{"podcast":{"title":"Eschatology Matters","slug":"eschatology-matters-6284703","podcast_index_feed_id":6284703,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5827406/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://eschatologymatters.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48d72e26f4159eaaec2c2073d7c88815.jpg","author":"Eschatology Matters","episode_count":420,"summary":"Your online destination for Biblical end times teaching consistent with Reformed Christianity. Eschatology Matters is a ministry that is committed to furthering discussion and study in the area of eschatology. Specifically, Eschatology Matters examines the eschatological views consistent with Reformed Christianity—those views which are covenantal in perspective. To pursue this goal, Eschatology Matters promotes conferences, interviews, and presentations that further the growth of Reformed eschatology within the church.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:19:03.795947+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703"},"episode":{"title":"#7 The Great Tribulation Already Happened? | Matthew 24:21","slug":"7-the-great-tribulation-already-happened-matthew-24-21","published_at":"2026-06-30T12:34:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703/7-the-great-tribulation-already-happened-matthew-24-21","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-the-great-tribulation-already-happened-matthew-24-21--72756700","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72756700/7_the_great_tribulation_already_happened_matthew_24_21.mp3","summary":"Did Jesus teach that the Great Tribulation is still future, or was He describing events that took place in the first century? In this episode, Matt Plett examines Matthew 24:21 and the commonly misunderstood phrase \"great tribulation.\" Rather than pointing to a future end-times event, Matt argues that Jesus was speaking about the coming judgment upon Jerusalem that culminated in A.D. 70. By examining the context of Matthew 23–24, Jesus' confrontation with the Pharisees, and His repeated references to \"this generation,\" this teaching explores how the Great Tribulation marked the end of the old covenant age and the destruction of the temple. What did Jesus actually mean—and does Matthew 24 describe our future or Israel's past? Watch all of our videos and subscribe to our channel for the latest content >Here< For blog entries, articles, and much more, visit our website >Here<","meta_description":"Did Jesus teach that the Great Tribulation is still future, or was He describing events that took place in the first century? In this episode, Matt Plett…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":231,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eschatology-matters-6284703/episodes/7-the-great-tribulation-already-happened-matthew-24-21/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eschatology-matters-6284703/7-the-great-tribulation-already-happened-matthew-24-21.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}