Before we get started, we need to know that Matthew 24 and Mark 13 are sister chapters. Being written by two different disciples they are slightly different but still the same message. Also, Luke 21 kind of gives us a sideways look at this. To me the most important chapters of God’s word. Here we find our destiny’s. So let’s begin.
Matthew 24
[1] And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
[2] And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
This is in Zechariahs 14:1-4 Let us read.
Zec.14:1] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
[2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
[3] Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
[4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
This being the 7th. trump. Now Jesus will explain the end by giving us the six seals that are placed in our foreheads. We find them in Revelation chapter 6. And Matthew continues.
Mat.24:3] And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Have we not all asked this question, and is this not the question of “when is the end times”. Jesus is going to answer when is this world age going to end. And His answer is…
Mat.24:4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
[5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Many will come in my name. and many shall be deceived. What this means is many will come to you and say “I am a Christian, and one will come to you saying I am Christ. First let’s go to 1John 4:3 and it reads.
1John 4:1] Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
[2] Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
[3] And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
[4] Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Now at the 6th. trump Satan will come and say I am Christ and will deceive many. But we won’t be deceived and will stand against him. This is the first seal in Rev.6:2. And it reads.
Rev.6:2] And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
This word “bow” is Toxon, G5115 in the Greek and means, a cheap fabric, an imitation. Not like the rainbow in Revelations 4:3, but this will be the antichrist.
Mat.24:6] And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
[7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
First these famines of the end times is not for food or water but for hearing the word of God. Amos 8:11. But this is the 2nd. Seal. And Rev. 6:4 reads.
Rev.6:4] And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
That was the war horse, and there is much of that going on right now. And Matthew continues.
Mat.24:8] All these are the beginning of sorrows.
[9] Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
[10] And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Did not we study “hate”. They will persecute you for his name’s sake.
Mat.24:11] And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
They are in our churches today teaching “fly away theories”.
Mat.24:12] And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Love is the opposite of hate. And few shall be able to give their love. It is the times that we live.
Mat.24:13] But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[14] And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
We shall be delivered up and give the testament of Christ. And after all that is prophesied comes to pass, then, and only then shall the end come.
Mat.24:15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Jesus brought up Daniel, making the Old Testament very important to understand his teaching. Let us go to Daniel and read 9:27.
Dan.9:27] And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
The oblation shall cease because the whole world will be taken the sacraments to the false Christ and not the true Christ. Now Daniel prophesied that Satan would be here 3.5 years. And Jesus will tell us he has shortened the time to 5 months. We find that in Revelations 9:4.
Rev.9:4] And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
[5] And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
The thing that matters most is we found out that the “times were shortened”. We will study this another day. Back to Matthew and it reads.
Mat.24:16] Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
[17] Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Who is on the house tops? That would be us, His watchmen, we are seeing the signs and warning the people.
Mat.24:18] Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
The field is this world. We are to be working in the field.
Mat.24:19] And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
The Lord considers worshipping the antichrist as sleeping with another. Think spiritually. We are to be virgins for Christ, and not worshipping the antichrist.
Mat.24:20] But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Not in the winter, don’t be taken out of season. You could only travel ¾ of a mile on the sabbath. Not far enough to escape His wrath.
Mat.24:21] For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Some people teach this happened when Titus the Roman general destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. this is not true. They just don’t understand Gods word. How can it be that was the greatest tribulation of all time. That is ignorant, and you should run from that teaching.
Mat.24:22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
And that is in Rev.9:4-5. Shortened to five months.
Mat.24:23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
[24] For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
“If it were possible”, I don’t think it is possible, for it they are deceived they will commit the unpardonable sin. I just don’t think that will happen. But know that Jesus just said that there will be false teachers and false prophets (fallen angels) that show great things that we can’t imagine. They will deceive many.
Mat.24:25] Behold, I have told you before.
[26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
How will we know that Jesus is not here? when Jesus comes you won’t need anyone telling you because when Jesus comes all are turned to spirit immediately, in a blink of an eye. 1Cor.15:50-55. And it reads.
1Cor.15:50] Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
[51] Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Talking about how, when the 7th. trump sounds, will those that are alive and in the flesh be raised.
1Cor.15:53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
[54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
[55] O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
This is why Jesus was crucified on the cross. To defeat death, that is the devil. Back to Matthew and it reads.
Mat.24:27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Better translated.
Mat.24:28] For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
At the 7th. trump, all that remain in the flesh, are changed into spiritual bodies. 1Cor.15. these eagles should have been translated vultures.
Mat.24:29] Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
The brightness of his coming will darken all things. Nothing is brighter than the glory of the LORD. When he returns, he brings an army (the stars of heaven) with him.
Mat.24:30] And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
[31] And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
At the 7th. trump and not before. Satan comes at the 6th. and the true Christ comes at the 7th. let no man tell you that you are going to fly away. It just won’t happen.
Mat.24:32] Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
[33] So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Jesus just said learn a parable of the fig tree. And for that we will continue in the next lesson. It is too important not to cover it, but to long for today. So, let’s go to his throne.
Father, we thank you for your word and ask that you bless all that love you. In Jesus’s precious name, Amen.
KJV along with The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Of The Bible