Lesson Summary:

Jesus answers questions from His disciples regarding His return and the end of the age.

Focus Passage: Matthew 24.

View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

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Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. What to Watch For (Matthew 24:1-14)

Principle: God’s people should be wise and recognize the signs of the times.
Application: How are you paying attention to the signs of the times around us?
Scripture Reference

15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,
16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16

Signs for the End Times

II. What to Expect (Matthew 24:15-28)

Principle: God’s people should have a burden for the lost as they consider future events.
Application: Who is in your prayers for salvation so they are kept from the Great Tribulation?
Scripture Reference

The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

III. What to Focus On (Matthew 24:29-31)

Principle: God’s people should wait expectantly for the return of Christ.
Application: How excited are you about the Lord’s return?
Scripture Reference

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,
Titus 2:13

IV. What to Do (Matthew 24:32-36, 42, 44)

Principle: God’s people should stand in readiness for the Lord’s return.
Application: How are you preparing for the Lord’s return?
Scripture Reference

Therefore, be on the alert–for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning–
Mark 13:35