Gospel of Matthew - Matthew 24:15-31 - "Flee Into the Mountains"

Last week we closed with verse 14 of Matthew 24, as Jesus stated, "Then shall the end come." With these dramatic words, Jesus begins to answer the question of the disciples, "What will be the sign of...the close of the age?" The close of the age, or the end of times, there is much more to these studies than there appears to be at first. Jesus is speaking of future events, yet many of these things have already had an initial fulfillment verifying what is a true prophecy, and also a true prophet. It is important to understand that in these passages there is a long distance fulfillment of these prophecies...things that are yet to come. Focusing upon the far-distant period, Jesus describes to His disciples the sign of the close of the age, Matthew 24:15-22.