Join us in this 4th 30 min. primer to get us thinking seriously about what Christ says on End Times:
ENDTIME PRIMER 4: Matthew 24 – OUTLINE
Matthew 24
Jesus asked 3 questions
Matt. 24:1-3: “Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.
As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?””
Question 1: When will temple be destroyed? (Answer: 70 AD Roman Conquest)
Question 2: When will Jesus come? (Answer: kind of at 70 AD, but ultimately at the end of the age)
Question 3: When will the end of the age be? (Answer: Hasn’t yet happened)
- 24:4-14: Things will happen before Jesus returns
- 24:15-26: A.D. 70 Temple destroyed as Daniel (9:27) warned, before Jesus returns
- Ties to Daniel 9 “abomination of desolation” (Matt. 24:15 = Luke 21:20)
Matt. 24:15: “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—”
Luke 21:20: “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.” - 24:27-31: Jesus’ return will be evident when it happens (but after all these things)
- 24:32-35: Temple destruction will be evident before it happens: in “this generation” (24:34)
- 24:36-25:46: Jesus’ return will not be evident before it happens: “that day and hour no one knows” (24:36)–always be faithful!
Zoom out:
- Matt. 21:43 – kingdom taken away from you
- Matt. 22:7 – “[God’s] his army…their city”
- Temple – God’s house
- John 2 – “My father’s house” …my body
- Matt. 21:13 – “My house…”
- Matt. 23:35-39:
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” - 1 Pet. 4:17: “For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?”
Matt. 25 & Millennium
What is the temple?
- All references of “temple” (Greek, “naos”) in N.T. – two different Greek words used for the temple, Heiron mainly used for the temple precincts and buildings; and naos Which means the central sanctuary itself with the idea to dwell within; sacred place. After buildings condemned Mt. 24:1-2 by Jesus, naos is always used of Jesus or the church exclusively, never the physical buildings Jn. 2:19-21
Who is Israel?
- Israel is spiritual not genetic. The same as the kingdom of God, the Holy city, the New Jerusalem, The temple of God etc. the church etc.
- Made up of physical Jewish people and physical gentiles So all Israel will be saved. Ro. 2:28-29; Ro. 11:11-26.
- Rom. 9:6: “For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.”
More ENDTIME PRIMER Videos
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-Brian
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