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Matthew 24:1-35
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1Jesus left the temple and
was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its
buildings.
2“Do you see all these
things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on
another; every one will be thrown down.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the
4Jesus answered: “Watch out
that no one deceives you.
5For many will come in my
name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.
6You will hear of wars and
rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen,
but the end is still to come.
7Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in
various places.
8All these are the beginning
of birth pains.
9“Then you will be handed
over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations
because of me.
10At that time many will turn
away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
11and many false prophets
will appear and deceive many people.
12Because of the increase of
wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
13but the one who stands firm
to the end will be saved.
14And this gospel of the
kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and
then the end will come.
15“So when you see standing
in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through
the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—
16then let those who are in
17Let no one on the housetop
go down to take anything out of the house.
18Let no one in the field go
back to get their cloak.
19How dreadful it will be in
those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
20Pray that your flight will
not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
21For then there will be
great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never
to be equaled again.
22“If those days had not been
cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will
be shortened.
23At that time if anyone says
to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.
24For false messiahs and
false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if
possible, even the elect.
25See, I have told you ahead
of time.
26“So if anyone tells you,
‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the
inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
27For as lightning that comes
from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of
Man.
28Wherever there is a
carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29“Immediately after the
distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give
its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be
shaken.’
30“Then will appear the sign
of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn
when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and
great glory.
31And he will send his angels
with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds,
from one end of the heavens to the other.
32“Now learn this lesson from
the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know
that summer is near.
33Even so, when you see all
these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.
34Truly I tell you, this
generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
35Heaven and earth will pass
away, but my words will never pass away.
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1)
According to
verses 1 and 2 what was Jesus’ response to his
disciples’ calling his attention to the buildings of the temple?
o
Jesus told them
that
§
Not one stone would
be left on another.
§
Every one would
be thrown down.
2)
What was the
impact on the disciples of Jesus’ pronounced judgment on the temple, given that
the Jewish culture was very much bound up with the temple?
o
They were shocked.
3)
According to
verse 3 what were the questions that the disciples asked Jesus privately
as he was sitting on the
o
When will the destruction
of the temple happen?
o
What will be the
sign
§
Of Jesus’ coming.
§
And of the end of
the age?
4)
What motivated the
disciples to ask Jesus those questions?
o
They wanted to
escape the calamity that would be coming upon
5)
Is the prophecy
that Jesus was making going to be fulfilled at the end of the age or does it
have an earlier fulfillment?
o
The prophecy that
Jesus was making has fulfillment both
§
In 70 A.D.
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And at the end of
the age.
6)
What happened in
70 A.D.?
o
Jesus’ pronounced
judgment on the temple came true in 70 A.D.
o
When
o
The Romans
§
Put down a Jewish
rebellion.
§
And burned and
tore apart the temple.
o
Such that
o
Not one stone was
left on another.
7)
What does it mean
for people to come in Jesus’ name claiming to be the Messiah or the Christ,
given that there will be the second coming of Christ?
o
These people will
claim to be the second coming of Christ.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 5 what will happen when many claim to be the second coming
of Christ?
o
They will deceive
many.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 4 what must the disciples do when people claim to be the
second coming of Christ?
o
They must watch
out.
o
That
o
No one deceives them.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 what will happen before the end comes?
o
The disciples will
hear of
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Wars.
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And rumors of
wars.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 6 what should the disciples do when they hear of wars and
rumors of wars?
o
They should not
be alarmed.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 7 and 8 what is the beginning of birth pains?
o
The beginning of
birth pains comes when
§
Nation will rise against
nation.
§
And kingdom
against kingdom.
§
And there will be
Ø
Famines.
Ø
And earthquakes
in various places.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 what will happen to the disciples when all nations will hate them because of Jesus?
o
They will be handed
over to be
§
Persecuted.
§
And put to death.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what will many disciples
do at that time?
o
At that time many
will
§
Turn away from
the faith.
§
And betray and
hate each other.
15)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 11 who will appear
and deceive many people?
o
Many false
prophets will
§
Appear.
§
And deceive many
people.
16)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 what will result
from the increase of wickedness?
o
The love of most
will grow cold.
17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 how will the disciples be saved amidst persecution?
o
Disciples who stand firm to the end will be saved.
18)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 what is another condition that must be fulfilled before the
end will come?
o
This gospel of
the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations.
o
And then the end
will come.
