SIGNS THAT GIVE HOPE

1. What promise did Jesus make to His disciples on the night before His crucifixion?

John 14:2,3

2. What did Jesus

predict would happen

to Jerusalem,

including the temple?

Matthew 24:1,2

3. What were the disciples

interested to know about

the future of Jerusalem,

and Jesus’ return?

Matthew 24:3

4. What was the final sign that would indicate the destruction of Jerusalem was about

to happen? Luke 21:20

5. What were Jesus’ followers told to do when this happened?

Matthew 24:16-18

6. What signs in

Matthew 24 apply

to the second

coming of Jesus?

a. Vs. 6

July 2004 -- 36 current wars / conflicts -- 127 wars over last 30 years

6. What signs in

Matthew 24 apply

to the second

coming of Jesus?

a. Vs. 6

b. Vs. 7

60% OF PEOPLE ARE MALNOURISHED

6. What signs in

Matthew 24 apply

to the second

coming of Jesus?

a. Vs. 6

b. Vs. 7

c. Vs. 7

6. What signs in

Matthew 24 apply

to the second

coming of Jesus?

a. Vs. 6

b. Vs. 7

c. Vs. 7

d. Vs. 7

Estimated 20,000 per year

Almost 900 in 2004 were 5.0 or stronger

Over 29,000 deaths in 2003

Source: US Geological Survey

7. What additional

weather signs

does

Luke include?

Luke 21:25

Number of hurricanes increasedin 2001, continuing the trend that

started in 1995.

8. What 4 major signs willhappen in the earth and sky?

a. Matthew 24:29

b. Revelation 6:12,13

History records:

1. Lisbon earthquake – 1755

2. Dark day – 1780

3. Blood colored moon – 1780

4. Falling stars - 1833

Lisbon Earthquake - November 1, 1755

Covered 1,500,00 sq. miles

50 foot tidal waves

60,000 people died

May 19, 1780 between 10 and 11 am

Falling Stars – November 13, 1833

“I witnessed this gorgeous spectacle, and was awe struck. I was not without the suggestion at the moment that it might be the harbinger of the coming of the Son of Man.”Frederick Douglass

9. Are there other signs in the earth and sky indicating that the end is near?

Isaiah 51:6

“Every 8 months 11 million gallons of oil run off

pavement in the US and into the ocean.”

US News and World Report,August 23, 2004

10. How will men

and women be acting

in the last days?

Luke 17:26

“Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

Genesis 6:5

11. Will the earth be a safe

place to live before Jesus comes?

a. 2 Timothy 3:1

b. Matthew 24:12

12. What characteristics will thepeople of the last days have?

2 Timothy 3:2-5

2 Timothy 3:5

.. And from suchpeople turn away!

13. What will be seen in the spiritual world just before Jesus returns?

Matthew 24 (a.) Vs. 5 (b) Vs. 11 (c) Vs. 14

STUDY THE WORD

PRAY

2 Peter 2:1-3

“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 2:1-3

“ And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.”

14. Using the signs Jesus has given to us, how closely can we calculate the day of His return? Matthew 24:36 b. Matthew 24:33

“Behold, I come quickly,

and My reward is with Me.”