Great Tribulation and Hope 21 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. Matthew 24:21 The great tribulation. We can look around at all that is happening in the world and then think that it can get worse, much […]
Sabbath Flight 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. Matthew 24:20 As time passes and the Second Coming fails to arrive, several groups are formed. There are those who believe that the church has strayed from the original early church teachings, claim that we are currently Babylon, and […]
Be Ready 15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Matthew 24:14 It’s not just Adventists it seems who read the book of Daniel. Jesus seems to have known the book […]
To The World 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. Matthew 24:14 This is the most important verse in Matthew 24. Even with all the other prophetic signs and events, this is the only verse that truly tells […]
Birth Of Christ 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for […]
Offended and Betrayed 9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. Matthew 24:6 In verse 9 we see a double prophecy at work. When Christianity was first born, they were hated by both the Jews, as blasphemers, and Romans as […]
Rumors of Wars 6 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. Matthew 24:6 As we continue to read through Matthew 24 and the prophecies of the end we come across the telling of wars. What is very […]
Not One Stone Upon Another 1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. Matthew 24:1 Matthew 24 is very important to Adventists. It is a chapter in Matthew that is focused on prophecy and the End Times. Before all that however, […]
One Father 6 They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, 7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ Matthew 23:6-7 We usually think of Jesus as a kind, loving soft-spoken man on earth but in chapters like this we can see that he wasn’t just a pushover. He […]
Not As They Do 41 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. Matthew 23:1-3 Something was wrong with the church. The leaders were in […]
