by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Last time, we discussed “the abomination of desolation” (in Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14). Now, we will take up the phrase “great tribulation” in Matthew 24:21. As a review, Matthew 24:16-20 are verses containing dire warnings that direct the disciples (and believers of their time) to escape Judea and to…
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The Olivet Discourse (The Abomination of Desolation – Matthew 24:15)
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Last time, we encountered the following terms: “the abomination of desolation” (in Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14); “great tribulation” (in Matthew 24:21); and “cut short” (in Matthew 24:22 and Mark 13:20). For now, we will just concentrate on the phrase “the abomination of desolation.” In Matthew 24:15 the Lord Jesus…
The Olivet Discourse (More Tribulation – Matthew 24:15-22)
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. After coming off the Holy Week observance, we continue with the Olivet Discourse in the Gospel of Matthew. We had earlier seen that the verses of the Olivet Discourse found in Matthew 24:4-14; Mark 13:5-13; and Luke 21:8-24 match up quite well and parallel each other regarding the sequence of…
The King Rides into Jerusalem – Revisited
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. We will pause for a while from the Olivet Discourse to consider some additions to an earlier topic related to our observance of Palm Sunday. As I have written earlier (see my Reflections for Jan. 30 and Feb. 6), the triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11) is one of the…
The Olivet Discourse (Tribulation for Believers – Matthew 24:9-14)
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. We have seen that the first few verses of the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:4-8; Mark 13:5-8; and Luke 21:8-11) are matched up quite well regarding the sequence of eschatological events with the first 4 seals of the scroll of God’s judgment broken open in Revelation 6:1-8 (the 4 riders on…
The Olivet Discourse Birth Pains with Revelation 6 and Zechariah 6
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. We saw earlier that the Lord Jesus in his Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24:4-8 (also in Mark 13:5-8 and Luke 21:8-11) foretold that there would be false messiahs; wars and rumors of war between nations and kingdoms; and famines and earthquakes in some places. He also tells the disciples that…
The Olivet Discourse – Part 3
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As we saw from the previous discussion, Matthew 24:4-8 is backed up by the parallel accounts in Mark 13:5-8 and Luke 21:8-11. The Lord foretold that there would be false messiahs; wars and rumors of war between nations and kingdoms; and famines and earthquakes in some places. He also tells…
The Olivet Discourse – Part 2
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Before we continue with our discussion of The Olivet Discourse, allow me put in a few words about the Asbury Revival in Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, USA. Asbury University is just across the Asbury Theological Seminary. The University itself was founded in 1890 by John Wesley Hughes. He was…
The Olivet Discourse – Part 1
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. The Olivet Discourse, the 5th great and last discourse in the Gospel of Matthew, takes its name from the location where the Lord Jesus gave this all-important teaching about the End Times/Last Days. The site of this discourse was the Mount of Olives. Its time frame follows his triumphal entry…
A Prelude to the Olivet Discourse
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As a prelude to the Olivet Discourse; the 5th great discourse in the Gospel of Matthew, we will briefly take a look at a pronouncement by our Lord Jesus related to this teaching event and the previous triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Recall that Matthew 21:9 had a direct Greek translation…