READ JST Matthew 24:4-6
What two events are the Apostles asking
Christ about?
This prophesy seems to be split into two
parts: Jerusalem during the lives of the Apostles (v5-20) and the Second Coming
(v21-55)
What does it mean when “many” shall come in MY name saying “I am Christ”?
READ JST Matthew 24:7-10
What will happen to the Church or the followers
of Christ?
READ JST Matthew 24:11-20
What might they be overcome by?
What is an abomination of desolation?
When were the followers of Christ to drop
everything and immediately flee?
Where are they supposed to stand when
they see this abomination of desolation?
How can they stand in the Holy Place when
it is the Temple that is being desecrated and destroyed?
How did the death and destruction of
Jerusalem compare to the Holocaust?
READ JST Matthew 24:21-22 and 24-25
What is a false Christ?
What is a false prophet?
Who are the “very elect” according to the
covenant who will be deceived by false Christs and false prophets in the
last days?
Why is Christ telling the Apostles these
things?
READ JST Matthew 24:26 and D&C
101:22-25
What is the revelation which is to come
that we are to prepare for, by standing in holy places?
How do you prepare to receive THAT
revelation?
So, should we disbelieve any account of a
visit of Christ to the earth to visit an individual or smaller group because it
is not this coming in great glory?
READ JST Matthew 24:27
What does a carcass cause to happen in
nature?
What is the context within which Christ
tells this short parable?
What might the “body” that is the focal
point of the gathering be?
What might the “eagles” represent?
READ JST Matthew 24:23, 28-32
Why must these wars, famines and
pestilences occur?
Why is the gospel preached unto all
nations?
Will an abomination of desolation occur
again in the last days in the Church?
READ JST Matthew 24:33; D&C 29:14 and
Genesis 1:14
What does the Lord use the sun, moon and
stars for and why?
Why does God use signs?
What does it mean that the sun is
darkened, the moon turned to blood and the stars fall from heaven?
READ JST Matthew 24:34-37
Why do the tribes of the earth mourn when
they see the Son of Man coming in glory?
Why should the elect not fear?
Who are these elect who are gathered by
angels?
READ JST Matthew 24:38-48
What does the Parable of the Fig Tree
mean?
Why does Christ compare the times of the
Second Coming with the time of the Flood?
What are the implications of the “two in
the field” and one is taken and the other left?
So, what can we say about when the Lord
will come?
Why do we have the signs then?
READ JST Matthew 24:49-55
What should you not do if you find
yourself in a position to prepare a people for the Second Coming of Christ?
What should you do?
Is the timing of the Second Coming determined
by our righteousness?
If it is, what are the implications?
If it is not, what are the implications?
