Olivet Discourse Structure
Please briefly outline the structure of the Olivet Discourse in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I think this will help me understand it better.
The Olivet Discourse may be briefly outlined as follows:
| Occasion of discourse | Matt. 24:1-3 | Mark 13:1-4 | Luke 21:5-7 |
| Signs of the times between the first and second coming of Christ | Matt. 24:4-28 | Mark 13:5-23 | Luke 21:8-24 |
| Description of birth pains | Matt. 24:4-14 | Mark 13:5-13 | Luke 21:8-19 |
| Fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. | Matt. 24:15-21 | Mark 13:14-19 | Luke 21:20-24 |
| False Christs & deception | Matt. 24:22-28 | Mark 13:20-23 | Luke 21:8 |
| Coming of the Son of Man | Matt. 24:29-31 | Mark 13:24-27 | Luke 21:25-28 |
| Significance of the signs of the times | Matt. 24:32-35 | Mark 13:28-31 | Luke 21:29-33 |
| Warning against presumption & not bring prepared | Matt. 24:36-51 | Mark 13:32-37 | Luke 21:34-36 |
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