Matthew 24:1-14, 15-35, NIV
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..truth…sign of your coming and of the end of the age…many signs, examples: Nation will rise against nation, famines, earthquakes, deception, persecutions of saints…many will turn away from the faith and betray and hate each other….hated by all the nations because of me…increase of wickedness..the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved..this gospel of the kingdom will be preached as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come vs 4-14.
Matthew 24:15-35; 36,-42
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End day, Prophet Daniel mentioned, prophesizing of end times vs 15, Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11-false prophets beware; signs-distress…the sun will be darkened…moon will not give its light…stars will fall from the sky…heavenly bodies will be shaken…Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory…sends out angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather the elect from the four winds, drom one end of the heavens to the other (vs 23-31); learn from the fig tree…twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near vs 32.
Only the Father knows when is the last day or hour…vs 36-unique individual and unique knowledge and authority, even Jesus, the Son and the angels do not know. Jesus, the Son lives under the authority even though he is part of the trinity God head.
Heavens and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away vs 35.
Grim outlook and hard to swallow. Signs mentioned by Jesus to watch.