WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.360 Jesus' disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:09.320 and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:15.060 As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another. 00:00:15.259 --> 00:00:17.320 Every one of them will be thrown down. 00:00:18.179 --> 00:00:24.719 Teacher, they asked, when will these things happen and what will be the sign that they are about to take place? 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:33.820 He replied, watch out that you are not deceived, for many will come in my name claiming I am he and the time is near. 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:41.179 Do not follow them. When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:46.859 These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away. 00:00:47.739 --> 00:00:51.920 Then he said to them, nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:59.240 There will be great earthquakes, famines, pestilences in various places and fearful events and great signs from heaven. 00:01:00.420 --> 00:01:04.500 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:10.700 They will hand you over to the synagogue and put you in prison and you will be brought before the kings and governors 00:01:10.700 --> 00:01:14.799 and all on account of my name. 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:18.000 And so you will bear testimony to me. 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:24.060 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 00:01:24.719 --> 00:01:32.219 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. 00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:37.560 You'll be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:40.099 and they will put some of you to death. 00:01:41.340 --> 00:01:43.560 Everyone will hate you because of me, 00:01:43.560 --> 00:01:46.719 but not a hair of your head will perish. 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:48.740 Stand firm 00:01:48.740 --> 00:01:51.180 and you will win life. 00:01:52.100 --> 00:01:54.859 When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, 00:01:55.379 --> 00:01:57.820 you will know that its desolation is near. 00:01:58.579 --> 00:02:01.460 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, 00:02:01.659 --> 00:02:03.219 let those in the city get out, 00:02:03.300 --> 00:02:05.859 and let those in the country not enter the city. 00:02:05.859 --> 00:02:11.120 For this is the time of punishment and fulfillment of all that has been written. 00:02:11.860 --> 00:02:16.300 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers. 00:02:17.460 --> 00:02:21.539 They will be in great distress in the land and wrath against his people. 00:02:22.300 --> 00:02:26.340 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. 00:02:26.860 --> 00:02:31.539 Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. 00:02:31.539 --> 00:02:35.500 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. 00:02:36.179 --> 00:02:39.219 On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity 00:02:39.219 --> 00:02:41.699 at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:44.519 People will faint from terror, 00:02:44.859 --> 00:02:46.959 apprehensive of what is coming on the world, 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:49.299 for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 00:02:50.500 --> 00:02:55.039 At that time, they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 00:02:55.859 --> 00:02:58.120 When these things begin to take place, 00:02:58.399 --> 00:02:59.199 stand up, 00:03:00.239 --> 00:03:01.239 lift up your heads, 00:03:01.539 --> 00:03:04.199 because your redemption is drawing near. 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:06.359 He told them this parable. 00:03:06.919 --> 00:03:08.759 Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:10.459 When they sprout leaves, 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:12.840 you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:15.620 Even so, when you see these things happening, 00:03:16.099 --> 00:03:18.599 you know that the kingdom of God is near. 00:03:19.759 --> 00:03:20.680 Truly, I tell you, 00:03:20.719 --> 00:03:23.259 this generation will certainly not pass away 00:03:23.259 --> 00:03:26.699 until all these things have happened. 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:29.459 Heaven and earth will pass away, 00:03:29.460 --> 00:03:33.219 but my words will never pass away. 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:35.280 Be careful, 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:39.020 or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:39.840 drunkenness, 00:03:39.900 --> 00:03:41.300 and the anxieties of life. 00:03:41.379 --> 00:03:44.080 That day will close on you suddenly like a trap, 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:48.020 for it will come on all those who live in the face of the whole earth. 00:03:49.580 --> 00:03:51.240 Be always on the watch, 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:55.160 and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, 00:03:55.159 --> 00:03:59.560 and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man. 00:04:00.939 --> 00:04:01.599 Each day, 00:04:02.359 --> 00:04:04.680 Jesus was teaching at the temple, 00:04:05.259 --> 00:04:09.680 and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 00:04:10.139 --> 00:04:15.159 and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple. 00:04:15.159 --> 00:04:24.540 Well, let's pray together and ask for God's help as we look at this section together. 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:37.259 Let's pray. 00:04:37.259 --> 00:04:43.439 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, 00:04:44.259 --> 00:04:49.360 and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, 00:04:49.779 --> 00:04:53.500 so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 00:04:54.779 --> 00:04:58.019 so is my word that goes out from my mouth. 00:04:58.019 --> 00:05:15.459 Father, we pray that right now your word would be effective in our lives, 00:05:16.459 --> 00:05:23.819 that it would go forth and bring about fruit in our lives. 00:05:23.819 --> 00:05:28.079 We pray this in Jesus' name. 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:29.540 Amen. 00:05:34.819 --> 00:05:36.860 So, Storm Ophelia, 00:05:37.899 --> 00:05:38.959 Storm Emma, 00:05:39.540 --> 00:05:41.300 the beast from the east. 00:05:42.539 --> 00:05:47.439 What are we to make of all these extreme weather changes we've been having? 00:05:48.819 --> 00:05:51.959 Well, some will say it's all part of global warming, 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:53.839 the effects of pollution. 00:05:55.399 --> 00:06:01.419 Others will say they're signs that the Lord Jesus is going to return. 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:06.599 You see, there's always been a fascination, particularly among Christians, 00:06:06.899 --> 00:06:09.379 about trying to predict the future, 00:06:10.060 --> 00:06:11.579 when the end will come. 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:16.079 What do you think about all that? 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:22.939 Well, can we believe what people say when they talk about signs that are happening? 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:25.000 How do we know that it's all true? 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:33.039 Well, Jesus has made the extraordinary claim that he knows what is going to happen. 00:06:33.459 --> 00:06:34.719 Look at verse 33. 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:37.599 Jesus says, 00:06:37.719 --> 00:06:39.740 Heaven and earth will pass away, 00:06:39.740 --> 00:06:44.379 but my words will never pass away. 00:06:45.100 --> 00:06:49.540 He's saying that his words surpass everything that you can see. 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:52.579 My words rule over the past, 00:06:53.100 --> 00:06:54.360 over the present, 00:06:54.960 --> 00:06:56.240 and over the future. 00:06:56.420 --> 00:06:58.780 So the one thing that we can trust 00:06:58.780 --> 00:07:01.939 is what Jesus says. 00:07:01.939 --> 00:07:07.379 But how do we know that what Jesus says is true? 00:07:09.379 --> 00:07:12.399 Well, Jesus is now in Jerusalem. 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:15.819 It's about four days before his execution. 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:18.180 But before Jesus dies, 00:07:18.300 --> 00:07:21.339 he wants us to be clear about the future. 00:07:22.480 --> 00:07:24.399 Chapter 21 that we've just read 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:26.540 can be very confusing. 00:07:27.259 --> 00:07:30.399 And it's very easy to get bogged down in all the detail. 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:33.959 But if we can keep the big picture in mind, 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:37.000 I think it's very clear 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:39.959 what Jesus is saying to us today. 00:07:41.179 --> 00:07:44.620 There are two promised events. 00:07:45.919 --> 00:07:48.679 There's the promise of the temple destruction. 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:50.759 Look at verse 20. 00:07:52.419 --> 00:07:55.699 When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, 00:07:56.159 --> 00:07:58.879 you will know that its desolation is near. 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:03.239 Then there's the promise 00:08:03.239 --> 00:08:06.199 of the coming of the Son of Man, 00:08:06.339 --> 00:08:07.419 verse 27. 00:08:08.899 --> 00:08:09.919 At that time, 00:08:10.039 --> 00:08:11.659 they will see the Son of Man 00:08:11.659 --> 00:08:15.099 coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 00:08:15.259 --> 00:08:17.479 So these are the two main events, 00:08:17.620 --> 00:08:20.539 the two headlines of chapter 21. 00:08:20.540 --> 00:08:26.100 But there are also these two events 00:08:26.100 --> 00:08:31.020 that are connected to make one main point. 00:08:32.019 --> 00:08:34.220 The promised destruction of the temple 00:08:34.220 --> 00:08:39.120 assures us of the promised coming of Jesus, 00:08:40.060 --> 00:08:41.100 the Son of Man. 00:08:41.500 --> 00:08:44.019 One writer put it like this 00:08:44.019 --> 00:08:45.779 in connecting the two points, 00:08:46.080 --> 00:08:47.460 the two main events together. 00:08:47.460 --> 00:08:49.660 He talked of it like this. 00:08:49.820 --> 00:08:53.480 A final but distant future event, 00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:55.160 that's the coming of Jesus, 00:08:56.000 --> 00:09:00.960 is prefigured in a near and realized event, 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:03.759 talking about the destruction of the temple. 