• Patterns in Prophecy
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    Matthew 24– Christ’s sermon

    “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, You shall not see Me from now on, until you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple.” (23:38-24:1)

    Disciples ask two questions (v2-3)

    Signs of the beginning of the end (v4-8)

    Final persecution and proclamation (v9-14)

    Abomination of desolation (v15-20)

    Great tribulation (v21-22)

    False christs cannot shine from east to west (v23-28)

    Coming of the Son of man (v29-31)

    We may know when it is near (v32-36)

    As in the days of Noah (v37-42)

    Watch for Him as a thief in the night (v43-51)


    Luke 21– Christ’s sermon

    Disciples ask two questions (v5-7)

    Signs of the beginning of the end (v8-11)

    Final persecution and proclamation (v12-19)

    Abomination of desolation (v20-24)

    Coming of the Son of man (v25-28)

    We may know when it is near (v29-33)

    Watch for Him as a thief in the night (v34-36)


    Prophecies in apostles’ writings

    1Cor 15) sleep of death, then immortality at the last trumpet

    1Th 4:13-4:18) sleep of death until archangel’s trumpet

    1Th 5:1-11) peace and safety, then destruction on day of the Lord

    2Th 1:7-12) the Lord’s glory takes vengeance on wicked

    2Th 2:1-12) fall away; man of sin; wicked revealed; Lord destroys

    2Pt 3) scoffers; day of the Lord; new heavens and new earth


    Last days started in apostles’ time

    Rom 16:20) God shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly

    1Cor 1:7) waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

    1Cor 7:29) this I say, brethren, the time is short

    1Cor 10:11) upon whom the ends of the world are come

    1Thes 4:15-17) we which are alive...shall be caught up

    Php 4:5) the Lord is at hand

    1Pt 4:7) the end of all things is at hand

    Heb 1:2) in these last days has spoken to us by His son

    Heb 10:37) for yet a little while, and he that shall come will come

    Jam 5:8) the coming of the Lord draws near

    Rev 22:20) I come quickly