Contrary to the expectations for how many believed the Christ would appear here or there to provide a worldly salvation from their enemies, Jesus has warned His disciples not to go after them, for like lightning that comes from the east and flashes even to the west, His coming will be very obvious so as…
After predicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, in response to His disciples’ request for a sign of His coming and the end of the age Jesus has warned foremost and repeatedly against being misled by false Christs and false prophets who would appeal to people’s desire for a worldly savior. Three times in…
On the Mount of Olives after forsaking the temple mount Jesus has warned His disciples repeatedly against false Christs and false prophets who will deceive with false signs and wonders which would appeal to men’s fallen nature for a worldly salvation. For although such signs offer the promise of fulfilling the lusts of their flesh…
Recall that Jesus has warned His disciples about being misled by false Christs and false prophets who would arise and give “great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect” (Mat 24:24). We have also seen that such signs are a manifestation of the power of the unholy trinity of the…
Recall from our previous study that the false signs and wonders that Jesus warns His disciples about in Mat 24:24 are a manifestation of the power of the false god of this age even as the true signs and wonders are a manifestation of the true God’s power. Satan, the false god of this age,…
We have seen that a sign is a distinguishing mark, often miraculous in nature, given as evidence that something is true. From Mat 24:24, is it necessarily the case that such signs guarantee that something is true? Cf. 2Th 2:9, Rev 19:20. As true signs and wonders are a manifestation of the power of the…
Recall that in response to His disciples’ question for when the temple would be destroyed and their request for the sign of His coming and the end of the age, the first thing Jesus warned about was being misled by false Christs (Mat 24:4). These would appeal to the worldly desires of people for a…
What is the significance that those who are false will point people to the wilderness or inner rooms for where to find Christ and the salvation from the worldly struggles for which they are seeking deliverance? Notice that the KJV translates inner rooms here as secret chambers and think: What does an inner, private room…
In response to His disciples’ request for when the destruction of the temple would take place and a sign that would precede His coming in judgment and the end of the age, Jesus has foretold in the Olivet Discourse the rise of false Christs and false prophets who would mislead the masses by appealing to…
Recall that in response to His disciples’ request for a sign of the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem Jesus foretold “a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will”. He continues that “unless those days had been cut short, no (physical) life would have…