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:06.900 So a final and distant future event 00:09:06.900 --> 00:09:11.460 is prefigured in a near and realized event. 00:09:11.460 --> 00:09:14.460 So as Jesus is teaching here in chapter 21, 00:09:15.540 --> 00:09:16.500 as he's teaching, 00:09:16.680 --> 00:09:17.320 at the time, 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:19.340 the temple is still standing. 00:09:19.500 --> 00:09:20.820 It's not yet destroyed. 00:09:22.100 --> 00:09:24.740 But now in 2018, 00:09:25.000 --> 00:09:27.259 as we look back and listen 00:09:27.259 --> 00:09:28.740 to what Jesus taught, 00:09:29.620 --> 00:09:32.120 well, the temple has now been destroyed. 00:09:32.920 --> 00:09:35.560 One event has already been taken place, 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:38.159 which points to another event, 00:09:38.879 --> 00:09:41.359 which is yet to take place. 00:09:42.359 --> 00:09:46.599 So that's kind of the big outline of chapter 21. 00:09:47.219 --> 00:09:49.139 So let's look at it in more detail. 00:09:49.319 --> 00:09:52.659 First, the promised destruction of the temple. 00:09:53.459 --> 00:09:54.859 Let's read verse 5. 00:09:56.019 --> 00:09:57.319 Some of the disciples, 00:09:57.500 --> 00:09:58.559 so you've got to remember that 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:00.299 the disciples of Jesus 00:10:00.299 --> 00:10:02.500 have made their way down from the north, 00:10:02.619 --> 00:10:03.319 from Galilee, 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:04.480 down into Jerusalem. 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:05.879 They're not usually there, 00:10:05.980 --> 00:10:07.480 so it's all kind of new, 00:10:07.580 --> 00:10:09.500 a brand new experience for them. 00:10:10.140 --> 00:10:12.500 So some of his disciples were remarking about, 00:10:12.940 --> 00:10:14.600 wow, look at the temple. 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:16.300 Look at it. 00:10:16.520 --> 00:10:17.379 Isn't it big? 00:10:17.700 --> 00:10:20.400 How it's adorned with beautiful stones 00:10:20.400 --> 00:10:23.140 and with gifts dedicated to God. 00:10:24.100 --> 00:10:27.300 It was the most magnificent building 00:10:27.300 --> 00:10:28.820 in the world at that time. 00:10:29.640 --> 00:10:31.560 One historian, Josephus, 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:33.000 who wrote at the time, 00:10:33.139 --> 00:10:34.119 described it. 00:10:34.839 --> 00:10:35.299 He said, 00:10:35.439 --> 00:10:37.819 the gate opening into the temple 00:10:37.819 --> 00:10:41.079 was completely overlaid with gold, 00:10:41.899 --> 00:10:44.939 as was the whole wall around it. 00:10:45.000 --> 00:10:45.979 Just picture it. 00:10:46.739 --> 00:10:49.019 It had above it golden vines 00:10:49.019 --> 00:10:51.379 which hung huge grape clusters 00:10:51.379 --> 00:10:53.000 as tall as a man. 00:10:53.939 --> 00:10:55.679 And it had golden doors, 00:10:56.099 --> 00:10:57.459 50 cubits high, 00:10:57.460 --> 00:10:58.879 so that's 20 metres high, 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:00.740 16 cubits broad, 00:11:01.180 --> 00:11:02.940 that's 8 metres wide. 00:11:03.560 --> 00:11:05.960 Before these hung a Babylonian tapestry 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:06.820 of equal length 00:11:06.820 --> 00:11:08.480 with embroidery of blue 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:09.860 and fine linen 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:11.740 of scarlet also and purple, 00:11:12.200 --> 00:11:14.019 wrought with marvellous skill. 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:16.740 It was a magnificent building. 00:11:17.660 --> 00:11:19.300 Stones used to build it 00:11:19.300 --> 00:11:21.600 were 12 metres long 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:23.519 and 4 metres high. 00:11:23.519 --> 00:11:26.659 The columns to support part of it 00:11:26.659 --> 00:11:29.000 would stretch 12 metres high 00:11:29.000 --> 00:11:30.559 and would take three men 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:31.419 holding hands 00:11:31.419 --> 00:11:34.539 to reach all the way around a pillar. 00:11:35.199 --> 00:11:36.799 It was a symbol of power, 00:11:37.259 --> 00:11:38.399 beauty and wealth. 00:11:39.019 --> 00:11:39.779 This temple 00:11:39.779 --> 00:11:43.480 could not be destroyed. 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:47.259 So as the disciples surveyed 00:11:47.259 --> 00:11:48.559 this magnificent building, 00:11:49.519 --> 00:11:51.699 Jesus predicts something terrible, 00:11:51.860 --> 00:11:52.439 verse 6. 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:55.220 As for what you see here, 00:11:56.160 --> 00:11:57.220 the time will come 00:11:57.220 --> 00:11:58.880 while not one stone 00:11:58.880 --> 00:12:00.160 will be left on the other, 00:12:00.560 --> 00:12:01.600 every one of them 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:02.680 will be thrown down. 00:12:03.340 --> 00:12:04.600 Teacher, they asked, 00:12:05.280 --> 00:12:07.200 when will these things happen? 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:09.640 And what will be the sign 00:12:09.640 --> 00:12:11.440 that they are about to take place? 00:12:13.840 --> 00:12:14.720 Well, yes, 00:12:14.840 --> 00:12:16.300 certain things will happen, 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:17.060 says Jesus, 00:12:17.320 --> 00:12:19.620 and they will be a sign 00:12:19.620 --> 00:12:22.040 that the temple will be destroyed. 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:25.080 He tells His disciples 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:26.720 what some of those signs are. 00:12:27.220 --> 00:12:28.200 He talks about 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:29.220 Messiah pretenders 00:12:29.800 --> 00:12:30.580 in verse 8. 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:31.360 He replied, 00:12:31.500 --> 00:12:32.240 watch out 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:34.740 that you are not deceived, 00:12:34.860 --> 00:12:36.400 for many will come in My name 00:12:36.400 --> 00:12:36.820 claiming, 00:12:37.460 --> 00:12:38.080 I am He, 00:12:38.220 --> 00:12:39.180 I am the Messiah, 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:41.840 and the time is near. 00:12:44.440 --> 00:12:46.260 Acts 5, verse 36, 00:12:46.460 --> 00:12:47.580 actually records 00:12:47.580 --> 00:12:48.840 one of these kind of 00:12:48.840 --> 00:12:50.560 Messiah pretenders. 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:52.579 It says this, 00:12:52.659 --> 00:12:53.759 in Acts 5, 36, 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:54.739 some time ago, 00:12:55.239 --> 00:12:56.359 Thudus appeared, 00:12:57.019 --> 00:12:58.500 claiming to be somebody, 00:12:58.659 --> 00:13:00.139 and about 400 men 00:13:00.139 --> 00:13:00.819 rallied to Him. 00:13:01.079 --> 00:13:01.959 He was claiming 00:13:01.959 --> 00:13:03.599 to be a special person, 00:13:03.739 --> 00:13:04.599 sent from God. 00:13:06.299 --> 00:13:07.799 These were one of the signs. 00:13:08.019 --> 00:13:08.559 Jesus says, 00:13:08.659 --> 00:13:09.699 don't follow them. 00:13:09.700 --> 00:13:13.740 He also said, 00:13:13.800 --> 00:13:14.600 there will be the sign 00:13:14.600 --> 00:13:15.920 of cosmic disorder, 00:13:16.060 --> 00:13:16.620 verse 10. 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:17.820 Then He said to them, 00:13:17.940 --> 00:13:19.120 nation will rise 00:13:19.120 --> 00:13:19.940 against nation, 00:13:20.060 --> 00:13:21.480 and kingdom against kingdom. 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:23.520 There will be great earthquakes, 00:13:23.879 --> 00:13:24.320 famines, 00:13:24.480 --> 00:13:25.640 and pestilences 00:13:25.640 --> 00:13:26.940 in various places, 00:13:27.100 --> 00:13:28.240 and fearful events, 00:13:28.379 --> 00:13:29.680 and great signs 00:13:29.680 --> 00:13:30.240 from heaven. 00:13:31.740 --> 00:13:32.160 Again, 00:13:32.259 --> 00:13:33.320 another historian, 00:13:33.920 --> 00:13:34.379 Tacitus, 00:13:34.379 --> 00:13:36.059 records what this 00:13:36.059 --> 00:13:38.340 particular time 00:13:38.340 --> 00:13:39.039 was like. 00:13:39.580 --> 00:13:40.159 He said, 00:13:40.240 --> 00:13:40.960 it was a period 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:42.639 rich in disasters, 00:13:43.299 --> 00:13:44.759 terrible in battles. 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:46.740 Four emperors 00:13:46.740 --> 00:13:47.820 fell by the sword. 00:13:47.939 --> 00:13:49.379 There were three civil wars, 00:13:49.740 --> 00:13:51.059 more foreign wars, 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:52.700 and often at the same time. 00:13:53.019 --> 00:13:54.659 It was a brutal time 00:13:54.659 --> 00:13:55.299 of history. 00:13:55.759 --> 00:13:57.100 Nations against nation, 00:13:57.340 --> 00:13:58.620 kingdom against kingdom. 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:00.960 And Acts 11, 00:14:01.059 --> 00:14:01.779 verse 28, 00:14:01.779 --> 00:14:02.860 tells us there was 00:14:02.860 --> 00:14:03.860 a great famine 00:14:03.860 --> 00:14:04.839 that spread over 00:14:04.839 --> 00:14:06.519 the whole Roman world. 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:08.419 These were the signs 00:14:08.419 --> 00:14:10.539 that Jesus talked about 00:14:10.539 --> 00:14:11.259 would happen 00:14:11.259 --> 00:14:14.339 before the temple's destruction. 00:14:15.579 --> 00:14:16.120 And He said, 00:14:16.179 --> 00:14:16.620 there will be 00:14:16.620 --> 00:14:18.240 intentional persecution, 00:14:18.860 --> 00:14:19.559 verse 12. 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:21.919 But before all this, 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:23.039 they will seize you 00:14:23.039 --> 00:14:24.120 and persecute you. 00:14:24.379 --> 00:14:25.419 They will hand you over 00:14:25.419 --> 00:14:26.339 to synagogues 00:14:26.339 --> 00:14:27.360 and put you in prison, 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:28.779 and you will be brought, 00:14:28.860 --> 00:14:29.639 you will be brought 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:31.179 before kings and governors, 00:14:31.179 --> 00:14:32.759 and all account 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:33.479 of my name. 00:14:34.179 --> 00:14:34.759 Verse 16, 00:14:34.839 --> 00:14:35.819 you will be betrayed 00:14:35.819 --> 00:14:37.059 even by parents, 00:14:37.479 --> 00:14:38.439 brothers and sisters, 00:14:38.620 --> 00:14:39.539 relatives and friends, 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:40.620 and they will put 00:14:40.620 --> 00:14:41.779 some of you to death. 