Today's Reading | December 2, 2025
Matthew 24:1–28
Introduction Matthew 24:1–28: Today’s reading begins Jesus’s fifth and final major teaching section in Matthew’s Gospel. It comprises an eschatological discourse about signs of Jesus’s return that concludes with 25:46. In today’s passage, Jesus describes the destruction of the Temple and says that day will be one of trouble and persecution for the disciples. Today’s Key Verse: Matthew 24:27 GNT…
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