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The Bible is a book of prophesy. It is also a guide book on how we can live our lives and what we should expect. Using the prophesies we can know what to expect will be taking place in our lives. We can do this because the Lord wanted us to be prepared.
Matthew 24
24:3 And as he sat upon the Mountain of Olives, the disciples privately came to him, saying, Tell
us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your presence and of the end of the
world?
24:4 And Jesus answering, said to them, Beware, do not let anyone mislead you*. 24:5 For* many
will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and may mislead many. 24:6 But you* are about to hear
of wars and reports of wars; see that you* are not alarmed; for* it is essential for all these things to
happen, but the end is not yet. 24:7 For* nation will arise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,
and there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes in different places. 24:8 But all these things are
the beginning of travail. 24:9 Then they will give you* up to affliction and will kill you* and you* will
be hated by all the nations because of my name. 24:10 And then many will be offended and will give
up one another and will hate one another.
24:11 And many false prophets will arise and will mislead
many. 24:12 And because lawlessness will be multiplied, the love* of the many will be cold. 24:13 But
he who endures to the end, this one will be saved.
24:14 And this good-news of the kingdom will be
preached in the whole inhabited-earth *for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
24:15 Therefore whenever you* behold the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of
through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him who is reading perceive), {Da 9:27 &
11:31 & 12:11 the destruction of Jerusalem, see Luke 21} 24:16 then let those who are in Judea escape to the
mountains; 24:17 let him who is upon the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house, 24:18
and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his garments. 24:19 But woe to those who are
pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days! 24:20 And pray that* your* escape might not
happen in the winter, nor on a Sabbath. 24:21 For* then will be great affliction, such-as has not
happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor may never* happen again. 24:22 And except
if those days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved, but because of the chosen,
those days will be shortened.
24:23 Then if anyone says to you*, Behold, here is the Christ; or, over
here is the Christ. Do not believe it. 24:24 For* false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give
great signs and wonders; so-then to mislead, if possible, even the chosen. 24:25 Behold, I have spoken
to you* beforehand. 24:26 Therefore if they say to you*, Behold, he is in the wilderness; do not go.
Behold, he is in the storerooms; do not believe it.
24:27 For* as the lightning comes from the east and is seen even to the west; so also will be the
presence of the Son of Man.
24:28 For* wherever the corpse is, the vultures will be gathered together there.
{Mt 24:27, 24:29-31 & Mk 13:24-37 & Lk 21:25-28 & 2Th 1:7-9 & 1Cor 15:51-15:58 & Rev 1:7 Second
Coming.}
24:29 But immediately after the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will
not give her radiance and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens will be
shaken; 24:30 and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven and then all the tribes of the
earth will grieve and they will see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and
with much glory. 24:31 And he will send forth his messengers with a great voice of a trumpet and they
will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the tip of the heavens to the tip of their
four winds.
{Mt 24:32-35 & Mk 13:28-31 & Lk 21:29-33 Destruction of Jerusalem AD 70}
Matthew 24:8 - 24:36 53
24:32 Now learn from the fig tree its parable: whenever its branch has already become tender and
its leaves may have sprung forth, you* know that the summer is near; 24:33 so also you*, whenever you*
behold all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 24:34 Assuredly I say to you*, This
generation may never* pass away, until all these things should happen. 24:35 The heaven and the earth
will pass away, but my words may never* pass away.
{Mt 24:36-44 & Mk 13:32-37 & Lk 21:34-36 Second Coming}
24:36 But concerning that day and the hour no one nor the messengers of the heavens knows,
except my Father only. 24:37 But like the days of Noah were, so will the presence of the Son of Man
also be. 24:38 For* like in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and being
betrothed, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, 24:39 and they did not know until the flood came
and took them all away; so the presence of the Son of Man will also be. 24:40 Then two men will be
in the field; the one is taken and the one is left. 24:41 Two women will be grinding in the mill-house;
the one is taken and the one is left.
24:42 Therefore watch, because you* do not know in what hour
your* Lord is coming. 24:43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch
the thief is coming, he would have watched and would have not permitted his house roof to be
burrowed through. 24:44 Because of this, you* also become ready, because in an hour you* do not think,
the Son of Man is coming.
