Mark 13
13
The Signs of the End
1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What giant stones! What wonderful buildings!”
2“Do you see these huge buildings?” Jesus asked. “Not one stone here will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down to the ground.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, 4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to take place?”
5Jesus told them, “Watch out so no one tricks you. 6Many people will come claiming to be me and saying, ‘I’m the Messiah!’ They’ll get many people to follow them. 7You’ll hear about wars, and you’ll hear people saying there are going to be wars. Don’t be afraid. Those things will happen, but that won’t be the end. 8Nation will fight against nation, and kingdom will fight against kingdom. People won’t have enough food, and there will be earthquakes in many places. But all of this will be only the beginning of the birth pains.
9“Look out—you’ll be handed over to the local courts, and you’ll be whipped in the synagogues. You’ll be brought in for questioning by governors and kings because of me. But in that way, you’ll become witnesses to them. 10The good news has to be preached to all nations first. 11You’ll be arrested and put on trial. But don’t worry ahead of time about what to say. Just say what God brings to your mind at the time. It won’t be you speaking; it will be the Holy Spirit.
12“Brothers will hand over their brothers to be killed, and fathers will hand over their children. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 13Everyone will hate you because of me. But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14“You’ll see ‘the detestable thing that brings desolation’ standing where it doesn’t belong.” (Let the one who reads this be sure to understand.) “Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains. 15No one who’s on the roof should go down into the house to take anything out, 16and no one who’s in the field should go back home to get their coat. 17How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women and for nursing mothers! 18Pray that this will not happen in the winter. 19Those days will be worse than any others have been, from the time God created the world until now, and there will never be any days like them again.
20“If the Lord hadn’t decided to shorten that time, no one would survive it. But because of God’s chosen people, he has shortened it. 21At that time someone may say to you, ‘Look! Here’s the Messiah!’ Or, ‘Look! There he is!’ Don’t believe it. 22False messiahs and false prophets will appear, and they’ll do signs and miracles. They’ll even try to trick God’s chosen people. 23So watch out! I’ve told you everything ahead of time.
24“Right after the terrible suffering of those days,
“ ‘The sun will go dark,
the moon won’t shine,
25the stars will fall from the sky,
and the planets will be shaken.’
26“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27He will send his angels to gather his chosen people from the north, south, east, and west—from all over the earth, right to the edges of the sky.
28“Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29In the same way, when you see these things happening, you’ll know that the end is near, right at the door. 30Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
No One Knows the Day and Time
32“But no one knows what day or time this will happen. The angels in heaven don’t even know, and the Son doesn’t know either—only the Father knows. 33So keep watch! Stay awake! You don’t know when that time is going to come. 34It’s like a man who goes away and puts his servants in charge of his house. He gives each one a task to do, and the one he leaves at the door he tells to keep watch.
35“So keep watch! You don’t know when the owner of the house will come back. It might be in the evening or at midnight, or it might be when the rooster crows or at sunrise. 36If he comes unexpectedly, don’t let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”
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Mark 13
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When the Temple Will Be Destroyed and the Signs of the End
1Jesus was leaving the temple. One of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What huge stones! What wonderful buildings!”
2“Do you see these huge buildings?” Jesus asked. “Not one stone here will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down.”
3Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the temple. Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him a question in private. 4“Tell us,” they said. “When will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to come true?”
5Jesus said to them, “Keep watch! Be careful that no one fools you. 6Many will come in my name. They will claim, ‘I am he.’ They will fool many people. 7You will hear about wars. You will also hear people talking about future wars. Don’t be alarmed. These things must happen. But the end still isn’t here. 8Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many places. People will go hungry. All these things are the beginning of birth pains.
9“Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues. You will stand in front of governors and kings because of me. In that way you will be witnesses to them. 10The good news has to be preached to all nations before the end comes. 11You will be arrested and brought to trial. But don’t worry ahead of time about what you will say. Just say what God brings to your mind at the time. It is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12“Brothers will hand over brothers to be killed. Fathers will hand over their children. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death. 13Everyone will hate you because of me. But the one who remains strong in the faith will be saved.
14“You will see ‘the hated thing that destroys.’ (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) It will stand where it does not belong. The reader should understand this. Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains. 15No one on the roof should go down into the house to take anything out. 16No one in the field should go back to get their coat. 17How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women! How awful for nursing mothers! 18Pray that this will not happen in winter. 19Those days will be worse than any others from the time God created the world until now. And there will never be any like them again.
20“If the Lord had not cut the time short, no one would live. But because of God’s chosen people, he has shortened it. 21At that time someone may say to you, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’ Or, ‘Look! There he is!’ Do not believe it. 22False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will do signs and miracles. They will try to fool God’s chosen people if possible. 23Keep watch! I have told you everything ahead of time.
24“So in those days there will be terrible suffering. After that, Scripture says,
“ ‘The sun will be darkened.
The moon will not shine.
25The stars will fall from the sky.
The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)
26“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds. He will come with great power and glory. 27He will send his angels. He will gather his chosen people from all four directions. He will bring them from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
28“Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29In the same way, when you see these things happening, you know that the end is near. It is right at the door. 30What I’m about to tell you is true. The people living now will certainly not pass away until all those things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.
The Day and Hour Are Not Known
32“But no one knows about that day or hour. Not even the angels in heaven know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows. 33Keep watch! Stay awake! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away. He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge. Each one is given a task to do. He tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35“So keep watch! You do not know when the owner of the house will come back. It may be in the evening or at midnight. It may be when the rooster crows or at dawn. 36He may come suddenly. So do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone. ‘Watch!’ ”
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