Great Tribulation, Part 1

Matthew 24:15-28

In Matthew 24, we are in the middle of Jesus teaching His disciples on the Mount of Olives shortly before He would be betrayed, seized, tried, condemned, and crucified. In this important teaching discourse, Jesus prophesies about the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the events that surround His second coming and the end of the age.

Every time we come to prophecy in scripture, we should be greatly encouraged by it. Think about it. The Almighty sovereign God, who knows all things from the beginning to the end, has revealed by prophecy what will happen in the future. As Peter wrote, “for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21). If this is true of prophets through whom the Holy Spirit inspired the scriptures, how much more sure (2 Peter 1:19) is the prophetic word spoken directly by the Son of God Himself (Hebrews 1:2)! And that is exactly what we have here in Matthew 24 and 25. Jesus gives His sure word about His coming and the end of the age. More →