OCTOBER 08 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#30-05 >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#30 “Do you not see all these things?” (Matthew 24:02)

LIVING FOR JESUS --- Daily Devotional

OCTOBER 08  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#30-05  >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#30 “Do you not see all these things?”  (Matthew 24:02)

282 of 365 - Prayers to JESUS    

Jesus, all days are Your days for all Eternity is Yours and all that is in it, but Lord Jesus this day my Spirit is leading my soul to give this day as a “Special” day to worship You in a “Special” way! Lord Jesus, I do not want to think of the world but of what You are and Your Glory for You Lord Jesus are Worthy! Lord, neither the world nor my worldly life in the flesh would have even the smallest meaning without You and the Love of God being poured out on us in such a blessed way. Lord, I trust in You to lead me by the Holy Spirit to do the kingdom work You would have me to do so Lord, let me on this day especially think only thoughts of You and Your Glory that I might truly worship You in Spirit and in Truth!   AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

OCTOBER 08  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#30-05  >>> Lessons, Lifestyle, and Parables of Jesus <<< JQ#30 “Do you not see all these things?”  (Matthew 24:02)      Jesus was asked by His disciples to give them a “sign” of “[His] coming [again]”  and “of the end of the age” which was probably prompted by Jesus announcing as they left Jerusalem heading to the Mount of Olives that “not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down” indicating that the Great Temple built by Solomon was going to be totally destroyed! (Matthew 24:1-3) By this time His disciples had been with Him almost 3 years and had seen Jesus perform miracle after miracle, heal the lame and the blind, cast out demons, resurrect the dead, and not once had Jesus declared anything but the glory of His Father in heaven! So the disciples knew by now that Jesus had come to do the will of God and to return the nation to worshipping the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who had led them out of bondage in Egypt and had by His Mighty Hand delivered them to the “Promised Land”, so if Jesus said the temple would be destroyed, they knew full well the temple and all its grandeur would be destroyed!? The nation of Israel had built their existence around this temple of God built by Solomon in Jerusalem and now that Jesus was telling them that God is going to remove His Presence and the temple will be destroyed that the disciples were thinking that surely this was the end of an age! Jesus has repeatedly told them that He would be betrayed in Jerusalem and that He would die there but Jesus always added that even though He would die, that on the 3rd Day He would be “resurrected” and perhaps this was what the disciples were asking in terms of “Your coming [again?]” — Jesus has been telling His disciples all along that the “Judgement” was coming — at this time Jesus is still alive and therefore everything He is telling them about the future is “prophetic” so the disciples are now trying to get a handle on His leaving and what to do without a temple made of stone? Jesus begins His Olivet Discourse with a warning that others will come saying, “I am the Christ” and "deceive many” (Matthew 24:4-5) then Jesus starts making a list of “signs” of the “end of the age” and His “Coming Again”. The list of “signs” started with (1) others coming claiming they are the Christ, and then Jesus continued, (2) “there will be wars and rumors of wars” and Jesus added “See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass…” (3) “nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (4) “there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places” and again Jesus added, “All these [things] will be the beginning of sorrows.” (5) “they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.” (6) “many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another” (7) “many false prophets will rise up and deceive many”  (8) “lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold”, but before Jesus announces the last sign He gives them this encouragement: “But he who endures to the end shall be saved” then Jesus concludes the signs with (9) “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and THEN the END will come.” (Matthew 24:4-14) I cannot read this list without thinking about the state the world is in right now which makes me believe that any day now the last person to be added to the kingdom before the “Tribulation” begins will be preached “this gospel of the kingdom” and then the END WILL BEGIN! Everything on this list of signs has happened in the past generation and surely the END could happen with THIS GENERATION — I know its a good time to stop and listen to the ONE who gives HOPE and promises that all who “endures to the end shall be saved” — or you can listen to those preaching death and hate — it’s your “Choice”!?!?!