00:14:43.419 --> 00:14:45.059 Everyone will hate you 00:14:45.059 --> 00:14:46.039 because of me. 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:49.279 Now much of this persecution 00:14:49.279 --> 00:14:50.639 that Jesus talked about 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:51.919 happened under 00:14:51.919 --> 00:14:53.039 the fearsome Nero. 00:14:53.819 --> 00:14:55.539 He wanted to rebuild Rome, 00:14:55.620 --> 00:14:56.579 he burnt the city 00:14:56.579 --> 00:14:57.719 and blamed the Christians. 00:14:57.720 --> 00:15:00.840 Again, 00:15:01.019 --> 00:15:01.420 Tacitus, 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:02.980 the historian, 00:15:03.620 --> 00:15:04.700 tells us that 00:15:04.700 --> 00:15:05.379 Christians 00:15:05.379 --> 00:15:08.000 were a class of persons 00:15:08.000 --> 00:15:09.860 who were loathed, 00:15:10.360 --> 00:15:10.720 hated 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:12.519 by the human race. 00:15:13.379 --> 00:15:14.720 Read through the book of Acts 00:15:14.720 --> 00:15:15.340 and you will see 00:15:15.340 --> 00:15:16.720 the persecution was true. 00:15:17.139 --> 00:15:17.700 Stephen, 00:15:18.379 --> 00:15:19.620 stoned to death. 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:23.320 Lots of persecution happening. 00:15:23.720 --> 00:15:24.720 And Jesus is saying, 00:15:24.860 --> 00:15:26.019 these are all signs, 00:15:26.019 --> 00:15:26.860 these are things 00:15:26.860 --> 00:15:27.980 that are going to happen 00:15:27.980 --> 00:15:29.939 to tell you 00:15:29.939 --> 00:15:31.379 that the temple 00:15:31.379 --> 00:15:32.960 will be destroyed. 00:15:34.840 --> 00:15:36.720 And it was. 00:15:37.480 --> 00:15:38.299 Verse 20, 00:15:39.139 --> 00:15:40.759 when you see Jerusalem 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:41.639 being surrounded 00:15:41.639 --> 00:15:42.659 by armies, 00:15:43.500 --> 00:15:44.279 you will know 00:15:44.279 --> 00:15:45.019 that its desolation 00:15:45.659 --> 00:15:46.259 is near. 00:15:47.259 --> 00:15:48.879 In AD 70, 00:15:49.699 --> 00:15:51.360 about 37 years 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:52.399 after Jesus 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:53.199 had spoken 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:54.920 these very words, 00:15:55.720 --> 00:15:56.460 the temple 00:15:56.460 --> 00:15:58.440 was destroyed. 00:15:59.960 --> 00:16:00.800 You can go and see 00:16:00.800 --> 00:16:01.320 the evidence 00:16:01.320 --> 00:16:02.220 of it today. 00:16:02.860 --> 00:16:04.000 The Roman authorities 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:04.920 had had enough 00:16:04.920 --> 00:16:06.000 of Jewish rebellion 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:06.860 and revolution 00:16:06.860 --> 00:16:08.360 and under the command 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:09.259 of Titus, 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:09.980 the Romans 00:16:09.980 --> 00:16:10.600 marched 00:16:10.600 --> 00:16:11.400 and surrounded 00:16:11.400 --> 00:16:11.960 the city. 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:13.000 You couldn't get 00:16:13.000 --> 00:16:13.920 into the city, 00:16:14.060 --> 00:16:14.580 you couldn't get 00:16:14.580 --> 00:16:15.480 out of the city. 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:17.140 It was classic 00:16:17.140 --> 00:16:18.259 warfare tactic, 00:16:18.640 --> 00:16:19.460 waiting until 00:16:19.460 --> 00:16:20.379 all the resources 00:16:20.379 --> 00:16:21.040 in the side 00:16:21.040 --> 00:16:21.480 of the city 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:22.500 had been used up 00:16:22.500 --> 00:16:23.419 when they had 00:16:23.419 --> 00:16:24.039 no food, 00:16:24.179 --> 00:16:24.799 no water, 00:16:25.240 --> 00:16:26.279 then you attacked. 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:28.320 And it was brutal 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:28.919 and violent. 00:16:29.059 --> 00:16:29.799 You can look it up 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:30.340 in history. 00:16:30.659 --> 00:16:32.120 A terrible event. 00:16:32.700 --> 00:16:33.519 Verse 24, 00:16:34.360 --> 00:16:35.419 they will fall 00:16:35.419 --> 00:16:36.320 by the sword 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:37.120 and will be taken 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:37.820 as prisoners 00:16:37.820 --> 00:16:39.039 to all the nations. 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:41.039 Jerusalem will be 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:41.820 trampled on 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:43.000 by the Gentiles 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:44.559 until the times 00:16:44.559 --> 00:16:45.480 of the Gentiles 00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:46.220 are fulfilled. 00:16:49.080 --> 00:16:50.000 The temple 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:51.000 was destroyed. 00:16:51.000 --> 00:16:53.500 just as Jesus 00:16:53.500 --> 00:16:54.259 had said. 00:16:54.740 --> 00:16:56.539 It's an undisputed 00:16:56.539 --> 00:16:57.899 historical event. 00:16:59.159 --> 00:16:59.899 And those 00:16:59.899 --> 00:17:00.600 who had listened 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:01.440 to Jesus 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:03.539 would not have 00:17:03.539 --> 00:17:04.339 been surprised 00:17:04.339 --> 00:17:05.299 when it happened. 00:17:07.539 --> 00:17:08.680 But this just 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:09.440 wasn't about 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:10.000 the might 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:10.700 of the Romans. 00:17:12.180 --> 00:17:13.200 This was 00:17:13.200 --> 00:17:14.319 God's judgment 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:15.500 on the people. 00:17:15.640 --> 00:17:16.440 Verse 22. 00:17:16.440 --> 00:17:19.600 For Jesus 00:17:19.600 --> 00:17:20.140 says, 00:17:20.360 --> 00:17:21.720 this is the time 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:22.820 of punishment 00:17:22.820 --> 00:17:24.860 in fulfillment 00:17:24.860 --> 00:17:25.779 of all 00:17:25.779 --> 00:17:26.299 that has 00:17:26.299 --> 00:17:26.920 been written. 00:17:28.600 --> 00:17:29.880 How dreadful 00:17:29.880 --> 00:17:30.400 it will be 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:31.120 in those days 00:17:31.120 --> 00:17:32.120 for pregnant women 00:17:32.120 --> 00:17:33.100 and nursing mothers. 00:17:33.940 --> 00:17:34.539 There will be 00:17:34.539 --> 00:17:35.480 great distress 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:36.320 in the land 00:17:36.320 --> 00:17:37.680 and wrath 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:38.680 against this 00:17:38.680 --> 00:17:39.320 people. 00:17:40.600 --> 00:17:41.019 Now, 00:17:41.059 --> 00:17:41.759 we mustn't think 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:42.320 that God 00:17:42.320 --> 00:17:42.759 is some 00:17:42.759 --> 00:17:44.140 vindictive tyrant 00:17:44.140 --> 00:17:45.400 who takes delight 00:17:45.400 --> 00:17:46.500 in such terrible 00:17:46.500 --> 00:17:47.100 violence 00:17:47.100 --> 00:17:48.100 for the Romans 00:17:48.100 --> 00:17:48.759 coming in 00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:49.540 on Jerusalem. 00:17:51.040 --> 00:17:51.560 Remember 00:17:51.560 --> 00:17:52.100 earlier 00:17:52.100 --> 00:17:52.759 what Jesus 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:53.180 said 00:17:53.180 --> 00:17:53.560 as he 00:17:53.560 --> 00:17:54.540 approached 00:17:54.540 --> 00:17:55.120 Jerusalem, 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:55.520 as he 00:17:55.520 --> 00:17:56.300 was on the 00:17:56.300 --> 00:17:56.960 outskirts 00:17:56.960 --> 00:17:57.600 of the city 00:17:57.600 --> 00:17:58.500 and looked 00:17:58.500 --> 00:17:59.240 over the city 00:17:59.240 --> 00:17:59.940 and saw 00:17:59.940 --> 00:18:00.620 the temple 00:18:00.620 --> 00:18:02.160 in all its 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:02.720 grandeur. 00:18:02.800 --> 00:18:03.180 Have a look 00:18:03.180 --> 00:18:03.600 back at 00:18:03.600 --> 00:18:04.600 chapter 19 00:18:04.600 --> 00:18:06.040 verse 41. 00:18:10.040 --> 00:18:10.880 Acts 9, 00:18:11.080 --> 00:18:12.220 Luke 19 00:18:12.220 --> 00:18:13.120 verse 41. 00:18:17.000 --> 00:18:18.079 As Jesus 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:18.819 approached 00:18:18.819 --> 00:18:19.440 Jerusalem 00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:20.200 and saw 00:18:20.200 --> 00:18:20.860 the city, 00:18:21.819 --> 00:18:22.839 he wept 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:23.920 over it. 00:18:24.420 --> 00:18:25.100 Here is a 00:18:25.100 --> 00:18:25.900 man full 00:18:25.900 --> 00:18:26.779 of compassion, 00:18:28.100 --> 00:18:28.480 desperate 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:29.000 for the 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:29.539 people to 00:18:29.539 --> 00:18:30.120 turn to 00:18:30.120 --> 00:18:30.360 him, 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:31.100 to run 00:18:31.100 --> 00:18:31.600 to him. 00:18:32.660 --> 00:18:33.160 And Jesus 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:33.519 said, 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:34.799 if you, 00:18:34.980 --> 00:18:35.660 even you, 00:18:35.740 --> 00:18:36.420 had only 00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:37.180 known on 00:18:37.180 --> 00:18:37.720 this day 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:38.220 what would 00:18:38.220 --> 00:18:38.799 bring you 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:39.420 peace, 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:41.360 but now 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:41.979 is hidden 00:18:41.979 --> 00:18:42.559 from your 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:42.979 eyes. 00:18:43.299 --> 00:18:43.879 The days 00:18:43.879 --> 00:18:44.359 will come 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:44.879 upon you 00:18:44.879 --> 00:18:45.279 when your 00:18:45.279 --> 00:18:45.740 enemies 00:18:45.740 --> 00:18:46.399 will build 00:18:46.399 --> 00:18:47.279 an embankment 00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:48.000 against you 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:49.079 and encircle 00:18:49.079 --> 00:18:49.479 you and 00:18:49.479 --> 00:18:49.939 hem you 00:18:49.939 --> 00:18:50.319 in on 00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:51.179 every side. 00:18:51.539 --> 00:18:51.959 They will 00:18:51.959 --> 00:18:52.579 dash you 00:18:52.579 --> 00:18:52.919 to the 00:18:52.919 --> 00:18:53.339 ground 00:18:53.339 --> 00:18:53.719 and the 00:18:53.719 --> 00:18:54.119 children 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:54.459 within 00:18:54.459 --> 00:18:54.740 your 00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:55.240 walls. 