In theological circles, eschatology is known as "the study of last things." One thing I think we can all agree on is that eschatology can get very, very weird. The study of the end times can get very muddy between some terrifying biblical imagery, some whack-job pastors making gloom and doom predictions, hilariously bad Christian movies and books that are written for entertainment. This next section of Scripture is called the Olivet Discourse; that is because Jesus and his disciples are sitting on top of a mountain overlooking the temple. There are hundreds of interpretations of these upcoming verses, but the central truth is that Jesus is the omniscient, omnipotent God who knows and controls all the events of history.