Premillennialism: The Prophecy of Matthew

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Slide 1 Bill Lockwood Slide 2 Matthew 24 1. When Shall These Things Be? (2,3) 2. This Generation Shall Not Pass Away (34) 3.

1 Slide 1 Bill Lockwood Slide 2 Matthew When Shall These Things Be? (2,3) 2. This Generation Shall Not Pass Away (34) 3. Beginning of Travail (4-14) 4. Abomination of Desolation (15) 5. Great Tribulation (21) 6. Sign of Son of Man (29-31) Slide 3

Slide 4 Setting 1. Matt. 21:33-41 Kingdom taken from you 2. Matt. 23 All these things upon this generation 3. Luke 19:41-44 knew not time of visitation 4. Matt. 24:1 Show him the buildings of temple 5.

2 Slide 4 Setting 1. Matt. 21:33-41 Kingdom taken from you 2. Matt. 23 All these things upon this generation 3. Luke 19:41-44 knew not time of visitation 4. Matt. 24:1 Show him the buildings of temple 5. Why Three Accounts? Supplement 6. Matt. 24:2 Not one stone Slide 5 Slide 6 Setting 1. Matt. 21:33-41 Kingdom taken from you 2. Matt. 23 All these things upon this generation 3. Luke 19:41-44 knew not time of visitation 4. Matt. 24:1 Show him the buildings of temple 5. Why Three Accounts? Supplement 6. Matt. 24:2 Not one stone

3 Slide 7 Literally EVERY Stone? Figure of Speech Not leaving one stone upon another is a proverbial and hyperbolic way of speaking to denote very exemplary destruction. (Thomas Newton) Luke 19:41-44 Slide 8 Matthew 1. When? 2. What Shall be the Sign of Thy Coming? 3. End of the World? Question (24:3) Mark 1. When Shall These Things Be? 2. What Shall Be the Sign When These Things Shall Be Accomplished? Luke 1. When Shall These Things Be? 2. What Shall Be the Sign When These Things are About to Come to Pass? Slide 9 Question (24:3) 1. Coming? Παρουσία Acts 1:6 2. End of World? Αεον Their Age TWO Ages 1) Jewish; 2) Messianic (Disciples) Heb. 1:2; 9:26 1 Cor. 10:11 1 Pet 1:20 1 John 2:18 Acts 2:17 Strong s: Aeon : Jewish expression signifying Messianic period (p.9)

4 Slide 10 Slide 11 ALL These Things in THAT Generation 1. Troublesome verse (New Jerome Comm.) 2. Genea persons living together at same time Vine s: race of people or whole multitude of men living at the same time Nicoll s: the impending destruction of the Jewish state. Jesus was quite certain that it would happen within the then living generation. Thayer: The whole multitude of men living at the same time, Matt. 24:34 Slide 12 THAT Generation Luke 11:51 The blood of all the prophets required of THIS GENERATION Acts 13:36 David served in his own generation Matt. 12:41,42 Men of Ninevah, Queen of South Acts 2:40 Save yourselves from this untoward generation Luke 1:50 From generation to generation Matt. 11:16 With what shall I compare this generation?

5 Slide 13 RACE of People? Get out your concordance and look up every NT occurrence of the word generation (Gr. genea ) and see if it EVER means race in any other context Not ONE of these references is speaking of the entire Jewish race over thousands of years; ALL use the word in its normal sense of sum total of those living at the same time. It always refers to contemporaries. David Chilton, The Great Tribulation Slide 14 Fig Tree Illustration (32-33) When YE see these things, know that he is near, even at the doors. Slide 15

6 Slide 16 Beginning of Travail (8) 1. False Christs (4-5) 2. Wars (6,7) 3. Famines, Pestilences, Earthquakes (7) 4. Deliver YOU to be killed (9) 5. Tribulation (9) 6. Love of many wax cold (12) 7. Endure to the end, shall be saved (13) Slide 17 Gospel Preached to All World (14) Col. 1:23 Gospel preached in all creation Col. 1:5,6 as it is also in all the world Rom. 1:8 throughout the world Rom. 10:18 Sound went into all world Rom. 16:25,26 All nations Luke 2:1 All world enrolled Οικουμηνε Inhabited World: Empire Slide 18

7 Slide 19 Abomination of Desolation Theory of Premillennialism Jewish Term: Abominable or hateful destroyer (Albert Barnes) Luke 21:20 When you see Jerusalem compassed with armies YOU will see Daniel (9:26,27; 11:31; 12:11) Disciples to flee (Eusebius) Slide 20 Abomination of Desolation It is evident that our Lord interprets the prediction of Daniel as referring to the Messiah, and to that destruction of the city and temple which he is now foretelling; and his interpretation is authoritative for us. John Broadus Slide 21