00:18:56.240 --> 00:18:56.639 They will 00:18:56.639 --> 00:18:57.399 not leave 00:18:57.399 --> 00:18:58.259 one stone 00:18:58.259 --> 00:18:58.859 on another 00:18:58.859 --> 00:19:00.279 because you 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:00.839 did not 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:01.819 recognize the 00:19:01.819 --> 00:19:02.639 time of 00:19:02.639 --> 00:19:03.179 God's 00:19:03.179 --> 00:19:03.579 coming 00:19:03.579 --> 00:19:04.919 to you. 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:07.879 Hard 00:19:07.879 --> 00:19:08.359 words, 00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:09.079 but true 00:19:09.079 --> 00:19:09.720 words from 00:19:09.720 --> 00:19:10.179 Jesus, 00:19:10.619 --> 00:19:11.559 longing that 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:12.220 the people 00:19:12.220 --> 00:19:13.059 would turn 00:19:13.059 --> 00:19:13.599 to him 00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:14.639 and accept 00:19:14.639 --> 00:19:15.079 him as 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:15.819 the Messiah, 00:19:16.059 --> 00:19:16.919 as God's 00:19:16.919 --> 00:19:17.339 saving 00:19:17.339 --> 00:19:17.819 king. 00:19:19.679 --> 00:19:20.759 But because 00:19:20.759 --> 00:19:21.199 they had 00:19:21.199 --> 00:19:22.319 refused to 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:22.839 listen to 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:24.399 him and 00:19:24.399 --> 00:19:25.279 accept him 00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:25.679 as their 00:19:25.679 --> 00:19:26.139 savior, 00:19:27.299 --> 00:19:28.199 a terrible 00:19:28.199 --> 00:19:29.019 judgment 00:19:29.019 --> 00:19:30.279 fell. 00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:33.099 but those 00:19:33.099 --> 00:19:33.460 who had 00:19:33.460 --> 00:19:34.079 listened to 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:34.480 Jesus' 00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:35.259 words 00:19:35.259 --> 00:19:37.299 would not 00:19:37.299 --> 00:19:37.839 have been 00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:38.819 surprised. 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:42.019 So first 00:19:42.019 --> 00:19:42.599 we have 00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:43.639 the promised 00:19:43.639 --> 00:19:44.240 destruction 00:19:44.240 --> 00:19:44.680 of the 00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:45.059 temple. 00:19:46.359 --> 00:19:47.039 Second, 00:19:47.259 --> 00:19:47.980 the promised 00:19:47.980 --> 00:19:48.720 coming of 00:19:48.720 --> 00:19:49.259 the Son of 00:19:49.259 --> 00:19:49.480 Man. 00:19:49.579 --> 00:19:49.899 Remember, 00:19:50.059 --> 00:19:50.619 there's two 00:19:50.619 --> 00:19:51.500 big events 00:19:51.500 --> 00:19:52.379 in chapter 00:19:52.379 --> 00:19:53.000 21. 00:19:53.379 --> 00:19:54.019 The first 00:19:54.019 --> 00:19:54.779 event we've 00:19:54.779 --> 00:19:55.259 just looked 00:19:55.259 --> 00:19:55.440 up, 00:19:55.500 --> 00:19:55.940 the temple 00:19:55.940 --> 00:19:56.539 destruction, 00:19:57.099 --> 00:19:57.940 but it's 00:19:57.940 --> 00:19:58.660 a sign 00:19:58.660 --> 00:19:59.220 of the 00:19:59.220 --> 00:19:59.700 second 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:00.099 event 00:20:00.099 --> 00:20:00.819 to come, 00:20:01.480 --> 00:20:02.119 the coming 00:20:02.119 --> 00:20:02.899 of Jesus. 00:20:04.699 --> 00:20:05.240 You see, 00:20:05.339 --> 00:20:05.879 Jesus is 00:20:05.879 --> 00:20:06.359 making it 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:07.159 very clear 00:20:07.159 --> 00:20:07.659 to those 00:20:07.659 --> 00:20:08.240 he's speaking 00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:08.539 to. 00:20:08.799 --> 00:20:09.339 Look back 00:20:09.339 --> 00:20:09.740 at verse 00:20:09.740 --> 00:20:10.159 9. 00:20:11.719 --> 00:20:12.299 He says 00:20:12.299 --> 00:20:12.719 to them, 00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:14.059 when you 00:20:14.059 --> 00:20:14.719 hear of 00:20:14.719 --> 00:20:15.459 wars and 00:20:15.459 --> 00:20:16.480 uprisings, 00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:17.859 don't be 00:20:17.859 --> 00:20:18.480 frightened. 00:20:19.879 --> 00:20:20.500 These 00:20:20.500 --> 00:20:21.299 things 00:20:21.299 --> 00:20:22.219 must 00:20:22.219 --> 00:20:22.679 happen 00:20:22.679 --> 00:20:23.319 first. 00:20:24.059 --> 00:20:24.500 But what 00:20:24.500 --> 00:20:24.959 are these 00:20:24.959 --> 00:20:25.459 things? 00:20:25.459 --> 00:20:25.839 What are 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:26.579 these things 00:20:26.579 --> 00:20:27.279 Jesus is 00:20:27.279 --> 00:20:28.399 talking about? 00:20:28.879 --> 00:20:29.119 Well, 00:20:29.139 --> 00:20:29.480 he's just 00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:30.059 been talking 00:20:30.059 --> 00:20:30.679 about the 00:20:30.679 --> 00:20:31.359 temple being 00:20:31.359 --> 00:20:32.179 destroyed in 00:20:32.179 --> 00:20:33.000 verse 6. 00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:34.819 So, 00:20:34.899 --> 00:20:35.220 end of 00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:35.980 verse 9, 00:20:36.200 --> 00:20:37.179 these things, 00:20:37.579 --> 00:20:38.079 the temple 00:20:38.079 --> 00:20:38.839 being destroyed, 00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:39.960 must happen 00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:40.599 first, 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:42.399 but the 00:20:42.399 --> 00:20:43.139 end will 00:20:43.139 --> 00:20:43.960 not come 00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:44.899 right away. 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:45.779 So, 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:46.200 when you 00:20:46.200 --> 00:20:46.619 see the 00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:47.200 temple being 00:20:47.200 --> 00:20:47.679 destroyed, 00:20:47.940 --> 00:20:48.519 it's not 00:20:48.519 --> 00:20:48.940 the end 00:20:48.940 --> 00:20:49.159 of the 00:20:49.159 --> 00:20:49.460 world. 00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:50.159 It's 00:20:50.159 --> 00:20:50.740 just a 00:20:50.740 --> 00:20:51.359 sign 00:20:51.359 --> 00:20:52.460 that the 00:20:52.460 --> 00:20:52.799 Son of 00:20:52.799 --> 00:20:53.200 Man is 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:53.539 coming. 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:55.779 Verse 29, 00:20:56.779 --> 00:20:58.019 he told 00:20:58.019 --> 00:20:58.399 them this 00:20:58.400 --> 00:20:58.900 parable. 00:20:59.560 --> 00:20:59.920 Look, 00:21:00.019 --> 00:21:00.440 the fig 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:00.920 tree and 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:01.580 all the 00:21:01.580 --> 00:21:02.080 trees, 00:21:02.480 --> 00:21:03.040 when they 00:21:03.040 --> 00:21:04.060 sprout leaves, 00:21:04.140 --> 00:21:04.440 you can 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:05.100 see for 00:21:05.100 --> 00:21:05.900 yourselves and 00:21:05.900 --> 00:21:06.460 know that 00:21:06.460 --> 00:21:06.940 the summer 00:21:06.940 --> 00:21:07.460 is near. 00:21:07.460 --> 00:21:08.580 The leaves 00:21:08.580 --> 00:21:09.460 in spring, 00:21:10.280 --> 00:21:10.540 well, 00:21:10.580 --> 00:21:11.300 they're a sign 00:21:11.300 --> 00:21:12.000 that summer 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:12.640 is just 00:21:12.640 --> 00:21:13.120 round the 00:21:13.120 --> 00:21:13.500 corner. 00:21:15.100 --> 00:21:15.860 Verse 31, 00:21:16.420 --> 00:21:17.180 even so, 00:21:17.259 --> 00:21:17.900 when you see 00:21:17.900 --> 00:21:18.500 these things 00:21:18.500 --> 00:21:18.980 happening, 00:21:19.560 --> 00:21:20.240 you know 00:21:20.240 --> 00:21:20.780 that the 00:21:20.780 --> 00:21:21.380 kingdom of 00:21:21.380 --> 00:21:22.700 God is 00:21:22.700 --> 00:21:23.080 near. 00:21:23.180 --> 00:21:23.519 Again, 00:21:23.700 --> 00:21:24.440 these things, 00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:24.840 when you 00:21:24.840 --> 00:21:25.519 see the 00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:26.380 temple being 00:21:26.380 --> 00:21:27.000 destroyed, 00:21:28.580 --> 00:21:29.160 you'll 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:30.720 know that 00:21:30.720 --> 00:21:31.320 the end 00:21:31.320 --> 00:21:32.180 is near. 00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:33.580 As we've 00:21:33.580 --> 00:21:34.000 said in 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:34.740 AD 70, 00:21:34.880 --> 00:21:35.380 the temple 00:21:35.380 --> 00:21:36.480 was destroyed, 00:21:36.820 --> 00:21:37.519 just as 00:21:37.519 --> 00:21:38.240 Jesus said. 00:21:38.500 --> 00:21:39.180 And as we 00:21:39.180 --> 00:21:39.820 now look 00:21:39.820 --> 00:21:40.460 back in 00:21:40.460 --> 00:21:41.039 time to 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:41.900 that true 00:21:41.900 --> 00:21:42.460 and 00:21:42.460 --> 00:21:43.480 undisputed 00:21:43.480 --> 00:21:44.200 historical 00:21:44.200 --> 00:21:44.660 event, 00:21:45.019 --> 00:21:45.779 so we are 00:21:45.779 --> 00:21:46.259 now to 00:21:46.259 --> 00:21:47.080 look forward 00:21:47.080 --> 00:21:48.160 with absolute 00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:48.920 certainty 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:50.960 that Jesus, 00:21:51.220 --> 00:21:51.960 the Son of 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:52.320 Man, 00:21:52.799 --> 00:21:53.600 is coming. 00:21:54.440 --> 00:21:56.580 there is 00:21:56.580 --> 00:21:57.120 a sign 00:21:57.120 --> 00:21:58.220 and that 00:21:58.220 --> 00:21:59.059 sign has 00:21:59.059 --> 00:22:00.160 taken place. 00:22:01.080 --> 00:22:01.700 The Son of 00:22:01.700 --> 00:22:02.120 Man is 00:22:02.120 --> 00:22:02.519 coming. 