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Matthew Chapter 24 VERSES 23 and 24 “Then (during the period described in verses 15-19) if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false Christ’s and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”...

One of the many stumbling blocks we observe in correctly interpreting this prophecy is in establishing the proper sequence of events. Unfortunately many imagine events as one directly following the next just as it is written, but that is not how events are being described. Perhaps a review of...

Matthew Chapter 24 Continued from previous post. Verse 21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” Only eight people survived the Flood of Noah’s day. In the coming “flood,” more will be saved. How many? We...

Matthew Chapter 24 Once again, Verse 21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” “In the days previous to the flood the fallen angels had materialized and taken human wives, and violence was in the earth. In...

Matthew Chapter 24 Verse 21 and 22 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” When the trouble...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 22 “And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” What is the thought of “for the elect’s sake”? “By means of” or “through” the elect, these days will be shortened because the Church glorified...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 20 “And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.” The “Sabbath day” is the 1,000-year period of the Seventh Day, beginning in A.D. 1874. It is the “Seventh Day” since the fall of Adam. The usual literal Sabbath is 24 hours long, however a Sabbath...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 20-22 “And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 19 “But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!” There are spiritual "babes," as well as fleshly babes, and bastards as well as sons. The Apostle Paul describes his interest in gospel work as that of a mother travailing with...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 17 and 18 “Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.” “These statements indicate the propriety of haste in flight out of "Babylon," as soon as each SEES the abomination...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 15 and 16 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” “The Greek word rendered "mountains" may with...

Matthew Chapter 24 The Trouble in the End of the Gospel Age Matthew's and Mark's accounts are almost identical. Matthew says: “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then let...

Matthew Chapter 24 The Trouble in the End of the Jewish Age As was stated in our previous post Luke's account centers more on the trouble upon fleshly Israel which culminated A.D. 70 whereas Matthew’s account centers on the spiritual aspect and the trouble coming upon nominal spiritual Israel...

Note: you may wish to go back to Part 7 in this study as I mistakenly posted Part 6 twice and we never got to Verse 14, sorry for the error.) Matthew Chapter 24 As was stated in our previous post it was noted that our Lord deliberately ignored the first question respecting when the stones of...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” “Here again our Lord clearly showed the disciples that the end of the age was much farther off than they had supposed; that the message of...

Matthew Chapter 24 In Verses 4-8 our Lord briefly summarized the history of the past nineteen centuries not only foretelling of wars, earthquakes, famines and pestilences to come, but also of false Christ who would appear at various times deceiving and leading many astray. Our Lord then turning...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 6-8 continued, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 6-8 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 4 and 5 “And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” “In other words, before Jesus began his discussion, he warned the disciples against being deceived...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 3 continued, “Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” Before we proceed on to the next verse let us consider the first...