not in secret matthew 24:22-33
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Not In Secret Matthew 24:22-33. Things can happen… Without us noticing We hear about it later We feel left out or hurt. Scripture tells us the second coming will be… Very painful Very public Very visible Very loud. The days leading up to the second coming of Christ will be difficult - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Not In SecretMatthew 24:22-33
Things can happen…Without us noticing
We hear about it laterWe feel left out or hurt
Scripture tells us the second coming will be…
Very painfulVery publicVery visibleVery loud
The days leading up to the second coming of Christ will be difficult
Matthew 2422If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
Not only are these days going to be painful and bitter for those
who are alive…The advent of our Lord will be
very publicIt will not be a secret
It will not be a quiet thing that might go unnoticed.
23At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect —if that were possible. 25See, I have told you ahead of time.
Look hereLook there
SignsMiracles
“See, I have told you”You have been forewarned
26“So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the desert,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
There in the desertIn the inner roomsIt will like lightning
Like vultures at a carcass
Even nature will react to this great event
PainfulPublic
Very visible to all
29“Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
Christ’s return will be…More than a little noticeable
All will seeAll will hear
30“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
The nations will discover they chose the wrong side
The whole world will see Christ coming
They will hear the trumpet callThey will see God’s people
being gathered
Don’t go looking for Christ in a particular location
Don’t be surprised by miracle workers
Don’t be deceived into thinking that Christ will come secretly
and that you might miss it
Worldwide…Christians persecutedBetrayal of the faithfulSchisms in the churchFalse prophets deceive manyLove for God grows coldGospel heard
In Israel…Terrible sufferingTemple rebuilt“The abomination that causes desolation”The antichrist will be worshipped in the temple
Painful days leading to second comingPublic signs and miraclesLoud trumpet announcement by the angelsVisible coming of ChristIt will not be a secret
Learn from a fig treeWhen it starts to come to life
Summer is nearWhen all these signs are coming to life…
It is near, right at the door33