The Big Chill
Richard A. Bradley
Matthew 24:3-14
Matthew 24:3-14
3 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?''
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: ''Take heed that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.
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.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
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.
10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
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.
Like many in our day the disciples were interested in the second coming. It's always fascinated me that they wanted to know about the second coming when Jesus was sitting right in front of them. Some of us are never satisfied. In today's text we find Jesus' response to their question concerning the sign of His coming and the end of the age. This whole discussion began with the Lord's prediction of the Temple's destruction. The disciples could not conceive of a world in which the Jewish Temple did not exist.
As He taught, Jesus mentioned several signs that would precede His coming. He spoke of such things as tribulation, earthquakes and wars and rumors of wars. We have endlessly discussed ...
Richard A. Bradley
Matthew 24:3-14
Matthew 24:3-14
3 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?''
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: ''Take heed that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.
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.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
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.
10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
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.
Like many in our day the disciples were interested in the second coming. It's always fascinated me that they wanted to know about the second coming when Jesus was sitting right in front of them. Some of us are never satisfied. In today's text we find Jesus' response to their question concerning the sign of His coming and the end of the age. This whole discussion began with the Lord's prediction of the Temple's destruction. The disciples could not conceive of a world in which the Jewish Temple did not exist.
As He taught, Jesus mentioned several signs that would precede His coming. He spoke of such things as tribulation, earthquakes and wars and rumors of wars. We have endlessly discussed ...
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