Sunday School Lesson

1. Matthew 24:36-51
What About The Future?
“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the
sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
Matthew 24:3
April 23, 2017
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

2. What’s the number one thing?
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3. The Glory of God!
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4. 1 Corinthians 10:31
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do
it all to the glory of God.

5. April Memory Verse:
Matthew 22:37-38
37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and
first commandment."

6. Announcements:
We Love Jackson Projects – Today
•Painting rooms and a cookout at Mustard Seed
•Painting 2:00 – 4:30 PM
•Cookout 4:30 – 6:30 PM
•Coordinators: Lynn and Hamp Jones

7. References:
•The ESV Study Bible, (Wheaton, IL: Crossway
Publishing, 2011).
• Unless otherwise stated, scriptures are quoted from the
ESV.
•Kendall, R. T., The Complete Guide to the Parables,
(Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 2004).

8. Matthew 24 Introduction:
•This encounter probably occurred on the Tuesday of
Passion Week.
•Often referred to as “The Olivet Discourse” because of
location where event occurred – The Mount of Olives.
•Jesus is answering questions with parables.
•Jesus had just challenged the Jewish leaders and
pronounced the “Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees”.

9. The Olivet Discourse:
•Matthew 24-25
•Mark 13
•Luke 21
•Mark 13:3 records that Peter, James, John and Andrew
asked Jesus the questions privately.

10. Introduction:
Jesus foretells the destruction of the Temple.
Matthew 24:1-2
1 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his
disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the
temple. 2 But he answered them, "You see all these, do
you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here
one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

11. The Temple in Jerusalem:

12. Jesus is asked two questions.
Matthew 24:3
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came
to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things
be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the
end of the age?"
•It’s unclear if they were thinking that “these things”
(the destruction of the Temple), the 2nd coming and
the end were all one event.

13. View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives:

14. The view today from the Mount of Olives:

15. Are we talking about the Rapture or the Return of
Jesus (Second Coming) in Matthew 24?
•Jesus gives a combination of answers in Matthew 24.
•Matthew 24:15-30 Second Coming Events.
•Matthew 24:40-44 Could describe the Rapture and
the Second Coming.

17. Rapture Second Coming
• Believers meet Jesus in the
air - 1 Thess. 4:13-18.
• Occurs before the
Tribulation - 1 Thess. 5:9;
Rev.3:10.
• An act of deliverance for
believers - 1 Thess. 5:9.
• Believers return with Jesus
to the earth - Rev. 19:14.
• Occurs after the
Tribulation - Rev. 6-19.
• An act of judgment for non-
believers - Matt. 24:40-41.

18. Rapture Second Coming
•Secret and Instant – 1
Cor. 15:50-54.
•Imminent (could be at
any moment) - Titus
2:13; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1
Cor. 15:50-54.
•Visible to all – Rev. 1:7;
Matt. 24:29-30.
•Will not occur until
certain end-times events
take place - Matt. 24:15-
30.

19. The Doctrine of Imminence:
•Imminent – next expectation.
•Believers are taught to expect the Savior from heaven
at any moment.
•Living with this expectancy should lead to a godly life.

20. Jesus issues a warning before answering the
questions.
Matthew 24:4-5
4 And Jesus answered them, "See that no one leads you
astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am
the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.

21. These are not the signs.
Matthew 24:6-8
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you
are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not
yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in
various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth
pains.
• Birth pains – reminders that the end will come and to get
ready; a new birth (glorified body).

22. Summary of Matthew 24:9-28:
•Descriptions that do fit the horrific conditions during
the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and also life on
earth during the Great Tribulation.
•The “abomination of desolation” of Daniel 9:27.
• Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 BC.
• The Roman destruction of the Temple in 70 AD.
• The image of the Antichrist being set up in the last days in
2 Thess. 2:4 and Rev. 13:14.

23. Summary of Matthew 24:29-35:
•Describes the 2nd coming of the “Son of Man” on the
clouds of heaven with the loud trumpet call.
•Jesus gives the parable of the lesson of the fig tree.
•Many interpretations of these verses, especially v. 34
about “this generation will not pass away until these
things take place.”

24. Beginning scripture for today’s lesson:
Matthew 24:36
36 "But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not
even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father
only.
•How could Jesus not know?

25. Fully God 100% and Fully Human 100%:
•This is confusing!
•The math does not work for human minds.
•Not 50/50 or alternating personalities.
•There have been church discussions about this for
almost 2,000 years!
•Council of Chalcedon statement, 451 AD:
• Recognized as two natures in perfect unity, without
measure, separation, confusion or division.

26. Relationship of God and Jesus While on Earth:
• Jesus was subordinate.
• Not an inferior relationship.
• Under the authority and leadership.
• Jesus was equal is essence, but different in role and
function.
• John 14:28c
28c for the Father is greater than I.
• Matthew 24:36
36 "But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not
even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father
only.

