Category: Matthew
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Parable of the Ten Virgins
(Matthew 25:1-13) In keeping with the parables in this section of Matthew, this one is about watching and being prepared for the Lord’s return. Here we see ten virgins who have been invited to the marriage feast. All of them brought lamps as it was night, but five of them were foolish for they brought…
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To Serve the Lord, Serve His People
(Matthew 25:31-46) If you want to serve the Lord, serve his people. This is the message of this section of scripture. It is an important lesson and one we must remember. It is clear from this section of scripture that judgement will be based in part upon how we have treated our brethren. The Lord…
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The Parable of the Talents
(Matthew 25:14-30) This parable continues the warnings Jesus gave to those who are his so that they would act as they should. The parable of the talents has two significant sections. First it discusses the giving of the talents and how they are to be employed, and second what will occur on the return of…
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Warning for the Servants of God
(Matthew 24:45-51) The servants of the Lord in this section are those who have a responsibility for the church. They are the teachers, preachers and ministers of the church. Their responsibilities are to care for the people of the Lord and to ensure they teach them well so the people grow to maturity in Jesus…
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No One Knows the Day and Hour
(Matthew 24:36-44) No one knows the day and hour of Jesus’ return except the Father. He has set the time of his return and when that will be has not been given for us to know. There have been many people over the years that have claimed to know the date of the second coming.…
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The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Matthew 24:32-35) The whole of Matthew chapters 24 and 25 are concerned with times of the end and the signs preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ. This small section of scripture here though is the key to these prophecies. It is the point at which the lessons in these chapters pivot. The preceding sections…
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The Second Coming of the Lord
(Matthew 24:29-31) At the very end of these days those left on the earth will witness the second coming of the Lord. There will be signs in the sun and the moon for they will both be darkened and will not give their light upon the earth. This is sometimes attributed to pollution or the…
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The Return of the Lord
(Matthew 24:15-28) – Part 2 The last days will be difficult times and a time of tribulation such as has not ever been seen before. Jesus says that when we see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place that those in Judea should flee to the mountains. I believe this is a warning for…
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Wherever the Body is there the Eagles will be Gathered
(Matthew 24:15-28) – Part 1 In speaking of the last days Jesus gives many warnings and indications of what must happen. Amongst the many signs of the end times there will be great desolation and opposition in the Church. Satan will have his messengers attack the Church from without and within. There will be many…
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Trouble for the End Times Church
(Matthew 24:9-14) There will be trouble for the end times church as Jesus tells us in this next section. The church will have trouble and individual Christians will suffer for it. There will be a sifting of the wheat from the chaff in the end times and there will be no fence sitting, as these…
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Signs of the Close of the Age
(Matthew 24:1-8) As Jesus left the temple his disciples asked him about his second coming and the signs of the close of the age. His response is particularly of interest to us today for we are living in the age when these prophecies are beginning to be fulfilled. These and other prophecies in the Bible…
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Killing the Prophets
(Matthew 23:29-39) The greatest hypocrisy Jesus condemned the Pharisees and scribes over concerned killing the prophets. They said that had they lived in the days of their fathers they would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets. However Jesus condemns them out of their own mouths. He shows that…
