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The return of Jesus Christ is a topic that has raised a lot of questions and has even instilled fear in many.
2. Last week, we studied the fourth part of a series called Things to Come, based on Jesus Christ teachings from Matthew 24:45-51. During that study, we addressed the wrong and right ways to live in light of Jesus’ return.
3. Tonight, during part five of the series, we will focus on the second of three parables directed towards those professing to be Christians during the Church Age.
4. From this parable we will discover how the Lord wants us to live our lives while waiting for His glorious return.

Matthew 25:1-13

Context
1. Matthew 24-25 is called the Olivet Discourse because Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives when He taught His disciples about the end times.
2. In Matthew 23, Jesus prophesied about the destruction of Jerusalem and Herod’s Temple because the Jewish leaders had failed to recognize and receive Him as Israel’s Messiah.
3. Shocked by what they had heard, His disciples asked Him two questions:
a. When will the Temple be destroyed?
b. What will be the sign of Your coming at the of the end of the age?
4. Jesus shared with them the “signs of the times” so that when we see them, we will know the end is near. Some of the signs that Jesus mentioned include:
a. The coming of false Messiahs and false prophets who will mislead many people with their false teachings and deceiving signs.
b. The outbreak of wars and rumors of wars along with famines and earthquakes.
c. A great apostasy, a falling away from the Christian faith, as unrighteousness and worldliness increase.
d. Tensions will grow between Israel and her enemies. Antisemitism will rise to unprecedented levels and will be accepted on the world stage.
5. In the midst of this political, economic, and social upheaval, the Antichrist will rise on the world scene.
a. He will be seen as a great diplomatic genius because he will succeed where others have tried but failed.
b. The Antichrist will make a peace treaty in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies which will permit Israel to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.
c. Because of the treaty, Israel will revere the Antichrist.
6. But the Antichrist will reveal his true colors when he breaks his covenant with Israel 3 ½ years later.
a. He will establish a new world religion.
b. He will set himself up in the newly rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem as a god to be worshipped.
7. Israel will realize that their “protector” is actually their ultimate “persecutor” and will react with great anger against his desecration of their Temple.
8. So, the Antichrist will rally all the nations to turn against Israel and wipe it off the face of the earth.
9. The Antichrist’s arrival will mark the beginning of seven-year period called the Great Tribulation.
a. The Great Tribulation will be universal in scope, a divine judgment upon creation, the outpouring of God’s wrath upon unbelieving humanity and every rebellious nation.
b. The Great Tribulation will also focus on Israel, to refine and prepare Israel for the coming of their King; that they may enter into His Millennial Kingdom.

APPL – Where is the Church during the Great Tribulation?
• With Jesus, her Savior in heaven!
• The Lord will rapture His Church into heaven in order to keep His bride from that hour of testing because the Church is not an object of God’s wrath but an object of His loving grace and mercy.

Transition – As we begin Matthew 25, Jesus gave another parable about the importance of being ready for His coming.

I. Jesus is Coming for His Bride

• While Jesus used a parable of the bridegroom coming for his bride, the focus is on ten bridesmaids.
• We have studied Jesus’ parables before and noted that a parable typically taught one main point. As a result, it is important that we avoid stretching it in order to glean every tidbit of theology possible.

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