Almost everyone is interested in coming events. The Lord’s disciples were no different. They wanted to know what would happen in the future. Perhaps they were looking forward to seeing more prosperous and peaceful days during their lifetime, without any wars, but the Lord painted a very dark picture for them. Those who know Jesus as Saviour today will be taken to be with Him before this terrible time falls upon the world in the last days. Judgment is God’s “strange work” (Isa. 28:21). He takes no pleasure in judgment, so He will shorten the period of great tribulation for the sake of His elect. This should stir us up to warn sinners to “flee from the wrath to come” and to thank the Lord Jesus for keeping us “from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world” (Rev. 3:10).
God, in His mercy, has given us a book, the Bible, which records past history and tells of future events. What He has told us is more stable than heaven and earth. Do you ever thank the Lord Jesus for the Bible? It is God’s personal letter to you and me.
There was a great flood in the days of Noah because of man’s wickedness. We are told that the Son of Man will execute judgment again, taking away the wicked while they are working in the field, in the mill, or wherever they may be. We should expect the Lord to return any day and not be like the evil servant who lived like the ungodly around him.
1. Before the Lord Jesus comes again, will there be ____________ in the world? Matthew 24:___
And
2. Unbelievers will know that we are the Lord’s disciples if we love one another (John 13:35). Because iniquity shall abound in the ____________ days, what will happen to the love of many? Matthew 24:___
And
3. Why will the Lord ____________ the days of tribulation coming upon the world? Matthew 24:___
And
4. After heaven and ____________ are gone, what will not pass away?
Matthew 24:___
Heaven
5. An evil ____________ smote his fellows and began to eat and drink with the drunken. What did he say in his heart? Matthew 24:___
But