00:22:03.620 --> 00:22:03.840 Now, 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:04.380 the Son of 00:22:04.380 --> 00:22:05.980 Man is 00:22:05.980 --> 00:22:06.539 a title 00:22:06.539 --> 00:22:07.160 which comes 00:22:07.160 --> 00:22:07.940 from Daniel 00:22:07.940 --> 00:22:09.539 chapter 7, 00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:10.860 which Jesus, 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:11.600 his favourite 00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:12.420 title for 00:22:12.420 --> 00:22:13.360 himself as 00:22:13.360 --> 00:22:13.960 he speaks 00:22:13.960 --> 00:22:14.759 about himself 00:22:14.759 --> 00:22:15.759 being the 00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:16.240 Son of 00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:16.519 Man. 00:22:16.820 --> 00:22:17.320 Here's a 00:22:17.320 --> 00:22:18.440 quote from 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:19.200 Daniel 7 00:22:19.200 --> 00:22:19.600 where it 00:22:19.600 --> 00:22:20.279 comes from. 00:22:21.940 --> 00:22:22.880 Daniel has 00:22:22.880 --> 00:22:23.279 a vision 00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:23.640 and he 00:22:23.640 --> 00:22:23.920 says, 00:22:23.920 --> 00:22:24.779 there before 00:22:24.779 --> 00:22:25.200 me was 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:25.940 one like 00:22:25.940 --> 00:22:27.060 the Son 00:22:27.060 --> 00:22:27.720 of Man 00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:29.300 coming on 00:22:29.300 --> 00:22:30.120 the clouds 00:22:30.120 --> 00:22:30.720 of heaven. 00:22:31.519 --> 00:22:32.200 He approached 00:22:32.200 --> 00:22:32.779 the Ancient 00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.300 of Days, 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:34.240 that's God 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:35.019 the Almighty. 00:22:35.740 --> 00:22:36.560 He was led 00:22:36.560 --> 00:22:37.100 into his 00:22:37.100 --> 00:22:37.820 presence and 00:22:37.820 --> 00:22:38.240 was given 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:39.480 authority and 00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:40.420 glory and 00:22:40.420 --> 00:22:41.400 sovereign power 00:22:41.400 --> 00:22:42.360 and all the 00:22:42.360 --> 00:22:42.920 nations and 00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.680 the peoples of 00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:44.560 every language 00:22:44.560 --> 00:22:45.500 worshipped him. 00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:47.200 His dominion 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:48.480 is an everlasting 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:49.300 dominion that 00:22:49.300 --> 00:22:50.019 will not pass 00:22:50.019 --> 00:22:51.019 away and his 00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:51.960 kingdom is one 00:22:51.960 --> 00:22:52.380 that will 00:22:52.380 --> 00:22:53.279 never be 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:54.100 destroyed. 00:22:57.240 --> 00:22:58.079 Now the 00:22:58.079 --> 00:22:58.680 coming of 00:22:58.680 --> 00:22:59.279 the Son 00:22:59.279 --> 00:22:59.819 of Man 00:22:59.819 --> 00:23:01.200 is going 00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:01.840 to be an 00:23:01.840 --> 00:23:02.920 awesome event 00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:03.519 as Daniel 00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:04.680 had that in 00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:05.240 his vision 00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:05.799 of one 00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:06.440 coming with 00:23:06.440 --> 00:23:07.400 great power 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:07.980 and great 00:23:07.980 --> 00:23:08.539 authority 00:23:08.539 --> 00:23:09.660 coming to 00:23:09.660 --> 00:23:10.279 this earth. 00:23:11.980 --> 00:23:12.920 So look at 00:23:12.920 --> 00:23:13.840 verse 25 00:23:13.840 --> 00:23:14.500 of Luke 00:23:14.500 --> 00:23:16.220 21. 00:23:16.220 --> 00:23:18.660 There will 00:23:18.660 --> 00:23:19.480 be signs 00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.059 in the 00:23:20.059 --> 00:23:20.380 sun, 00:23:20.660 --> 00:23:21.200 moon and 00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:21.960 stars. 00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:23.039 On the 00:23:23.039 --> 00:23:23.940 earth nations 00:23:23.940 --> 00:23:24.519 will be in 00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:25.120 anguish and 00:23:25.120 --> 00:23:26.120 perplexity at 00:23:26.120 --> 00:23:26.799 the rousing 00:23:26.799 --> 00:23:27.779 and tossing of 00:23:27.779 --> 00:23:28.220 the sea. 00:23:29.100 --> 00:23:29.680 Now this is 00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:30.779 apocalyptic 00:23:30.779 --> 00:23:31.839 language. 00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:33.059 I don't think 00:23:33.059 --> 00:23:33.519 we're to get 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:34.640 concerned about 00:23:34.640 --> 00:23:35.960 blood moons 00:23:35.960 --> 00:23:36.440 and the 00:23:36.440 --> 00:23:37.220 alignment of 00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:38.160 stars or the 00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:38.799 beast from 00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:39.460 the east. 00:23:40.539 --> 00:23:41.259 Rather Luke 00:23:41.259 --> 00:23:41.880 is saying to 00:23:41.880 --> 00:23:42.079 us, 00:23:42.579 --> 00:23:43.480 look when the 00:23:43.480 --> 00:23:44.259 Son of Man 00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:46.140 comes, it 00:23:46.140 --> 00:23:46.980 is going to 00:23:46.980 --> 00:23:48.819 be unmistakable. 00:23:50.119 --> 00:23:51.220 Verse 26. 00:23:51.859 --> 00:23:52.720 People will 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:53.460 faint from 00:23:53.460 --> 00:23:55.240 terror, apprehensive 00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:55.839 of what is 00:23:55.839 --> 00:23:56.559 coming on the 00:23:56.559 --> 00:23:57.619 world, for the 00:23:57.619 --> 00:23:58.539 heavenly bodies 00:23:58.539 --> 00:23:59.359 will be shaken. 00:23:59.960 --> 00:24:01.339 At that time 00:24:01.339 --> 00:24:02.680 they will see 00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:03.700 the Son of 00:24:03.700 --> 00:24:04.619 Man coming 00:24:04.619 --> 00:24:05.640 in a cloud 00:24:05.640 --> 00:24:07.279 with power 00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:09.039 and great 00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:09.619 glory. 00:24:10.819 --> 00:24:11.460 When the 00:24:11.460 --> 00:24:12.160 Lord Jesus 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:13.079 comes again, 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:14.119 the world 00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:15.179 and all its 00:24:15.179 --> 00:24:16.219 people will 00:24:16.219 --> 00:24:17.539 fall silent. 00:24:18.679 --> 00:24:19.539 People will 00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:20.419 bow in 00:24:20.419 --> 00:24:21.099 fear, 00:24:21.599 --> 00:24:22.119 acknowledging 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:23.019 that yes, 00:24:24.019 --> 00:24:25.019 Jesus Christ 00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:26.379 is God's 00:24:26.379 --> 00:24:26.639 King. 00:24:28.379 --> 00:24:28.959 Justice 00:24:28.959 --> 00:24:29.879 will be 00:24:29.879 --> 00:24:30.239 done. 00:24:30.699 --> 00:24:31.479 Evil will 00:24:31.479 --> 00:24:32.099 be judged. 00:24:32.439 --> 00:24:32.879 There will 00:24:32.879 --> 00:24:33.339 be no 00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:33.779 hiding. 00:24:33.959 --> 00:24:34.359 There will 00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:34.839 be no 00:24:34.839 --> 00:24:35.299 escape. 00:24:35.719 --> 00:24:36.119 And each 00:24:36.119 --> 00:24:36.699 one of us 00:24:36.699 --> 00:24:37.119 will have 00:24:37.119 --> 00:24:37.819 to stand 00:24:37.819 --> 00:24:38.339 and give 00:24:38.339 --> 00:24:38.799 an account 00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:39.439 before the 00:24:39.439 --> 00:24:40.179 one with 00:24:40.179 --> 00:24:41.039 absolute 00:24:41.039 --> 00:24:42.159 power and 00:24:42.159 --> 00:24:42.899 supreme 00:24:42.899 --> 00:24:43.519 authority. 00:24:44.119 --> 00:24:45.119 God's 00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:45.379 will 00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:45.459 will 00:24:45.459 --> 00:24:46.579 be no 00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:47.179 will 00:24:47.179 --> 00:24:47.219 be no 00:24:47.219 --> 00:24:47.500 will 00:24:47.500 --> 00:24:48.059 will 00:24:48.059 --> 00:24:48.659 be no 00:24:48.659 --> 00:24:49.059 will. 00:24:49.059 --> 00:24:51.219 But we 00:24:51.219 --> 00:24:52.259 don't need 00:24:52.259 --> 00:24:53.439 to fear. 00:24:54.500 --> 00:24:55.419 For the 00:24:55.419 --> 00:24:55.879 Christian, 00:24:56.039 --> 00:24:56.379 this is 00:24:56.379 --> 00:24:57.079 something to 00:24:57.079 --> 00:24:58.039 welcome and 00:24:58.039 --> 00:24:59.239 be joyful about 00:24:59.239 --> 00:25:00.139 as we think 00:25:00.139 --> 00:25:00.879 of the Lord's 00:25:00.879 --> 00:25:01.359 return. 00:25:01.679 --> 00:25:02.579 Verse 28, 00:25:02.579 --> 00:25:04.579 will 00:25:04.579 --> 00:25:10.199 stand up, 00:25:11.119 --> 00:25:11.839 lift up 00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:12.500 your heads 00:25:12.500 --> 00:25:14.099 because your 00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:14.779 redemption 00:25:14.779 --> 00:25:16.220 is drawing 00:25:16.220 --> 00:25:16.679 near. 00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:18.500 Every day 00:25:18.500 --> 00:25:19.339 that passes 00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:20.939 is a day 00:25:20.939 --> 00:25:21.759 closer to the 00:25:21.759 --> 00:25:22.500 Lord's return. 00:25:23.500 --> 00:25:24.599 Every war 00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:25.539 that rages, 00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:26.980 every natural 00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:27.939 disaster that 00:25:27.939 --> 00:25:28.319 falls, 00:25:28.679 --> 00:25:29.799 every opposition 00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:30.799 and persecution 00:25:30.799 --> 00:25:31.359 that is 00:25:31.359 --> 00:25:31.819 endured, 00:25:32.159 --> 00:25:33.240 is a sign 00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:34.740 that our 00:25:34.740 --> 00:25:35.299 redemption 00:25:35.299 --> 00:25:37.119 is getting 00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:37.740 close. 