24:45 Who then is the faithful and prudent bondservant, whom his lord has designated over his
bondservants, to give them their nourishment in season? 24:46 That bondservant is fortunate, whom
when his lord comes, he will find him doing so. 24:47 Assuredly I say to you* that he will designate
him over all his possessions. 24:48 But if that evil bondservant says in his heart, My lord is delaying
to come; 24:49 and may begin to beat his fellow bondservants and to eat and drink with the drunken;
24:50 the lord of that bondservant will come in a day when he is not expecting him and in an hour
which he does not know, 24:51 and will flog him and place his part with the hypocrites– the weeping
and the gnashing of teeth will be there.
[Matthew 25] TOC
25:1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be similar to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went
forth to meet the bridegroom. 25:2 And five out of them were prudent and five were foolish. 25:3 Those
who were foolish, having taken their lamps, took no oil with them; 25:4 but the prudent took oil in
their containers with their lamps. 25:5 Now the bridegroom while he was delaying, they all slumbered
and slept. 25:6 But in the middle of the night there became an outcry, Behold, the bridegroom is
coming! Go forth to meet him. 25:7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 25:8 And the
foolish said to the prudent, Give us some oil from your* oil, because our lamps are quenched. 25:9 But
the prudent answered, saying, No, lest it might not be enough for us and you* too, but rather go to
those who sell and buy for yourselves. 25:10 And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came,
and those who were prepared went in with him to the marriage feast and the door was locked. 25:11
Later the rest of the virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 25:12 But answering, he said,
Assuredly I say to you*, I do not know you*. 25:13 Therefore watch, because you* do not know the day
nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
25:14 For* it is like a man, going abroad, who called his own bondservants and gave to them his
possessions. 25:15 And to one he gave five silver {F} talants, but to another two, and to another one; to
each according to his own ability, and immediately went abroad. 25:16 Immediately he who received
the five talants went and took them and worked with them and made* another five talants. 25:17
Likewise* he who also received the two also gained another two. 25:18 But he who received the one,
having gone away, shoveled in the soil and hid his lord's silver. 25:19 Now after a long time the lord
of those bondservants comes back and settles the account with them. 25:20 And he who received the
five talants came and brought the other five talants, saying, Lord, You gave to me five talants.
Behold, I have gained in addition to them another five talants.
25:21 But his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful bondservant. You have been faithful
over a few things, I will designate you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
25:22 And he who also received the two talants came and said, Lord, You gave to me two talants.
Behold, I have gained in addition to them another two talants.
25:23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful bondservant. You have been faithful over
a few things, I will designate you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.
25:24 And he who also had received the one talant came and said, Lord, I knew you, that you are
a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter; 25:25 and
I was afraid and went away and hid your talant in the soil. Behold, you have your own.
25:26 But his lord answering, said to him, You evil and lazy bondservant, you knew that I reap
where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter? 25:27 Therefore, you ought to have put my
silver with the bankers and at my coming I might get back my own with interest. 25:28 Therefore take
away the talant from him and give it to him who has the ten talants. 25:29 For* to everyone who has
will be given more and he will abound, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken
away. 25:30 And cast out the useless bondservant into the outer darkness– the weeping and the
gnashing of teeth will be there.
25:31 But whenever the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the holy messengers with him.
Then he will sit upon the throne of his glory; 25:32 and in front of him will be gathered all the nations
and he will separate* them one from another, like the shepherd separates* the sheep from the goats;
25:33 and he will indeed stand the sheep at his right, but the goats at the left. 25:34 Then the King will
say to those at his right, Come-here, the blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you*
from the conception of the world: 25:35 for* I was hungry and you* gave me food to eat; I was thirsty
and you* gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you* brought me in; 25:36 I was naked and you* dressed
me; I was sick and you* visited me; I was in prison and you* came to me.
25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry and nourish
you? Or thirsty and gave you a drink? 25:38 And when did we see you as a stranger and bring you in?
Or naked and dressed you? 25:39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and came to you?
