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1. The Apocalypse, the “revealing” of Jesus Christ when He returns, will be the most spectacular event the world has ever known.

ILLUS – As in Jesus’ day, people today are fascinated by and want to know how the world will end. In fact, over the years, people have creatively labelled significant events by using “End of the World” terminology.

2. The end of the world is a topic that has also raised many questions down through the ages.
a. When will the end of the world happen?
b. How will the world end?
c. Who is the Antichrist?
d. What is the “mark of the beast?”
e. What will happen to the Church during the Great Tribulation?
3. God wants us to know about the Apocalypse, the “revealing” of His Son, Jesus Christ.
a. God gave us His Word so that we may know the truth about the end times.
b. God also gave us the Holy Bible so that we may be prepared for the Second Coming.
4. Tonight, we will delve into questions about the end times by studying Jesus’ teachings in Luke 17:20-37.
5. It’s my prayer that our study will strengthen our faith, increase our love, and deepen our hope for the return of our Savior.
Luke 17:20-37

Context
1. Massive crowds were following Jesus Christ as He journeyed up to Jerusalem, Israel’s capital city.
a. At that time, Jesus’ popularity was growing.
b. He was widely recognized as a prophet of God.
c. There was even talk of making Him king.
2. But it’s important to note that not all who were following Jesus were His supporters or disciples for planted among the throng were members of Israel’s elite religious, ruling class.
a. The scribes and Pharisees were sent to spy on Jesus, to find some reason to accuse Him.
b. The scribes and Pharisees were also sent to question Jesus, to trap Him and ultimately accuse Him of being a false teacher.
3. The Pharisees questioned Jesus “as to when the kingdom of God was coming” because, like John the Baptist, a central theme of Jesus’ teaching was the coming of God’s kingdom. (20)
4. Jesus’ answer is in two parts; first to the Pharisees (20-21) and then to His disciples (22-37).
5. Jesus told the Pharisees, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
6. What did Jesus mean by “in your midst?”
a. First, Jesus was telling the Pharisees that they would not be able to tell of the coming of the kingdom through their observations; “signs to be observed.” Why?
b. Because second, the kingdom of God was literally standing “in their midst;” Jesus Christ, their King, was standing “in their midst;” within their reach.
c. Ultimately, Jesus was telling the Pharisees that all they had to do was acknowledge Jesus as their Messiah, their King, the One who would bring the kingdom, and then the kingdom of God would come.

APPL – How tragic is the example of the Pharisees.
• They had been blessed to witness Jesus’ ministry for over three years.
• But what good did it do them? Zip.
• Why? Because their pride had blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts so that they could not reach out and embrace the reality and the significance of Jesus being the Son of God, the Son of Man, their Messiah, Israel’s long-awaited King.
• Since Israel’s religious, ruling elite rejected Jesus Christ, the kingdom of God would be delayed.

7. That’s why Jesus then turned to His disciples and prophesied, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. . . But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.” (22, 25)
8. Though the kingdom of God has been delayed, the Apocalypse, the revealing of Jesus Christ at His Second Coming is still set to happen.
9. The time of the Son of Man’s revealing has been determined and will be preceded by unprecedented signs and events.
10. What are these “signs” of the end times?

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