Preparation for Men's Sunday School

Guys look out for the following next week (aka study these chapters).

Matthew 23 and 24

Here is an outline from founders.org :

I.                    Jesus’ Lament for the Decadent Religious System of His Day (23:1-39):  He pronounced seven “woes” over the scribes and Pharisees, and, at the end of this chapter he expanded his lament to the entire city of Jerusalem.  He singles out the scribes and Pharisees as emblematic of the spiritual problems of the people, and these “woes” express both judgment and grief.

A.     Introduction to this discourse (vv. 1-12):

B.     Seven woes on the religious leaders (vv. 13-36):

C.     A sincere lament over Jerusalem (vv. 37-39):

II.     Foreshadowings of Things to Come (24:1-25:46)

A.     The setting of the Olivet Discourse (24:1-14):

1.      False Christs will arise who lead many astray (vv. 4-5).

2.      Cataclysmic events will characterize the period before the end of the age:

B.     The Abomination of Desolation (24:15-31):

C.     The dangers that attend the coming Day of the Lord (24:36-25:13)

1.      The danger of setting dates (24:36-44

2.      Three parables concerning preparedness for the Lord’s return (24:45-25:30):