Category: The Olivet Discourse
The Great Tribulation: Olivet Discourse: worse time ever
The Great Tribulation is a time like the world will never see twice What should we make of the words of Jesus regarding the great tribulation? People exaggerate all the time, but did Jesus exaggerate when he gave his description of what he and others call the great tribulation? While we consider his words in the Olivet Discourse…
The day after Abomination: Olivet Discourse: Matt. 24:16-20
Run! The day after the Abomination of Desolation On the day after the Abomination of Desolation, I hope you don’t have any plans. Jesus already planned the day for you. There’s only one important thing to remember. Run faster on the day after Jesus gave this message to his disciples on the night before his betrayal.…
The Gospel: Matt. 24: 13-15 & the Abomination of Desolation
The Gospel of the Kingdom is preached before the end comes. The Gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ has provided salvation for humanity. Many people don’t care to take part in that salvation but that’s another issue. The Gospel was preached before and then during the ministry of Jesus and the preaching has…
Poor Interpretation? Matt. 24:8-13 God’s Word-infallible!
Olivet Discourse: Is your interpretation of this important passage wrong? A person’s interpretation of the Olivet Discourse is almost always dependent upon the teacher or organization from which he or she learned it. Honest Bible students must be willing to set aside pre-determined outcomes when they try to interpret a Bible passage. There are so-called…
Beginning of Sorrows: The Olivet Discourse Matt. 24:4-8
The beginning of Sorrows. Jesus said it gets worse The beginning of sorrows is just the start of the scary end-time scenario which Jesus unveiled in his Olivet Discourse. In the last article on this subject, (here) I limited the topic to one verse, Matthew 24:4. In that verse, Jesus warned his disciples against being…
Deception: Jesus warned us to beware Matt. 24:4
Jesus warned about deception but did we listen? There is a great deal of deception and false teaching surrounding Jesus’ words in Matthew 24 & 25. Jesus and a few of his close disciples sat on the Mount of Olives. They discussed future events and the end of the age. Jesus’ primary focus was far…
On the Mount of Olives with the Controversies Jesus started
On the Mount of Olives, Jesus gave his most important prophecy. They sat in a quiet place on the Mount of Olives. There had been a long pause before Jesus’ friends asked some very important questions. We’re glad they asked those questions but we’re also still trying to figure out what the Lord meant when…
The Olivet Discourse: And the great sign, an Abomination
The Olivet Discourse: Jesus’ words of warning concerning the last days This article continues a series that explores the meaning of the Olivet Discourse. (See here) It is common to assume the Olivet Discourse is only chapter 24, but chapter 25 is very much a part of the whole context. The opening verse of chapter…
Jesus’ Olivet Discourse, Part 1: a critical Bible prophecy
Jesus’ Olivet Discourse Part One: Trying to Understand the words of Jesus “Jesus’ Olivet Discourse.” This article is the opening ‘salvo’ in what will be a series of articles addressing the interpretation of this crucial passage of prophetic scripture. The Lord said these things, and his closest disciples wrote them down. This passage has the…
Jesus answered 3 questions of the end of the age: Matt. 24
Three questions for Jesus The disciples of Jesus had three important questions for Jesus on the night before he was crucified. Matthew 24:3 “As He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming,…
