The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

A second parable regarding the coming of Christ is given in this series of teaching about the end times. This parable emphasizes our conduct while Christ is gone from earth. Particularly, it has to do with the stewardship of our endowments or blessings. The parable reminds us that our stewardship will be subject to review when Christ returns.

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• King Herod 1-3

Luke 2:1-3

1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

Cesar Augustus is the first Roman emperor of the fourth kingdom that Daniel prophecy about

He appointed King Herod to be over Judaea

Matthew 2:1-2

1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

The prophecy of Daniel

Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

• King David 4-5

Luke 2:4-5 (KJV)

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

The Davidic Covenant is a promise from God to David that a descendant of David will reign over the people of God and establish an eternal kingdom.

2 Samuel 7:12-13

12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

• King Jesus 6-7

Luke 2:6-7

6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

Matthew 2:1-2

1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

• The Shining light from heaven

Luke 2:8-9

8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

• The sound from heaven

Luke 2:10-11

• The sign from heaven

Luke 2:12

• The singing from heaven

Luke 2:13-14

• They traveled to the right place

Luke 2:15

• They traveled to see the right person

Luke 2:16

• They traveled in the right spirit

Luke 2:17-20

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The Parable of the Ten Virgins

Matthew 25:1-13

This wedding portrays some important features of the coming of Christ, and Christ uses them to give a warning to be ready for His return to earth.

These lamps point out an important difference in the participants’ character and provide the lesson from this parable. “Five of them were wise and five were foolish”

The wise took enough oil for their lamps but the foolish did not. The wise were prepared, the foolish were not.

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No One Knows That Day and Hour

Matthew 24:36-51

“Two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left” (Matthew 24:40) is frequently spoken of as the experience of the rapture; namely, some will be taken with Christ in the rapture and some left. But the context says the ones taken here are taken for judgment (Luke 17:37) which means it is not the rapture.

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The Lesson of the Fig Tree

Matthew 24:32-35

The exhortation in the parable. “Learn” (Matthew 24:32). The parable begins with an exhortation to “learn” from it. This is the same exhortation we need when we read Scripture. We do not read Scripture just to say we have read the Bible through in a year but to “learn” from the Word of God.

• The example in the parable. “When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh” (Matthew 24:32). The fig tree example illustrates how the early growth of the tree is a forecast of things to come. It is an example of what these forecasted conditions indicate regarding the end of the age. “So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors” (Matthew 24:33). Since many of these conditions are in existence today, we are obviously near the time of the end. We can be justified in saying, “Look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).

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The Coming of the Son of Man

Matthew 24:29-31

“As the lightning cometh” (Matthew 24:27). Lightning is characterized by speed and suddenness. When looking at a stormy sky, suddenly lightning will streak across the sky. Christ’s return will be like that. In the midst of stormy conditions on the earth, suddenly Christ will return. The suddenness of the return warns there will be no time to repent when He returns. “He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed” (Proverbs 29:1).

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The Abomination of Desolation

Matthew 24:15-28

One of the conditions that characterize the end times is the corruption of worship in the Temple in Jerusalem.. It refers to abominable practices which led to desolation of the Temple a In Daniel 9:27; 11:31; and 12:11 are references to abominable practices in the Temple that resulted in the desolation. Some of the practices going on in our church services today with rock music and other like things makes it easy to understand how abominable practices will be performed in the Temple. God is to be worshiped in holy ways or judgment will be severe.

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Signs of the End of the Age

Matthew 24:3-14

The teachings and signs of Matthew 24 do not concern the rapture of the church, a truth not yet revealed (1Th 4:14-17: 1Co 15:51-52). Instead they generally address matters which will occur during the Seventieth Week of Daniel, especially the Great Tribulation.

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