8 Slide 22 Great Tribulation Days of Affliction (Mk) Days of Vengeance (Lk) THEN shall be great tribulation (siege) FOR then shall be (Reason for flight) Luke 21:22 These are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled Luke 23:28-30 To daughters of Jerusalem BACKGROUND Slide 23 No one can imagine that when the Romans have got you under their power they will use you with moderation, [will] burn your holy city, and utterly destroy your whole nation; for those of you should shall survive the war will not be able to find a place wither to flee, since all men have the Romans for their lords already for there is no people upon the habitable earth which have not some portion of you among them, whom your enemies will slay, in case you go to war, and on that account also; and so every city which has Jews in it will be filled with slaughter for the sake only of a few men. King Agrippa Slide 24 Summary of Events 1. Revolt Began AD 65 Cestius Gallus 2. Nero Sends Vespasian (AD 67) 3. Conditions Within the City (Zealots in charge)

9 Slide 25 Josephus I shall not mistake if I said that the death of Ananus was the beginning of the destruction of the city, and that from this day may be dated the overthrow of her walls, and the ruin of her affairs. And I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers. Slide 26 Summary of Events 1. Revolt Began AD 65 Cestius Gallus 2. Nero Sends Vespasian (AD 67) 3. Conditions Within the City (Zealots in charge) 4. Nero died (AD 68) 5. Vespasian in Rome; Titus Sent (AD 69) 6. Assault Tower Antonia (July 17, 70) 7. Titus Fires the Gates (August 9) Slide 27 Luke 21:24 Until the Times of the Gentiles Be Fulfilled Till the time that the periods which are appointed to the Gentile nations for the completion of divine judgments (not a period of grace for Gentiles) shall have run out. Compare Rev. 11:2 Meyer, Terry

10 Slide 28 Slide 29 Sign of Son of Man IMMEDIATELY after Tribulation of those days Sign of Son of Man in Heaven Coming on the Clouds of Heaven Slide 30 Immediately After Tribulation 1. THOSE days 2. Connects with v. 28 Wheresoever carcass is 3. The word IMMEDIATELY shows that the Lord is not speaking of any distant event but of something immediately consequent the destruction of Jerusalem (Adam Clarke) 4. Fall Babylon (Isa 13); Egypt (Ezek 32) 5. Luke 21:22 All things written fulfilled

11 Slide 31 Sign of Son of Man in Heaven Matthew 26:64 Henceforth YE shall see the Son of Man From now on From this point forward Schaff: Not simply some time hereafter, but in all the future (Also Broadus, Cook s) Slide 32 Sign of Son of Man in Heaven Daniel 7:13,14 Destruction of Temple was sign that Jesus was reigning in heaven at Father s right hand, ruling over nations and bringing vengeance on his enemies Slide 33 Sign of Son of Man in Heaven Multiple Comings of Christ 1. First Coming 2. Limited Commission (Matt. 10:23) 3. Mount of Transfiguration (2 Pet. 1:16-18) 4. Coming in the church (Matt. 16:28) 5. Coming in Conversion (John 14:22) 6. Coming in Preaching (Rom. 11:27) 7. Judgment on Churches (Rev. 2:5,16) 8. Judgment on Jerusalem 9. Final Second Coming (Matt. 25)

12 Slide 34 Sign of Son of Man in Heaven What is the direct and primary sense of prophecy? Those who have not directed their attention to prophetic language will be startled if I answer, The coming of the Lord here announced is his coming in judgment against Jerusalem---to destroy itself and its temple I say this application of the words, as their direct and primary sense, will probably startle those unacquainted with the prophetic style. But all hesitation on the subject will cease if we will but allow the Scripture to be its own interpreter. Jamieson, Faucett and Brown Slide Matt. 26:64 Coming on the Clouds 2. Luke 21:36 that ye may be able to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man. (Rev. 6:17) 3. OT Passages: Gen. 18:21; Dt. 33:2; Isa. 31:4 4. Gather His Elect? Preaching of the gospel Matt. 8:11 Slide 36 Matthew Local Event (24:16) 1. Universal Event (25:32; Ac 17:31) 2. Disciples to FLEE (24:16) 2. ALL GATHERED (25:32) 3. Judgment on Jews (23:38) 3. Judgment on ALL (25:46) 4. Door of Kingdom Would NOT be closed to Jews (Rom. 11:30-32) 5. Preceding this, Events NOT normal (24:15ff) 4. After THIS, Door Closed, Not Re- Opened (Mt. 25:10; 11-13) 5. Preceding this, Events NORMAL (24:38-41) 6. Some have time to ESCAPE (24:16-18) 6. Preceding this, NO TIME to escape (24:40-41) 7. Parable of FIG TREE illustrates (24:32) 7. Parable of THIEF- no warning (24:43) 8. Time would be THAT generation (24:34) 8. After a LONG TIME (25:19) 9. SIGNS up to very HOUR (24:17-18) 9. NO SIGNS (24:43)

The Olivet Discourse

The Olivet Discourse Jesus had just finished telling his disciples plainly that he was going away and would return to judge the world at the end of the age. When he described the destruction of the temple