Matthew 24What is it all about?

Matthew 24 – 4 Keys

1. Figurative language of OT

2. The time limitation in verse 34

3. Where we are in Jesus’ life

4. Remember what the apostles

asked

Matthew 24

The temple and questions, vv. 1-3

The tribulation, vv. 4-26

The Son of Man comes in that

generation, vv. 27-35

“The actual meaning of these words is, beyond

question, that which takes a "generation" in the

ordinary sense, as at Mark 8:12 and Acts 13:36,

or for those who are living at the given period. So

it was on this generation that the accumulated

judgments were to fall. (Matt. 23:36) This

therefore means that from 1914 a generation

shall not pass till all is fulfilled, and amidst a

great time of trouble."

--Watchtower 1951 Jul 1 p.404

“Eager to see the end of this evil system, Jehovah's people have at times speculated about the time when the ‘great tribulation’ would break out, even tying this to calculations of what is the lifetime of a generation since 1914. However, we bring a heart of wisdom in, not by speculating about how many years or days makeup a generation, but by thinking about how we ‘count our days’ in bringing joyful praise to Jehovah." (Watchtower Nov 1, 1995 p18)

Matthew 24

1. The temple and questions, vv. 1-3

2. The tribulation, vv. 4-26

3. The Son of Man comes in that

generation, vv. 27-35

4. More signs and warning to be alert,

vv. 36-51