The End Times
In my last post, we began a new series on the End Times by reviewing the beginning of time in B’resheet. We are on an adventure to see if we can gain some understanding of the End of this Age. In this post, I want to re-cap what we have already learned in What Does Yeshua Say About the End Times – Part 1 – 13.
The Olivet Discourse is contained in Matthew 24 & 25. The Olivet Discourse grew out of some questions the talmidim asked when Yeshua told them that the temple would one day be destroyed. First, they wanted to know when. This answer is not recorded in Matthew but is given in Luke 21:20-24. Second, they asked about the sign of Yeshua’s return. This is answered in Matthew 24:29-44. In their final question, they asked about the sign of the end of the age. Yeshua’s reply is in Matthew 24:4-8.
What Does Yeshua Say About the End Times |
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| Part ~ 1 | In this post, we covered Matthew 24:1-3 wherein Yeshua foretells of the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. |
| Part ~ 2 | In this post, we looked at Matthew 24:3-8 wherein Yeshua warns the talmidim to Be Alert to the Signs. Many will come proclaiming they are the Messiah and you will hear of wars and rumors of war. |
| Part ~ 3 | Continuing in Matthew 24:9-14, Yeshua warns that the talmidim will be arrested, punished and put to death. “But whoever holds out till the end will be delivered. And this Good News about the Kingdom will be announced throughout the whole world as a witness to all the Goyim. It is then that the end will come” ~ Matthew 24:13-14. |
| Part ~ 4 | In Matthew 24:15-20 we learn about the Abomination of Desolation and examined Daniel’s prophecy in chapter 9. |
| Part ~ 5 | Continuing with the Abomination of Desolation in Mathew 24:21-28, we explored the three main views regarding the Tribulation. I will come back to this topic again in this series more in-depth then I did in the previous series. |
| Part ~ 6 | Next, we explored the Coming of the Son of Man in Matthew 24:29-31. We will be spending more time on this as well in this current series. |
| Part ~ 7 | Matthew 24:32-35 presented the Lesson of the Fig Tree. The blooming of the fig tree gives us a clue as to when He will return. He won’t return until all He has said will happen comes to pass. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away” ~ (v. 35). |
| Part ~ 8 | Per Matthew 24:36-51, No One Knows the Day or Hour of His second coming. It is the Father’s secret to be revealed when He wills. |
| Part ~ 9 | Moving on to Mathew 25:1-13 we learned about the Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids. Yeshua continues to warn His talmidim to be alert and prepared for His return. |
| Part ~ 10 | Matthew 25:14-23 deals with the Parable of the Talents. In this post, we dealt with the first two servants who invested what was given to them and made a profit for their master. It teaches us to be faithful with our own talents, time and treasures. |
| Part ~ 11 | Continuing with the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:24-30, we see how the master dealt with the servant who just buried the master’s money and did not earn a profit. It was in this post that I first raised the question Can Salvation Be Lost? |
| Part ~ 12 | Studying Mathew 25:31-36, we began to look at the metaphor of the sheep and the goats in The Final Judgment. |
| Part ~ 13 | The Olivet Discourse and The Final Judgment concludes in Matthew 24:37-46. We learned the differences between Sheol, Hades and Gehenna. This is another subject I plan on reviewing again in this series. |
For those who may not have read the above posts, I would highly encourage you to at least read Matthew 24 & 25 for yourself before going any further with this series. They contain the words of our Lord that set the background for understanding the visions that were given to Yochanan as recorded in Revelation.
As we go through Revelation verse-by-verse, I will also be going back to the prophets who will confirm what Yochanan was seeing had been previously prophesied years earlier.
In my next post, I want to present the most popular views of the millennium and rapture of the saints before we start dissecting Revelation. As we go through the letter, I’ll do my best to present the different views as we come to passages that are interpreted differently by the adherents to those views.
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I’m looking forward to your thoughts. I just went and read the 10 virgins.
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Thanx, Patrick. I’m looking forward to it as well. I’m entering into this project with some added excitement, but also with fear and trepidation that I rightly divide the Word of God.
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I learned a long time ago that the only ones who never miss it are the ones who never pull the trigger.
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