Matthew 24:1-14 | Things To Come - Part 1 | Matthew Dodd

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1. The end of the world. It’s a topic that has raised many questions down through the centuries.
a. When will the end of the world happen?
b. How will the world end?
c. Who is the Antichrist?
d. What country or ethnicity will he come from?
e. What is the “mark of the beast”?
f. What will happen to the Church during the Great Tribulation?
2. Speaking of the Church, there have also been many predictions about when the Church will be raptured.
ILLUS - NASA Engineer Edgar Whisenant wrote a book called 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988.
3. God wants us to know about the end of the world so He gave us His Word, that we may know the truth about the end times and be prepared for its coming.
4. Tonight, we will begin a series called Things to Come, which will delve into questions about the end times by studying the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 24-25.
5. It is my prayer that our study will strengthen our faith, increase our love, and deepen our hope for the return of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Matthew 24:1-14
Context
1. Matthew 24-25 is commonly called the Olivet Discourse because Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, while He taught His disciples.
2. The Olivet Discourse is the third of three long teachings recorded by the Apostle Matthew in his Gospel.
3. To get a sense of the context, it will be helpful to imagine the city of Jerusalem. Herod’s Temple stood at the eastern edge of the city with the Eastern Gate overlooking the Kidron Valley.
4. Continuing east from the Kidron Valley, you come to the Garden of Gethsemane, which is where Jesus and His disciples spent much time together. It is also the place where Jesus spent the night praying to His Father prior to His arrest and crucifixion.
5. As you continue east, you climb the Mount of Olives, which stands about 500 feet higher than Jerusalem. In those days it was covered with olive trees but they were later destroyed by the Roman armies.
6. This message that Jesus gave on the Mount of Olives actually began in Jerusalem in Matthew 23. Jesus had just finished rebuking the Jewish leaders for their hypocrisy and rejection of Him.
Matthew 23:37-39, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. Behold, your house is being left to you desolate! For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
7. Here Jesus prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem. Now this must have shocked the Jewish leaders, the crowds, and His disciples because Herod’s Temple inspired awe in all who looked upon it.
8. Since the Temple has been a focal point of Jewish history and also for what will transpire during the last days, it is important to understand some of its history.
9. According to 2 Samuel 7, King David wanted to build a Temple for the Lord, but God would not allow him to do so because he was a man of war and bloodshed. God told David that his son, Solomon, would build the Temple because he would be a man of peace.
10. Solomon’s Temple was considered one of the great wonders of the ancient world.
a. But Solomon’s Temple was completely destroyed in 586 B.C. when the Babylonians destroyed the city and took most of the population into exile in Babylon.
b. The Temple was burned to extract the gold, which had made it so famous.
11. 70 years later, when some Jews returned to Jerusalem, they were permitted to rebuild the Temple and the city. But the second Temple lacked the glory of Solomon’s Temple.
12. Almost 500 years later, Herod the Great decided to rebuild the Temple, adding height, length, and splendor to it, hoping to make a name for himself along the way.
a. Herod spared no expense. He employed thousands of the best architects, craftsmen, and stonemasons to build the Temple.
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Great sermon, Pastor! I'm looking for part 2 now.