00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:39.359 That one 00:25:39.359 --> 00:25:39.839 day our 00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:40.539 great and 00:25:40.539 --> 00:25:41.559 glorious King 00:25:41.559 --> 00:25:42.539 is going to 00:25:42.539 --> 00:25:43.279 fill the 00:25:43.279 --> 00:25:43.740 earth with 00:25:43.740 --> 00:25:44.379 his glory, 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:45.500 his might 00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:45.980 and his 00:25:45.980 --> 00:25:47.159 power will 00:25:47.159 --> 00:25:48.259 end all 00:25:48.259 --> 00:25:49.879 suffering and 00:25:49.879 --> 00:25:50.720 all things 00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:51.460 will be made 00:25:51.460 --> 00:25:51.799 new. 00:25:52.799 --> 00:25:53.559 And God 00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:54.240 is going to 00:25:54.240 --> 00:25:54.819 dwell with 00:25:54.819 --> 00:25:55.579 his people and 00:25:55.579 --> 00:25:56.480 we will reign 00:25:56.480 --> 00:25:57.059 with him. 00:25:58.059 --> 00:25:58.440 You see, 00:25:58.440 --> 00:25:58.840 for the 00:25:58.840 --> 00:25:59.380 Christian, 00:26:00.039 --> 00:26:00.860 this is not 00:26:00.860 --> 00:26:01.600 something to 00:26:01.600 --> 00:26:02.000 fear, 00:26:02.100 --> 00:26:02.820 the great 00:26:02.820 --> 00:26:03.820 and awesome 00:26:03.820 --> 00:26:04.480 Son of 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:05.200 Man coming 00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:06.039 with all 00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:06.700 power and 00:26:06.700 --> 00:26:07.380 all authority. 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:08.200 This is 00:26:08.200 --> 00:26:08.820 something to 00:26:08.820 --> 00:26:09.580 welcome and 00:26:09.580 --> 00:26:10.320 to rejoice 00:26:10.320 --> 00:26:10.820 about. 00:26:13.400 --> 00:26:14.340 Lift up 00:26:14.340 --> 00:26:14.960 your heads 00:26:14.960 --> 00:26:16.680 because your 00:26:16.680 --> 00:26:17.620 redemption is 00:26:17.620 --> 00:26:19.299 drawing near. 00:26:21.120 --> 00:26:21.759 Yes, 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:22.660 one day 00:26:22.660 --> 00:26:24.019 the Lord 00:26:24.019 --> 00:26:25.080 Jesus will 00:26:25.080 --> 00:26:26.380 return. 00:26:28.440 --> 00:26:29.580 the sign, 00:26:30.539 --> 00:26:30.799 well, 00:26:30.860 --> 00:26:31.320 the temple 00:26:31.320 --> 00:26:31.779 has been 00:26:31.779 --> 00:26:32.360 destroyed, 00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:34.539 just as 00:26:34.539 --> 00:26:35.420 Jesus said. 00:26:36.100 --> 00:26:36.860 And the 00:26:36.860 --> 00:26:37.420 Son of Man 00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:38.039 is coming, 00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:40.100 just as 00:26:40.100 --> 00:26:40.960 Jesus said. 00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:43.620 So third, 00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.420 we must be 00:26:44.420 --> 00:26:45.500 prepared to 00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:46.740 stand before 00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.519 the Son of 00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:47.860 Man. 00:26:48.500 --> 00:26:49.600 Just as sure 00:26:49.600 --> 00:26:50.480 as the temple 00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:51.259 was destroyed, 00:26:52.100 --> 00:26:52.779 so the 00:26:52.779 --> 00:26:53.340 Son of Man 00:26:53.340 --> 00:26:53.779 will come. 00:26:53.840 --> 00:26:54.100 And the 00:26:54.100 --> 00:26:54.960 question is, 00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:56.120 are we 00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:57.019 prepared to 00:26:57.019 --> 00:26:57.640 meet him? 00:26:58.440 --> 00:26:58.900 Look at 00:26:58.900 --> 00:26:59.240 the end 00:26:59.240 --> 00:26:59.620 of verse 00:26:59.620 --> 00:27:00.340 36. 00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:01.559 Jesus is 00:27:01.559 --> 00:27:02.320 saying all 00:27:02.320 --> 00:27:02.799 of this, 00:27:02.900 --> 00:27:03.299 end of 00:27:03.299 --> 00:27:04.200 verse 36, 00:27:05.059 --> 00:27:05.880 that you 00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:06.420 may be 00:27:06.420 --> 00:27:07.039 able to 00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:08.400 stand before 00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:08.920 the Son 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:09.420 of Man. 00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:12.860 We will 00:27:12.860 --> 00:27:13.539 face him. 00:27:14.980 --> 00:27:15.759 Are we 00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.360 ready to? 00:27:17.860 --> 00:27:18.420 Well, 00:27:18.600 --> 00:27:19.340 two things 00:27:19.340 --> 00:27:20.759 by way 00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:21.680 of preparation. 00:27:22.860 --> 00:27:23.460 First, 00:27:24.259 --> 00:27:24.700 be 00:27:24.700 --> 00:27:25.759 careful. 00:27:26.180 --> 00:27:26.580 Look at 00:27:26.580 --> 00:27:27.519 verse 34. 00:27:28.440 --> 00:27:29.480 Be 00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:30.259 careful, 00:27:31.059 --> 00:27:31.820 or your 00:27:31.820 --> 00:27:32.759 hearts will 00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:33.340 be weighed 00:27:33.340 --> 00:27:34.120 down with 00:27:34.120 --> 00:27:35.160 carousing, 00:27:35.360 --> 00:27:35.640 that's 00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:36.539 fueling your 00:27:36.539 --> 00:27:37.220 life with 00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:37.700 drink, 00:27:38.519 --> 00:27:39.559 drunkenness 00:27:39.559 --> 00:27:40.779 and the 00:27:40.779 --> 00:27:41.660 anxieties 00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:42.420 of life. 00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:45.100 It's funny, 00:27:45.220 --> 00:27:46.059 why is Luke 00:27:46.059 --> 00:27:47.019 talking about 00:27:47.019 --> 00:27:48.420 people 00:27:48.420 --> 00:27:49.680 drinking and 00:27:49.680 --> 00:27:50.500 getting drunk? 00:27:50.500 --> 00:27:50.680 drunk? 00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:52.579 Why do 00:27:52.579 --> 00:27:53.480 people drink 00:27:53.480 --> 00:27:53.819 and get 00:27:53.819 --> 00:27:54.420 drunk so 00:27:54.420 --> 00:27:55.900 much in 00:27:55.900 --> 00:27:56.619 this country 00:27:56.619 --> 00:27:57.000 anyway? 00:27:57.880 --> 00:27:58.519 Why is it 00:27:58.519 --> 00:27:59.500 that people 00:27:59.500 --> 00:28:00.119 live for 00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:00.720 the weekend 00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:01.980 so that 00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:02.319 they can 00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:02.740 go out 00:28:02.740 --> 00:28:03.099 with their 00:28:03.099 --> 00:28:03.759 mates and 00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:04.720 get drunk 00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:06.359 or sit at 00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:06.900 home alone 00:28:06.900 --> 00:28:07.460 with a 00:28:07.460 --> 00:28:07.900 bottle of 00:28:07.900 --> 00:28:08.160 wine? 00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:10.480 Why is it 00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:10.799 that there 00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:11.359 are so many 00:28:11.359 --> 00:28:12.019 teenagers? 00:28:12.180 --> 00:28:12.519 Near where 00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:12.920 we live, 00:28:12.960 --> 00:28:13.220 there's a 00:28:13.220 --> 00:28:13.619 little wood, 00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:15.220 nearly every 00:28:15.220 --> 00:28:16.119 weekend you 00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:16.500 could have 00:28:16.500 --> 00:28:16.859 up to 00:28:16.859 --> 00:28:18.299 40 teenagers 00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:20.019 drinking away, 00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:21.839 getting 00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:22.940 absolutely 00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:24.379 wiped out. 00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:26.319 Why? 00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:27.599 Why is it 00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:27.899 in our 00:28:27.899 --> 00:28:28.259 culture? 00:28:28.419 --> 00:28:28.799 Why do 00:28:28.799 --> 00:28:29.180 we do 00:28:29.180 --> 00:28:29.659 that? 00:28:31.799 --> 00:28:32.480 Well, 00:28:32.700 --> 00:28:33.539 because we 00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:34.019 have nothing 00:28:34.019 --> 00:28:34.539 to live 00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:34.899 for. 00:28:35.940 --> 00:28:36.619 Getting 00:28:36.619 --> 00:28:37.740 drunk is 00:28:37.740 --> 00:28:38.419 simply a 00:28:38.419 --> 00:28:38.799 way of 00:28:38.799 --> 00:28:39.379 trying to 00:28:39.379 --> 00:28:40.159 numb the 00:28:40.159 --> 00:28:40.759 worries of 00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:41.399 this life 00:28:41.399 --> 00:28:42.599 because there 00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:43.359 is nothing 00:28:43.359 --> 00:28:44.159 beyond this 00:28:44.159 --> 00:28:44.579 life. 00:28:45.419 --> 00:28:46.259 For some 00:28:46.259 --> 00:28:46.819 it's to 00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:47.559 dull the 00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:48.059 pain of 00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:49.419 today in 00:28:49.419 --> 00:28:49.759 all the 00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:50.279 struggles 00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.839 that people 00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.539 may face 00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:53.279 and at 00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:53.720 the same 00:28:53.720 --> 00:28:54.240 time to 00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:54.539 somehow 00:28:54.539 --> 00:28:55.319 create a 00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:55.819 happiness 00:28:55.819 --> 00:28:57.519 for the 00:28:57.519 --> 00:28:57.899 moment. 00:28:58.879 --> 00:28:59.139 Isn't 00:28:59.139 --> 00:28:59.480 that why 00:28:59.480 --> 00:29:00.339 people drink? 00:29:01.419 --> 00:29:02.019 Dull the 00:29:02.019 --> 00:29:02.419 pain of 00:29:02.419 --> 00:29:02.759 today? 00:29:03.359 --> 00:29:04.039 To get 00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:04.419 rid of 00:29:04.419 --> 00:29:04.839 the worries 00:29:04.839 --> 00:29:05.379 and to 00:29:05.379 --> 00:29:06.299 create a 00:29:06.299 --> 00:29:07.279 false kind 00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:07.899 of happiness 00:29:07.899 --> 00:29:08.319 for the 00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:08.619 moment? 00:29:10.659 --> 00:29:11.599 So Jesus 00:29:11.599 --> 00:29:12.000 says, 00:29:12.179 --> 00:29:12.960 be careful. 00:29:13.899 --> 00:29:14.619 Be careful, 00:29:14.799 --> 00:29:15.519 verse 34. 