Tribulation
Micah 4:11-5:8 – Baghdad Falls (April 20, 2003) – MP3 / YouTube
By examining Micah 4:11-5:8, Zane Hodges provides further details on the man known in the New Testament as the beast, the man of sin or the son of perdition. With these prophecies, we should be on our tip toes expecting the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us keep looking up. Other passages mentioned include: Zechariah 12:1-9; Matthew 2:4-6; Revelation 12:17; Matthew 24:14; Genesis 2:14; 10:22; Daniel 11:44-45; 12:1.
Matthew 24:1-14 – The Olivet Discourse – Part 1: The Last Great Revival (May 21, 2005) – MP3 / YouTube
In this the first of four studies on Jesus’ prophetic ministry in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:1-25:46) Zane Hodges looks at Matthew 24:1-14. Structure of the Olivet Discourse: 1. Prelude: Matt 24:1-2 2. Exposition/Explanation: Matt 24:4-35 Jesus answers disciples’ questions: “When will these things be?” and “What will be the sign of Your coming, and of the consummation of the age?” Survey/overview of the Day of the Lord: Matt 24:4-14. Matt 24:4-8 beginning of sorrows (birth pangs). Matt 24:9-14 great tribulation. 3. Application: Matt 24:35-25:46. Introduction 24:35-44. Answers disciples’ question: “When will these things be?” Matt 24:45-51 and Matt 25:14-30 parables addressed to church age saints. Matt 25:1-13 and Matt 25:31-46 2nd and 4th parables addressed to tribulation saints. Other passages mentioned: Daniel 9; Revelation 8-9, 11; 1 Thessalonians 2; 2 Thessalonians 2.
Matthew 24:15-35 – The Olivet Discourse – Part 2: The Coming World Crisis (May 22, 2005) – MP3 / YouTube
In this the second of four studies on Jesus’ prophetic ministry in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:1-25:46) Zane Hodges looks at the coming world crisis described in Matthew 24:15-35.
Matthew 24:15-35 – The Olivet Discourse – Part 3: Watching for the Climax (May 23, 2005) – MP3 / YouTube
In this the third of four studies on Jesus’ prophetic ministry in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:1-25:46) Zane Hodges continues to examine the events of the second half of the Tribulation looks climaxing at the battle of Armageddon. Matthew 24:15-35.
Matthew 24:16-25:46 – The Olivet Discourse – Part 4: Working for the King (May 24, 2005) – MP3 / YouTube
In this the final study of four studies on Jesus’ prophetic ministry in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:1-25:46) Zane C. Hodges focuses on the application section of the Olivet Discourse, and in particular the four parables of the Unprepared Servant, the Ten Virgins, the Talents, and the Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats. There is also an extended discussion regarding the Judgment Seat of Christ.
Matthew 25:1-13 – Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins – Zane Hodges (1975) – MP3 / YouTube
Zane delivers a sermon message on the parable of the ten virgins. Jesus’ parable on the wise and foolish virgins is a warning for believers during the Tribulation period, but with an application for believers today to remain faithful to their Lord Jesus Christ. Other passages mentioned include: Revelation 14:1-5; Matthew 24:6-8, 12-13, 15-22; Proverbs 24:10.
Matthew 25:31-46 – Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats – Zane Hodges and Bob Wilkin Discussion – MP3 / YouTube
Zane Hodges and Bob Wilkin discuss the passage on the Sheep and the Goats, the Tribulation, the Millennial Kingdom and the Eternal State. Other passages discussed include: 1 Corinthians 15:50, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 19:14, and Revelation 20:7-8.
Matthew 25:31-46 – Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats – Zane Hodges (1975) – MP3 / YouTube
Zane delivers a sermon message on the judgment of the sheep and goats. Inheriting the kingdom is distinguished from entering the kingdom. The subject of eternal rewards is discussed. Other passages discussed include: Revelation 14:9-11, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12, Revelation 19:19, Psalm 2, 1 Thessalonians 4, and Revelation 20:12.
Zechariah 12:8-13:9 – The Spirit’s Work of Repentance (March 9, 2003) – MP3 / YouTube
Zane examines the work of the Holy Spirit in the national repentance of Israel during the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. True and deeply felt repentance is always a work of God, whenever it occurs. All of us need the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts to produce the kind of spiritual repentance that God desires. The history of the nation of Israel is the history of the human heart written large. Other passages mentioned include: Matthew 26:31; 1 John 1:9; 2 Samuel 16:6-8; 1 Kings 22:5-9; John 20:24-29; John 1:10-11; Matthew 27:25; and Psalm 90:12.
Revelation 11:3-14 – The Battle of Good Versus Evil (1978) – MP3 / YouTube
Everyone is an actor in the stage of life. The play is a struggle of good versus evil in the sight of men and angels. Who are you? What role do you have in this spiritual battle? Ultimate victory only comes in the face of apparent defeat.
End Times (Eschatology) Questions and Answers (May 17, 2004) – MP3 / YouTube
Zane Hodges answers the following questions on the end times (eschatology) at Coast Bible Church: 4:43 Do believers receive an intermediate body when they die and go to be with the Lord until the day their physical bodies are raised out of the grave at the Rapture? 5:25 In our glorified bodies how will our relationship to time and space change? 7:20 What role will the Old Testament law have in the times following the Rapture? 9:13 Are lost people judged and condemned because they have not believed in Jesus Christ (John 3:18) or because of their works (Revelation 20:12)? 17:55 Explain Paul’s experience in 2 Corinthians 12:2-3. 19:47 When is the Judgment Seat of Christ? 22:25 Will we become part of the cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 12:1? 23:07 Will there be a literal marriage feast in the kingdom? 24:20 Does the reference to “joy in heaven over one sinner who repents” in Luke 15:7 indicate that people who are dead in heaven are interested in what is going on here? 27:26 What degree are Gentiles going to be held to the law and what is the role of the law in the Millennium? Is the law just to bring people to a knowledge of sin or does the law have a sanctification purpose in the Millennium? 33:30 Will the sacrificial system that is reinstated in the Millennium be performed with real animals? 39:28 How can it be that the most-high created being (Satan) think that he can overcome his Creator? 43:20 Will unbelievers, who remain on earth after the Rapture and go into the Tribulation, have a second chance to believe the gospel? 46:30 Will glorified believers sense of time be different during the Tribulation and Millennium? 48:05. What is your view of the “outer darkness” mentioned in the parables in Matthew?51:10 Can you explain how the looking at the serpent for healing in Numbers 21:9 is used as an analogy to illustrate believing in Jesus in John 3? 53:43 Regarding, the saints who have died and are crying out under the altar in Revelation 6:9-10, have these saints received their glorified bodies? Also, will glorified believers know what is going on during the Tribulation?