Matthew 24:1-35, Bible Study - The End Times part 1

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Study Description:
In this week's (and next week’s) study Dave does a surface-level overview of the end times. This week covering Matthew 24:1-35 in which Jesus first describes the “signs of the times” for the world, then specifically for the Jews. In next week's study Dave will look at the rest of Matthew 24 and what we as believers are called to do, knowing that we are living in the end times.

Books references:
LaHaye, Tim & Jerry Jenkins. Left Behind. Weaton: Tyndale House Publishers, 1995.
http://www.leftbehind.com

Rhodes, Ron. The End Times in Chronological Order. Eugene: Harvest House, 2001

12 signs of the times:
False Messiahs - anyone who claims to be Christ - or claims to be “the way”
Read 1 John 4:1-6. - how to recognize false messiahs
Remember Antichrist means: “inplace of Christ”
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Wars & rumors of Wars
GRAPH - State-based conflicts since 1946. From our world in data
GRAPH - Global deaths in conflicts since 1400 - “our world in data”
Suggest Search Wikipedia: List_of_wars_by_death_toll

Nation vs Nation & Kingdom vs Kingdom - what does that mean?
“Ethnos” - Racial tensions. BLM
Religious wars
Spiritual battles. - Angels vs demons -
Good Read: Frank Peretti - This present Darkness.

Famines Pestilence (sickness)
Article by John Holmes from the UN.ORG: https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/losing-25000-hunger-every-day

NPR article by H.J. Mai: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/05/850470436/u-n-warns-number-of-people-starving-to-death-could-double-amid-pandemic

Earthquakes in various places
The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC).

Persecuted - Christians and Jews are hated for God’s sake
Jewish Persecution
The CSGC (Center for the Study of Global Christianity) - by Gordon Conwell.
Would you die for your faith?
Many will turn away from the faith, betraying and hating each other

False prophets will appear
“Word of Faith,” “Prosperity Theology” or “Health and Wealth Gospel.”
Good move to watch: American Gospel: Christ Alone.
For more: https://www.gotquestions.org/Word-Faith.html

Increase in wickedness (lawlessness)

Love will grow cold (depresion)

Those who hold firm will be saved - hit on the before the end!
Gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world. “Fullness of the Gentiles” - when the last person is saved.
Wycliffe Bible Translators (Wycliffe.org)
Goal of a bible for every language spoken on earth. Completion date estimated between 2025 and 2038.

Read Mt. 24:15
Pause point to talk about the Jews.
Abrahamic Covenant. Unconditional between God and Israel. (Gen 12-22)

Mosaic Covenant. Conditional between God and Israel. (Deuteronomy 11 and Exodus 20)

Diaspora, Scattering of the jews. Mt 21 - Parable of the wedding Banquet & Tenants. Jesus was prophesying what was to come for Israel.

Matt 21:43 “Therefor I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.”

Jews were scattered. “To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations” James 1:1. 1 Peter 1:1, similar.

AD 70 - Titus

Replacement Theology aka “Supersessionism”

God promised to regather the Jews - the regathering
Deuteronomy 30:3
Ezekiel 11:17
Jeremiah 32:37
Isaiah 11:11-12
Ezekiel 39:27-28:
Zionist Movement
Theodor Herzel - 1896 published, “The Jewish State” founder of Zionist Movement.
Eliezer Ben-Yahuda. Born 1858. Brought back the Hebrew Language.

70 “weeks” - Heptad - Greek for period of 7. Daniel 9:20-27

Antichrist
READ REV 13:3b-5 The Beast
Man of Lawlessness - 2 THES 2:3-10 - something is holding him back now - next week.
A Covenant with many for 1 7 (final 7 years of Daniel’s 490 years) - Tribulation.

The abomination of Desolation - What is an abomination - Idol worship.
Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11, Mat 24:15., 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Rev 13:14-15,
1st occurred in 167 BC with Antiochus “Epiphanies” - “the illustrious one” or “god manifest”
2nd occurrence by the Antichrist in the middle of the tribulation.

The abomination of Desolation Leads to:
Antichrist claiming leadership of the one-world Religion.
Jews will be saved. READ Romans 11:25-26

Read MT. 24:15-28
Read Rev. 19:11-19:19
Read MT. 24:29-35

FIG TREE is Israel - Hosea 9:10
Ezekiel 38:14 - when Israel is at peace.
Israel has peace deals w/ Egypt, Jordan and in, 2020 4 of the Arab league nations: Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Morocco.

Conclude