Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 24

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Matthew 24 . 1 , Christ foretells the destruction of the temple; Matthew 24 . 3 , what and how great calamities shall be before it; Matthew 24 . 29 , the signs of his coming to judgment; Matthew 24 . 36 , And because that day and hour are unknown , Matthew 24 . 42. we ought to watch like good servants , expecting every moment our Master’s coming.

Matthew 24:1

As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

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Matthew 24:2

“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

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Josephus says that "Cesar gave orders that they should now demolish the whole city and temple , except the three towers Phaselus , Hippicus , and Mariamne , and a part of the western wall; but all the rest was laid so completely even with the ground , by those who dug it up from the foundation , that there was nothing left to make those who came thither believe that it had ever been inhabited."

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Matthew 24:3

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

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Matthew 24:4

Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

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Matthew 24:5

For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

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Matthew 24:6

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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Matthew 24:7

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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Matthew 24:8

All these are the beginning of birth pains.

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Leviticus 26 . 18-29

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Matthew 24:9

Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

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Matthew 24:10

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

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Matthew 24:11

and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.

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Matthew 24:12

Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

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Matthew 24:13

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

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Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

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Matthew 24:15

So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

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Matthew 24:16

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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Genesis 19 . 15-17

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Matthew 24:17

Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

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Matthew 24:18

And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

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Matthew 24:19

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

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Deuteronomy 28 . 53-56

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Matthew 24:20

Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

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Matthew 24:21

For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. Matthew 24:21

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Psalm 69 . 22-28

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Matthew 24:22

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

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Matthew 24:23

At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

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Deuteronomy 13 . 1-3

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Matthew 24:24

For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

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Matthew 24:25

See, I have told you in advance.

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Matthew 24:26

So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

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Wherefore Our Lord not only foretells the appearance of these impostors , but also the manner and circumstance of their conduct. Accordingly , Josephus says that many impostors persuaded the people to follow them to the desert , promising them signs and wonders done by the providence of God. . See also Acts 21 . 38. One persuaded the people to go up into the temple , which being set on fire by the Romans , 6 ,000 perished in the flames.

Matthew 24:27

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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Matthew 24:28

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

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Matthew 24:29

Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Matthew 24:29

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Matthew 24:30

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

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Matthew 24:31

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

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Matthew 24:32

Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

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Matthew 24:33

So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.

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Matthew 24:34

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

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Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

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Matthew 24:36

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

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Matthew 24:37

As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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Matthew 24:38

For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

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Matthew 24:39

And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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Matthew 13 . 13-15

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Matthew 24:40

Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

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Matthew 24:41

Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

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The לץכשם [Strong's G3459] was a hand-mill composed of two stones; "the uppermost of which is turned round by a small handle of wood or iron that is placed in the rim. When this stone is large , or expedition required , a second person is called to assist; and as it is usual for women alone to be concerned in this employment , who seat themselves over against each other with the millstone between then , we may see not only the propriety of the expression

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Matthew 24:42

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

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Matthew 24:43

But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

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Matthew 24:44

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

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Matthew 24:45

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

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Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

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Matthew 24:47

Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

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Matthew 24:48

But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

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Matthew 24:49

And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

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Matthew 24:50

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

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Matthew 24:51

Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web13 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Matthew 24:15 → Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:29-30 → Isaiah 13:10, Matthew 24:30 → Daniel 7:13-14, Matthew 24:30 → Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 24:37-39 → Genesis 7
Trajectories
Ark of Noah (Salvation Through Judgment), False Prophets (Way of Cain), Feast of Trumpets (The Final Call), Noah (Salvation Through Judgment), Solomon's Temple (Glory of God's Dwelling)
Chiasms
Shaped Matthew 24:06–31, Matthew 24:32–42, Matthew 24:42–51
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