Matthew 24
What is “the end” in Matthew 24:14?Signs of the end (Matthew 24:4-14)Wars and rumors of warsNation rise up against nationFamines and earthquakesDelivered to tribulation, death, hated by all nationsFalse prophets arise and misleadLawlessness increasedSun and moon darkenedStars will fall from the skyHeavenly bodies will be shakenThen … “the end will come” (Matthew 24:29)How to interpret the language of Matthew 24ContextPronounsFigurative or literal languageWhere and whenPreceding context – Matthew 21Matthew 21:23 – Jesus is speaking to Jews in the temple.Preceding context – Matthew 23Matthew 23:34-36 – Jesus is still speaking to Jews. Bad things would happen to them because they had done bad things. These things would happen in their generations (Matthew 23:35).Immediate context – Matthew 24Matthew 24:32-35 – Jesus is still speaking to Jews. Things would happen in the time of that generation (Matthew 24:34).Outline of the chapterMatthew 24:1-4 – Disciples’ questionsMatthew 24:4-44 – Jesus’ answerMatthew 24:45-25:30 – Three parablesMatthew 24:45-41 – Evil servantMatthew 25:1-13 – Ten virginsMatthew 25:14-30 – TalentsMatthew 24:2 – “These things” are the temple buildings in verse 1.Matthew 24:3 – The KJV here has “end of the world” but the NASB and a number of other translations have “end of the age.” When the Romans destroyed the temple and Jerusalem, the Jewish “age” or “system” as depicted in the Old Testament ceased to exist.Matthew 24:4-14 – Events leading up to “the end.”Matthew 24:15-16 – See Daniel 9:24-27.Matthew 24:29-33 – Compare similar language in other places:Isaiah 13:9-10 – Isaiah 13:1 shows that this was talking about Babylon.Isaiah 34:4-6Amos 8:9-10, 13-14Ezekiel 32:6-8, 1-2
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