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We are in Matthew 24 verses 1-6. The disciples had 3 questions for Jesus. Jesus takes up the 3rd question first and answers it.

What will be the sign of the end of the age?

The disciples wanted to know when the present age would end.

The Jews only knew of two ages. There is the present age and then the age to come. The age to come would be when the Messiah would return to reign on His throne in Jerusalem.

Our Lord will take that up in the coming verses but for now, He warns the disciples about false messiahs and to be on guard from being led astray from Him, the only true Messiah.

Let’s follow along in Matthew 24 vs. 1-6 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. Mitchell.

Thank you for being with us on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast. Our teacher, Dr. John G. Mitchell finishes up Matthew 23 and begins chapter 24.

In these passages, we see Jesus full of compassion for Jerusalem and those living in it. He wanted so much for them to come to Him and receive Him as their Messiah, but they would not.

Each person has a choice to make in regard to the Person and Work of our Lord Jesus Christ. What has been your decision?

There is yet a future hope for the nation of Israel. When they will say these words, “Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!” they will fulfill Psalm 118:26 and Hosea 6:1-2. This will occur at Jesus’s Second Coming as shown in Matthew 24.

In Matthew 23:37, let’s join Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

As we continue in Matthew 23 this lesson begins with verse 29. Here Dr. Mitchell will finish out the last of 8 indictments of the Lord Jesus against the religious rulers of Israel.

Dr. Mitchell reminds us that Jesus knew the motives of these leaders which is why He could bring just rebukes and indictments against these rulers.

At the end of His speaking, we still see Jesus’ willing heart of compassion for His Jerusalem, to gather them together to Himself, but they would not.

Dr. Mitchell admonishes the believer not to be the judge of another person’s motives.

Only Jesus has omniscience to know all things inwardly and outwardly, past, present and future.

He only can and will deal the ones who live a hypocritical life in words and deeds.

Let’s join Dr. Mitchell in Matthew 23:29 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Our study continues in Matthew 23 vs. 16. where Dr. Mitchell shares Jesus’s stern rebukes and indictments on the religious leaders of Israel.

Matthew records these words for us to read and hear.

This lesson focuses on the next 4 of these 8 indictments in verses 16 thru 28.

These four are:

1. Swearing an oath: Lack of distinguishing between the greater and the lesser.

2. Tithing: majoring on the minors and minoring on the majors.

3. Cleansing outwardly to cover up the sins inwardly.

4. Stressing the outward appearance but losing sight of the inward sins.

This lesson causes one to discover what the real focus is in life, both the known and the unknown.

We appreciate your joining us on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. John G. Mitchell.

Let’s turn to Matthew 23:16-28.

After giving a short overview of the previous lesson, Dr. Mitchell shares what Jesus said and Matthew wrote. These were Jesus’ verbal judgments on the Pharisees and Scribes. These consist of 8 woeful indictments.

Dr. Mitchell will guide us through the first 3 of these indictments.

The first concerns not entering the kingdom of God and hindering those who would.

The second concerns widows houses and long prayers.

The third concerns proselyting to their religion.

Jesus still yearns for those who are religious but who do not yet know Jesus as their own personal savior.

Are you some one or do you know someone who needs to hear and believe the gospel? Jesus forgives any and every sin. Trust Him!

Let’s join Dr. Mitchell in Matthew 23 verse 13 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

We now turn to chapter 23 of Matthew verses 1-12.

Here Jesus speaks to the crowds and His disciples who were following Him.

As He speaks to His disciples he uncovers the attitudes and practices of the Pharisees.

The problem was the hypocrisy of these leaders. Their motives were not right -- as Dr. Mitchell explains.

He also points out that Jesus was speaking, not to the church, but to the Jews of His day, who were under the laws of Moses. The church had not yet come into existence.

He then challenge you and me with being aware of one’s motives in the things of God. Why do we serve the Lord? Is God’s glory at the heart?

Jesus teaches about seeking special recognition from people. This too reveal the motives of the heart.

In Matthew 23:12, here’s Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

Thank you for listening along with us here on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast with Dr. John G. Mitchell.

We continue our study in Matt.22:23-33. As we previously heard, Jesus is confronted by a trap set by the Sadducees using a hypothetical marriage situation.

Jesus confronts them with three facts.

First of all, these Sadducees are in error.

Second, they don’t know to whom the Scriptures refer.

Thirdly, the don’t understand the power of the

living God.

It is noted that, Jesus told them that God speak directly to the person in the Scriptures.

The only interpretation done was by Jesus when He said ‘God is not the God of the dead of the living.’

Dr. Mitchell gives us understand of angels and also of those who have died having trusted in Christ.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Mt.22:23

Taking up from where we left off last lesson, our teacher, Dr. Mitchell continues with Matt.22:23-33.

The enemies of the Lord Jesus try again to trap Jesus. Only this time, they are Sadducees.

In Acts 23:8 Luke writes that the Sadducees ‘say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all’. As Dr. Mitchell says, these were the rationalists of their day. They are the anti-super-naturalists of this day.

So why do they appeal to the Scriptures? Only to try and trap our Savior. There are those who use the Scriptures, they don’t really believe in, to confront the Christian with hypothetical questions in order to suppress the truth about God, His creation, His Messiah and His eternal salvation and His soon coming for us.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Matt.22:23 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

After Jesus had spoken a parable to the religious rulers, they now plotted how to trap Him in His words. Not only were these religious leaders, but also some political leaders who confronted Jesus about paying taxes to the government.

We saw in chapter 17 the religious rulers were collecting temple tax, but here in Matt.22:15-23 Jesus deals, not with temple tax, but with taxes to Caesar, e.g. Rome.

Jesus’ answer put these rulers under a dual responsibility both to God and to Caesar.

Dr. Mitchell shares the perceived underlying motive of these leaders as they confront Jesus.

God knows the hearts of people and He gives to the believer perception and discernment as well. How does He do this? Through the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.

Let’s join Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matt.22:15.

The Lord Jesus once again speaks a 3rd parable to the leaders of Israel.

Dr. Mitchell calls this parable the marriage of the king's son. He compares this Matthew 22 passage with a similar but different parable in Luke 14.

We find this parable fulfilled in history some 40 years later when Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D.

What stands out in this parable of our Lord is the one who was found at the wedding without the necessary clothing for a wedding.

Here Dr. Mitchell shares that we can stand before God only with the righteousness of Christ as our covering, which is what one needs when God sees a person.

Do you have this righteousness? You can and do when you place your faith in Christ Jesus the Lord.

Here is Dr. Mitchell with the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 22:1.