11 Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting , saying , 2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When any man of you brings an [1] offering to the Lord , you shall bring your [1]offering of animals from the herd or the flock .
3 'If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd , he shall offer it, a male without defect ; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting , that he may be accepted before the Lord . 4 ' He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering , that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf . 5 ' He shall slay the [3]young bull before the Lord ; and Aaron's sons the priests shall offer up the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting . 6 ' He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces . 7 ' The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire . 8 'Then Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces , the head and the suet over the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar . 9 'Its entrails , however, and its legs he shall wash with water . And the priest shall offer up in smoke all of it on the altar for a burnt offering , an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord .
10 'But if his offering is from the flock , of the sheep or of the goats , for a burnt offering , he shall offer it a male without defect . 11 ' He shall slay it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord , and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar . 12 'He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet , and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar . 13 'The entrails , however, and the legs he shall wash with water . And the priest shall offer all of it, and offer it up in smoke on the altar ; it is a burnt offering , an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord . 14 'But if his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds , then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young pigeons . 15 'The priest shall bring it to the altar , and wring off its head and offer it up in smoke on the altar ; and its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar . 16 'He shall also take away its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar eastward , to the place of the [4] ashes . 17 'Then he shall tear it by its wings , but shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is on the fire ; it is a burnt offering , an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord .
21 'Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord , his offering shall be of fine flour , and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it. 2 'He shall then bring it to Aaron's sons the priests ; and shall take from it his handful e of its fine flour and of its oil with all of its frankincense . And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion on the altar , an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord . 3 ' The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons : a thing most holy , of the offerings to the Lord by fire . 4 'Now when you bring an offering of a grain offering baked in an oven , it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil , or unleavened wafers spread with oil . 5 'If your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle , it shall be of fine flour , unleavened , mixed with oil ; 6 you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering . 7 'Now if your offering is a grain offering made in a pan , it shall be made of fine flour with oil . 8 'When you bring in the grain offering which is made of these things to the Lord , it shall be presented to the priest and he shall bring it to the altar . 9 'The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion , and shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord . 10 ' The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons : a thing most holy of the offerings to the Lord by fire .
11 ' No e grain offering , which you bring to the Lord , shall be made with leaven , for you shall not offer up in smoke any leaven or any honey as an offering by fire to the Lord . 12 ' As an offering of first fruits you shall bring them to the Lord , but they shall not ascend for a soothing aroma on the altar . 13 'Every grain offering e of yours, moreover, you shall season with salt , so that the salt of the covenant of your God shall not be lacking from your grain offering ; with all your offerings you shall offer salt . 14 'Also if you bring a grain offering of early ripened things to the Lord , you shall bring fresh heads of grain roasted in the fire , grits of new growth , for the grain offering of your early ripened things . 15 'You shall then put oil on it and lay incense on it; it is a grain offering . 16 'The priest shall offer up in smoke its memorial portion , part of its grits and its oil with all its incense as an offering by fire to the Lord .
31 'Now if his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings , if he is going to offer out of the herd , whether male or female , he shall offer it without defect before the Lord . 2 ' He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slay it at the doorway of the tent of meeting , and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar . 3 'From the sacrifice of the peace offerings he shall present an offering by fire to the Lord , the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails , 4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins , and the lobe of the liver , which he shall remove with the kidneys . 5 'Then Aaron's sons shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering , which is on the wood that is on the fire ; it is an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord .
6 'But if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord is from the flock , he shall offer it, male or female , without defect . 7 'If he is going to offer a lamb for his offering , then he shall offer it before the Lord , 8 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slay it before the tent of meeting , and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar . 9 'From the sacrifice of peace offerings he shall bring as an offering by fire to the Lord , its fat , the entire fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone , and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails , 10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins , and the lobe of the liver , which he shall remove with the kidneys . 11 'Then the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as food , an offering by fire to the Lord . 12 'Moreover, if his offering is a goat , then he shall offer it before the Lord , 13 and he shall lay his hand on its head and slay it before the tent of meeting , and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar . 14 'From it he shall present his offering as an offering by fire to the Lord , the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails , 15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins , and the lobe of the liver , which he shall remove with the kidneys . 16 'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food , an offering by fire for a soothing aroma ; all fat is the Lord'S . 17 'It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings : you shall not eat any fat or any blood .' "
241 Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things ? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another , which will not be torn down ." 3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives , the disciples came to Him privately e , saying , "Tell us, when will these things happen , and what will be the sign of Your coming , and of the end of the age ?"
