Signs Pt. 14

We've gone through the signs of the end times given by Jesus and written in the Book of Matthew. We know that there are four gospels and in each there are different views of mostly the same happenings.  People often wonder why it was necessary for God, through the Holy Spirit guiding men over the many years the Word of God has existed in its many forms- Old Testament, which was at the time just the Scriptures that Jesus actually used, reading from and expounding upon.  The New Testament which came together over many years after Jesus' life and death, and resurrection and they were put together at various times by various means and then finally men took all the writings and decided which to include in what we now have as our Bible, some Bibles have more books than others, and people allow themselves to be confused by all this- even to the point of denying the validity of God's word.  The truth is… God has given us ALL we need of His truth and He's left nothing out.  We will by faith and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit be led to ALL His truth that we need.  Why God decided that we'd need the four gospels with three telling mostly the same thing is not a point for contention but rather for blessing.  We could read the three, the four and we could compare where we need to compare and we could see where one might word something one way while another words it differently only to give the message even greater meaning to us. We could note various differences and study those differences not to rip apart the truth but to solidify it even further.

The signs in Matthew, Mark, and Luke we must study them all, right?

Mat 24:1  And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

Mat 24:2  And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Mat 24:3  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Mat 24:4  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Mat 24:5  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Mar 13:1  And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

Mar 13:2  And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Mar 13:3  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Mar 13:4  Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

Mar 13:5  And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

Mar 13:6  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Luk 21:5  And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

Luk 21:6  As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Luk 21:7  And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

Luk 21:8  And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

The differences are minimal here, but there are differences.

Sign of thy coming and of the end of the world?

And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

Matthew says these most important words--

END OF THE WORLD.

This ties all these things together for the destruction of the temple and the end of the world.

More comparisons tomorrow by the GRACE of our GOD. This deserves a lot more studying, comparison. The Bible even tells us this--

Isa 28:10  For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little

2Ti 3:16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2Ti 3:17  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Please LORD help us! We need to watch for Your signs, given to us for a reason, Your heavenly reasons. Please save us.