Why is this chapter called the Olivet Discourse, and what triggered Jesus to give this teaching?

What is the significance of the destruction of the Temple?

What are the signs of the “end of the age” that Jesus warns of?

How should believers distinguish between genuine signs of Christ’s return and deceptive imitations?

How does Jesus weave together a prophetic scene of near future and far future events into a single discourse?

What parts of Jesus’ teaching here indicated that Jesus anticipated a period of history between His resurrection and His second coming?

What are Christians meant to make of wars and rumors of wars?

How does persecution play a part in God’s plans according to this chapter?

What hope does Jesus offer to the persecuted Christians facing interrogation?

What does it mean to “endure to the end” and how will Christians do so?

What significance do cosmic signs play in the end times?

What is the point of the fig tree parable?

How does Jesus not know something that the Father knows? Does Jesus still not know?