Studying the entire chapter shows that Jesus was answering two questions (Matthew 24:1-3): first, when the Jerusalem temple would be destroyed, followed by “…What will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?”  Those questions were answered in the order in which they were given.  Study Matthew 24:4-34 carefully and you’ll see that the signs mentioned in those verses herald the destruction of the Jerusalem temple.  Verse 34 especially makes this clear:  “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.”  If the signs mentioned in vs. 4-33 dealt with Christ’s second coming, verse 34 would not be true since the generation in which Jesus lived was thousands of years ago.  Yet, we see the truthfulness of this statement when we remember that the Romans destroyed the temple just a few decades after Jesus made that statement that it would happen within His generation.… Read More My Thoughts on Matthew 24 (2)

If God was going to let us know that the end was near, His Son would not have compared his coming to a thief surprising an unsuspecting homeowner.… Read More My Thoughts on Matthew 24