Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
We ended yesterday with Jesus lamenting over the refusal of Israel to respond to God's prophets, especially His Messiah. In this chapter He now looks forward to what will happen: the destruction of the temple, the warning signs of the end of the age, and the abomination of God's worship. In short, everything will seem to be falling apart. Then, the Son of Man will come. Christ will return. The goal is not, and should not be, to try to figure out when things have fallen apart enough for that to happen. The plan is for us to stop ignoring God's call and live ready for His return at any moment. The suddenness of His return does not allow for procrastination.
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