27. Lesson scripture continues:
Matthew 24:37-39
37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming
of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered
the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came
and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the
Son of Man.

28. The days of Noah:
Genesis 6:1-3
1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and
daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the
daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their
wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, "My Spirit shall
not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120
years."
• Earth’s population at time of flood = 7 billion.
• Earth’s population in 2017 = 7 billion.

29. The days of Noah:
Genesis 6:4
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and
also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the
daughters of man and they bore children to them.
These were the mighty men who were of old, the men
of renown.

30. Dr. Chuck Missler on the strange events and
people in Genesis 6:
•The “sons of God” – Fallen angels (males) who were
able to take on human form and were able to
reproduce with women.
•These angels were created by God and this unnatural
relationship was a way for Satan to increase his
numbers.
•Matthew 22:30 says angels in heaven do not marry
and are not given in marriage but does not address
reproduction.

31. Dr. Chuck Missler on the strange events and
people in Genesis 6:
•The “daughters of men” had two human parents.
•The verse implies that these women had no choice
about becoming a wife to these fallen angels.
•The children from this unnatural union were called the
Nephilim (translated to “giants”).
•They were evil and destroyed in the flood but show up
again in Canaan when Israelites return after Egyptian
captivity (Goliath).

32. Wickedness on earth before the flood:
Genesis 6:5-6
5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in
the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of
his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord
regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it
grieved him to his heart.
•These verses describe “the days of Noah”, and also
our world today!

33. What was life like in the days of Noah?
• Great wickedness in man.
• Continual evil in thoughts and actions.
• Rejection of God and things of God.
• People lived for their own pleasure.
• “Lived like there was no tomorrow”.
• The irony is that tomorrow did not come for all.
• Tomorrow only came for 8 people when God flooded the
earth.

34. End-times behavior:
2 Timothy 3:1-5
1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come
times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of
money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their
parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable,
slanderous, without self- control, brutal, not loving good,
4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance
of godliness, but denying its power.

35. Stay Awake:
Matthew 24:40-42
40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be
taken and one left. 41 Two women will be grinding
at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on
what day your Lord is coming.
•This appears to be describing the Rapture.

36. Be Ready:
Matthew 24:43-44
43 But know this, that if the master of the house had
known in what part of the night the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake and would not have let his
house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be
ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do
not expect.

37. Parable of Faithful & Wise Servant:
Matthew 24:45-47
45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his
master has set over his household, to give them their
food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant
whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his
possessions.

38. What is the meaning of this parable?
•Jesus used this illustration again in Matthew 25:20-23.
•Jesus will reward you for faithfulness.
•Faithful stewardship in this life will result in being
given greater responsibility and stewardship in the life
to come.

39. Parable of the wicked servant:
Matthew 24:48-51
48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master
is delayed,' 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and
eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that
servant will come on a day when he does not expect
him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut
him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that
place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

40. Behavior of the wicked servant:
•Self-deceit = says to himself, ‘my master is delayed,’.
• Galatians 6:7
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever
one sows, that will he also reap.
•beat his fellow servants = mistreatment of fellow man.
•eats and drinks with drunkards, = immoral living.

41. The fate of the wicked servant:
•cut him in pieces = reference to condition where
healing cannot occur and state of death.
•put him with the hypocrites.
• A pretend believer; actions do not match words.
• Someone who looks down on others knowing he is also
flawed.
•In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. = anguish, pain, remorse and misery forever.

42. What are the “take aways” from today’s
lesson?
1. Jesus left us with a job to do.
Acts 1:6-9
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord,
will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He
said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons
that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will
receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and
you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth." 9 And when he had
said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up,
and a cloud took him out of their sight.
• Our job – “You will be my witnesses”.

43. What are the “take aways” from today’s
lesson?
2. We are to pray for Jesus’ return.
1 Corinthians 16:21-22
21 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. 22 If
anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed.
Our Lord, come!
Revelation 22:20
20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am
coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
• Maranatha = Aramaic for “Our Lord, come”.

44. What are the “take aways” from today’s
lesson?
3. We are to be “always ready” to meet Jesus at the
Rapture or in death.
Matthew 24:42
42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on
what day your Lord is coming.
Matthew 24:44
44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of
Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45. Next Sunday
Matthew 26:17-30
How Do We Remember?
“The Lord’s Supper”
April 30, 2017
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

46. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life.”
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”

47. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 3:23
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this life
to pay the penalty for our sins.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second death
explained in Revelation 21:8.

48. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Revelation 21:8
8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for
murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars,
their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur,
which is the second death.”
Romans 5:8
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.

49. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 6:23b
23b but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Revelation 21:7
7 “The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his
God and he will be my son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be conquers.

50. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 10:9-10
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is
justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:13
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”

51. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
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