19)
What did Jesus mean
when he referred to ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing in the
holy place in verse 15?
o
Jesus meant
§
The antichrist
who will proclaim himself to be God in the temple that will have been rebuilt
not long before the end of the age.
§
And also the
Roman Legions that were laying siege to
20)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 15 to 18 what should the disciples do when they saw ‘the
abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong?
o
Let those who are
in
o
Let no one on the
housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
o
Let no one in the
field go back to get their cloak.
21)
What does it mean
to flee from
o
In the late 60
A.D. the disciples
§
Heeded Jesus’
advice.
§
And fled from
Judea to a place called
o
When
o
The Roman Legions
were laying siege to
o
Hence escaping
the Roman atrocity.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 for which particular group of people will the situation
be particularly dreadful in those days?
o
It will be
particularly dreadful in those days for
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Pregnant women.
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And nursing
mothers.
23)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 21 how dreadful will those days be?
o
Those days will
be the most catastrophic in the entire human history.
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20 what can one do to make it less catastrophic?
o
One can pray that
their flight will not take place
§
In winter.
§
Or on the Sabbath.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 22 what would happen f those days had not been cut short?
o
No one would
survive.
26)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 22 for whose sake is God going to cut short those days?
o
God is going to
cut short those days for the sake of the
elect.
o
Whom
o
He has chosen.
27)
Who are the
elect?
o
The elect are
Jesus’ disciples
§
Whom God has
chosen.
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And who stand
firm to the end.
28)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 what should the disciples do when people point
specifically to where the Messiah or the Christ
is?
o
They should not
believe it.
29)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 24 what will false Christs and false prophets do?
o
They will
§
Appear.
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And perform great
signs and wonders to deceive.
30)
Will false
Christs and false prophets performing signs and miracles be able to deceive the
elect, given that the elect reads the bible and pays attention to Jesus’ warnings?
o
No.
31)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what will the coming of the Son of Man be like?
o
For as lightning
that comes from the east is visible even in the west.
o
So
o
Will be the
coming of the Son of Man.
32)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 26 and 27 will anyone need to seek in order to see the
second coming of Christ and why?
o
No, because
everyone wherever they are will be able to see the second coming of Christ
without having to go anywhere.
33)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 what did he liken
his coming to everyone wherever they are to?
o
Jesus will come
to everyone.
o
Wherever
o
They are.
o
Just as
o
The vultures will
always
§
Find.
§
And gather around
a dead body.
34)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 what signs will there be in the sky immediately after
the distress of those days?
o
The sun will be
darkened.
o
The moon will not
give its light.
o
The stars will
fall from the sky.
o
And the heavenly
bodies will be shaken.
35)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what sign will appear in heaven?
o
The sign of the
Son of Man will appear in heaven.
36)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what will the Son of Man do?
o
The Son of Man
will come on the clouds of heaven with great
§
Power.
§
And glory.
37)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what will all the
peoples of the earth do when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of
heaven with great power and glory?
o
They will mourn.
38)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 31 what will he do upon his return?
o
Jesus will send
his angels with a loud trumpet call.
o
They will gather
his elect
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From the four
winds.
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From one end of
the heavens to the other.
39)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 32 and 33 how does the lesson of the fig tree aid us in
discerning the imminence of the end?
o
We know that
summer is near.
o
As soon as
o
The twigs of the
fig tree get tender.
o
And its leaves
come out.
o
Even so
o
We know that the
end is near, right at the door.
o
When
o
We see these
things.
40)
Did what Jesus
described happen within Jesus’ generation?
o
Some but not all
of the things that Jesus described happened in 70 A.D.
41)
What does ‘this
generation’ in verse 34 refer to, given that the generation for which ‘this
generation’ serves as timing reference is in the
preceding verse 33 that refers to the
presence of all the signs that accompany the end of the age in the terminal
generation of humanity?
o
‘This generation’
in verse 34 does not refer
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To Jesus’
generation.
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But to the
terminal generation of humanity.
42)
What does verse
34 tell us about the fulfillment of all the things
Jesus described in the terminal generation
of humanity?
o
The terminal
generation of humanity will certainly not pass away.
o
Until
o
All the things Jesus
described have happened.
43)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what is the durability of his words?
o
Heaven and earth
will pass away.
o
But Jesus’ words
will never pass away.
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Matthew 24:1-35
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