Counsel for the Multitudes on Escaping Punishment, 1

Doctrine: To escape punishment when Christ returns, you must discern the time, take His side, and live to please Him.

TAKE CHRIST'S SIDE (12.49-53)

1. He Came to Send Fire (12.49).
2. He Came to Be Baptized (12.50).
3. He Came to Bring Division (12.51-53).

DISCERN THE TIME (12.54-56)

1. The Multitudes Can Predict the Weather (12.54-55).
2. The Multitudes Are Amazingly Ignorant of the Time (12.56).

LIVE TO PLEASE CHRIST (12.57-59)

1. You Have a Responsibility Right Now to Judge and Do Right (12.57).
2. Your Failure to Settle with Christ Would Have Dire Consequences (12.58-59).