This message, especially as recorded in Matthew, is very precise in its presentation. Jesus is giving us a very clear, detailed account of how history will unfold prior to His Second Coming. The Tribulation is the time Jeremiah called, “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7).

A. The Tribulation (first half—3 ½ years), Matthew 24:9–14

• Persecution and martyrdom (see Luke 21:13–19)

• Betrayal and hatred

• Many false prophets arise

• Lawlessness and love-lessness

• He who endures to the end will be delivered from:

1. deception, vv. 4, 11

2. fear, v. 6

3. spiritual failure, v. 12

4. wrath, death, v. 22.

• Great waves of evangelism (see Mark 13:9–10; Luke 21:13–15)