Matthew 24:  What did Jesus say about the End of the World and the Signs of His Second Coming?
Channel: End Time Prophecies
Date: 24/09/2021

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What did Jesus say about His return to this earth and the End of Time?  On Tuesday night of Passion Week the very week that led up to His crucifixion, Jesus talked about His Second Coming in what is known as the Olivet Discourse recorded in Matthew 24 and 25.  An understanding of Matthew 24 will show us where we stand in the stream of time.  In this video, we are going to study the signs of the times straight from the mouth of Jesus.


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In the prophecy of Matthew 24, Jesus described events that would occur in the distant future.  If you want to know what's going to happen to those of us who are living in these end times, stay tuned.  My pledge to you,  We'll be using the Bible to explain itself.  No guesswork required.  


Jesus knew that his followers could easily fall prey to false teachers and false signs.  Before He discussed the signs of His second coming, he warned his followers against being deceived.  Jesus did not tell his disciples that his second coming would occur some 2000 years in the future.  That would have disheartened them.  Instead he warned them of a "delay"  He made it clear that he would not be returning right away.  Matthew 24:48 is a parable of two supervisors and one of them states "my Master is delayed."  Matthew 24:48 reads But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of.


In the famous parable of the Talents, Jesus described the Master as returning "after a long time."  Matthew 25:19 reads  After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.


In a third parable about ten sleepy maidens, Jesus compared himself to a bridegroom and said plainly, "As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.   Matthew 25:5.


He also implies the delay in other verses.  Matthew 24:6 reads "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, . . . but the end is not yet."
Matthew 14:14 reads "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come.


The Olivet Discourse occurred after dark on the Tuesday before the crucifixion.  Jesus had spent the day teaching and healing in the temple court.  His enemies had repeatedly tried to trip Him up with loaded questions.  Most of the listeners believed Him to be a military king.  They wanted Him to conquer the Romans, they were not looking for a Savior. By this time, Jesus had spent 3 and a half years ministering to the people and very few of them had accepted Him and His teachings.  In two days, most would be calling for His blood.  They would be part of a maddened crowd that would scream for Him to be crucified.  Jesus foresaw all this.  By Tuesday evening, His heart was breaking.  He knew that unless the Jewish nation changed it's course, the people would suffer terrible retribution.  Their rebellion would so infuriate the Romans that the emperor would send armies in A.D. 70 that would destroy Jerusalem and wipe the temple off the face of the earth.


Jesus mourned over Jerusalem because it did not have to be destroyed.  In Matthew 23:37,38 He said "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you!  How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were unwilling."  Behold your house is forsaken and desolate."  


When the disciples of Christ heard these words they were stunned.  How could the temple of God, the Jewel of the Nation, be forsaken and desolate?


They began talking to Jesus about the temple and its beauty.  It was then that Jesus fortold the destruction of Jerusalem.  Matthew 24:1 reads Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”