Chapter 7
CONCLUSION OF THE SERMON
In this chapter Jesus:
vv. 1-5
Warns men against rash judgment and uncharitable censures
v. 6
Shows that holy things must not be profaned
vv. 7-11
Gives encouragement to fervent persevering prayer,
v. 12
Gives instruction as to how men should deal with each other,
vv. 13-14
Exhorts the people to enter in at the strait gate,
Warns them to beware of false teachers, who are to be known by their fruits,
vv. 15-20
(Not just by their words).
vv. 22-23
Shows that no man shall be saved by his mere profession of religion, however grand,
vv. 24-25
Gives the Parable of the Wise Man who built his house upon a rock,
vv. 26-27
Gives the Parable of the foolish man who built his house, without a foundation, on the sand,
Gives the Conclusion of His sermon,
vv. 28-29
And the people are astonished at His doctrine,
Again, let us review the 4 Questions:
QUESTION #1: Who is doing the talking?–JESUS IS
QUESTION #2: Who is He talking to?–NATIONAL ISRAEL
QUESTION #3: What is He talking about?—THE COMING KINGDOM
QUESTION #4: What is the Dispensational Setting of What He is Talking About?—
THAT PERIOD PRECEDING THE KINGDOM,
(The Great Tribulation)