A Look At The Olivet Discourse

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Let's dive into eschatology.

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What did it mean about the temple?

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Is this about the return of Christ?

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Matthew 24:4-5

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What about rumors of wars

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Verse 7

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Verse 8

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This is certainly an appropriate time to look at this, in light of rumors (which I don't see any reason to believe) that a couple of Christians in government are intentionally trying to provoke a war in the Middle East in order to manipulate the time of Jesus's return (as if this is possible).

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Let's discuss persecution.

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Verse 10

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Verse 10

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I think to be specific, there were three factions of zealots which had taken over various parts of Jerusalem while the Romans besieged the city. These three factions were at war with one another.

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I think to be specific, there were three factions of zealots which had taken over various parts of Jerusalem while the Romans besieged the city. These three factions were at war with one another.

The Jews did have some "minor disagreements" on how to handle Rome.

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Were there false prophets in the first century?

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Was wickedness on the rise?

LinkWhen did Peter say the last days would come? When God would pour out His Spirit on all people. We see this going on at Pentecost and it happens throughout Acts with Gentiles getting the Holy Spirit. Some will wonder about the wonders described later on, but we will get to that eventually in the discourse. We already live in the time that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved so both bookends of this passage are fulfilled. Keep in mind that this is similar to the question about the end of the age. The last days are not the last days of the world but of the age the people were living in.

So again, we have a consistent fulfillment.

We shall continue next time.

In Christ,
Nick Peters