Luke 17, The Lord's Other End Times Prophecy - A Bible Study by Jack Kelley - https://gracethrufaith.com/end-times-prophecy/luke-17-the-lords-other-end-times-prophecy/#more-3212
Our Lord gave us a pretty thorough overview of the End Times as they relate to Israel. It's often called the Olivet Discourse because He was speaking to four of His disciples on the Mt. Of Olives. It was just a couple of days before He was arrested, and they asked Him about the End of the Age. Matthew's account of His answer is in chapters 24-25. Mark's is contained in chapter 13. Luke's version is a little different in that it also includes a prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. You'll find it in his 21st chapter.
Since the Lord was answering questions about Israel's future and His 2nd Coming, the focus was decidedly Jewish, so we don't learn anything about the Church from studying it. But understanding how things will progress for Israel gives us a background that makes Paul's prophecies about the church in the End Times, which came 20 years later, easier to understand. Paul's letters to the Thessalonians, written about 51 AD, officially introduced the notion of the Rapture and its timing to the early church, and contain clarifying information about the anti-Christ and the withdrawal of the Holy Spirit as well. The 2nd Coming is referred to in every chapter of these two letters, for an average of once in every 13 verses.
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