AD 70 and the Parousia - Part 2
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
We believe that verses 4-35 describe the events leading up to the destruction of the temple in AD 70, with two brief comments regarding the Parousia in verses 27-28; 30-31. Verses 36-51 deal with the Parousia.
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AD 70 and the Parousia - Part 1
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
We believe that verses 4-35 describe the events leading up to the destruction of the temple in AD 70, with two brief comments regarding the Parousia in verses 27-28; 30-31. Verses 36-51 deal with the Parousia.
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Scribes and Pharisees Denounced
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
The hypocrisy Jesus denounces is not personal deceitfulness; it is a distorted perspective which makes the scribes and pharisees think they are doing the will of God when, in fact, they are missing the main point.
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Not A Fair Fight
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 22:34-40)
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An Invitation Spurned
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The invitation will be extended to Gentiles, but for Jews and Gentiles alike, acceptance into the Kingdom is conditioned upon one requirement (22:8-14).
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The Resurrection
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Easter Sunday: The Resurrection
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Two Parables
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
The consequences will be two-fold: the religious leaders will suffer divine judgment (v.41, 44) and the mediation of God’s Kingdom will be taken away from these religious leaders and given to a people who will produce the fruit of righteous living before God (v. 41, 43).
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Lessons Of The Fig Tree
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By His authority, Jesus executed instant judgment upon the fig tree. Jesus assured the disciples that, when they were absolutely confident it was God’s will, they, too, will be able to execute instant judgment.
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The Confusing Entrance of the King
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Jesus’ anger was about the location rather than the activity itself.
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Glory Through Suffering and Service
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Honor and recognition will come to believers who follow Jesus’ example of sacrificial service.
info_outlinePagans of the first century viewed Christians as killjoys who lived gloomy lives devoid of pleasure. The pleasures from which Christians of the first century typically abstained earned Christians the reputation of being haters of humanity and traitors to the Roman way of life.