Jesus declared that the Temple and its buildings would be destroyed, and the disciples, gripped with this stunning reality as presented by him, asked Him to tell them “when will this happen?” Jesus replied with eight signs of the coming destruction. They are:...
Today I and some of my friends from around the world celebrate a new holiday. This is one that extols the dawn of new age that was occasioned by the return of the Lord in judgment over that old city of...
The disciples believed that the coming of Messiah would be simultaneous with the destruction of the city and the temple as we have seen in the previous discussions and build up from the context based on the narrative from chapter 21....
Like we stated in the previous series the disciples were accustomed to hearing Jesus speak of His coming in His kingdom, coming in His glory and power within their lifetime. Understanding the meaning of the word “Parousia” is key to understanding...
In Jesus open confrontation with the Jewish leaders he gave them a Parable known as The Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22.This invitation was when the gospel was first preached to the Jews. They excused themselves out of that...
Verse 3 is the most important verse in this whole chapter. If you don’t understand their question, you will never understand Jesus’ answer. We must be sure we understand the questions. Throughout Matthew’s gospel Jesus continually warned the Jews of their...
As continue our studies I will to first point out that this book like others was not originally written in chapters. It was done afterwards for easy comprehension but sometimes it has taken the power of the contextual meaning. As this...
We begin from where we left in the last part covered. And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3...
We are beginning a study of Matthew 24 which is known as the Olivet discourse. We will take this series gradually so that we can examine the context and message. This is also a sermon on the mount. Its parallels can...
I have grown up most of my life believing that Revelation 21-22 is about a literal future place known as the New Heaven and the New Earth. It was only in the last 5 years that I began to go through...