Matthew 24:15-25; In the next section of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus warns His discples about another coming violation of the holy place in the temple called the “abomination which causes desolation“. Christ references the prophet Daniel who was given the vision of the temple in Jerusalme being desecrated by a future leader who breaks a […]
Matthew 24:9-14; In the second section of the Olivent Discourse, Jesus reveals that committed disciples would face persecution and even death for identifying as Christians. The Lord uses the unsettling term “hate’ to describe the world’s attitude and response to faithful believers.Again the warning about false prophets is issued so the church would be prepared […]
Matthew 24:1-8; The next prophetic witness concerning the end of the age and false teachers is the most credible of all, Jesus the Christ. Immediately after confronting the Pharisees in the temple, Jesus and His disciples left Jerusalem and stopped on the Mount of Olives. The inner circle had question for their Lord, which Jesus […]
II Timothy 3:1-9: One of the key principles of Scripture is rightly determining truth from error. Like Peter, the Apostle Paul was deeply trouble by the infiltration of false teachers in the early church. He aptly noted that “There will be terrible times in the last days”, not just projecting forward into the unknown future, […]
II Peter 2:1-9; Following his affirmation of prophesy as a means of accurately communicating God’s revealed truth, Peter informs his readers that false teachers would seek to infiltrate the church. Their goal is to “introduce destructive heresies” and “bring the way of truth into disrepute”. However, their destruction will be swift and sure, as the […]
Matthew 7:24-27; The final message of the Sermon on the Mount series contains a profound warning to two groups of “everyone” who hear the words of Jesus. The first group of “everyone” are those who hear and are wise because they “put them into practice”; contrasted with the second group who are foolish because they […]
Matthew 7:13-14; Near the conclusion of the Sermon, Jesus uses common imagery to emphasize the difference between those who follow His teaching…..and those who don’t. The wide gate and broad “lead to destruction”, which Jesus warns that many follow to their ruin. Conversely, the small gate and narrow road “leads to life”, but “only a […]