Certain Return at an Uncertain Time
Matthew 24:32-41
I. A Parable (32-33)
A. Discernment
1. Observation
2. Knowledge
B. Disclosure
II. A Promise (34-36)
A. Permanence of Israel
1. ‘Generation’ – nation, or nationality
2. Isaiah 10:21-22, “The remnant shall return,
even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty
God. For though thy people Israel be as the
sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall
return: the consumption decreed shall
overflow with righteousness.”
3. Romans 9:27, “Esaias also crieth concerning
Israel, Though the number of the children of
Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant
shall be saved:”
B. Permanence of God’s Word
1. 1 Peter 1:24-25a, “The grass withereth, and
the flower thereof falleth away: But the word
of the Lord endureth for ever.”
III. A Picture (37-41)
A. Involvement in the pursuits of life
1. Chose the good over the best
2. Business as usual
B. Ignorant of the coming judgment
1. Unexpected
a. ‘Knew not’ (39a)
b. No warning
2. Inescapable
