Saemoonan English Bible Study 2009 -11 -08 By

Saemoonan English Bible Study 2009 -11 -08 By Changjoon Justin Lee cjl@kist. re. kr 010 -2825 -7128 http: //niv. saemoonan. org

Time table • • 8: 20 Gospel singing 8: 30 Opening Prayer 8: 35 Scripture reading 9: 05 Memorize verse 9: 10 Phrase exercise 9: 20 Alphabet pronunciation 9. 25 Announcement 9: 28 Closing prayer

Purpose of English Bible Study • Study the Bible in English. • Study English through the Bible. Focus on; • Proper pronunciation • Scripture reading/comprehension • Listening/speaking

Today’s Announcements • The field trip was held yesterday at Yang Hwa Jin Foreign Missionary Cemetery. • Prayer person and newcomer will receive a CD gift. • Prepare for next week’s prayer topic. • Class materials are found in http: //niv. saemoonan. org. • www. saemoonan. org home page has been newly updated. • Please attend English Worship Service at 11: 10 AM ~12: 10, in 2 nd Education Building Room 101 (제 2교육관 1층 101호). You will experience the great praise and worship, plus wonderful sermon by Pastor Daniel Kim.

Today’s New Members

Apostle’s Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The Holy Catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen

Today’s Psalm Reading by Jin Myung Choi Psalms 100 1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Today’s Prayer by Jin Myung Choi

Matthew Chapter 24 1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 "Do you see all these things? " he asked. "I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down. " 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us, " they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? " 4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, ' and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Matthew Chapter 24 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. 9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew Chapter 24 15 "So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation, ' spoken of through the prophet Daniellet the reader understand 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again.

Matthew Chapter 24 22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect-if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time. 26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert, ' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms, ' do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

Matthew Chapter 24 29 "Immediately after the distress 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 heavenly bodies will be shaken. ' 30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send 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. 32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

Matthew Chapter 24 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 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; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew Chapter 24 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. 42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. 45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

Matthew Chapter 24 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time, ' 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Signs of Christ’s Coming – Part 1 The Background Matthew 24: 1 - 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us, ” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ” (24: 3)

Timeline of Passover Week • Monday – Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey colt to a Messiah’s welcome • Tuesday – Jesus cleansed temple of sacrifice merchants and money changers • Wednesday – Responses to Three Questions • Jesus answers the question regarding payment of taxes to Caesar • Jesus answers the question regarding the resurrection • Jesus answers the question regarding the greatest commandment – He entered the city again and on the way He cursed the fig tree – Jesus questions the Pharisees – Whose son is Christ? – The Judgment Parables – Jesus’ final public sermon – False Spiritual Leaders • While teaching in the temple courts, the religious leaders questioned the source of his authority • Jesus condemns the Jewish leaders through the parable of the tenants • Jesus condemns the multitudes through the parable of the wedding banquet – Olivet Discourse - Jesus leaves the Temple, goes to the Mount of Olives and talks with His disciples about his second coming

Olivet Discourse – Matthew 24 – 25 Mount of Olives

Introduction • Matthew 24 – 25 – Commonly known as the Olivet Discourse – Delivered to the disciples on the Mount of Olives – Theme – Christ’s second coming – Prompted by disciples’ question in 24: 3 – “Tell us, when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ” – Answer is the longest given to any question asked in the New Testament

Jewish Expectation for the Coming of the Messiah 1. Coming of the Messiah preceded by time of terrible tribulation 2. Elijah-like forerunner would appear heralding the Messiah’s coming 3. The Messiah’s appearance – establish His kingdom age of glory 4. Alliance of nations to fight against the Messiah 5. The Messiah would destroy the opposing nations

Jewish Expectation for the Coming of the Messiah 6. Jerusalem would be restored and would be pure, holy, incorruptible 7. Jews scattered around the world would be gathered by to Israel 8. Palestine would become the center of the world, and all nations would become subjugated to the Lord 9. With Messiah’s kingdom would come a new age of peace, righteousness, and divine glory

Near the Temple (vv 1 -2) Jesus left the Temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call His attention to its buildings. “Do you see all those things? ” he asked. “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down. ” (24: 1 -2) • Disciples were pointing out the magnificent stones and buildings of the Temple • Wondering how such an amazing building could be left desolate as Jesus said • Jesus responded to their admiring comments by saying “Do you see all those things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another; every one will be throwndown. ” • The Temple was destroyed less than 40 years later when the Romans sacked Jerusalem in 70 A. D.

On the Mount (v 3) As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us, ” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ” (24: 3) • Disciples thought kingdom of God was going to appear within a few days – definitely by the end of Passover • “When will this happen? ” – house of God would be left desolate and destroyed – Disciples expected events of the Messiah’s coming to happen quickly • “What will be the sign of your coming? ” – “Coming” – parousia – basic meaning of presence, secondarily the idea of arrival – Paraphrase – “What will be the sign of Your manifesting Yourself in Your full, permanent presence as Messiah and king? ” • “and of the end of the age? ” – “End” – sunteleia - compound word that refers to completion, as in the final culmination of a planned series of events

Last Week’s Verse “O Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. ' “ (23: 37 -39)

This Week’s Verse As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us, ” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ” (24: 3)

Today’s phrase • You will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. ’ • You will not see me again until you say, ‘________________. ’ • As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. • As _____ was sitting on _________, the _______ came to _____ privately.

This Week’s Conversation A: Why do you think the Jews have been persecuted over and over in the history? B: It is probably because of their rejection of Jesus Christ. A: I think so, too. B: Their Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed 40 years after Jesus was crucified. A: Many Jews were killed during the destruction of Jerusalem. B: The rejection of Jesus Christ has brought judgment and wrath of God. A: But we as Christians have hope because through Jesus there is salvation. B: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Next Week’s Conversation A: When is Jesus coming back? B: When is Jesus coming back? That’s a good question. Nobody knows. The disciples thought that Jesus already came and the end of time was already there. A: Well, they were wrong! B: I know they were wrong. But we will get to learn what Jesus had to say about his second coming in our upcoming lessons.

Today’s pop quiz • What was not one of the Jewish expectations for the coming of the Messiah ? 1. Coming of the Messiah preceded by time of terrible tribulation 2. Elijah-like forerunner would appear heralding the Messiah’s coming 3. The Messiah’s appearance – establish His kingdom age of glory 4. Alliance of nations to fight for the Messiah. 5. The Messiah would destroy the opposing nations.

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6: 9 -13)

Today’s Prayer Topic Pray that every day we will prepare for Jesus’ second coming. Next week’s prayer topic: Pray that we will have unshakable faith.

God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way. . He will make a way