📖 Matthew 24:1-21 • Is Matthew 24 a warning for Christians today — or for someone else entirely? Most believers never see the distinction that changes everything. There are TWO "last days" in your Bible — and confusing them will cost you clarity on prophecy, the tribulation, Israel, and the church's role in end times. In this lesson, Pastor Jimmy walks through Matthew 24:1-21, showing why this passage was written for the Jewish remnant during the tribulation period — not the church age believer — and what that means for how you read your Bible. This expository lesson walks through Matthew 24 and 2 Timothy 3, explaining: • Why Matthew 24 opens with a question about the "end of the world system," not the physical earth • How 2 Timothy 3 describes the last days of the church — entirely spiritual in nature • Why Matthew 24's last days are physical: literal wars, earthquakes, famines, and persecutions • The critical left-hand/right-hand distinction: last days of the church vs. last days of Israel • Who "they" are in Matthew 24:9 — the unbelieving nations going after the Jewish people • The 144,000 male virgin Jewish witnesses and the gospel of the kingdom • Daniel 9:27's direct connection to the abomination of desolation in Matthew 24:15 • Why verse 13's "endure unto the end" has nothing to do with a Christian's salvation • Why Jewish families fleeing to physical mountains in the tribulation makes perfect literal sense • The Sabbath day travel problem: Nehemiah 13 and why gates are shut