The Prophesy Fulfilled
The King’s Second Coming
Chapter 22 & 23
IS THE END NEAR?
Ever been warned by another that
the end is VERY near?
Ever read an “end times” book?
Why are people so transfixed on this?
Is it wrong to “look for signs”?
There have
been almost
250 predicted
dates for the
“end of the
world” or the
“Return of
Christ” starting
in 44 AD and
running up to
Dec. 22nd
2012.
“False Prophets” & Soothsayers…
• The Early Church Christians (1st
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Muslims (7th Century)
Painter Sandro Botticelli (1504)
Michael Stifel (1533)
Jacob Bernoulli (1719)
William Miller (1843 & 1844)
Native Americans (1891)
Jehovah’s Witness (1914, 1915, 1918,
1920, 1925, 1941, 1975, 1994,
1997)
David Wilkerson (mid-1970’s, 2009)
William Branham (1977)
Adam Rutherford (1977)
Jim Jones (1978)
John Todd (1978-1980)
Hal Lindsey (1981, 1988, 2007)
R.E. McMaster (1982)
Edgar Whisenant (1988, 1989, 2008)
Colin Deal (1988)
• Elizabeth Clare Prophet
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(1990)
Louis Farrakhan (1991)
Rollen Stewart (1992)
Harold Camping (1994,
2011)
Heaven’s Gate (1997)
Mayan Calendar (2012)
Nostradamus (2014)
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE & SIGNS OF
THE END TIMES Matt. 24:1-35
As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him
privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will
be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will
come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive
many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that
you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to
come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are
the beginning of birth pains.
What prompts the disciples'
curiosity in the “end of the age”
What does Jesus warn
them of?
What is a “false
prophet”, “false
messiah”?
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE & SIGNS OF
THE END TIMES Matt. 24:1-35
What does Jesus say will precede His second coming?
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Wars & rumors of wars
• “Abomination of Desolation”
Nations will rise up against nation
Kingdom will rise up against kingdom
Famines & earthquakes
• You will be handed over, persecuted
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& put to death
Hated by all nations because of Me
Many will turn away from the
faith, betray & hate one another
Many false prophets will appear &
deceive many
Increase of wickedness, love grows
cold
The Gospel of The Kingdom will be
preached to all nations
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE & SIGNS OF
THE END TIMES Matt. 24:1-35
What is the “Abominations that causes Desolation”?
This is referring to Daniel 9:27, “He will confirm a covenant with
many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to
sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an
abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is
poured out on him.” In 167 B.C. a Greek ruler by the name of
Antiochus Epiphanies set up an altar to Zeus over the altar of burnt
offerings in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. He also sacrificed a pig on
the altar in the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is known as the
abomination of desolation.
In Matthew 24:15, Jesus was speaking some 200 years after the
abomination of desolation described above had already occurred. So,
Jesus must have been prophesying that some time in the future
another abomination of desolation would occur in a Jewish temple in
Jerusalem. Most Bible prophecy interpreters believe that Jesus was
referring to the Antichrist who will do something very similar to what
Antiochus Epiphanies did.
FOR THEIR WILL BE GREAT DISTRESS…
“For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of
the world until now—and never to be equaled again.
“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for
the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. At that time if
anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do
not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and
perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
See, I have told you ahead of time. “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he
is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner
rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is
visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
AFTER THE “ABOMINATIONS” THERE WILL BE
SIGNS IN THE SKY
“Immediately after the distress of those days
“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all
the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man
coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he
will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his
elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
Jesus references Isaiah (Isaiah 13:9-10; 34:4)!
How will “all the people”
respond to Christ’s second
coming?
How will His coming be
announced?
THE LESSON OF THE FIG TREE
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get
tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even
so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the
door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until
all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but
my words will never pass away.
What “lesson”
does Jesus ask us
“to learn”?
What is the source
of our “confidence”
and “peace”?
THE DAY & HOUR UNKNOWN
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in
heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of
Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days
before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving
in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew
nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them
all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two
men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two
women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the
other left.
Who will know when
the return of Christ
will be?
Why does Jesus compare
his return to “the days
of Noah”?
THEREFORE KEEP WATCH…BE READY
Matt. 23:1-12
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your
Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had
known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have
kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you
also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour
when you do not expect him.
Explain the parable
of the wise & foolish
servants?
“The master of that servant
will come on a day when he
does not expect him and at
an hour he is not aware of.
THE PARABLE OF THE 10 VIRGINS
Matt. 25:1-13
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who
took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them
were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but
did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in
jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in
coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight the
cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish
ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going
out.'" 'No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and
you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
“Therefore
keep watch,
because you
do not know
the day or
the hour.”
THE PARABLE OF THE BAGS OF GOLD
Matt. 25:14-30
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his
servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags
of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each
according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who
had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to
work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of
gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went
off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.”
“Well done,
good and
faithful
servant!”
OR
“You wicked,
lazy servant!”
THE SHEEP & THE GOATS
Matt. 25:31-46
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will
sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he
will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by
my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the
creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I
was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you
invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked
after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then he will say to
those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire
prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me
nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a
stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not
clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
Who are
the sheep?
Who are the
goats?