178 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 15 - Matthew 24 - 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 15 MATTHEW 24 AND OTHER REFERENCES Matthew 24:3 What we have to understand is that throughout the Old Testament the Rabbis, and those who were involved in the study of the prophets, understood the two aspects of a coming Messiah. The word "Savior" is "Jeshua." From that name we get the name "Jesus" - because He shall save His people from their sins. So some thought there would be a Messiah for the King and a Messiah for the Savior. Look at I Peter Chapter 1 verse 10: I Peter 1:10 "Of which salvation the prophets (Old Testament writers) have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you (what was to be in the future)." Daniel didn't know, but people would at the end-time. Now verse 11: The Old Testament writers couldn't put it all together. Now verse 12: "Unto whom it was revealed (to these prophets), that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into." Verse 4: Matthew 24:4-6 "And Jesus answered and said unto them, `Take heed that no man deceive you. As we study prophecy, I like to tie the four horsemen of the apocalypse of Revelation Chapter 6, almost one-by-one with events that Jesus lays out here. I like to associate that with the wars and rumors of wars that Jesus is talking about here. Matthew 24:7a "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:..." The third horseman of Revelation 6 was the Pale horse which represented famine. Matthew 24:7b Now verse 8: Matthew 24:8 It seems almost everybody loves the Books of Genesis and Revelation. It's easy to fill the rooms for those two Books, but as soon as we teach Romans, Ephesians, or Philippians the interest always drops. Revelation 5:1 "AND I saw in the right hand of him (The Father) sat on the throne a book (scroll) written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals." It's the mortgage that Satan has on planet earth, even tonight. Satan picked up the mortgage when Adam fell. When Adam lost his dominion, Satan picked it up and has been the god of this world ever since. Remember, the world lieth in the lap of the Wicked one. And there are other verses that tell us that Satan is indeed the god of this world. Anyway, God is holding this mortgage ready to be paid off, but Satan is the real holder of it and has the mortgage. Revelation 5:4-7 Revelation 5:9 "And they (the heavenly host) sang a new song, saying, `Thou (The Son) art worthy to take the book (scroll), and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;'" God the Son takes this mortgage and He agrees to pay it off in order to lift the curse from the planet. Read it in your spare time. The earth is going to be delivered from the power of Satan and the curse. These Tribulation events are part of the things in trade God will use to pay Satan off in full. Matthew 24:9-11 "Then (once the Tribulation begins. The Scripture is constantly warning of the false prophets, not just in the Tribulation, but even during the Church Age. So false teaching has been against Christianity from day one. Now verse 12: Matthew 24:12 "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." Now think about it for a moment, the only deterrent to wickedness in the world today is the Church. Just what Jesus said in verses 12 and 13: Matthew 24:12,13 Does enduring save anybody? Now verse 14. In our next lesson we will cover from verse 15 on and cover the last part of the Tribulation in those verses. The Gospel of the Kingdom. Matthew 24:14 Not preaching the Gospel of Grace, by believing that Christ died, was buried, and rose again as was given to the Apostle Paul by Christ Himself, but rather preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom that Christ and His disciples preached during His earthly ministry. So many well-meaning folks have totally twisted this verse, as if we have to get the Gospel to every nation on earth, and after that has been accomplished, Christ will come. Jesus said that in this future day that He's talking about, this seven-year period, that the Gospel of the Kingdom would be preached, and these 144,000 will succeed in touching every nation, tribe, and language before Christ returns. We find in Revelation that millions will be martyred after believing this Gospel during the Tribulation. So this is exactly what this verse is talking about. Look at the verse one more time: Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible