The End Times According to Jesus: Getting Your Bearings on the End Times | Matthew 24:1–3

Main Text: Matthew 24:1–3 (ESV) 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.” 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?”

Preaching Point: To properly grasp what Jesus says about the end times, we must understand both the disciples' historical understanding of the end times and the intentional gap God created in salvation history.

Teaching Points:

1. Understand God’s Kingdom Program (vv. 1-3)
2. Recognize the Prophetic Gap (vv. 1-3)
3. Grasp the Disciples' Questions (v. 3)