Matthew 24

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Matthew 24 is a chapter in the New Testament in which Jesus delivers the Olivet Discourse, prophesying future tribulations and his return at the end of the age.

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Mark 13 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament text
chapter of the Bible
chapter of the Gospel of Matthew
addressesTopic cosmic signs
destruction of the temple
end of the age
faithfulness
false messiahs
great tribulation
judgment
persecution of believers
second coming of Christ
signs of the end times
tribulation
vigilance and watchfulness
alsoKnownAs Luke 21
surface form: Olivet Discourse (part)
audience Jesus' disciples
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in most Christian traditions
containsParable parable of the faithful and wicked servants
parable of the fig tree
describes angels gathering the elect
coming of the Son of Man on the clouds of heaven
follows Matthew 23
genre apocalyptic discourse
prophetic teaching
languageOfComposition Koine Greek
locatedInText Bible
mentionsConcept abomination of desolation
mentionsPlace Jerusalem
holy place
partOf Gospel of Matthew
New Testament
precedes Matthew 25
primarySpeaker Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus
questionAddressed what will be the sign of Jesus' coming
what will be the sign of the end of the age
when the temple will be destroyed
setting Mount of Olives
sourceOf imagery of lightning coming from the east and shining to the west
imagery of vultures gathering where the corpse is
phrase "birth pains" for early troubles
phrase "no one knows the day or the hour"
teaches endurance to the end
need for constant readiness for the Son of Man
the gospel will be preached in the whole world before the end
warnsAgainst deception
false prophets
setting dates for the end

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this entity surface form: Mark 13
Luke 21 parallelPassageIn Matthew 24