Examines Matthew 24:1-14 - suggesting a post-tribulational perspective, but with insights fully compatible with a pretribulational viewpoint. Both interpretations place mankind in the middle of the "Birth Pangs of the Messiah."

Examines the parables that follow in the wake of Jesus' Olivet Discourse - extending from Matthew 24:32 - 25:51. They revolve around readiness and judgment.