My Words Will Not Pass Away

Matthew 24:29-35

Key Verse 35: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”

1. Read Verse 29: What will happen immediately after the great tribulation?
   1. Do you think this event could be literal? What do you think the sun, moon, stars, and ‘powers of heaven’ could represent?
   2. What do you think it would feel like to witness these things happening?
2. Read Verse 30: What will appear in heaven? Why do you think the tribes of earth will mourn?
3. Read Verse 31: Who will sound a loud trumpet? Who will be gathered?
4. Read Verses 32-33: What lesson should we learn from the fig tree? What should we ‘see’, what should we ‘know’? What will alert us to know that Jesus is near, at the very gates?
5. Read Verse 34: What do you think Jesus means when he says 'this generation will not pass away until all these things take place'.
6. Read Verse 35: What will pass away and what will not pass away? Why do you think this truth is important to understand?