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Eschatology

Lesson 11 – The Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24)

Memory/Key Verse: 

Matt. 24:4: And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you

I.       Introduction

II.    The Apostles’ Three Questions (v. 1-3)

1. When will the temple  be destroyed?

2. What is the sign of Jesus' Second Coming?

3. What is the sign  of the end of the world?

III. Answer to the first question (Luke 21:20-24 )

IV. Answers to and events associated with questions 2 and 3

A.   Transitory events (Matt. 24:4-8)

B.   Events leading up to the end (vs. 9-13)

C.   Gospel of the Kingdom (v. 14)

D.   Tribulation signs  (vs. 15-22)

E.    False versus true Christs  (vs. 23-28)

F.    More Tribulation signs (vs. 29-35)

G.   Christ surprise return (vs. 36-51)

V.    Conclusion

A.   Don’t be deceived (Matt. 24:4)

B.   Watch (Mark 13:37)

Answers to last lesson’s voluntary self quiz

1.       Pre-Millinneal/Pre-Tribulational (Pre-Millennial means Christ returns before the Millennium, and Pre-Tribulational means Christ Raptures the Church prior to the Tribulation.)

2.       Before the Tribulation

3.       At the time of the Rapture

4.       At the end of the Tribulation

5.       Seven years

6.       1000 years

7.       Heaven

8.       The New Jerusalem

9.       Hell

10.   The Lake of Fire

11.   The Judgment seat of Christ

12.   The Great White Throne Judgment

13.   The Judgment of the Nations or the Sheep and Goats Judgment

14.   To judge our works.  For the Christian, this will determine the rewards, and for the non-Christian the degree of punishment.

15.   It will burn up and be recreated

16.   The Judgment Seat of Christ, the Marriage and Supper of the Lamb, we’ll be given white robes and will return with Him on white horses.

17.   The first half will have peace and prosperity, but at about midway the Antichrist will desecrate the Temple and begin persecutions, and the wrath of God will come.

18.   The antichrist and the false prophet

19.   144,000 Jewish men from each of the 12 tribes, called servants of God, sealed in the Tribulation from harm;  they are likely evangelists preaching the “Gospel of the Kingdom.”

20.   Two individuals, likely Moses and Elijah, that will arise during the Tribulation

21.   Satan will be loosed from Hell, and will deceive causing a final rebellion which God will stop. Then there will be the Great White Throne Judgment.

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