Sermon - Trinity XXV 2018 - Matthew 24:15-28
Where is the Messiah? Where is the Savior? That’s the question posed to us in these latter days, these end times. And we are in the end times you know. When Jesus’ disciples asked Him “ When will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age? ” He didn’t say it’s a long time away, He simply told them “ See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray. ” The end of the age is already here. The history of the world is already conveniently divided up into two periods: before the birth of Christ, and after the birth of Christ, the beginning and the end. We of course live in the period after the birth of Christ, we are living in the end times now. So Jesus’ words about the end times and His warnings about not being led astray applies to us. We will not escape tribulation and persecution and temptations, since we are currently living in the great tribulation. So what words of enc...