The Second Coming

Jesus has given the disciples a timeline that answers their questions about the second coming. He clarifies that the day of the Lord is immediately after the tribulation when every eye will see Him coming in the clouds.

We begin chapter 24 with Jesus pronouncing the fall of the temple and the disciples asking 3 important questions about the future and Christ’s coming. Jesus begins to answer and warns them of a moral departure from and defection from the faith.

Lessons on the Resurrection

While the denarius coin bore the resemblance of Caesar, believers are to be the image bearers of Christ. We know that at the last trump we shall all be changed. Jesus challenges the Sadducee’s views of the resurrection. He brings to their attention the fact that God is the God of the Living and those who believe will never die.

Last Questions

Seeking to make Jesus look foolish, the Pharisees ask Him one last question. He in turn asks them what they think of the Christ and His relationship to David.

Verdict of Hypocrisy

At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus offers eight blessings to the humble. Now we see Jesus pronouncing the eight woes upon the Scribes and Pharisees for their crimes of hypocrisy.

Birth Pains

This week we learn of a coming deception with eternal consequences. Wars, famines, pestilence and earthquakes are preludes to the birth of Christ’s kingdom.

The Reality of Persecution

False teachers equal deception and deception equals departure from the faith, but those who endure through persecution will be saved. We will know the end is come when the Gospel is declared to the whole world.

The Abomination of Desolation

In today’s text, Jesus reveals the source of the coming deception . He refers to the book of Daniel chapter 12 where we are also told that God’s holy people are to expect 3 1/2 years of tribulation.

Jesus tells this last parable which implies what will happen to those who hate Him and kill His prophets. In this parable He speaks of the marriage of the King’s son and His armies that will come to destroy the wicked. All are invited to the wedding feast but those who will not receive His “garments” are rejected.