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Text -- Matthew 24:1-43 (NET)
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The Destruction of the Temple
24:1 Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away , his disciples came to show him the temple buildings .
24:2 And he said said to them , “Do you see all these things ? I tell you the truth , not one stone will be left on another . All will be torn down !”
Signs of the End of the Age
24:3 As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives , his disciples came to him privately and said , “Tell us , when will these things happen ? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age ?”
24:4 Jesus answered them , “Watch out that no one misleads you .
24:5 For many will come in my name , saying , ‘I am the Christ ,’ and they will mislead many .
24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars . Make sure that you are not alarmed , for this must happen , but the end is still to come .
24:7 For nation will rise up in arms against nation , and kingdom against kingdom . And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places .
24:8 All these things are the beginning of birth pains .
Persecution of Disciples
24:9 “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you . You will be hated by all the nations because of my name .
24:10 Then many will be led into sin , and they will betray one another and hate one another .
24:11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive many ,
24:12 and because lawlessness will increase so much , the love of many will grow cold .
24:13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved .
24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations , and then the end will come .
The Abomination of Desolation
24:15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation – spoken about by Daniel the prophet – standing in the holy place (let the reader understand ),
24:16 then those in Judea must flee to the mountains .
24:17 The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house ,
24:18 and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak .
24:19 Woe to those who are pregnant pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days !
24:20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath .
24:21 For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now , or ever will happen .
24:22 And if those days had not been cut short , no one would be saved . But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short .
24:23 Then if anyone says to you , ‘Look , here is the Christ !’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him.
24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive , if possible , even the elect .
24:25 Remember , I have told you ahead of time .
24:26 So then, if someone says to you , ‘Look , he is in the wilderness ,’ do not go out , or ‘Look , he is in the inner rooms ,’ do not believe him.
24:27 For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west , so the coming of the Son of Man will be .
24:28 Wherever the corpse is , there the vultures will gather .
The Arrival of the Son of Man
24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days , the sun will be darkened , and the moon will not give its light ; the stars will fall from heaven , and the powers of heaven will be shaken .
24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven , and all the tribes of the earth will mourn . They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory .
24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast , and they will gather his elect from the four winds , from one end of heaven to the other .
The Parable of the Fig Tree
24:32 “Learn this parable from the fig tree : Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves , you know that summer is near .
24:33 So also you , when you see all these things , know that he is near, right at the door .
24:34 I tell you the truth , this generation will not pass away until all these things take place .
24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will never pass away .
Be Ready!
24:36 “But as for that day and hour no one knows it– not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone .
24:37 For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be .
24:38 For in those days before the flood , people were eating and drinking , marrying and giving in marriage , until the day Noah entered the ark .
24:39 And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away . It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man .
24:40 Then there will be two men in the field ; one will be taken and one left .
24:41 There will be two women grinding grain with a mill ; one will be taken and one left .
24:42 “Therefore stay alert , because you do not know on what day your Lord will come .
24:43 But understand this : If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming , he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Mill |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
Temple |
Olves, Mount of |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
PAROUSIA |
MILLENNIUM, PREMILLENNIAL VIEW |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS |
Israel |
ANDREW |
Earth |
CHRISTS, FALSE |
Antichrist |
THESSALONIANS, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE |
Angel |
EARTHQUAKE |
Minister |
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NET Notes -> Mat 24:1; Mat 24:1; Mat 24:2; Mat 24:2; Mat 24:2; Mat 24:2; Mat 24:3; Mat 24:3; Mat 24:4; Mat 24:4; Mat 24:5; Mat 24:5; Mat 24:6; Mat 24:7; Mat 24:7; Mat 24:7; Mat 24:8; Mat 24:9; Mat 24:9; Mat 24:10; Mat 24:11; Mat 24:13; Mat 24:14; Mat 24:15; Mat 24:16; Mat 24:17; Mat 24:17; Mat 24:19; Mat 24:20; Mat 24:21; Mat 24:21; Mat 24:23; Mat 24:23; Mat 24:24; Mat 24:25; Mat 24:26; Mat 24:26; Mat 24:27; Mat 24:28; Mat 24:28; Mat 24:28; Mat 24:29; Mat 24:29; Mat 24:29; Mat 24:30; Mat 24:30; Mat 24:30; Mat 24:30; Mat 24:30; Mat 24:31; Mat 24:32; Mat 24:33; Mat 24:34; Mat 24:34; Mat 24:35; Mat 24:36; Mat 24:37; Mat 24:38; Mat 24:39; Mat 24:39; Mat 24:40; Mat 24:41; Mat 24:42; Mat 24:43
NET Notes: Mat 24:1 The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who c...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:3 Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe si...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:7 Most witnesses (C Θ 0102 Ë1,13 Ï) have “and plagues” (καὶ λοιμοί, kai loimoi)...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved. Jesus was not claiming here that salvation is by works. He was simply arguing that genuine faith ...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:14 Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “nations” or “Gentiles”).
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NET Notes: Mat 24:15 The reference to the abomination of desolation is an allusion to Dan 9:27. Though some have seen the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecy in the act...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:16 Fleeing to the mountains is a key OT image: Gen 19:17; Judg 6:2; Isa 15:5; Jer 16:16; Zech 14:5.
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NET Notes: Mat 24:17 The swiftness and devastation of the judgment will require a swift escape. There will be no time to come down from the roof and pick up anything from ...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:21 Suffering unlike anything that has happened. Some refer this event to the destruction of Jerusalem in a.d. 70. While the events of a.d. 70 may reflect...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:24 Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:27 The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.
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NET Notes: Mat 24:28 Grk “will be gathered.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in English.
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NET Notes: Mat 24:29 An allusion to Isa 13:10, 34:4 (LXX); Joel 2:10. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spi...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:31 Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:33 The verb γινώσκετε (ginwskete, “know”) can be parsed as either present indicative or present...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:34 This is one of the hardest verses in the gospels to interpret. Various views exist for what generation means. (1) Some take it as meaning “race&...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:35 The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; ...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:36 ‡ Some important witnesses, including early Alexandrian and Western mss (א*,2 B D Θ Ë13 pc it vgmss Irlat Hiermss), have the add...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:37 Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5-8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.
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NET Notes: Mat 24:40 There is debate among commentators and scholars over the phrase one will be taken and one left about whether one is taken for judgment or for salvatio...
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NET Notes: Mat 24:41 According to L&N 46.16, this refers to a hand mill normally operated by two women.
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NET Notes: Mat 24:42 Most later mss (L 0281 Ï lat) have here ὥρᾳ ({wra, “hour”) instead of ἡμέρα (Jemera, ̶...
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