Gary Gleans

Matthew 25:1-13 1  “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  2  “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.  3  “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,  4  but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.  5  “Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and  began  to sleep.  6  “But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet  him. ’  7  “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.  8  “The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’  9  “But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you  too;  go instead to the dealers and buy  some  for yourselves.’  10  “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.  11  “Later the other virgins

Matthew 24:42-51 42  “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.  43  “But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.  44  “For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think  He will. 45  “Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?  46  “Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.  47  “Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.  48  “But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’  49  and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;  50  the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect  him

Matthew 24:36-41 36  “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.  37  “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.  38  “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,  39  and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.  40  “Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.  41  “Two women  will be  grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. THE TIME OF CHRIST’S RETURN IS UNKNOWN: One of the most arrogant things a person can do is to make a prediction concerning the time of Christ’s return.   Jesus tells His disciples that only the Father knows when that event will take place.   He specifically says that neither the angels nor the Son have been told the time of Christ’s return.   If

Matthew 24:29-35 29  “But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.  30  “And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.  31  “And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. 32  “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;  33  so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near,  right  at the door.  34  “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.  35  “Heaven and earth wi

Matthew 24:15-28 15  “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),  16  then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.  17  “Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.  18  “Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.  19  “But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!  20  “But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.  21  “For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.  22  “Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.  23  “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There  He is, ’ do not believe  him. 24  “For f