Matthew 24:1-51

Words After Leaving The Temple About The Destruction Of The Temple And About His Second Coming (24:1-51).

a Introduction in which Jesus declares that the Temple will be utterly destroyed (Matthew 24:1-2).

b His disciples ask when it will happen, and when the end of the age/world will come (Matthew 24:3).

c Jesus describes the troubles and catastrophes soon coming on the world, and the tribulation awaiting the disciples and their followers. This will be accompanied by the spreading of the good news of the Kingly Rule throughout the whole world, along with which will be the sowing of the tares/darnel (Matthew 13:25-27; Matthew 13:38-39), that is, the false prophets and teachers and their words (Matthew 24:4-14).

d He describes the destruction of the Temple and the long and great tribulation coming on the Jews, including the coming of false Christs and false prophets who are not to be heeded, because His own coming will be sudden and unexpected (Matthew 24:23-28).

e He describes the final days leading up to His coming, when He will come in glory and His angels will gather together His elect (Matthew 24:29-31).

d He warns them to watch for the signs that He has described, and to be aware that they and the destruction of the Temple will occur within their generation, although to be aware that that does not necessarily include His coming, for even He does not know the time of His coming, meanwhile warning of the suddenness and unexpectedness both of His coming and the gathering of the elect (Matthew 24:32-44).

c He narrates the parable of the servant who is set over the household, and who must choose whether he will be a good or bad servant (Matthew 24:45-51), likens the Kingly Rule of Heaven to the situation of ten virgins awaiting the bridegroom, and warns them to watch for His coming with their lamps filled, with five fulfilling the requirement (Matthew 25:1-13), and likens the situation of the Kingly Rule of Heaven to the situation of three servants, two of whom fulfil their responsibility and are rewarded, and one who does not and is cast into outer darkness (Matthew 25:14-30).

b He describes pictorially the scene of the end of the age/world and of His final judgment (Matthew 25:31-46).

a He ceases His words in order to prepare for His own destruction (Matthew 26:1).