25:40 And answering, the King will say to them, Assuredly I say to you*, Inasmuch as you* did it
to one of these, my brethren, even the least, you* did it to me. 25:41 Then he will also say to them at
the left, Go away from me, you* the cursed into the everlasting fire which is prepared for the Devil
and his messengers: 25:42 for* I was hungry and you* did not give me anything to eat; I was thirsty and
you* gave me nothing to drink; 25:43 I was a stranger and you* did not bring me in; naked and you* did
not dress me; sick and in prison and you* did not visit me.
25:44 Then they will also answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or as
a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not serve you?
Matthew 26:1 - 26:25 55
25:45 Then he will answer them, saying, Assuredly I say to you*, Inasmuch as you* did it not to
one of these, the least, neither did you* do it to me. 25:46 And these will go away into everlasting
punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
{Footnotes: Mt 25:15- A talant is approximately 58-80 pounds of silver. Equal to approximately a million dollars
in US money today.}
I have highlighted and underlined several lines from the above passages as I think they apply to us today and right now. Others relate to different parts of what we shall see during the EOT.
I want to look at the versus that tell us to prepare and be ready. There was a reason that Christ told His disciples about the end, and why that information was put into the bible for us to read. That reason was for us to be ready and to prepare.
I want to look at the versus that tell us to prepare and be ready. There was a reason that Christ told His disciples about the end, and why that information was put into the bible for us to read. That reason was for us to be ready and to prepare.
24:42 Therefore watch, because you* do not know in what hour
your* Lord is coming. 24:43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch
the thief is coming, he would have watched and would have not permitted his house roof to be
burrowed through. 24:44 Because of this, you* also become ready, because in an hour you* do not think,
the Son of Man is coming.
Two key parts are in these three verses. First off the command to watch in the first verse. Watch for what? Well the signs of the end and the second coming of the Lord and the second command to " also be ready." Be ready for what? The end and the second coming.
So far it sounds like all you have to do is sit around and keep your eyes open. Many Christians take that view. First off many believe the rapture will happen before the Tribulation. This is a comfortable belief. It requires nothing from you and the Lord will take care of everything. The problem is that it fails to take into account a few things. First off, what country a person lives in. Do you live in one of the countries that are part of the End of Times? I personally don’t think the United States is part of the EOT, so for me the answer would be ‘no.’ The second thing is of course what if the Rapture is not Pre-Tribulation? Both of these issues are very possible.
That brings us right back to the idea of be ready. What does it mean to be ready for something? Especially something as monumental as we are discussing? I would recommend examining other things that people are told to be ready for. For example, if you live on the East Coast of the United States one of the things that people in the south are told to be ready for is a hurricane. That is not just a mental preparedness. There are pamphlets that go into much more than mentally preparing. You are asked to have so much food, fresh water, and other necessities so that if a hurricane hits you will be able to make it through.
So if you are going to be ready for the EOT there are some things you too can do to prepare. The first and most important is to create your plan.
Your plan needs to look at several key things. First off, who is going to be with you. If you are married and have kids, you need to plan for them. If you will be going with another family, this too will alter your plans, as will the idea if you are going alone.
Next where will you go? Do you need to go somewhere else? This seems pretty simple. After all most of us would like to stay where we are, but that in the majority of cases will not be feasible. Most people live in cities and suburbs. Your water is piped in, and frankly most of us have no way to be self-sufficient without the government regulated utilities that we depend on every day; not to mention the grocery stores and other retail locations we use to get everything we need. Those things will not be available, especially during the EOT. So your plan needs to include some place where you can provide the necessities.
The next thing will be to examine the necessities of life and how you plan to provide for them. Food, water and shelter are the three big ones. But there are others. Do you want to have electric power? It is not a necessity but it is a rather important and helpful addition.
I will be doing a section on each of the necessities and other additions that can help you not just survive but to actually survive comfortably. That is the key, to be able to survive as comfortably as possible. Examine the following two situations.
Ex. 1: You are alone and head up into the mountains near where you live. You have almost nothing with you but an axe, a knife, a sleeping bag and maybe a tent. You remembered to grab a pot before you headed out and now are up in the mountains. Your plan is to build a primitive shelter and hunt and gather food to get buy.