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:18.740 because that 00:29:18.740 --> 00:29:19.420 day will 00:29:19.420 --> 00:29:20.200 close on 00:29:20.200 --> 00:29:20.960 you suddenly 00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:21.559 like a 00:29:21.559 --> 00:29:21.900 trap, 00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:22.619 for it 00:29:22.619 --> 00:29:23.139 will come 00:29:23.139 --> 00:29:23.599 on all 00:29:23.599 --> 00:29:24.160 those who 00:29:24.160 --> 00:29:24.579 live in 00:29:24.579 --> 00:29:25.099 the face 00:29:25.099 --> 00:29:25.440 of the 00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:25.740 whole 00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:26.119 earth. 00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:27.579 Be careful 00:29:27.579 --> 00:29:28.519 that we 00:29:28.519 --> 00:29:29.019 don't get 00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:29.740 caught up 00:29:29.740 --> 00:29:30.059 with the 00:29:30.059 --> 00:29:30.819 world who 00:29:30.819 --> 00:29:31.500 only live 00:29:31.500 --> 00:29:31.859 for the 00:29:31.859 --> 00:29:32.279 now, 00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:33.099 who are 00:29:33.099 --> 00:29:33.599 only living 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:34.660 for today, 00:29:35.059 --> 00:29:35.660 because the 00:29:35.660 --> 00:29:36.319 future, 00:29:36.599 --> 00:29:36.759 well, 00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:37.139 they've got 00:29:37.139 --> 00:29:37.799 nothing to 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:38.379 look forward 00:29:38.379 --> 00:29:38.779 to. 00:29:39.460 --> 00:29:40.039 When you 00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:40.299 die, 00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:40.819 you die, 00:29:40.879 --> 00:29:41.319 and that's 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:41.480 it. 00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:41.759 There's 00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:42.339 nothing to 00:29:42.339 --> 00:29:42.699 come. 00:29:44.639 --> 00:29:45.679 Be careful, 00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:46.139 we don't 00:29:46.139 --> 00:29:46.699 get caught 00:29:46.699 --> 00:29:47.099 up into 00:29:47.099 --> 00:29:47.679 that kind 00:29:47.679 --> 00:29:48.240 of thinking. 00:29:50.019 --> 00:29:50.539 Mike 00:29:50.539 --> 00:29:51.019 McKinley 00:29:51.019 --> 00:29:51.519 has a 00:29:51.519 --> 00:29:52.759 little book 00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:53.539 on Luke's 00:29:53.539 --> 00:29:53.939 Gospel, 00:29:54.519 --> 00:29:55.240 recommend you 00:29:55.240 --> 00:29:55.720 to read 00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:55.959 it. 00:29:56.419 --> 00:29:56.939 He says 00:29:56.939 --> 00:29:57.279 this, 00:29:57.819 --> 00:29:58.579 no one 00:29:58.579 --> 00:29:59.099 ever looked 00:29:59.099 --> 00:29:59.980 at pornography, 00:30:01.240 --> 00:30:02.019 flirted 00:30:02.019 --> 00:30:02.639 with someone 00:30:02.639 --> 00:30:03.059 who was 00:30:03.059 --> 00:30:03.559 not their 00:30:03.559 --> 00:30:04.099 spouse, 00:30:04.740 --> 00:30:05.500 or ran 00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:06.220 up credit 00:30:06.220 --> 00:30:07.079 card debts 00:30:07.079 --> 00:30:07.659 on things 00:30:07.659 --> 00:30:08.279 they can't 00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:08.819 afford, 00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:09.839 with their 00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:10.759 heart set 00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:11.759 expectantly, 00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:12.640 on the 00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:13.460 reality that 00:30:13.460 --> 00:30:14.359 Jesus would 00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:15.119 return. 00:30:16.379 --> 00:30:16.759 You see, 00:30:16.839 --> 00:30:17.279 if we're not 00:30:17.279 --> 00:30:18.079 focused on 00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:18.420 the Lord 00:30:18.420 --> 00:30:18.779 Jesus' 00:30:18.980 --> 00:30:19.259 return, 00:30:19.379 --> 00:30:20.079 we're focused 00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:20.460 on the 00:30:20.460 --> 00:30:20.819 here and 00:30:20.819 --> 00:30:21.140 now, 00:30:21.799 --> 00:30:22.480 trying to 00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:23.220 fill our 00:30:23.220 --> 00:30:23.779 life with 00:30:23.779 --> 00:30:24.420 all kinds 00:30:24.420 --> 00:30:25.240 of things 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:26.400 to dull 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:27.000 the pain 00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:28.339 and create 00:30:28.339 --> 00:30:28.980 a happiness 00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:30.559 because we've 00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:31.099 got nothing 00:30:31.099 --> 00:30:31.559 to look 00:30:31.559 --> 00:30:32.259 forward to. 00:30:33.460 --> 00:30:34.599 Be careful 00:30:34.599 --> 00:30:35.980 that we 00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.660 don't get 00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:37.339 sucked into 00:30:37.339 --> 00:30:38.240 thinking this 00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:39.259 life is all 00:30:39.259 --> 00:30:39.720 that we 00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:40.099 have. 00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:41.359 Set your 00:30:41.359 --> 00:30:42.079 hearts on 00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:42.659 Jesus, 00:30:43.779 --> 00:30:44.619 who gives 00:30:44.619 --> 00:30:45.319 us life 00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:45.759 in all 00:30:45.759 --> 00:30:46.399 its fullness. 00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:47.500 Look back 00:30:47.500 --> 00:30:47.899 at verse 00:30:47.899 --> 00:30:48.559 19. 00:30:49.279 --> 00:30:49.919 Stand 00:30:49.919 --> 00:30:50.879 firm and 00:30:50.879 --> 00:30:51.539 you will 00:30:51.539 --> 00:30:52.539 win life. 00:30:52.979 --> 00:30:53.299 True 00:30:53.299 --> 00:30:54.979 life is 00:30:54.979 --> 00:30:55.819 found in 00:30:55.819 --> 00:30:56.139 him. 00:30:57.259 --> 00:30:57.519 The 00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:58.139 Son of 00:30:58.139 --> 00:30:58.939 Man is 00:30:58.939 --> 00:30:59.419 coming. 00:31:00.479 --> 00:31:00.839 Be 00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:01.539 prepared, 00:31:01.719 --> 00:31:02.379 be careful. 00:31:02.380 --> 00:31:02.440 careful. 00:31:05.020 --> 00:31:06.020 The second 00:31:06.020 --> 00:31:06.620 thing by 00:31:06.620 --> 00:31:07.040 way of 00:31:07.040 --> 00:31:07.620 preparation 00:31:07.620 --> 00:31:09.820 is watch 00:31:09.820 --> 00:31:10.280 out. 00:31:11.020 --> 00:31:11.980 Verse 36. 00:31:14.320 --> 00:31:15.260 Be always 00:31:15.260 --> 00:31:15.820 on the 00:31:15.820 --> 00:31:16.480 watch and 00:31:16.480 --> 00:31:18.160 pray that 00:31:18.160 --> 00:31:18.760 you may be 00:31:18.760 --> 00:31:19.260 able to 00:31:19.260 --> 00:31:20.440 escape all 00:31:20.440 --> 00:31:20.800 that is 00:31:20.800 --> 00:31:21.320 about to 00:31:21.320 --> 00:31:22.560 happen and 00:31:22.560 --> 00:31:22.920 that you 00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:23.460 may be able 00:31:23.460 --> 00:31:24.120 to stand 00:31:24.120 --> 00:31:24.840 before the 00:31:24.840 --> 00:31:25.240 Son of 00:31:25.240 --> 00:31:25.580 Man. 00:31:26.540 --> 00:31:26.980 We're to be 00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:27.260 on the 00:31:27.260 --> 00:31:27.520 lookout. 00:31:28.020 --> 00:31:28.360 Watch 00:31:28.360 --> 00:31:28.820 out. 00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:30.480 Wait 00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:31.439 patiently for 00:31:31.439 --> 00:31:32.019 the Lord's 00:31:32.019 --> 00:31:32.399 return. 00:31:32.879 --> 00:31:33.139 And the 00:31:33.139 --> 00:31:33.659 way to 00:31:33.659 --> 00:31:34.439 keep watch, 00:31:34.879 --> 00:31:35.220 do you see 00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:35.500 it there 00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:35.980 beginning of 00:31:35.980 --> 00:31:36.679 verse 36? 00:31:36.839 --> 00:31:37.379 Watch out 00:31:37.379 --> 00:31:38.259 and pray. 00:31:40.259 --> 00:31:40.740 Pray. 00:31:40.740 --> 00:31:40.819 Pray. 00:31:42.339 --> 00:31:43.019 You see, 00:31:43.099 --> 00:31:44.000 the signs that 00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:44.740 Jesus spoke 00:31:44.740 --> 00:31:45.460 of earlier 00:31:45.460 --> 00:31:47.960 are signs 00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:48.740 or things 00:31:48.740 --> 00:31:49.359 that still 00:31:49.359 --> 00:31:50.099 happen today. 00:31:50.740 --> 00:31:51.379 There are 00:31:51.379 --> 00:31:52.019 false 00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:52.779 messiahs, 00:31:52.879 --> 00:31:53.399 those who 00:31:53.399 --> 00:31:54.299 try to lead 00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:54.740 us away 00:31:54.740 --> 00:31:55.500 from Christ, 00:31:56.399 --> 00:31:57.019 come up with 00:31:57.019 --> 00:31:57.859 notions telling 00:31:57.859 --> 00:31:58.299 us that, 00:31:58.539 --> 00:31:58.879 oh, the 00:31:58.879 --> 00:31:59.319 time is 00:31:59.319 --> 00:31:59.579 near, 00:31:59.980 --> 00:32:00.579 oh, the 00:32:00.579 --> 00:32:01.200 beast from 00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:01.579 the east, 00:32:01.859 --> 00:32:02.379 Jesus is 00:32:02.379 --> 00:32:03.000 coming next 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:03.400 week. 00:32:05.539 --> 00:32:06.359 Wars and 00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:07.019 threats of 00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:07.359 wars, 00:32:07.599 --> 00:32:08.240 famines and 00:32:08.240 --> 00:32:08.980 earthquakes and 00:32:08.980 --> 00:32:10.039 natural disasters, 00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:11.379 opposition and 00:32:11.379 --> 00:32:11.960 persecution. 00:32:12.400 --> 00:32:13.319 We can see and 00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:14.400 experience all 00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:15.180 these things in 00:32:15.180 --> 00:32:16.119 the world today 00:32:16.119 --> 00:32:17.160 and the danger 00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:17.720 is they can 00:32:17.720 --> 00:32:18.559 cause us to 00:32:18.559 --> 00:32:18.900 think, 00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:20.480 well, where 00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:21.099 is God? 00:32:21.440 --> 00:32:22.119 All this is 00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:22.480 happening. 