Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR

Throughout the existence of the church, many have predicted that they "knew" when Christ would return. Their predictions have led to much preparation, and even more heartache, for those they convinced to join them in preparing for the return of Christ. Our text today reveals a number of truths surrounding the return of Christ. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons

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The great hope of every believer in Jesus Christ is the coming return of our Savior. God’s Word instructs us to live for him today and look for his coming (Titus 2:12-13). Believers anticipate the coming day when they will be changed in the “twinkling of an eye” and their “perishable bodies will put on the imperishable” glorified bodies,” when “death is swallowed up in victory” (1 Cor. 15). We know that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,” (2 Cor 5) and we look forward to the day when we will “see him as he is and become like him” (1 John 3). Last week we looked at the description of Jesus’ Second Coming, when the sky will grow dark, the heavens will quake, the Son of Man will appear in the sky in brilliant brightness, and the angels will gather God’s children for their reward. Beginning in verse 32, Jesus now urges his disciples to be ready for his return. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons

We have been looking at Jesus’ teaching concerning the Last Days in Matthew 24. In this text, we find Jesus answering the disciples’ question: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:3 (ESV) In today’s text, Jesus will specifically answer the question regarding the signs of his Second Coming. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons

Our study began a few weeks ago with Jesus predicting a day when the Jerusalem temple Herod spent 60 years constructing would be destroyed, with “not one stone left upon another, but all will be thrown down.” The disciples asked him in v. 3, “When will these things happen and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” As we come to verses 15-22, Jesus describes the events that will accompany the destruction of the temple. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons