The Olivet Discourse

OUTLINE:

I. INTER-ADVENT EVENTS ARE A FORETASTE OF TRIBULATION EVENTS.

A. DURING THE TRIBULATION PERIOD THE EVENTS JESUS MENTIONS WILL INTENSIFY!

1. The comparison of Mark 13:18 with the seal judgments of Rev. 6:1-8.
   • Rider on the white horse =
   • Rider on the red horse =
   • Rider on the pale horse =

B. WHAT THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS WILL EXPERIENCE (9-13)

1. Religious persecution = rejection by their _____________ (9a).

Take heed: Persecution is the norm, not an aberration.

John 16:1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.

2. Political Persecution = rejection by the ______________ (9b)

a. Witness = _____________.

3. Betrayal = rejection by ____________ members (12.).

a. Matt. 10:34-37