Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 15 and 16 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” “The Greek word rendered “mountains” may with equal or greater propriety be rendered in the singular–mountain: and it is so rendered in a majority of instances in the Common Version. Indeed, to flee out of Judea (literal) to…
Matthew Chapter 24 The Trouble in the End of the Jewish Age As was stated in our previous post Luke’s account centers more on the trouble upon fleshly Israel which culminated A.D. 70 whereas Matthew’s account centers on the spiritual aspect and the trouble coming upon nominal spiritual Israel i.e. Christendom, so we will take a look at Luke’s account first. LUKE 21 Verse 20-22 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near….
Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 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.” “Here again our Lord clearly showed the disciples that the end of the age was much farther off than they had supposed; that the message of his Kingdom was to be good tidings, not to Israel only, but to all nations. But this did not imply that other nations…
Matthew Chapter 24 In Verses 4-8 our Lord briefly summarized the history of the past nineteen centuries not only foretelling of wars, earthquakes, famines and pestilences to come, but also of false Christ who would appear at various times deceiving and leading many astray. Our Lord then turning to the history of the true Church (during the same time) goes on to state the same with brevity, thus: VERSE 9-13 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill…
Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 6-8 “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. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” “Thus briefly did our Lord summarize SECULAR HISTORY, and teach the disciples not to expect very soon…
Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 3 continued, “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?” Before we proceed on to the next verse let us consider the first question asked by the disciples a bit more, recall our Lord had just stated that “not one stone (of the Temple) shall…
Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 1 and 2 “Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” “Our Lord uttered one of the most remarkable prophecies of Holy Writ respecting the “Time of the End“–the closing…
The End of Israel’s Seven Times “This long period (“seven times,” or 2520 years) of Israel’s punishment is the period of Gentile dominion–the “Times of the Gentiles.” Since, as we have already shown, the “Gentile Times” began B.C. 606, and were to continue twenty-five hundred and twenty years, they will end A.D. 1914 (2520 – 606 = 1914). Then the blessings recorded in the latter part of the same chapter (Lev. 26:44, 45) will be fulfilled. God will remember and…
“Now bear in mind the date already found for the beginning of the Gentile Times–viz., B.C. 606–while we proceed to examine the evidence proving their length to be 2520 years, ending A.D. 1914. We must not expect to find this information stated in so many words. Had it been so stated, it would have been known before it was due. It is given in such a way as to conceal it until “the time of the end.” Dan. 12:4, 10…
The Beginning of Gentile Times “Our Lord’s words, “until the times* of the Gentiles be fulfilled,” imply that the times of the Gentiles must have a definitely appointed limit; because an unlimited, indefinite period could not be said to be fulfilled. So, then, Gentile rule had a beginning, will last for a fixed time, and will end at the time appointed. The beginning of these Gentile Times is clearly located by the Scriptures. Hence, if they furnish us the length…