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Matthew 24

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  Christ foretells the destruction of the temple;
3  what and how great calamities shall be before it;
29  the signs of his coming to judgment.
36  And because that day and hour are unknown,
42  we ought to watch like good servants, expecting every moment our Master's coming.
Verse 1

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
departed
23:39, Jeremiah 6:8, Ezekiel 8:6, 10:17-19, 11:22,23, Hosea 9:12
shew
Mark 13:1,2, Luke 21:5,6, John 2:20
Verses 1-28

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
departed
23:39, Jeremiah 6:8, Ezekiel 8:6, 10:17-19, 11:22,23, Hosea 9:12
shew
Mark 13:1,2, Luke 21:5,6, John 2:20
Verse 2

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
There
Josephus says that "Cæsar gave orders that they should now demolish the whole city and temple, except the three towers Phaselus, Hippicus, and Mariamne, and a part of the western wall; but all the rest was laid so completely even with the ground, by those who dug it up from the foundation, that there was nothing left to make those who came thither believe that it had ever been inhabited."
1 Kings 9:7,8, Jeremiah 26:18, Ezekiel 7:20-22, Daniel 9:26,27, Micah 3:12, Luke 19:44, 2 Peter 3:11
Verse 3

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
he sat
21:1, Mark 13:3,4
the disciples
13:10,11,36, 15:12, 17:19
Tell
Daniel 12:6-8, Luke 21:7, John 21:21,22, Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
the sign
32,33,43
the end
13:39,40,49, 28:20, Hebrews 9:26
Verse 4

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Take
Jeremiah 29:8, Mark 13:5,6,22, Luke 21:8, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Ephesians 4:14, 5:6, Colossians 2:8,18, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 1 John 4:1
Verse 5

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
in
11,24, Jeremiah 14:14, 23:21,25, John 5:43, Acts 5:36,37, 8:9,10, Revelation 13:8
Verse 6

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
ye shall hear
Jeremiah 4:19-22, 6:22-24, 8:15,16, 47:6, Ezekiel 7:24-26, 14:17-21, Ezekiel 21:9-15,28, Daniel 11:1-45, Mark 13:7,8, Luke 21:9
see
Psalms 27:1-3, 46:1-3, 112:7, Isaiah 8:12-14, 12:2, 26:3,4,20,21, Habakkuk 3:16-18, Luke 21:19, John 14:1,27, 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Peter 3:14,15
must
26:54, Luke 22:37, Acts 27:24-26
but
14, Daniel 9:24-27
Verse 7

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
nation shall
2 Chronicles 15:6, Isaiah 9:19-21, 19:2, Ezekiel 21:27, Haggai 2:21,22, Zechariah 14:2,3,13, Hebrews 12:27
famines
Isaiah 24:19-23, Ezekiel 14:21, Joel 2:30,31, Zechariah 14:4, Luke 21:11,25,26, Acts 2:19, 11:28
Verse 8

All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Leviticus 26:18-29, Deuteronomy 28:59, Isaiah 9:12,17,21, 10:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, 1 Peter 4:17,18
Verse 9

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
shall they
10:17-22, 22:6, 23:34, Mark 13:9-13, Luke 11:49, 21:12,16,17, John 15:19, John 15:20, 16:2, Acts 4:2,3, 5:40,41, 7:59, 12:1,2-5, 21:31,32, Acts 22:19-22, 28:22, 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16, 1 Peter 4:16, Revelation 2:10,13, 6:9-11, 7:14
Verse 10

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
shall many
11:6, 13:21,57, 26:31-34, Mark 4:17, John 6:60,61,66,67, 2 Timothy 1:15, 2 Timothy 4:10,16
betray
10:21,35,36, 26:21-24, Micah 7:5,6, Mark 13:12, Luke 21:16
Verse 11

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
5,24, 7:15, Mark 13:22, Acts 20:30, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:1, 1 John 2:18,26, 4:1, Jude 1:4, Revelation 19:20
Verse 12

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
because
James 4:1-4, 5:1-6
the love
Revelation 2:4,5,10, 3:15
Verse 13

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
6, 10:22, Mark 13:13, Luke 8:15, Romans 2:7, 1 Corinthians 1:8, Hebrews 3:6,14, 10:39, Revelation 2:10
Verse 14

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
this
4:23, 9:35, 10:7, Acts 20:25
shall be
18:19, Mark 16:15,16, Luke 24:47, Acts 1:2, Romans 10:18, 15:18-21, 16:25,26, Colossians 1:6,23, Revelation 14:6
and then
3,6, Ezekiel 7:5-7,10
Verse 15

