What time period is Jesus speaking about in Matthew 24?
Jesus is speaking prophetically about the final seven years, the tribulation period. Matthew 24 concerns that future tribulation. Present earthquakes, unruly weather, and wars that even the United Nations cannot handle are not comparable to what will break loose once the tribulation begins.
Les explains that as we come into Matthew 24, this chapter is all tribulation. Jesus is strictly speaking prophetically about the final seven years. Les notes that we already see an increase in earthquakes, unruly weather, and wars that even the United Nations cannot handle, but none of that compares to what will break loose once the tribulation begins.