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The end of the world is a topic that has raised many questions down through the ages.
2. The good news is, God wants us to know about the end times.
3. We know this is true because He gave us His Word, the Bible, which gives us specific information about the end times so that we may know the truth about the last days and be prepared for its coming.
4. Last week, we studied the first part of a series called Things to Come, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ from Matthew 24:1-14.
5. Tonight, during the second part of the series, we will focus on two questions which arise from Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 24:15-28, specifically:
a. Who is the Antichrist?
b. Will the Church go through the Great Tribulation?
6. As I shared last week, it is my prayer that our study will strengthen our faith, increase our love, and deepen our hope for the return of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Matthew 24:15-28

Context
1. Matthew 24-25 is called the Olivet Discourse because Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, when He taught His disciples.
2. This message actually began in Jerusalem in Matthew 23. Jesus had just finished rebuking the Jewish leaders for their hypocrisy and their rejection of Him.

Matthew 23:37-39, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. Behold, your house is being left to you desolate! For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

3. Jesus’ words were a prophetic judgement against Jerusalem and the Temple, which must have shocked the Jewish leaders, the crowds, and His disciples because Herod’s Temple inspired awe in all who saw it.
4. The disciples, who were still processing what Jesus had said just moments before, pointed out to Him the magnificence of Herod’s Temple as they were leaving.
5. Their comments prompted Jesus to say, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.” (2)
6. Jesus’ prophecy came to pass exactly as He said for in A.D. 70 the Roman General Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the soldiers removed every ounce of gold from the Temple by setting it on fire and overturning every stone.
7. Again, shocked by what they had heard, we’re told in Mark 13:3 that Peter, James, John, and Andrew privately asked Jesus two questions:
a. When will the Temple be destroyed?
b. What will be the sign of Your coming at the of the end of the age?
8. Basically, they were wondering, “If Jerusalem and the Temple are destroyed, then how will there be a nation for Messiah to rule?”
9. Again, the words of Jesus are important for us to understand the heart of our God and Savior.

Matthew 24:25, “Behold, I have told you in advance.”

Transition – Since Jesus told us in advance, we need to make sure we understand the things to come. Let’s begin with the first question….

I. Who is the Antichrist?

• In verses 15-16, 21, Jesus said, “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains… For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.”
• The Bible declares that there will be a seven-year period called the Great Tribulation, also known as The Time of Jacobs’s Trouble, The Day of the Lord, and Daniel’s 70th Week from Daniel 9:24-27.
• As I mentioned last week, God has two primary purposes for the Great Tribulation period:
o First, the Great Tribulation will focus on Israel, to refine and prepare Israel for the coming of their King; that they may enter into and enjoy His Millennial Kingdom.

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