Are we living in the End Times? Matthew 24:36-51 it is most important to remember that this was Christ’s last week on earth. This was His last chance to teach the disciples. All that He said was of critical importance, and out of necessity must be clear and pointed. He had led the disciples to ask two intriguing questions: “When shall the temple [or Jerusalem] be destroyed? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” Christ had just answered the disciples’ questions. Now He came to the all important point of application. Since He would be returning to earth and God wanted the hour to be kept secret, what was the believer to do? How was the believer to live? What was the believer’s duty? Christ answered these questions in one forceful word: “Watch!” Then He shared three parables to explain what He meant by the strong exhortation, “Watch.”