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
13
Signs of the End
1As Yeshua was going out of the Temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look! What stones and what buildings!”
2Yeshua said to him, “You see these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left upon another. Every one will be torn down!”
3As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter, Jacob, John, and Andrew were questioning Him privately,
4“Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?”
5Yeshua began to tell them, “Watch out that no one leads you astray!
6Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and they will lead many astray.
7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end.
8For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These things are only the beginning of birth pains.
9“Watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.
10The Good News must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
11When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Say whatever is given to you in that hour, for it is not you who speaks but the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. And children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
13And you will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
Birth Pangs Before Deliverance
14“But when you see ‘the abomination of desolation’ standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
15The one on the roof must not go down, nor enter to take anything out of his house.
16And the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
17Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
18Pray that it will not happen in winter.
19“For in those days there will be trouble such as has never happened, not since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.
20And unless Adonai had cut short those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He cut short the days.
21“And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here’s the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there He is!’ do not believe it.
22For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the chosen.
23So be careful! See, I have told you everything beforehand.”
Messianic Victory
24“But in those days, after that trouble, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,
25and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’
26And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory.
27Then He will send out the angels and will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth, to the end of heaven.”
Keep Watch
28“Now learn the parable from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
29So also, when you see all these things happening, know that it is near, at the door.
30Amen, I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.
31Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
32But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven nor the Son, except the Father.
33“Keep on the lookout! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time is.
34It is like a man away on a journey. After leaving his house and putting his servants in charge and giving each his task, he also commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
35Therefore stay alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the early morning.
36So watch in case, coming suddenly, he finds you asleep.
37What I say to you I say to all: ‘Stay alert!’”
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