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
ye
Mark 13:14, Luke 19:43, 21:20
by
Daniel 9:27, 12:11
whoso
Ezekiel 40:4, Daniel 9:23,25, 10:12-14, Hebrews 2:1, Revelation 1:3, 3:22
Verse 16

Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Genesis 19:15-17, Exodus 9:20,21, Proverbs 22:3, Jeremiah 6:1, 37:11,12, Luke 21:21,22, Hebrews 11:7
Verse 17

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
which
6:25, Job 2:4, Proverbs 6:4,5, Mark 13:15,16, Luke 17:31-33
the house-top
10:27, Deuteronomy 22:8
Verse 19

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Deuteronomy 28:53-56, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Kings 15:16, Lamentations 4:3,4,10, Hosea 13:16, Mark 13:17,18, Luke 21:23, 23:29,30
Verse 20

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
neither
Exodus 16:29, Acts 1:12
Verse 21

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Psalms 69:22-28, Isaiah 65:12-16, 66:15,16, Daniel 9:26, 12:1, Joel 1:2, 2:2, Zechariah 11:8,9, 14:2,3, Malachi 4:1, Mark 13:9, Luke 19:43,44, 21:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:16, Hebrews 10:26-29
Verse 22

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
except
Mark 13:20
for
Isaiah 6:13, 65:8,9, Zechariah 13:8, 14:2, Romans 9:11, 11:25-31, 2 Timothy 2:10
Verse 23

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Deuteronomy 13:1-3, Mark 13:21, Luke 17:23,24, 21:8, John 5:43
Verse 24

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
there
5,11, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 3:17
and shall
Deuteronomy 13:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, Revelation 13:13,14, 19:20
insomuch
John 6:37,39, 10:28-30, Romans 8:28-39, 2 Timothy 2:19, 1 Peter 1:5, 1 John 5:18, Revelation 12:9-11, 13:7,8,14
if
Mark 13:22, Acts 20:16, Romans 12:18, Galatians 4:15
Verse 25

Behold, I have told you before.
Isaiah 44:7,8, 46:10,11, 48:5,6, Luke 21:13, John 16:1
Verse 26

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Wherefore
Our Lord not only foretells the appearance of these impostors, but also the manner and circumstance of their conduct. Accordingly, Josephus says that many impostors persuaded the people to follow them to the desert, promising them signs and wonders done by the providence of God. (See also Ac 21:38). One persuaded the people to go up into the temple, which being set on fire by the Romans, 6,000 perished in the flames.
he is in the desert
3:1, Isaiah 40:3, Luke 3:2,3, Acts 21:38
Verse 27

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
as
Job 37:3, 38:35, Isaiah 30:30, Zechariah 9:14, Luke 17:24-37
the coming
16:28, Malachi 3:2, 4:5, James 5:8, 2 Peter 3:4
Verse 28

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Deuteronomy 28:49, Job 39:27-30, Jeremiah 16:16, Amos 9:1-4, Luke 17:37
Verse 29

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Immediately
8, Daniel 7:11,12, Mark 13:24,25
shall the
Isaiah 13:10, 24:23, Jeremiah 4:23-28, Ezekiel 32:7,8, Joel 2:10,30,31, 3:15, Amos 5:20, 8:9, Zephaniah 1:14,15, Luke 21:25,26, Acts 2:19,20, Revelation 6:12-17
the powers
2 Peter 3:10
Verses 29-35

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Immediately
8, Daniel 7:11,12, Mark 13:24,25
shall the
Isaiah 13:10, 24:23, Jeremiah 4:23-28, Ezekiel 32:7,8, Joel 2:10,30,31, 3:15, Amos 5:20, 8:9, Zephaniah 1:14,15, Luke 21:25,26, Acts 2:19,20, Revelation 6:12-17
the powers
2 Peter 3:10
Verse 30

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
the sign
3, Daniel 7:13, Mark 13:4, Revelation 1:7
and then shall all
Zechariah 12:10, Revelation 1:7
see
16:27,28, 26:64, Mark 13:26, 14:62-64, Luke 21:27, 22:69, Acts 1:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:7
Verse 31

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
he
28:18, Mark 16:15,16, Luke 24:47, Acts 26:19,20
his angels
13:41, 25:31, Revelation 1:20, 2:1, 14:6-9
with
Numbers 10:1-10, Psalms 81:3, Isaiah 27:13, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16
a great sound of a trumpet
or, a trumpet and a great voice.
gather
Isaiah 11:12, 49:18, 60:4, Zechariah 14:5, Mark 13:27, John 11:52, Ephesians 1:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:1
from
Psalms 22:27, 67:7, Isaiah 13:5, 42:10, 43:6, 45:22, Zechariah 9:10, Romans 10:18
Verse 32

