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Have the warnings given in Matt.24:4-8 perhaps often been taken out of context as if all have to do with futuristic “End-Time” events? Or could Jesus have been actually answering His disciples question(s) that they asked in v.3? And what was their question relating to? Could it have had something at all to do with what Jesus had said in vv.1-2 concerning The Destruction of The Temple? We think you will see from this passage that all the events were to do with things that would take place between AD33 and AD70, and in particular in relation to the years leading up to AD70. Of course Jesus didn’t state that these things WILL take place in 37 years or 40 years. But He told His disciples that certain events would precede this BIG EVENT, with one in particular being ‘The Revolt of the Jews’ against Roman Rule, a revolution or revolt that began in AD66 and was crushed by AD70 with the Destruction of the Temple and the Dispersion of the Jews to the nations. To watch the video from today’s church service, just click on this link!

Did Jesus predict the events that took place in AD70? He told His disciples that the Temple would be destroyed. But after mentioning this, Jesus’ disciples asked Him at least two questions. We will be going into more detail of how Jesus answered these questions over the coming instalments of Matthew 24, but today we simple looked at the first three verses of this chapter. To watch the video of today’s church service, just click on this link!

Eddie Manley on Christ the husband of the church, as an example of how husbands are to love their wives. To view the video from this service, just click on this link!

As we bring Matthew 23 to a close, we must remember that there were no chapter divisions in the Bible originally. So naturally, Matthew 23 runs right on into Matthew 24. The thing is that many people focus on Matthew 24 as they see it as awaiting a future fulfilment. Well, in one sense it was to be future, but not in the sense of a far distant future. As we see from Matt.23:36, ‘…all these things will come upon THIS GENERATION!’ And the question that needs to be asked is, “Which GENERATION did Jesus have in mind, and to whom was He speaking?” No doubt a major chunk of the prophetic word given in Matt.24 was given concerning that generation which Jesus was speaking to, and no doubt there is more to be fulfilled at a later date. But we will soon begin to look at Matthew 24 in the coming weeks or starting next month! If you would like to watch the video from today’s service, just click on this link!

In the previous verses, covered in Matt.23 Part 2, Jesus issues 6 Woes against the scribes and Pharisees of His day. But the 7th Woe seems to speak of completion, and it is as if Jesus is saying that the cup is filling up and is almost full (they just have to kill Him), and then there will come the judgement that has been filling up for them, based on their A to Z of crimes against those that the LORD had sent to them, and which would include some of His own followers in the coming years. To watch today’s video, just click on this link!

This particular doctrine is central to the Gospel, and it was certainly central to The Reformers, who brought back to the church this doctrine that seemed to have been lost for centuries. The central detail is that we are Justified through Faith, and not by any other means, such as good works. And even the faith that we have was first given to us by God as a gift. So, for sure, there can be no boasting!