5
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones
and gifts, he said,
Luke 21:6
As for these
things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be
left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Luke 21:7
And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and
what sign will there be when these
things shall come to pass?
Luke 21:8
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall
come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Luke 21:9
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for
these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
Luke 21:10
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom:
Luke 21:11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Luke 21:12
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before
kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Luke 21:13
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Luke 21:14
Settle it therefore in your
hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Luke 21:16
And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks,
and friends; and some of you shall
they cause to be put to death.
Luke 21:17
And ye shall be hated of all men
for my name's sake.
Luke 21:18
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Luke 21:19
In your patience possess ye your souls.
Luke 21:20
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that
the desolation thereof is nigh.
Luke 21:21
Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them
which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the
countries enter thereinto.
Luke 21:22
For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written
may be fulfilled.
Luke 21:23
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in
those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this
people.
Luke 21:24
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles,
until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Luke 21:25
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars;
and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves
roaring;
Luke 21:26
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Luke 21:27
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and
great glory.
Luke 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up
your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:29
And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the
trees;
Luke 21:30
When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that
summer is now nigh at hand.
Luke 21:31
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Luke 21:32
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be
fulfilled.
Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be
overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Luke 21:35
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the
whole earth.
Luke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to
escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of
man.
Luke 21:37
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went
out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
Luke 21:38
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for
to hear him.
1 CORINTHIANS 15
1 Corinthians 15:51
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed,
1 Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed.
1 THESSALONIANS 4
· Verse 13 We
are to know, as Paul has told us
· Verse 14
Because Jesus Christ was resurrected, so now will we be (establishment of fact)
· Verse 14 The
Resurrected, Raptured return at Second Coming
· Verse 15 The
dead are raised first, then us, to get glorified bodies
· Verse 16 It
will happen with a little audible fanfare
· Verse 17
Rapture is NOT Second Coming, as this is in the air, not to Mt. Olivet
· Verse 18 It
is of no comfort (and nothing to “comfort one another” with) if Christians are
going through the Great Tribulation!
1 Thessalonians 4:13
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them
which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1 Thessalonians 4:15
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are
alive and remain unto the coming of the
Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall
rise first:
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we which are alive and remain shall
be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and
so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:18
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 THESSALONIANS 5
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Verse 2 This contrasts completely with
the Second Coming, which is very public, visible, on cue
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No one at the end of the Great
Tribulation is saying “Peace and Safety”!
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a
thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction
cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not
escape.
