The signs that Jesus said to watch for can be broken down into three general domains the world the world and the world Question 1 Matthew 2447 And Jesus answered and said to them Take heed that no one deceives you For many will come in My name saying ID: 742512
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A Planet in Upheaval
Session 1Slide3
The signs that Jesus said to watch for can be broken down into three general domains: the _________ world, the _________ world and the _______ world.
Question 1Slide4
Matthew 24:4-7
“And Jesus answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and will deceive many. -cont.Slide5
Matthew 24:4-7
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. -cont.Slide6
Matthew 24:4-7
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.’”Slide7
The Bible lays out signs of the times with such detail that we could probably calculate a date for Christ’s return.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSEQuestion 2Slide8
Matthew 24:36
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”Slide9
Matthew 24:43
“But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.”Slide10
Will we be able to tell when Christ’s appearing is getting close?
Question 3aSlide11
Matthew 24:32, 33
“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, -cont.Slide12
Matthew 24:32, 33
you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!”Slide13
To what does Jesus compare the signs of His coming in Matthew 24:32?
Question 3bSlide14
In Mathew 24:8, Jesus describes the signs of His appearing and “the end of the world” as the beginning of sorrows. -cont.
Question 4Slide15
The original word used in the Greek text is odin, which means _________
. All the signs are things we have seen before, -cont.Question 4Slide16
but when the __________ become more intense and frequent, it is an indication that we are getting close to the appearing.
Question 4Slide17
Name some of the signs Jesus told us to watch for. (Matthew 24:4-7, 11, 12)
Question 5Slide18
Matthew 24:4-7, 11, 12
“And Jesus answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and will deceive many. -cont.Slide19
Matthew 24:4-7, 11, 12
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. -cont.Slide20
Matthew 24:4-7, 11, 12
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places . . . -cont.Slide21
Matthew 24:4-7, 11, 12
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.’”Slide22
In Matthew 24:37-39, Jesus makes reference to the fact that the world will resemble the “days of Noah” just prior to the appearing. What was the world like in those days?
Question 6Slide23
Genesis 6:5
“Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Slide24
Many people have suggested that Christ’s appearing could never happen in this lifetime. Some have actually suggested that the Second Coming is a myth,
-cont.Question 7Slide25
because so much time has passed since Jesus made His promises—yet the Bible anticipated this attitude. (2 Peter 3:3, 4) What did Jesus say on this subject?
Question 7Slide26
Matthew 24:44
“Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”Slide27
Jesus asked us to be ready. Is it your desire to be ready for His glorious appearing?
Question 8Slide28
Next: Session 2
The Abomination of DesolationSlide29