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SERIES: |
Topical |
MESSAGE: |
Live from the Land |
SPEAKER: |
Skip Heitzig |
SCRIPTURE: |
Matthew 24:1-8 |
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MESSAGE SUMMARY
Earthquakes, wars, disease; the evening news offers a frightening and fascinating look at world events. What does the Bible say about the turmoil the world is facing? What is the resolution to the conflict? Join us as we consider what Jesus told his disciples about these signs of the times, in this special message by Pastor Skip from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
DETAILED NOTES
- Introduction
- We long to know the future
- Coming of Christ is the culmination of our hope
- Coming of Christ is the fulfillment of our prayers
- The Rapture- physical, dramatic, eternal , ultimate change
- The Place - Jerusalem
Jerusalem mentioned 821 times in the Bible. Jewish Midrash "The land of Israel is at the center of the world, Jerusalem is at the center of the land of Israel, and the temple is at the center of Jerusalem." - Jerusalem is the geographic center of the world biblically Ezekiel 5:5
- Jerusalem is the spiritual center of the world, where salvation was purchased
- Jerusalem is the storm center of the world prophetically Zechariah 12:3
- Jerusalem is the glory center of the world ultimately Isaiah 2:3
- Now Jerusalem has a kingless throne, and Heaven has a throneless King
- 144,000 Jews to be sealed with God's protection during the Millennium
- Millennial reign will be from Jerusalem
- New Heaven and New Earth, New Jerusalem will be the capital city
- The Prediction -The temple destroyed
- The temple was a sign of God's favor
- It took 180,000 workers over the course of 80 years to build it
- Structure was 90 feet higher than the mount itself
- Jesus predicted that not one stone would be left upon another - Matthew 24:2
- 70 AD the temple was destroyed, no remains of the temple itself remain
- Animosity toward Jerusalem to continue Zechariah 12
- The Promise - His Coming
- Watch!
- Jesus is coming back in two future events
- The Rapture - Coming toward earth for His church to claim His bride; the focus is Christ and His church. Unpredictable, will happen suddenly
- Second Coming - Jesus comes to the earth with His church; Focus on Israel and the kingdom. Will be predictable, after seven years of trouble.
- Summary of Events according to John, Peter and Paul
- Jesus will come bodily to the atmosphere
- Physical resurrection of dead believers, rapture of the church
- Triumphal procession; tribulation on earth, Judgment seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10)
- Second Coming
- 1000-year reign of Christ
- Home-eternity
- Application
- Are you heeding the warnings?
- Do you have the abundant life Jesus offers
Figures Referenced: William Norman Ewer, Josephus, Charles Spurgeon
Publications Referenced: "Approaching Hoof beats," by Billy Graham
Cross References:
Isaiah 2:3;
Ezekiel 5:5;
Zechariah 12:3; 1 Corinthians 15;
2 Corinthians 5:10
Keywords: Israel, Holy Land