MATT. 23:34 – 25:46

MATT. 23:34 – 25:46

[By Ron Halbrook]

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• Introduction:1. Jesus Christ: Savior, King, & Judge2. He pronounced temporal judgment

on Jerusalem (national judgment of Israel)— & taught lessons to prepare us for final & eternal judgment

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• Introduction:3. MATT. 23:34-24:35 Jerusalem’s judgment

Christians delivered by this teaching4. MATT. 24:36-25:46 Final judgment of all men

Christians saved in heaven by this teaching

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• Introduction:5. Important lessons for all of us:

Christ as Judge punishes the wickedChrist as Savior delivers & saves his peopleWe must be ready for his coming at all times!

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem A. MATT. 23:34-24:35 The Jews Will Reject God’s

Last Appeal—He Will Reject ThemVv. 34-36 They will reject Christ’s messengers, as their fathers rejected God’s messengers

Vv. 34-36 They will reject Christ’s messengers, as their fathers rejected God’s messengers

34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

Certain judgment Swift judgment

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem A. MATT. 23:34-24:35 The Jews Will Reject God’s

Last Appeal—He Will Reject ThemVv. 37-39 Pleading, pronouncing judgment—only hope is in submitting to Christ

Vv. 37-39 Pleading, pronouncing judgment—only hope is in submitting to Christ

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

God leaves the temple (nation)

Only hope: submit to Christ

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem B. MATT. 24:1-3 His Shocked Disciples Asked

Questions

B. MATT. 24:1-3 His Shocked Disciples Asked Questions

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem B. MATT. 24:1-3 His Shocked Disciples Asked

QuestionsThinking of a Jerusalem-based earthly kingdom, they ask 3 questions on the fall of Jerusalem—“all these things shall come upon this generation” (23:36)— “When shall these things be?” “What shall be the sign of thy coming?” “…and of the end of the world?”

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem C. MATT. 24:4-25 Jesus Gave Distinct Signs

of Jerusalem’s Approaching JudgmentVv. 4-5 False Christ’s

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

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of Jerusalem’s Approaching JudgmentVv. 6-8 Many wars & natural calamities

Vv. 6-8 Many wars & natural calamities

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

“THE END:”23:38

“house desolate”24:2

“not…one stone upon another”

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of Jerusalem’s Approaching JudgmentVv. 9-14 Saints tested, the gospel spreads

Vv. 9-14 Saints tested, the gospel spreads 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

“THE END:”23:38

“house desolate”24:2

“not…one stone upon another”= Escape!

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C. MATT. 24:4-25 Jesus Gave Distinct Signs of Jerusalem’s Approaching Judgment

Vv. 15-22 Flee immediately when “the abomination of desolation” comes Clarified by Lk. 21:20, “And when ye shall see

Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.”

Vv. 15-22 Flee immediately when “the abomination of desolation” comes

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

Roman armyenters Judea to desecrate

Jerusalem& its temple

Dan. 9:27

Vv. 15-22 Flee immediately when “the abomination of desolation” comes

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

“the blood was larger in quantity than the fire,and those that were slain more in numberthan those that slew them; for the ground did nowhere appear visible,for the dead bodies that lay on it”(Josephus, Wars of the Jews, IV, V, 1.)

“the multitude of those that…perishedexceeded all the destructions that either men or God ever brought upon the world”(Josephus, Wars of the Jews, VI, IX, 4.)

Over 1,000,000 Jews died—if the war had continued,all Judea would have perished!

= Escape!

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of Jerusalem’s Approaching JudgmentVv. 23-25 Flee, ignore claims of false Christs persuading men to stay & fight Rome

Vv. 23-25 Flee, ignore claims of false Christs persuading men to stay & fight Rome

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before.

“A false prophet…made a public proclamation in the city …that God commanded them to get up upon the temple, and that there they should receive miraculous signs of their deliverance” (Josephus, Wars of the Jews, VI, V, 2.)

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem D. MATT. 24:26-31 Christ’s Coming in Judgment

Will Be Seen by All, Not in SecretVv. 26-28 No secret appearance to save the city but a lightening-strike & call for vultures

Vv. 26-28 No secret appearance to save the city but a lightening-strike & call for vultures

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem D. MATT. 24:26-31 Christ’s Coming in Judgment

Will Be Seen by All, Not in SecretVv. 29-31 The ruling Christ: Jerusalem falls, his elect are safely delivered

Vv. 29-31 The ruling Christ: Jerusalem falls, his elect are safely delivered

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

PROPHETIC EXPRESSIONS FOR DIVINE JUDGMENTS:

Isa. 13:10 BabylonIsa. 34:4-5 IdumeaEzek. 32:7-8 Egypt

Isa. 19:1 Egypt

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem E. MATT. 24:32-35 Judgment Will Fall on the City

in “This Generation”Vv. 32-33 As fig leaves signal summer near, “all these things” signs judgment near

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

23:36; 24:3

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I. Jesus Pronounced Judgment on Jerusalem E. MATT. 24:32-35 Judgment Will Fall on the City

in “This Generation”Vv. 34-35 “All these things” fulfilled in “this generation”—his word cannot fail!

