Who is Matthew 24 written to, Israel or the Church?
Matthew 24 is instruction for the nation of Israel concerning the Second Coming, not the Church. It is tribulation ground, not associated with the Church one iota. It addresses Israel during the tribulation period, while the Church age is distinct.
Les teaches that Matthew 24 is tribulation ground and not for the Church age. He stresses that Jesus, sitting on the Mount of Olives, answered the disciples' private question about the sign of His coming and the end of the age. The instruction from verse 5 onward is not associated with the Church one iota; it is all for the nation of Israel concerning the Second Coming. Les notes that while we see the stage being set with false teachers, wars, and rumors, we are not in the tribulation. He recalls a book by an old Bible teacher who, after a prophecy conference, thought the rapture was close because of signs introducing the tribulation, and asks what those men would say today, given how far we have come toward tribulation ground in recent decades.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
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Who is Jesus speaking to in Matthew 24, and what did they ask Him?
In Matthew 24, Jesus is alone with the twelve disciples, and they have asked Him what the signs of His coming will be.