00:32:22.680 --> 00:32:23.259 Where is he? 00:32:24.339 --> 00:32:25.000 Doesn't God 00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:26.119 care with all 00:32:26.119 --> 00:32:26.559 the trouble 00:32:26.559 --> 00:32:27.099 that's going 00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:27.559 on in the 00:32:27.559 --> 00:32:27.799 world? 00:32:28.019 --> 00:32:28.539 All these 00:32:28.539 --> 00:32:29.259 wars in 00:32:29.259 --> 00:32:29.639 Syria? 00:32:29.899 --> 00:32:30.379 All the 00:32:30.379 --> 00:32:31.220 persecutions 00:32:31.220 --> 00:32:31.539 that are 00:32:31.539 --> 00:32:32.119 happening in 00:32:32.119 --> 00:32:32.399 Asia? 00:32:33.639 --> 00:32:34.419 What's God 00:32:34.419 --> 00:32:34.940 doing? 00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:36.480 And the 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:37.339 temptation for 00:32:37.339 --> 00:32:37.740 you and 00:32:37.740 --> 00:32:38.359 me is to 00:32:38.359 --> 00:32:39.220 give up 00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:40.519 this promise 00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:41.039 of Jesus 00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:41.419 coming. 00:32:41.559 --> 00:32:41.799 I mean, 00:32:41.919 --> 00:32:43.000 2,000 years 00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:43.559 have passed. 00:32:44.359 --> 00:32:45.099 Don't believe 00:32:45.099 --> 00:32:45.619 it anymore. 00:32:45.779 --> 00:32:46.379 We might as 00:32:46.379 --> 00:32:46.960 well go and 00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:47.460 get drunk 00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:48.079 with everybody 00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:48.619 else. 00:32:51.339 --> 00:32:52.119 No, says 00:32:52.119 --> 00:32:52.940 Jesus, watch 00:32:52.940 --> 00:32:53.240 out. 00:32:53.779 --> 00:32:54.579 Be patient. 00:32:55.179 --> 00:32:55.480 Keep 00:32:55.480 --> 00:32:55.940 looking. 00:32:56.559 --> 00:32:57.919 And pray, 00:32:58.720 --> 00:32:59.720 verse 36, 00:33:00.099 --> 00:33:01.079 so that you 00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:01.859 may be able 00:33:01.859 --> 00:33:02.759 to escape 00:33:02.759 --> 00:33:03.619 all that is 00:33:03.619 --> 00:33:04.240 about to 00:33:04.240 --> 00:33:04.700 happen. 00:33:05.279 --> 00:33:05.960 That doesn't 00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:06.379 mean we'll 00:33:06.379 --> 00:33:07.099 escape the 00:33:07.099 --> 00:33:07.899 terrible things 00:33:07.899 --> 00:33:08.559 in this life 00:33:08.559 --> 00:33:08.940 and that we'll 00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:09.220 have a 00:33:09.220 --> 00:33:10.059 suffering-free 00:33:10.059 --> 00:33:10.579 life. 00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:12.759 It means we 00:33:12.759 --> 00:33:13.419 will escape 00:33:13.419 --> 00:33:14.259 the coming 00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:15.379 judgment 00:33:15.379 --> 00:33:16.720 of God. 00:33:18.119 --> 00:33:19.319 We continue 00:33:19.319 --> 00:33:20.159 to look to 00:33:20.159 --> 00:33:20.539 the Lord 00:33:20.539 --> 00:33:21.000 Jesus, 00:33:21.299 --> 00:33:22.079 trusting in 00:33:22.079 --> 00:33:22.379 him. 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:23.859 That's why 00:33:23.859 --> 00:33:24.759 Jesus came 00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:26.299 to give 00:33:26.299 --> 00:33:26.839 us life, 00:33:26.919 --> 00:33:27.359 to bring 00:33:27.359 --> 00:33:28.099 salvation. 00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:30.119 And so 00:33:30.119 --> 00:33:31.359 the encouragement 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:32.199 for us is 00:33:32.199 --> 00:33:33.119 to pray. 00:33:33.799 --> 00:33:34.240 Be a 00:33:34.240 --> 00:33:34.839 people of 00:33:34.839 --> 00:33:35.159 prayer. 00:33:36.259 --> 00:33:37.199 Ask God 00:33:37.199 --> 00:33:38.319 in the midst 00:33:38.319 --> 00:33:38.779 of this 00:33:38.779 --> 00:33:39.479 chaotic 00:33:39.479 --> 00:33:40.379 world and 00:33:40.379 --> 00:33:41.439 life to 00:33:41.439 --> 00:33:42.119 keep us 00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:43.119 focused on 00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:43.859 the promise 00:33:43.859 --> 00:33:44.559 coming of 00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:44.939 the Lord 00:33:44.939 --> 00:33:45.379 Jesus. 00:33:46.839 --> 00:33:47.979 Ask God 00:33:47.979 --> 00:33:49.019 that you 00:33:49.019 --> 00:33:49.479 will not 00:33:49.479 --> 00:33:50.259 fall into 00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:50.879 temptation, 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:51.880 but that 00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:52.280 we will 00:33:52.280 --> 00:33:53.240 be faithful 00:33:53.240 --> 00:33:54.900 and obedient 00:33:54.900 --> 00:33:56.780 until he 00:33:56.780 --> 00:33:57.380 comes. 00:33:58.520 --> 00:33:59.400 Ask God 00:33:59.400 --> 00:33:59.740 that we 00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:00.120 would be 00:34:00.120 --> 00:34:00.940 faithful in 00:34:00.940 --> 00:34:01.620 our witness. 00:34:03.240 --> 00:34:03.460 Do you 00:34:03.460 --> 00:34:03.900 see what it 00:34:03.900 --> 00:34:04.400 says in 00:34:04.400 --> 00:34:05.220 verse 15? 00:34:06.120 --> 00:34:06.580 He says, 00:34:06.720 --> 00:34:06.920 I will 00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:07.420 give you 00:34:07.420 --> 00:34:09.079 words and 00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:10.900 wisdom that 00:34:10.900 --> 00:34:11.579 none of your 00:34:11.579 --> 00:34:12.480 adversaries will 00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:13.099 be able to 00:34:13.099 --> 00:34:14.320 resist or 00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:14.920 contradict. 00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:17.700 Pray that 00:34:17.700 --> 00:34:18.440 as we wait 00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:19.000 for the Lord 00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:19.660 Jesus, we 00:34:19.660 --> 00:34:20.260 will be 00:34:20.260 --> 00:34:20.700 faithful. 00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:21.360 And that 00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:21.720 we will 00:34:21.720 --> 00:34:22.599 maintain our 00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:23.280 witness, that 00:34:23.280 --> 00:34:23.619 we will 00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.360 not fall. 00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:27.019 Be careful. 00:34:28.340 --> 00:34:29.119 Watch out 00:34:29.119 --> 00:34:30.840 so that you 00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:31.480 may be able 00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:32.400 to stand 00:34:32.400 --> 00:34:34.300 before the 00:34:34.300 --> 00:34:34.700 Son of 00:34:34.700 --> 00:34:35.039 Man. 00:34:37.380 --> 00:34:38.059 I'm going 00:34:38.059 --> 00:34:39.220 to pray a 00:34:39.220 --> 00:34:39.539 prayer. 00:34:40.820 --> 00:34:41.480 It's a 00:34:41.480 --> 00:34:42.099 prayer that 00:34:42.099 --> 00:34:42.660 Saint 00:34:42.660 --> 00:34:44.119 Patrick, or 00:34:44.119 --> 00:34:44.519 maybe we 00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:45.059 just call him 00:34:45.059 --> 00:34:45.619 Patrick, he 00:34:45.619 --> 00:34:46.200 was a saint 00:34:46.200 --> 00:34:46.700 in the right 00:34:46.700 --> 00:34:47.119 sense. 00:34:48.039 --> 00:34:49.000 But here's a 00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:49.539 prayer that 00:34:49.539 --> 00:34:50.780 Patrick prayed. 00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:53.000 let's read, 00:34:53.099 --> 00:34:53.960 let me pray 00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:55.260 this as we 00:34:55.260 --> 00:34:56.559 close together. 00:34:56.559 --> 00:35:01.940 I now 00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:03.519 entrust my 00:35:03.519 --> 00:35:04.139 soul to 00:35:04.139 --> 00:35:05.579 God, who 00:35:05.579 --> 00:35:06.199 is most 00:35:06.199 --> 00:35:08.099 faithful, and 00:35:08.099 --> 00:35:08.799 for whom I 00:35:08.799 --> 00:35:09.119 am an 00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:10.000 ambassador in 00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:10.579 my humble 00:35:10.579 --> 00:35:13.000 station, for 00:35:13.000 --> 00:35:13.900 God has no 00:35:13.900 --> 00:35:14.619 favourites. 00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:17.279 I ask God 00:35:17.279 --> 00:35:18.279 therefore for 00:35:18.279 --> 00:35:20.920 perseverance, to 00:35:20.920 --> 00:35:21.799 grant that I 00:35:21.799 --> 00:35:22.619 remain a 00:35:22.619 --> 00:35:23.719 faithful witness 00:35:23.719 --> 00:35:25.899 to him, for 00:35:25.899 --> 00:35:27.259 his own sake 00:35:27.259 --> 00:35:28.139 until my 00:35:28.139 --> 00:35:29.079 passing from 00:35:29.079 --> 00:35:29.839 this life. 00:35:31.239 --> 00:35:31.959 For on 00:35:31.959 --> 00:35:32.759 that day we 00:35:32.759 --> 00:35:33.659 will undoubtedly 00:35:33.659 --> 00:35:34.859 rise in the 00:35:34.859 --> 00:35:35.559 brightness of 00:35:35.559 --> 00:35:36.639 the sun, that 00:35:36.639 --> 00:35:37.199 is in the 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:37.959 glory of 00:35:37.959 --> 00:35:38.879 Christ Jesus 00:35:38.879 --> 00:35:39.939 our Redeemer, as 00:35:39.939 --> 00:35:40.759 sons of the 00:35:40.759 --> 00:35:41.419 living God, 00:35:42.179 --> 00:35:43.099 joint heirs with 00:35:43.099 --> 00:35:44.159 Christ and made 00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:45.000 in his image. 00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:47.059 From him and 00:35:47.059 --> 00:35:47.839 through him and 00:35:47.839 --> 00:35:48.799 for him we 00:35:48.799 --> 00:35:50.239 will reign. 00:35:50.239 --> 00:35:51.439 we will 00:35:51.439 --> 00:35:52.979 remain forever 00:35:52.979 --> 00:35:54.819 as Christ 00:35:54.819 --> 00:35:55.779 remains forever, 00:35:55.959 --> 00:35:56.899 who reigns 00:35:56.899 --> 00:35:57.859 with God the 00:35:57.859 --> 00:35:58.959 Father Almighty 00:35:58.959 --> 00:35:59.599 and the Holy 00:35:59.599 --> 00:36:01.319 Spirit, before 00:36:01.319 --> 00:36:03.779 time began, and 00:36:03.779 --> 00:36:05.099 now for all 00:36:05.099 --> 00:36:05.699 eternity. 00:36:07.219 --> 00:36:07.659 Amen. 00:36:12.659 --> 00:36:13.479 Well, we're 00:36:13.479 --> 00:36:14.219 going to sing 00:36:14.219 --> 00:36:15.019 together. 00:36:17.039 --> 00:36:18.079 It's a great 00:36:18.079 --> 00:36:18.779 hymn, an old 00:36:18.779 --> 00:36:19.159 hymn. 00:36:20.239 --> 00:36:21.239 Amen.