Holy Week: Journey With JesusSample

The End of the World as We Know It

HOLY TUESDAY – Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, gazing over the temple, and spoke words that shook his disciples. "Do you see all these great buildings?" he asked. "Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down" (Mark 13:2, NIV).

This was unthinkable. The temple was the heart of Jewish worship, the center of their world. How could it be destroyed? The disciples pressed Jesus for answers—when would this happen? What would be the sign?

Jesus’ response, sometimes called the Olivet Discourse, was not just about the destruction of the temple but about the upheaval of the world as they knew it. Wars and rumors of wars. Famines and earthquakes. Persecution and betrayal. False prophets and deception. Yet through it all, Jesus gave them a simple command: "Do not be alarmed." (Mark 13:7)

Jesus was not trying to stir fear but to build faith. The end of an age was not the end of God's kingdom. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Matthew 24:35, NIV).

Holy Tuesday reminds us that we are not promised comfort, security, or a life free from trouble. The world shakes. Structures crumble. But Jesus remains. His kingdom is unshakable, and his promises endure.

We don’t need to fear the future because we know the One who holds it.