11/12/2025
✝️ “ENDURE TO THE END” — RIGHTLY DIVIDING MATTHEW 24:13
A Dispensational Study of Tribulation Survival, Not Church Salvation
🌟 INTRODUCTION
Matthew 24:13 — “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”
This verse has been misused for centuries:
❌ Lordship Salvation says: “You must persevere in obedience to PROVE salvation.”
❌ Catholic theology says: “You must endure in faith + works to REMAIN saved.”
But in rightly divided Scripture, Matthew 24 is NOT about:
✖️ The Church
✖️ The Body of Christ
✖️ The Gospel of Grace
It is about Israel, during the 7-year Tribulation, surviving until Christ returns to deliver them (Matt. 24:21–31).
Let us expose the misuse, explain the meaning, and exalt the gospel of grace.
🔥 1. THE PROPHETIC SETTING — SPOKEN TO ISRAEL, NOT THE CHURCH
(Matt. 24:1–3)
A. Jewish Audience — Jesus speaks to the disciples as representatives of Israel.
B. Jerusalem Focus — Temple, tribulation, and Israel’s future.
C. Kingdom Context — Still under the Gospel of the Kingdom.
🔥 2. THE PROPHETIC SIGNS — EVENTS OF THE TRIBULATION
(Matt. 24:4–12)
A. False Messiahs — Deception marking the end times.
B. Fiery Wars — Nations rising against nations.
C. Fearful Apostasy — Love waxing cold under persecution.
🔥 3. THE PROPHETIC SALVATION — ENDURANCE MEANS SURVIVAL
(Matt. 24:13)
A. Physical Deliverance — Saved from death, not saved from sin.
B. Final Preservation — Live until the Second Coming.
C. Faithful Remnant — Israel’s believing survivors.
🔥 4. THE PROPHETIC SERVANTS — KINGDOM PREACHERS, NOT THE BODY OF CHRIST
(Matt. 24:14)
A. Gospel of the Kingdom — Not Paul’s Gospel of Grace (1 Cor. 15:1–4).
B. Global Proclamation — By Jewish witnesses (Rev. 7, 14).
C. Guaranteed Fulfillment — Then the end shall come.
🔥 5. THE PROPHETIC SUFFERING — THE GREAT TRIBULATION INTENSIFIES
(Matt. 24:21)
A. Unmatched Horror — Worst period in human history.
B. Unbearable Hatred — Jews hunted by Antichrist.
C. Unbreakable Trial — Satan attempts to destroy Israel.
🔥 6. THE PROPHETIC SAFETY — FLEEING, HIDING, SURVIVING
(Matt. 24:16–20)
A. Prompt Escape — “Flee into the mountains.”
B. Perilous Conditions — No time to gather belongings.
C. Protected Remnant — God shields His people (Rev. 12:6).
🔥 7. THE PROPHETIC SECOND COMING — DELIVERANCE FOR ISRAEL
(Matt. 24:30–31)
A. Visible Return — Unlike the secret rapture (1 Thess. 4:16–17).
B. Victorious Rescue — Angels gather the surviving remnant.
C. Vindicated Nation — Israel finally delivered.
🔥 8. THE PAULINE SEPARATION — THE CHURCH DOES NOT ENDURE THE TRIBULATION
(1 Thess. 1:10)
A. Delivered from Wrath — Church is not appointed to it (1 Thess. 5:9).
B. Distinct Expectation — We look for the Rapture, not the Tribulation.
C. Different Salvation — Saved by faith alone, not endurance.
🔥 9. THE PAULINE SALVATION — COMPLETED BY CHRIST, NOT OUR ENDURANCE
(Eph. 2:8–9)
A. Finished Work — Christ’s cross secures salvation.
B. Free Gift — No works, no perseverance conditions.
C. Forever Guaranteed — Sealed unto the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13–14).
🎯 CONCLUSION
Matthew 24:13 is NOT a salvation verse for the Church.
It is a survival verse for Israel in the Tribulation.
The gospel for today is NOT “endure to the end,” but:
“Believe and be saved” (1 Cor. 15:1–4).
Misusing Matthew 24 causes fear.
Rightly dividing it brings freedom.
🚨 CALL TO ACTION
👉 Share Paul’s Gospel — Christ died, was buried, and rose again ✝️
👉 Stand in Grace — No fear, no endurance requirement 🙌
👉 Study Right Division — Protect yourself from false teachings 📖
🧠 FINAL THOUGHTS
1️⃣ Endurance saves Israel physically, not the Church spiritually.
2️⃣ The Church is raptured before the Tribulation.
3️⃣ Only Paul’s gospel saves today — by grace through faith alone.