Olivet
{JESUS ON THE FUTURE}
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- The Temple is Judged - {PDF Copy} - (When he left the Temple for the last time, Jesus pronounced its coming desolation to his opponents)
- Temple Setting - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus gave his discourse on Olivet following his final and prophetic departure from the Temple)
- Geographic Scope - {PDF Copy} - (The Olivet Discourse presents two key events linked to different geographic contexts, one regional, the other global)
- Deceivers and False Prophets - {PDF Copy} - (The Discourse opens with warnings about coming deceivers who propagate false expectations about the end)
- Days of Noah - {PDF Copy} - (Just as unprepared men were destroyed by the Flood, so unrepentant men and apostates will be overtaken by destruction when Jesus arrives)
- The Abomination of Desolation - {PDF Copy} - (When disciples see the Abomination of Desolation standing where it ought not, they must flee Jerusalem)
- The Budding Fig Tree - {PDF Copy} - (The parable of the budding fig tree points to the imminent destruction of the Temple predicted by Jesus)
- "This Generation" - {PDF Copy} - (The generation contemporary with Jesus witnessed the events that he predicted that culminated in the destruction of the Temple)
- Coming on Clouds - {PDF Copy} - (The whole earth will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds when he gathers his elect to himself)
- Knowing Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Instead of calculating times and seasons, followers of Jesus must always be prepared for his sudden arrival)
- His Repeated Warning - {PDF Copy} - (On the Mount of Olives, Jesus reiterated key information that is necessary for his disciples to avoid deception by false prophets)
