Point # 1 The "birth pains" of the inter-advental period are characterized by (5-23)

a) Continuous international rivalry 
b) Natural disasters 
c) Spiritual conflict/opposition 
d) World-wide preaching 
e) Spiritual leaders who are false 
f) The destruction of Jerusalem

. . . Yet even so, we wait. Jesus has warned us. These are the beginnings of the birth pains.

Point # 2 The Return of the King (24-27)

Point # 3 The lesson of the fig tree (Vs 28-31)

Point # 4 Expectancy and Vigilance (32-37)