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“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.  Only the Father knows.

“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

 “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.

“So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.”

Matthew 24:36-44

“But when the Son of Man  comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
Matthew 25:31-33

• The Olivet Discourse or Olivet prophecy is a biblical passage found in the Synoptic Gospels in Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21. 
• It is also known as the Little Apocalypse because it includes the use of apocalyptic language, and it includes Jesus's warning to his followers that they will suffer tribulation and persecution before the ultimate triumph of the Kingdom of God.
• The Olivet discourse is the last of the Five Discourses of Matthew and occurs just before the narrative of Jesus's passion beginning with the anointing of Jesus.
• presupposition: preconceived notion
• Eschatology is the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
• Jesus used the example of Noah to refer to His second coming. 
• In Noah’s day, the wicked were going about their normal lives and were quickly swept away in the judgment of the Flood. 
• Those who are “taken” in Matthew 24:40 are destined for judgment, while those who remain are righteous individuals who will survive and enter the messianic kingdom.
• The return of Jesus will be momentous, resulting in a clear separation between the righteous and the wicked. 
• This world is temporary. 
• All people will face the Righteous Judge some day. 
• All need to be ready for that judgment.
• Are we ready??

Get ready…and watch for Him!!!