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Matthew 24 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple, signs of the end times, and the coming of the Son of Man in glory. Below is a research summary for Matthew 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- Greek words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Matthew 24 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἡμέρα | hēméra | G2250 | 10 | age, alway, day ), for ever |
| οὐρανός | ouranós | G3772 | 7 | air, heaven, sky |
| υἱός | huiós | G5207 | 7 | child, foal, son |
| πολύς | polýs | G4183 | 7 | abundant, altogether, common, far |
| παρουσία | parousía | G3952 | 4 | coming, presence |
| πλανάω | planáō | G4105 | 4 | go astray, deceive, err, seduce |
| γινώσκω | ginṓskō | G1097 | 5 | allow, be aware, feel, know |
How preachers through history handled this text
48 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward the close, points more particularly to the latter. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 24:4–28 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Holy Place 2— Matt 24:15
- Judea 1— Matt 24:16
- Mount of Olives— Matt 24:3
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