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Mark 13:28,29, Luke 21:29,30
Verse 33

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
when
know
Ezekiel 7:2-14, Hebrews 10:37, James 5:9, 1 Peter 4:7
it
or, he.
Verse 34

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
This
12:45, 16:28, 23:36, Mark 13:30,31, Luke 11:50, 21:32,33
Verse 35

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven
5:18, Psalms 102:26, Isaiah 34:4, 51:6, 54:10, Jeremiah 31:35,36, Hebrews 1:11,12, 2 Peter 3:7-12, Revelation 6:14, 20:11
my
Numbers 23:19, Psalms 19:7, 89:34, Proverbs 30:5, Isaiah 40:8, 55:11, Titus 1:2, 1 Peter 1:25, Revelation 3:14
Verse 36

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
42,44, 25:13, Zechariah 14:7, Mark 13:32, Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 16:15
Verses 36-51

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
42,44, 25:13, Zechariah 14:7, Mark 13:32, Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 16:15
Verse 37

But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Genesis 6:1-7, Job 22:15-17, Luke 17:26,27, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:20,21, 2 Peter 2:5, 3:6
Verse 38

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
they
Genesis 6:2, 1 Samuel 25:36-38, 30:16,17, Isaiah 22:12-14, Ezekiel 16:49,50, Amos 6:3-6, Luke 12:19,45, 14:18-20, 17:26-28, 21:34, Romans 13:13,14, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Verse 39

And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
13:13-15, Judges 20:34, Proverbs 23:35, 24:12, 29:7, Isaiah 42:25, 44:18,19, Luke 19:44, John 3:20, Acts 13:41, Romans 1:28, 2 Peter 3:5
Verse 40

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
the one
2 Chronicles 33:12-24, Luke 17:34-37, 23:39-43, 1 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Peter 2:5,7-9
Verse 41

Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two
The [?] was a hand-mill composed of two stones; "the uppermost of which is turned round by a small handle of wood or iron that is placed in the rim. When this stone is large, or expedition required, a second person is called to assist; and as it is usual for women alone to be concerned in this employment, who seat themselves over against each other with the millstone between then, we may see not only the propriety of the expression, Ex 11:5," but the force of this.--Dr. Shaw.
grinding
Exodus 11:5, Isaiah 47:2
Verse 42

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Watch
25:13, 26:38-41, Mark 13:33-37, Luke 12:35-40, 21:36, Romans 13:11, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 1 Peter 4:7, 5:8, Revelation 3:2,3, 16:15
for
36,44, Mark 13:33
Verse 43

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
good-man
20:11, Proverbs 7:19
had
Luke 12:39, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6, 2 Peter 3:10,11
would not
Exodus 22:2,3
Verse 44

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
25:10,13, Luke 12:40, Philippians 4:5, James 5:9, Revelation 19:7
Verse 45

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
is
Luke 12:41-43, 16:10-12, 19:17, Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 4:1,2, 1 Timothy 1:12, 2 Timothy 2:2, Hebrews 3:5, 1 Peter 4:10,11, Revelation 2:13
to give
13:52, 25:35-40, Ezekiel 34:2, John 21:15-17, 1 Corinthians 3:1,2, Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Peter 5:1-3
Verse 46

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
25:34, Luke 12:37,43, Philippians 1:21-23, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Peter 1:13-15, Revelation 2:19, Revelation 16:15
Verse 47

Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
That
25:21,23, Daniel 12:3, Luke 12:37,44, 19:17, 22:29,30, John 12:26, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 Peter 5:4, Revelation 3:21, 21:7
Verse 48

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
if
18:32, 25:26, Luke 19:22
say
Deuteronomy 9:4, 15:9, 2 Kings 5:26, Isaiah 32:6, Mark 7:21, Luke 12:45, John 13:2, Acts 5:3, Acts 8:22
My
Ecclesiastes 8:11, Ezekiel 12:22,27, 2 Peter 3:3-5
Verse 49

And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
to smite
Isaiah 66:5, 2 Corinthians 11:20, 1 Peter 5:3, 3 John 1:9,10, Revelation 13:7, 16:6, 17:6
and to
7:15, 1 Samuel 2:13-16,29, Isaiah 56:12, Ezekiel 34:3, Micah 3:5, Romans 16:18, Philippians 3:19, Titus 1:11,12, 2 Peter 2:13,14, Jude 1:12
Verse 50

The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
come
42-44, Proverbs 29:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:2,3, Revelation 3:3
Verse 51

And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
cut him asunder
or, cut him off. and appoint.
Job 20:29, Isaiah 33:14, Luke 12:46
there
8:12, 22:13, 25:30, Luke 13:28

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