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The Olivet Discourse
'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? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 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. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. 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. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 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.' Mt 24:3-14
Mt 24:29-30
Luke 21:27
Mark 13:26
'And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.'
Mt 24:39
NOTE ON 'THIS GENERATION' - MATTHEW 24:34
| Many erroneous prophetic speculations have
arisen due to a faulty interpretation of Matthew 24:34 (compare
Mark 13:30, Luke 21:32). Many students of prophecy see this
passage as a 'time text' and fix the duration of the entire
prophecy to a either a brief time of approximately 40 years in
the first century, or at the end of time. The reference to 'this
generation' is not however a 'time text' but rather a moral
commentary on the perpetual degenerate state of the Jewish
nation. Note the words of Jesus: 'Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 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: 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. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.' Mt 23:33-36 The word 'generation here is the Greek word genea, which is defined by BDAG first as: those exhibiting common characteristics or interests. The same evil, perverse generation which rejected the Messiah would persist throughout the ages until 'all things' which were prophesied to come upon them should come to pass. → |
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'When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place '
Mt 24:15-16
Luke 21:20
Mark 13:14
THE GREAT TRIBULATION
'Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the
mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to
take any thing out of his house: Neither let
him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them
that give suck in those days! But pray ye that
your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not
since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.'
Mt 24:16-21
'Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations.' Lk 21:21-24
'But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 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,' Mt 24:37-38
E R A O F
T H E S E V E N T H T R U M P E T
The Wheat is Gathered into the Barn Matt 13:30
The Dead in Christ shall Rise First 1 Thess 4:16
'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.' Mt 24:31
'Except those days had been shortened'
Matt 24:22
Mark 13:20
'Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 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. Behold, I have told you before. 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. 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. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.' Mt 24:23-28 Mark 13:22
Compare Rev 6:12-17
'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: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn... ' Mt 24:29-30
'And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;' Lk 21:25
← 'Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.' Mt 24:34 MK 13:30 LK 21:32 →
Matt 13:24-30
'The law and the prophets were until John:' Lk 16:16
THE HARVEST IS THE END OF THE AGE
Matt 13:39
Compare Rev 14:14-20 - See Table Below
The Wheat is Gathered into the Barn
Tares are gathered to be burned. Matt 13:30
'Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.' Mt 13:30
'...AND SHALL CAST THEM INTO A FURNACE OF FIRE - THERE SHALL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH...'
Matt 13:42,50
| The parables of the kingdom were given by Jesus as prophecies for the newly inaugurated Gospel age . The kingdom of God would indeed suffer violence, and these parables testify to the apostasy which would overtake Christianity as the centuries wore on. Some have mistakenly applied these passages to the end of the Jewish dispensation. This is clearly an error. While the Jewish system would be swept away in 70 AD, these parables - as we are expressly told - apply to the age of the kingdom. The law and the prophets were until John - these parables reference the kingdom that began to be preached from that time forward. |
'Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:' Mt 13:24
'He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom...'
The corruption of the apostolic faith begin even in the first century and took root after the death's of the apostles.
Compare: Acts 20:29, 3 John 9-10
'But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.' Mt 13:25
'...but the tares are the children of the wicked one;' Mt 13:37-38
'But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.'
Mt 13:26-29
Matt 13:31-32
← THE GROWTH OF 'CHRISTENDOM' - THE 'KINGODM OF HEAVEN ON EARTH' →
| The 'Parable of the Mustard Seed' describes the progression of the kingdom of God on earth. Although founded on the least of mankind (Matt 25:40) it would become large. This growth however would be unnatural and the kingdom would grow into a monstrosity in which unclean spirits would make their home . |
'Another parable put he forth unto 'The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:' Mt 13:31
| 'Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree...' |
'...So that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.' Mt 13:32
'And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.' Re 18:2 |
THE HARVEST - COMPARING MATTHEW 13 AND REVELATION 14
←See note on the Harvest
| Matthew 13 | Revelation 14 |
| THE HARVEST IS THE END OF THE AGE | |
The harvest is the end of the age. Matt
13:39
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Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. Rev 14:15 |
| THE REAPERS ARE THE ANGELS | |
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The reapers are the angels Matt 13:39 The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. Matt 13:49 |
And another angel came out of the
temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. Rev 14:17
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered
the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath
of God. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; Rev 14:18 Rev 14:19 |
| WICKED CAST INTO GOD'S WRATH | |
And shall cast them into a furnace of
fire: |
And cast it into the great winepress of
the wrath of God. Rev 14:19 |
| TORMENT BY FIRE | |
| A furnace of fire. Matt 13:50 |
and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. Rev 16:8 And men were scorched with great heat. Rev 16:9 |
| WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH | |
| There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Matt 13:50 |
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of
God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to
give him glory. Rev 16:9
And they gnawed their tongues for pain Rev 16:10 |
Matt 13:33
| The 'Parable of the Leaven' shows that the growth of the kingdom would be due to an unnatural and evil influence. As leaven corrupts the whole, so the whole of Christendom would be corrupted by false teachers and false doctrine. See 2 Tim 4:3, 2 Pet 2:1-3 |
'Thou sufferest that woman Jezebel' Re 2:20
'Beware the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy' Luke 12:1
Matt 13:47-50
| NOTE: The Harvest - Under the figure of a Harvest, Jesus describes the judgment on apostate Christendom which will transpire at the end of the age. This period of extreme judgment which will culminate in a 'furnace of fire' and 'weeping an gnashing of teeth' is often misapplied to the doctrine of an eternal hell. This however is an error. A comparison with the Harvest of Rev 14 shows that these judgments are of an earthly nature and will culminate in the complete overthrow of apostate Christianity and the civilization which corrupted and promoted it. |
| '...And gathered of every kind: which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.' Mt 13:47-50 |
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