A Warning and a Promise (Matthew 25:1–26:5, 14-16; Mark 14:1-2, 10-11; Luke 22:1-6)

Share a comment Midnight is a strange time for a wedding procession, but that’s exactly why Jesus uses it. We’re on the Mount of Olives with the Olivet Discourse open in front of us, and we’re tracing how Matthew 25 aims straight at the question most of us avoid: what does it mean to be ready for Christ’s return? Along the way, we clarify a key end times distinction that often gets blurred, the rapture before the tribulation versus the second coming when Jesus returns to Earth and reigns. We...