Matthew 24

Matthew 24
Matthew 1:1-9,12 on the recto side of Papyrus 1, written about AD 250.
BookGospel of Matthew
CategoryGospel
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part1

Matthew 24 is the twenty-fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It commences the Olivet Discourse or "Little Apocalypse" spoken by Jesus Christ, also described as the Eschatological Discourse,[1] which continues into chapter 25.[2] It contains Jesus' prediction of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.[3] Mark 13 and Luke 21 also cover the same material.[4]

  1. ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), sub-title for Matthew 24-25
  2. ^ Carr, A., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: Matthew 24, accessed 10 October 2019
  3. ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition, Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
  4. ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966) at Matthew 24:1