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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Did the World Really End Yesterday?</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='color:black'>Matthew 24</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Bud Wrenn</span></b><b><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:black'> 5.22.11</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Matthew 24:1-3 (NLT)<b> </b></span></i><i><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>1 </span></sup></i><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds,
his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. <sup>2 </sup>But
he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will
be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” <br>
<sup>3 </sup>Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him
privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal
your return and the end of the world?” </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Matthew 16:27 (NLT) For I, the Son of Man, will come in the glory
of my Father with his angels and will judge all people according to their
deeds. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'>Key
questions: The Second Coming</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'>1) What
must happen first?</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Matthew 24:5-9 (NLT) For many will come in my name, saying, 'I
am the Messiah.' They will lead many astray. [6] And wars will break out near
and far, but don't panic. Yes, these things must come, but the end won't follow
immediately. [7] The nations and kingdoms will proclaim war against each other,
and there will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. [8] But
all this will be only the beginning of the horrors to come. [9] "Then you
will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world
because of your allegiance to me. ..... [14] And the Good News about the
Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will
hear it; and then, finally, the end will come. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> Increased intensity
of </span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:41.25pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><b><i><span style='color:black'>Spiritual <u>Apostasy</u>,</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:41.25pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><b><i><span style='color:black'>International & religious
conflicts,</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:41.25pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><b><i><span style='color:black'>Natural disasters,</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:41.25pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><b><i><span style='color:black'>Personal <u>Individualism</u>,</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:41.25pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><b><i><span style='color:black'>Religious persecution,</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:41.25pt;text-indent:-19.5pt;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><b><i><span style='color:black'>Worldwide <u>Evangelism</u>.</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'>2) Where
will it happen?</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Acts 1:11-12 (NLT) They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you
standing here staring at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into
heaven. And someday, just as you saw him go, he will return!" [12] The
apostles were at the Mount of Olives when this happened, so they walked the
half mile back to Jerusalem. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:black'> </span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'>Jerusalem: Possibly
the Mount of Olives</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'>3)</span></b><span
style='color:black'> <b>How will it happen?</b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Matthew 24:30-31 (NLT) And then at last, the sign of the coming of
the Son of Man will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning
among all the nations of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man arrive on
the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. [31] And he will send forth
his angels with the sound of a mighty trumpet blast, and they will gather
together his chosen ones from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> Truth revealed to
those who <u>rejected Christ</u>.</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='color:black'> </span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> <u>Salvation</u> of
those who followed Christ.</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='color:black'> </span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Rev. 19:11, 14-15 (NLT) Then I saw heaven opened, and a white
horse was standing there. And the one sitting on the horse was named Faithful
and True. For he judges fairly and then goes to war.... [14] The armies of
heaven, dressed in pure white linen, followed him on white horses. [15] From
his mouth came a sharp sword, and with it he struck down the nations. He ruled
them with an iron rod, and he trod the winepress of the fierce wrath of
almighty God. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> The military defeat
of those who opposed God</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'>4) Why
will it happen?</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>John 14:3 (NLT) When everything is ready, I will come and get
you, so that you will always be with me where I am. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> The <u>ultimate
uniting</u> of Christ and His true followers.</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Rev. 21:1-4 (NLT) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for
the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.
[2] And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of
heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> [3] I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look,
the home of God is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will
be his people. God himself will be with them. [4] He will remove all of their
sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the
old world and its evils are gone forever." </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> Establishment of the
rule <u>of the Son</u> in God's eternal Kingdom.</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='color:black'>6)
When will it happen?</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Matthew 24:36 (NLT)<b> </b></span></i><i><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>36 </span></sup></i><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>“However, no one knows the day or hour
when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son
himself. Only the Father knows. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> <u>Known only</u> to
God the Father</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>Matthew 24:29-30 (NLT) "Immediately after those horrible
days end,</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> the sun will be darkened,</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> the moon will not give light,</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> the stars will fall from the sky,</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> and the powers of heaven will be shaken.</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'> </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:black'>[30] And then at last, the sign of the coming of the Son of Man
will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the
nations of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
Wingdings;color:black'>è</span><span style='color:black'> The close of the
Tribulation Period</span></i></b></p>
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