Signs of the End Times

Jesus aroused the disciples’ curiosity when He spoke of future events. The temple had taken over forty years to build, yet Jesus predicted, “Not one stone shall be left upon another”.

When they came to the Mount of Olives to rest, the disciples saw the opportunity to ask Jesus when this event would take place.
But they looked even further into the future when they asked about the end of the world and the signs of Christs’ Second Coming.

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? AND WHAT WILL BE THE SIGN OF YOUR COMING, AND OF THE END OF THE AGE?” Matthew 24:3

Jesus proceeded to tell them of deceptions that would take place, and also not one sign, but many signs that would indicate the nearness of Christ’s coming. Some of His predictions had their fulfillment primarily in Jerusalem itself, but served as minor realizations to illustrate the ultimate events, showing that Christ would soon appear.

But of THAT DAY AND HOUR NO ONE KNOWS, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. Matthew 24:36

Many in the past have made the mistake of setting a date for Christ’s return. Jesus was definite; nobody knows the exact time when He will come.

Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, WHEN YOU SEE ALL THESE THINGS, KNOW THAT IT IS NEAR—at the doors! Matthew 24:32,33

Even though the exact time is unknown, Christ made it clear that His followers would be able to tell the nearness of His coming. When the Bible signs come to pass, it is the signal to the Christian to look up because redemption draws near. Just as the new shoots on the trees show that springtime is here and summer is near so the signs tell us that Christ’s coming is at the doors.

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