Recall that in response to Jesus’ prediction that the temple would be utterly destroyed, His disciples had asked “when will these things happen?” (Mat 24:3). What does Jesus say in Mat 24:34 in answer to this question? What event whose significance cannot be overstated happened within a generation of 40 years that can be understood…
After predicting the destruction of Jerusalem and its magnificent temple Jesus has been responding to His disciples’ request for a sign for when such things would take place, which they associated with the end of that age and His coming to establish His kingdom of righteousness (Mat 24:1-3). In answer, He has warned first and…
In response to His disciples’ request for a sign of His coming and the end of the age, Jesus has spoken of tribulation, both to His disciples for not warring after the world along with its false messiahs, and to the world itself for following after its false messiahs who cannot really save in spite…
After forsaking the temple to those who would have it filled with their own spirit of the world rather than His Holy Spirit, Jesus foretold its complete destruction. Now, on the Mount of Olives He is answering His disciples’ question for when that would occur, and what would be the sign of His coming in…
After predicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple Jesus has been answering His disciples’ request for a sign of His coming and of the end of the age. He has just spoken of the darkness that would follow the tribulation of those days as the powers of heaven would be shaken, at which time…
In response to His disciples’ request for a sign of His coming and the end of the age which they associated with the destruction of the temple He had just foretold, Jesus has warned of tribulation to His followers for seeking a heavenly kingdom rather than the worldly kingdoms promised by false Christs (Mat 24:4-14). …
Recall that the sun, moon and stars reflect the nature of God in separating the day from the night and the light from the darkness (Gen 1:4,18). Notice too that God made the sun, moon and stars to govern or rule (literally, to have dominion over) the day and night (Gen 1:16-18); why then is…
For what purpose did God create the sun, moon and stars? See Gen 1:14-15. How do we know that these heavenly lights are only types of a much greater light that comes from the Lord? See Gen 1:3 and observe that the very first thing God created as a reflection of His own nature (1Jo…
In the Olivet discourse Jesus has warned His disciples that they would experience tribulation for not warring after the world along with the false Christs who would arise promising the sort of worldly salvation that caused the Jews to reject Him (Mat 24:4-10). He has also warned of a great tribulation that would sweep away…
Recall that Jesus is on the Mount of Olives having just forsaken the temple and those who had rejected Him as their Messiah (Cf. Mat 23 & 24:1). Upon His departure He predicted the destruction of their temple as a natural consequence of their having rejected His Holy Spirit from filling it (Mat 23:38, 24:2). …