Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 55, Feb 24)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-Four

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

• Matthew 24
  • Mt 24:1-2 Destruction of the Temple foretold
    • ² Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”
  • Mt 24:3- 35 When are these things going to happen?
    • ⁴ Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many. 
      • wars and rumors of wars
      • nation rise against nation
      • famines
      • earthquakes
    • BIRTHPAINS
      • . ⁸ All these events are the beginning of birth pains.
    • PERSECUTIONS
      • ⁹ “Then they will hand you over for persecution,^[b] and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.
      • false prophets
      • lawlessness
      • love of many grow cold (believers)
      • 1 Peter 4:14
        • If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
      • MMM5
    • ¹³ But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
      • ¹⁴ This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world^[d] as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.
    • ABOMINATION THAT CAUSES DESOLATION
      • Flee to the mountains
    • GREAT TRIBULATION
      • ²¹ For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! 
      • ²² Unless those days were limited, no one would^[i] survive.^[j] But those days will be limited because of the elect.
    • FALSE PROPHETS AND FALSE MESSIAHS
      • ²⁴ False messiahs^[k] and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ Take note: I have told you in advance. 
    • RETURN OF CHRIST
      • ²⁷ For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
    • AFTER TRIBULATION
      • The sun will be darkened,
        and the moon will not shed its light;
        the stars will fall from the sky,
        and the celestial powers will be shaken.
      • ³⁰ “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth^[m] will mourn;^[n] and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
      • ³¹ He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
      • This passage alone supports the post tribulation rapture of the saints.
    • The Fig Tree lesson
      • ³³ In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize^[o] that He^[p] is near—at the door!
      • ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  • Mt 24:36-44 No one knows the time
    • ³⁶ “Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son^[q] —except the Father only.
    • I wish we’d all been ready tells this passage of scripture
    • ⁴² Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day^[s] your Lord is coming.
    • ⁴⁴ This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
  • Mt 24:45-51 be the faithful Slave/Servant
    • Faithful
      • ⁴⁶ That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded. ⁴⁷ I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions. 
    • Evil
      •  ⁵⁰ that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. ⁵¹ He will cut him to pieces^[u] and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • One place where I’ve written my thoughts on the end times is in IBBS Habakkuk , about the tribulation and signs of the End.
  • When I had Covid, I wrote about whether it was one of the final plagues of the End – Covid and Me

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Matt 24:13
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• ¹³ But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
• NIV but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
• BUT the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
• But THE one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
• But the ONE who stands firm to the end will be saved.
• But the one WHO stands firm to the end will be saved.
• But the one who STANDS firm to the end will be saved.
• But the one who stands FIRM to the end will be saved.

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

no tribulation coloring pages, sorry

Song to Meditate upon

I wish we’d all been ready – Larry Norman

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

1. What do you think Jesus meant by the temple being torn down?
   1. Bible Ref gives some historical information about this being true.
2. Have you heard of false Prophets of those calling themselves Messiah?
   1. your answer
3. Have you done much reading on the Great Tribulation?
   1. In IBBS Habakkuk I talk about some theories.
4. How do you feel about the second coming of Christ?
   1. In Covid and Me I talk about fear and faith

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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