E.
The prophecy of the kingdom
24:1—25:46
1.
Concerning Israel
24:1-31
a.
From Christ's ascension to the consummation of the age
vv. 1-14
Matt. 24
:1
24:1
aAnd Jesus came out
1from the temple and was going away, and His disciples came to
Him to show Him the buildings of the
2temple.
Matt. 24
:2
24:2
But He answered and said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, There shall by
ano means be left here a stone upon a stone, which shall not be
1thrown down.
Matt. 24
:3
24:3
aAnd as He sat on the
1bMount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us,
2When will these things be? And what will be the
csign of Your
3dcoming and of the
econsummation of the age?
Matt. 24
:4
24:4
And Jesus
1answered and said to them,
2See that no one
aleads you astray.
Matt. 24
:5
24:5
For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray.
Matt. 24
:6
24:6
And you will be hearing of
1wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for it must happen; but the
2aend is not yet.
Matt. 24
:7
24:7
For 1nation will rise up
aagainst nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be
2bfamines and
3earthquakes in various places.
Matt. 24
:8
24:8
All these things are the beginning of
1birth pangs.
Matt. 24
:9
24:9
Then they will deliver
1you up to
atribulation and will
bkill you, and you will be
chated by all the nations because of My name.
Matt. 24
:10
24:10
And at that time many will be stumbled and will deliver up one another and will hate one another.
Matt. 24
:11
24:11
And many
afalse prophets will arise and will lead many astray.
Matt. 24
:12
24:12
And because lawlessness will be multiplied, the
alove of the many will grow cold.
Matt. 24
:13
24:13
But he who has
aendured to the end, this one shall be
1saved.
Matt. 24
:14
24:14
And this
1agospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a
2testimony to all the nations, and then the
3bend will come.
b.
At the consummation of the age
vv. 15-31
1)
The transpiring of the great tribulation
vv. 15-26
Matt. 24
:15
24:15
1aTherefore when you see the
2babomination of
3cdesolation, which was spoken of through
dDaniel the prophet, standing in the
4holy place (let him who reads
eunderstand),
Matt. 24
:16
24:16
Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;
Matt. 24
:17
24:17
Let him who is on the
ahousetop not come down to take the things out of his house;
Matt. 24
:18
24:18
And let him who is in the field not turn back to take his garment.
Matt. 24
:19
24:19
But woe to those who are
1pregnant and to those who are nursing
babies in those days.
Matt. 24
:20
24:20
And pray that your flight may not be in
1winter, nor on a
2Sabbath,
Matt. 24
:21
24:21
For at that time there will be
1agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred from the beginning of the world until now, nor shall by any means ever occur.
Matt. 24
:22
24:22
And unless those days had been cut
1short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the
2achosen, those days will be cut short.
Matt. 24
:23
24:23
At that time if anyone says to you, Behold,
ahere is the
1Christ! or, Here! do not believe
it.
Matt. 24
:24
24:24
For 1afalse Christs and
2bfalse prophets will arise and will
3show great
csigns and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the
dchosen.
Matt. 24
:25
24:25
Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Matt. 24
:26
24:26
aTherefore if they say to you, Behold, He is in the
1wilderness, do not go forth; Behold,
He is in the
2inner rooms, do not believe
it.
2)
Christ's coming to the earth
vv. 27-30
Matt. 24
:27
24:27
For just as the
1lightning comes forth from the east and shines to the west, so will the
2acoming of the Son of Man be.
Matt. 24
:28
24:28
Wherever the
1acorpse is, there will the vultures be gathered together.
Matt. 24
:29
24:29
aAnd immediately
1after the tribulation of those days, the
2sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matt. 24
:30
24:30
And at that time the
1asign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the
2btribes of the land will
3mourn, and they will see the
cSon of Man coming
4don the clouds of heaven with
5power and great glory.
3)
The gathering of Israel
v.31
Matt. 24
:31
24:31
And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will
1agather His
bchosen together from the
cfour winds, from one end of the
dheavens to the
other end.
2.
Concerning the church
24:32—25:30
a.
Watching and being ready
24:32-44
Matt. 24
:32
24:32
1aBut learn the parable from the
2bfig tree: As soon as its branch has
3become tender and
4puts forth its leaves, you know that the
5summer is near.
Matt. 24
:33
24:33
So also you, when you see
1all these things, know that
2it is near, at the doors.
Matt. 24
:34
24:34
Truly I say to you that this
1ageneration shall by no means pass away until all these things happen.
Matt. 24
:35
24:35
Heaven and earth will
apass away, but My
bwords shall by no means pass away.
Matt. 24
:36
24:36
But concerning that
aday and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens nor the
1Son, but the Father only.
Matt. 24
:37
24:37
aFor just as the
1days of Noah were, so will the
bcoming of the Son of Man be.
Matt. 24
:38
24:38
1For as they were in those days before the flood,
2eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day in which
aNoah entered into the ark,
Matt. 24
:39
24:39
And they did not know
that judgment was coming until the flood came and took all away, so also will the
acoming of the Son of Man be.
Matt. 24
:40
24:40
1aAt that time two
2men will be
3in the field; one is
4taken and one is left.
Matt. 24
:41
24:41
Two 1women will be
2grinding at the mill; one is
3taken and one is left.
Matt. 24
:42
24:42
1aWatch btherefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes.
Matt. 24
:43
24:43
But know this, that if the
1householder had known in which watch the
2athief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his
1house to be broken into.
Matt. 24
:44
24:44
For this reason you also be
aready, because at an hour when you do not expect
it, the Son of Man is
1coming.
b.
Being faithful and prudent
24:45-51
Matt. 24
:45
24:45
Who then is the
1afaithful and prudent slave, whom the master has set over his
2household to
3give them food at the proper time?
Matt. 24
:46
24:46
1Blessed is that slave whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.
Matt. 24
:47
24:47
Truly I say to you that he will
aset him
1over all his possessions.
Matt. 24
:48
24:48
But if that
1evil slave says in his heart, My master
adelays,
Matt. 24
:49
24:49
And begins to
1beat his fellow slaves and
2eats and drinks with the
adrunken,
Matt. 24
:50
24:50
The master of that slave will come on a
aday when he does not expect
him and at an hour which he does not know,
Matt. 24
:51
24:51
And will
1cut him asunder and appoint his
2portion with the
3hypocrites. In that place there will be the
4aweeping and the gnashing of teeth.
