Chapter 7
This next chapter is quite long,so I’ll condense it. The disciples asked Jesus for a sign of his coming and the end of the age. He replied to them with a lot of information and signs. What is notable is he addressed everything to them specifically, what they should look for. He wanted his disciples to know and be ready. If it wasn’t for them, he would have said, “They,” not “You.” Jesus seems to be a smart guy, I’m sure he knew the difference between “You” and “They” or “Them.”
Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. Then they will deliver you up to oppression and kill you. You will be hated by all nations for my names sake. When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, standing in the Holy place,let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Even so, you also,when you see all these things ,know that it is at the doors. Most certainly, I tell you, this generation shall not pass away until all these things are accomplished.”
Jesus often addressed this sinful and adulterous generation. Speaking of the scibes and pharisees. He describes Jerusalem as the whore of Babylon. He even stated that the men of Nineveh would stand up in judgment against this generation and condemn it. So he prophesied a great deal here, and it looks like he knows exactly what’s going to happen to this generation. Not some other generation. He had a real issue with their generation and said the temple would be thrown down. Not one stone left on another. He is clearly addressing them,not us today.
This prophesy did come to pass in 70 AD. The Romans destroyed the temple in 70AD, confirmed by historians. We can say he was talking to them, and he was accurate in his statement. I would dare say that everything he prophesied in Matthew 24 happened just as he said. We still have more to look at, but this is an amazing prophesy! But what about his return?
JESUS RULES 