Ex.2: Same situation but instead of going with next to nothing, you have a tent, you plan to use this for shelter at least until you can build a more permanent shelter. You have brought several pots and pans, a full “TOGO” bag with tools and a portable solar generator. Your tent has a camping stove.
Both example will be able to survive if they have enough knowledge. The difference is the second example is able to survive with more ease. The second example is able to ready their kindle or laptop, watch Tv on their laptop and basically have access to hobbies and relaxation. Thus they will be able to survive a lot more comfortably.
These are the things you need to examine as well as how you will provide food for you as long as you expect to be in the mountains. How long that will be is based simply on seven years plus the time until the EOT starts. If it has already begun, then that leaves only seven years.
So start planning.
your* Lord is coming. 24:43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch
the thief is coming, he would have watched and would have not permitted his house roof to be
burrowed through. 24:44 Because of this, you* also become ready, because in an hour you* do not think,
the Son of Man is coming.
Two key parts are in these three verses. First off the command to watch in the first verse. Watch for what? Well the signs of the end and the second coming of the Lord and the second command to " also be ready." Be ready for what? The end and the second coming.
So far it sounds like all you have to do is sit around and keep your eyes open. Many Christians take that view. First off many believe the rapture will happen before the Tribulation. This is a comfortable belief. It requires nothing from you and the Lord will take care of everything. The problem is that it fails to take into account a few things. First off, what country a person lives in. Do you live in one of the countries that are part of the End of Times? I personally don’t think the United States is part of the EOT, so for me the answer would be ‘no.’ The second thing is of course what if the Rapture is not Pre-Tribulation? Both of these issues are very possible.
That brings us right back to the idea of be ready. What does it mean to be ready for something? Especially something as monumental as we are discussing? I would recommend examining other things that people are told to be ready for. For example, if you live on the East Coast of the United States one of the things that people in the south are told to be ready for is a hurricane. That is not just a mental preparedness. There are pamphlets that go into much more than mentally preparing. You are asked to have so much food, fresh water, and other necessities so that if a hurricane hits you will be able to make it through.
So if you are going to be ready for the EOT there are some things you too can do to prepare. The first and most important is to create your plan.
Your plan needs to look at several key things. First off, who is going to be with you. If you are married and have kids, you need to plan for them. If you will be going with another family, this too will alter your plans, as will the idea if you are going alone.
Next where will you go? Do you need to go somewhere else? This seems pretty simple. After all most of us would like to stay where we are, but that in the majority of cases will not be feasible. Most people live in cities and suburbs. Your water is piped in, and frankly most of us have no way to be self-sufficient without the government regulated utilities that we depend on every day; not to mention the grocery stores and other retail locations we use to get everything we need. Those things will not be available, especially during the EOT. So your plan needs to include some place where you can provide the necessities.
The next thing will be to examine the necessities of life and how you plan to provide for them. Food, water and shelter are the three big ones. But there are others. Do you want to have electric power? It is not a necessity but it is a rather important and helpful addition.
I will be doing a section on each of the necessities and other additions that can help you not just survive but to actually survive comfortably. That is the key, to be able to survive as comfortably as possible. Examine the following two situations.
Ex. 1: You are alone and head up into the mountains near where you live. You have almost nothing with you but an axe, a knife, a sleeping bag and maybe a tent. You remembered to grab a pot before you headed out and now are up in the mountains. Your plan is to build a primitive shelter and hunt and gather food to get buy.
Ex.2: Same situation but instead of going with next to nothing, you have a tent, you plan to use this for shelter at least until you can build a more permanent shelter. You have brought several pots and pans, a full “TOGO” bag with tools and a portable solar generator. Your tent has a camping stove.
Both example will be able to survive if they have enough knowledge. The difference is the second example is able to survive with more ease. The second example is able to ready their kindle or laptop, watch Tv on their laptop and basically have access to hobbies and relaxation. Thus they will be able to survive a lot more comfortably.
These are the things you need to examine as well as how you will provide food for you as long as you expect to be in the mountains. How long that will be is based simply on seven years plus the time until the EOT starts. If it has already begun, then that leaves only seven years.
So start planning.