Month: August 2022
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins 2
We’re talking about the end of the age, the signs of the Second Coming, and what it means to be prepared. In that context, we have four parables of Jesus to help us better understand the signs, the delay, and how we await his return. Last week, we began a study of the Ten Virgins…
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
We’re studying the discourse found in Matthew 24 and 25, the so called Olivet discourse, which is centered on the question that the disciples ask in verse 3: “What shall be the sign of your coming, and the end of the age?” Related to this question, which has been a question for all believers since…
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Understanding the End of Time
The so-called Olivet Discourse contained in the 24th and 25th chapters of Matthew represents a “Sermon on the Mount” at the end of Jesus’s ministry just as the Sermon on the Mount itself, in Matthew 5, represented his early ministry. The statements Jesus makes about the End of Time are the primary theme of the…
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The End Time: Apocalypse, or Epiphany?
We are talking about the End of Time, the Apocalypse, and the signs of the Second Coming. We’re looking at Jesus’s answer to the disciples’ question: “What will be the sign of Your coming and the end of the age?” We have in our mind a vivid picture of the end. First of all, we…