<TITLE>05. Par 32-36</TITLE>L-32   And tonight I wish to announce my subject as the... after I--I read God's Word, found in Saint Matthew's Gospel, the 24th chapter. Of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, the 24th chapter, and let's begin now at the 32nd verse and read the Scripture.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is--is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, you know that summer is nigh:
So likewise ye, when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be fulfilled.
Heavens and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
But of the day and of the hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

L-33   Now in our reading, we find tonight, as we read, that the first part of this chapter reads that the disciples called Him apart upon the mount, mountain, and said to Him, "What will be the sign of the end of the world? What will be the sign of Your Coming? And when will there come a time there won't be one stone left on the other, on the temple?" Now He goes on to answer. See here at the 1st verse.
... Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him... to show him the building, of the temple.
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
And his disciple... And as he sat upon the mount... (pardon me)... as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when these things shall be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

L-34   See, they asked three questions, and He answers back three questions. "When will there come a time there won't be one stone left on another? What's the sign of Your Coming? And what about the end of the world?" And many, I believe, that we brethren make mistakes by trying to apply it all to His Coming. But He is answering three different questions that was asked Him. "Why would be the time that there won't be one of these stones left on another; when will this thing be? And what will be the sign of Your Coming? And what will be at the end of the world?" See, three different questions. And He starts off answering one, about when "the stones would be left with not one upon another." And then after He finishes that question, then He starts off, "the sign of His Coming." And then goes into, "the end of the world."

L-35   Now we notice here one of the things that I wish to speak on tonight, is the... The Flashing Red Light Of The Sign Of His Coming. And we're going to dwell tonight upon the days of Noah, "So shall it be at the coming of the Son of man." And now this struck me the other day, and I thought maybe I'd try to tape this and speak on this. And writing down several Scriptures here that I would like to refer to, maybe, and--and read, in a little bit.

L-36   But now our Lord Jesus was asked this question, and He gave them the sign of His Coming. And then immediately He said this, "Heavens and earth will pass away, but My Word shall not pass away." And then He said, "Learn a parable of the fig tree. When it's putting forth its branches, you know that summer is nigh. So when you see these things coming to pass, or being made manifest, know that the time is at hand. And this generation shall not be done away until all of these things shall come to pass." What generation? The generation that's seeing the apostasy that we're going to speak of tonight.


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