Matthew 24 & Eschatology

Matthew 24 & Eschatology Content Matthew 24:1-51 Mark 13:4-37 Luke 21:8-36

Background v.1-2 v.1-2 V.1-6

Question v.3 – When? (What Time?) v.3-4 When? (What Time?) v.7 When? (What Time?) What Sign? What Sign? What Sign?

What The Sign Is v.4-13 v.5-13 v.8-19 Not A. V.3 - False Christ’s A. V.6 – Many False Leaders A. V.8 - False Leaders B. V.6 - Rumors of wars B. V.7 - Rumors of wars B. V.9 – Wars & Rumors C. V.7 - Nations v Nations C. V.8 - Nations v Nations C. V.10 - Nations v Nations D. V.7 - Kingdom v Kingdom D. V.8 - Kingdom v Kingdom D. V.10 - Kingdom v Kingdom E. V.7 – Famine, earthquakes E. V.8 – Famine, earthquakes E. V.11 – Famine, earthquakes F. V.9 – Tribulation F. V.9 – Delivered up to counsels F. V.12 – Delivered to authorities G. V.10 – Hate one another G. V.9 – Shall be beaten G. V.15 – Divine Help given. H. V.11 – false prophets arise H. V.9 – Stand before authorities H. V.16 – Family disorder I. V.12 – great iniquity I. V.10 – Gospel preached to all nations I. V.17 – Hated by all men J. V.14 – Gospel preached to whole world. J. V.11 – Holy Spirit to direct their speech K. V.12 – Brother against brother L. V.12 – Family disorder M. V.13 – Hated by all men When? v.14 Then (after)shall the end come. Lk.19:41-44 – A. V.41 – Wept over Jerusalem B. V.42-44 – City surrounded and destroyed What the Sign Is v.15-33 Abomination of desolation… standing v.13-29 Abomination of desolation… standing v.20-36 Jerusalem surrounded by in the holy place. where he ought not. armies Desolation at hand.

Time? A. General – v.34 This generation! C. General – v.30 This generation! E. General – v.32 This generation! B. Specific – v.35-51 No one knows! D. Specific – v.32-37 No one knows! F. Specific – v.34-36 Be on guard!

Matthew 24 & Luke 17 Identification & Clarification – Second Coming? Or Destruction of Jerusalem 70 AD. Some say that Mt:24-1-34 refers to destruction of Jerusalem = A , and v.35-51 refers to Second Coming of Christ = B Lk 17:22-25 – “… for as the lightning…”  Mt.24:23-27 Section A 17:26-30 – “… in the days of Noah…”  Mt.24:37-39 Section B 17:31-33 – “… on the housetop let him not go down  Mt.24:16-18 Section A 17:35-36 – “ … 2 women grinding together…”  Mt.24:40,41 Section B 17:37 “…where the body is there will the eagles…”  Mt.24:28 Section A Either 70 AD or 2nd Coming of Christ, but it can’t be both Luke is speaking about just one event in Luke 17!