Mark 13
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The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
Mt 24:1–2; Lk 21:5–6
1As He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what great stones and what great buildings are here.”
2Jesus answered him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”
Troubles and Persecutions
Mt 24:3–14; Lk 21:7–19
3#Mt 21:1; Mk 4:34As He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately, 4#Ac 1:6–7“Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”
5#Jer 29:8; Eph 5:6Jesus answered them, “Take heed lest anyone deceive you. 6#Mk 13:22; Jer 14:14Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled. For such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8#2Ch 15:6; Isa 19:2For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginning of sorrows.
9#Mt 10:17–18; Mk 13:5“But take heed. For they will hand you over to councils, and in the synagogues you will be beaten. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them. 10#Mt 24:14; Ro 10:18And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11#Mt 10:19–21; Lk 12:11–12But when they arrest you and hand you over, take no thought beforehand, or premeditate what you should speak. But speak whatever is given you in that time, for it is not you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit.
12#Mt 10:21; Lk 12:52–53“Now a brother will betray his brother to death, and the father the son; children will rise up against their parents, and will cause them to be put to death. 13#Mt 10:22; Da 12:12You will be hated by all men for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
The Great Tribulation
Mt 24:15–28; Lk 21:20–24
14#Da 9:27; 12:11; 11:31“When you see the ‘abomination of desolation’#Da 9:27; 11:31. spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15Let him who is on the housetop not go down or enter the house to take anything out of his house. 16Let him who is in the field not turn back to take his garment. 17#Lk 23:29But woe to women who are pregnant and to those who nurse in those days! 18Pray that your escape may not be in winter. 19#Da 12:1; Dt 4:32For in those days there will be distress as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created to this time, nor ever shall be.
20#Isa 65:8–9“Except the Lord shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days. 21#Lk 21:8Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there He is!’ do not believe it. 22#Mt 24:24; Mk 13:6For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23#2Pe 3:17; Mk 13:5But take heed. I have told you all things beforehand.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Mt 24:29–31; Lk 21:25–28
24#Isa 13:10; Eze 32:7“But in those days, after that distress,
‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give her light;
25#Isa 34:4 the stars of heaven will fall,
and the powers that are in heaven will be shaken.’
26#Mt 16:27; Rev 1:7“Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27#Dt 30:4; Mt 24:31Then He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Mt 24:32–35; Lk 21:29–33
28“Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When her branch is yet tender and puts outs leaves, you know that summer is near. 29#Jas 5:9So also, when you see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors. 30#Mt 24:34; Lk 21:32Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen. 31#Mt 5:18; Isa 40:8Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
The Unknown Day and Hour
Mt 24:36–44
32#Ac 1:7; Mt 25:13“But concerning that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33#Eph 6:18Take heed, watch and pray. For you do not know when the time will come. 34#Jn 10:3For the Son of Man is like a man leaving on a far journey who left his house and gave authority to his servants and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35#Mt 24:42“Watch therefore—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or at midnight, or at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— 36#Mk 14:40lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping. 37#Mk 13:35What I say to you I say to all: Watch!”
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Mark 13
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Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple
(Mt 24.1–2; Lk 21.5–6)
1As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher! What wonderful stones and buildings!”
2Jesus answered, “You see these great buildings? Not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”
Troubles and Persecutions
(Mt 24.3–14; Lk 21.7–19)
3Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. 4“Tell us when this will be,” they said, “and tell us what will happen to show that the time has come for all these things to take place.”
5Jesus said to them, “Be on guard, and don't let anyone deceive you. 6Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will deceive many people. 7And don't be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. 8Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth.
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Mt 10.17–20; Lk 12.11–12 “You yourselves must be on guard. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News. 10But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples. 11And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry beforehand about what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is then given to you. For the words you speak will not be yours; they will come from the Holy Spirit. 12Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death. 13#Mt 10.22Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
The Awful Horror
(Mt 24.15–28; Lk 21.20–24)
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Dan 9.27; 11.31; 12.11 “You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ standing in the place where he should not be.” (Note to the reader: be sure to understand what this means!) “Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills. 15#Lk 17.31Someone who is on the roof of his house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take with him. 16Someone who is in the field must not go back to the house for his cloak. 17How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! 18Pray to God that these things will not happen in the winter! 19#Dan 12.1; Rev 7.14For the trouble of those days will be far worse than any the world has ever known from the very beginning when God created the world until the present time. Nor will there ever be anything like it again. 20But the Lord has reduced the number of those days; if he had not, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, he has reduced those days.
21 “Then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ — do not believe him. 22For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will perform miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if possible. 23Be on your guard! I have told you everything before the time comes.
The Coming of the Son of Man
(Mt 24.29–31; Lk 21.25–28)
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Is 13.10; Ezek 32.7; Joel 2.10, 31; 3.15; Rev 6.12 “In the days after that time of trouble the sun will grow dark, the moon will no longer shine, 25#Is 34.4; Joel 2.10; Rev 6.13the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in space will be driven from their courses. 26#Dan 7.13; Rev 1.7Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27He will send the angels out to the four corners of the earth to gather God's chosen people from one end of the world to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Mt 24.32–35; Lk 21.29–33)
28 “Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near. 29In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin.#13.29 the time is near, ready to begin; or he is near, ready to come. 30Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
No one Knows the Day or Hour
(Mt 24.36–44)
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Mt 24.36
“No one knows, however, when that day or hour will come — neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father knows. 33Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come. 34#Lk 12.36–38It will be like a man who goes away from home on a journey and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch. 35Be on guard, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming — it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise. 36If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. 37What I say to you, then, I say to all: watch!”
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