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

23:36; 24:3, 33

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II. Jesus Will Judge All Men on the Final Day A. MATT. 24:36-41 Jesus Gave No Signs of That Day

Vv. 36-39 No signs of that final day, as none for the day of the flood

Vv. 36-39 No signs of that final day, as none for the day of the flood

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

FINAL JUDGMENTSingular: day, hour

24:36, 42, 44, 50; 25:13JERUSALEM JUDGMENT

Plural: those days24:19, 22, 29

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II. Jesus Will Judge All Men on the Final Day A. MATT. 24:36-41 Jesus Gave No Signs of That Day

Vv. 40-41 Sudden separation of saints & sinners 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

ROMANS MADE NO SUCH SEPARATION IN A.D. 70:“for the ground did nowhere appear visible,for the dead bodies that lay on it”(Josephus, Wars of the Jews, IV, V, 1.)

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II. Jesus Will Judge All Men on the Final Day B. MATT. 24:42 - 25:46 Always Be Ready

for the Final Judgment Day!24:42-44 No signs, time unknown like coming of a thief

24:42-44 No signs, time unknown like coming of a thief

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour [day] your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.


24:36, 42, 44, 50; 25:13

JERUSALEM JUDGMENT


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for the Final Judgment Day!24:45-51 Time unknown, like unexpected return of master

24:45-51 Time unknown, like unexpected return of master

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

Reward faithful servant

24:45-51 Time unknown, like unexpected return of master

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


24:36, 42, 44, 50; 25:13

JERUSALEM JUDGMENT


Punish evil servant

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for the Final Judgment Day!25:1-13 Parable of Wise & Foolish Virgins: Watch, prepare, as for a delayed bridegroom

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.


Punish evil servant

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for the Final Judgment Day!25:14-30 Parable of Talents: Watch, prepare, to account for stewardship

19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.


Punish evil servant

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for the Final Judgment Day!25:31-46 Scene of Final Judgment Day: Prepare by serving Christ & his brethren

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.


Punish evil servant

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III. Important Lessons We Learn A. Christ as Judge Punishes the Wicked

Matt. 23:34-24:35 Came in judgment to destroy stubborn Jerusalem in A.D. 7024:37-39 Noah’s generation punished24:45-51 Illustration: return of master25:1-13 Parable of Wise & Foolish Virgins25:14-30 Parable of Talents25:31-46 Scene of Final Judgment Day

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III. Important Lessons We Learn B. Christ as Judge Rewards His People

Matt. 23:34-24:35 His elect knew the signs of Jerusalem’s fall & escaped24:45-51 Illustration: return of master25:1-13 Parable of Wise & Foolish Virgins25:14-30 Parable of Talents25:31-46 Scene of Final Judgment Day

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III. Important Lessons We Learn C. We Must Be Ready for His Coming at All Times

MATT. 24:36-41 Jesus Gave No Signs of That DayMATT. 24:42 - 25:46 Always Be Ready for the Final Judgment Day! 24:37-39 Noah was ready, most were not 24:45-51 Master returned unexpectedly 25:1-13 Bridegroom returned unexpectedly 25:14-30 Master returned unexpectedly

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Sin, stubbornness, self-righteousness (satisfied), neglect make us unprepared—like the JewsFalse doctrine distorts Jesus’ teaching, makes us unprepared—like the Jews Jesus warned of deceivers—

most had a carnal focus & did not heed!

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False doctrine distorts Jesus’ teaching, makes us unprepared—like the Jews Premillennialism distorts Matt. 24: carnal focus

seeks signs of coming earthly kingdom— NO SUCH SIGNS ARE GIVEN!

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JUDGE JERUSALEM JUDGE ALL MENNational – 23:38 Personal – 24:40; 25:35

Local – 24:16 Universal – 25:32Distinct Signs – 24:4-25 No Signs – 24:36-25:46

Abnormal Times – 24:6-8 Normal Times – 24:38Those Days – 24:19,22,29 Day, Hour – 4:36,42,44,50

This Generation–23:36;24:34 All Men of All Times–25:32Righteous Flee – 24:16 Instant Separation – 24:40

Judged on Earth – 24:8, 21 Judged in Heaven–25:31-46

NO EARTHLY KINGDOM HERE

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False doctrine distorts Jesus’ teaching, makes us unprepared—like the Jews Realized eschatology (A.D. 70 as final end)

distorts Matt. 24-25: carnal focus claims all is fulfilled, we are in the final heavenly state NOW ON THE EARTH—Christ is NOT coming, we will NOT be raised, NOT go to heaven— THIS CONFUSES TEMPORAL & ETERNAL THINGS

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JUDGE JERUSALEM JUDGE ALL MENNational – 23:38 Personal – 24:40; 25:35

Local – 24:16 Universal – 25:32Distinct Signs – 24:4-25 No Signs – 24:36-25:46

Abnormal Times – 24:6-8 Normal Times – 24:38Those Days – 24:19,22,29 Day, Hour – 4:36,42,44,50

This Generation–23:36;24:34 All Men of All Times–25:32Righteous Flee – 24:16 Instant Separation – 24:40

Judged on Earth – 24:8, 21 Judged in Heaven–25:31-46

CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN, WE WILL BE RAISED & JUDGED,

WE WILL GO TO HEAVEN!

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• Invitation:1. Jesus Christ: Savior, King, & Judge2. He pronounced temporal judgment

on Jerusalem (national judgment of Israel)— & taught lessons to prepare us for final & eternal judgment

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• Invitation:3. Important lessons for all of us:

Christ as Judge punishes the wickedChrist as Savior delivers & saves his peopleWe must be ready for his coming at all times!

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• Invitation:4. Are we ready for the final & eternal judgment?

Mk. 16:16 Sinners in the world: submit to Christ!

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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• Invitation:4. Are we ready for the final & eternal judgment?

1 Jn. 1:9 Saints who have fallen into sin: submit to Christ!

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

MATT. 23:34 – 25:46

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