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, " See to it that no one misleads you. 5 "For many will come in My name , saying , 'I am the Christ ,' and will mislead many . 6 "You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars . See that you are not frightened , for those things must take place , but that is not yet the end . 7 "For nation will rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom , and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes . 8 " But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs . 9 " Then they will deliver you to tribulation , and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name . 10 "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another . 11 "Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many . 12 "Because lawlessness is increased , most people's love will grow cold . 13 " But the one who endures to the end , he will be saved . 14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations , and then the end will come . 15 "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet , standing in the holy place ( let the reader understand ), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains . 17 "Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house . 18 "Whoever is in the field must not turn back e to get his cloak . 19 "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days ! 20 "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter , or on a Sabbath . 21 "For then there will be a great tribulation , such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now , nor ever e will. 22 "Unless those days had been cut short , no e life would have been saved ; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short . 23 " Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold , here is the Christ ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him. 24 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders , so as to mislead , if possible , even the elect . 25 "Behold , I have told you in advance . 26 "So if they say to you, 'Behold , He is in the wilderness ,' do not go out, or, 'Behold , He is in the inner rooms ,' do not believe them. 27 " For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west , so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 " Wherever e the corpse is, there the vultures will gather .
(Read Matthew 24:1-3)
Christ foretells the utter ruin and destruction coming upon the temple. A believing foresight of the defacing of all worldly glory, will help to keep us from admiring it, and overvaluing it. The most beautiful body soon will be food for worms, and the most magnificent building a ruinous heap. See ye not all these things? It will do us good so to see them as to see through them, and see to the end of them. Our Lord having gone with his disciples to the Mount of Olives, he set before them the order of the times concerning the Jews, till the destruction of Jerusalem; and as to men in general till the end of the world.
(Read Matthew 24:4-28)
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. What Christ here said to his disciples, tended more to promote caution than to satisfy their curiosity; more to prepare them for the events that should happen, than to give a distinct idea of the events. This is that good understanding of the times which all should covet, thence to infer what Israel ought to do. Our Saviour cautions his disciples to stand on their guard against false teachers. And he foretells wars and great commotions among nations. From the time that the Jews rejected Christ, and he left their house desolate, the sword never departed from them. See what comes of refusing the gospel. Those who will not hear the messengers of peace, shall be made to hear the messengers of war. But where the heart is fixed, trusting in God, it is kept in peace, and is not afraid. It is against the mind of Christ, that his people should have troubled hearts, even in troublous times. When we looked forward to the eternity of misery that is before the obstinate refusers of Christ and his gospel, we may truly say, The greatest earthly judgments are but the beginning of sorrows. It is comforting that some shall endure even to the end. Our Lord foretells the preaching of the gospel in all the world. The end of the world shall not be till the gospel has done its work. Christ foretells the ruin coming upon the people of the Jews; and what he said here, would be of use to his disciples, for their conduct and for their comfort. If God opens a door of escape, we ought to make our escape, otherwise we do not trust God, but tempt him. It becomes Christ's disciples, in times of public trouble, to be much in prayer: that is never out of season, but in a special manner seasonable when we are distressed on every side. Though we must take what God sends, yet we may pray against sufferings; and it is very trying to a good man, to be taken by any work of necessity from the solemn service and worship of God on the sabbath day. But here is one word of comfort, that for the elect's sake these days shall be made shorter than their enemies designed, who would have cut all off, if God, who used these foes to serve his own purpose, had not set bounds to their wrath. Christ foretells the rapid spreading of the gospel in the world. It is plainly seen as the lightning. Christ preached his gospel openly. The Romans were like an eagle, and the ensign of their armies was an eagle. When a people, by their sin, make themselves as loathsome carcasses, nothing can be expected but that God should send enemies to destroy them. It is very applicable to the day of judgment, the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in that day, 2 Thessalonians 2:1. Let us give diligence to make our calling and election sure; then may we know that no enemy or deceiver shall ever prevail against us.
