Mark 10:1-12
Is it Lawful For a Man to Divorce His Wife?
Mark 10:13-22
Possessions Don’t Help You Obtain Eternal Life
Mark 10:23-31
Hard For The Rich to Enter The Kingdom of God
Mark 10:32-45
Willingness to Give Extra Service
Mark 10:46-52
Every Male Jew Must Attend Passover
Mark 11:1-11
Jesus Rides a Donkey Into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
Mark 11:12-18
Jesus Said The Temple is a Den of Thieves
Mark 11:19-26
Jesus Cursed The Fig Tree And it Dried Up
Mark 11:27-33
Jesus Questioned on His Authority
Mark 12:1-12
Jesus Tells About The Owner Of a Vineyard
Mark 12:13-17
Pharisees Ask Jesus About Paying Poll Tax
Mark 12:18-27
Whose Wife Shall She Be in The Resurrection?
Mark 12:28-34
“You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.”
Mark 12:35-44
Jesus Makes Charges Against The Scribes
Mark 13:1-13
Prediction of “The Time of Tribulation”
Mark 13:14-23
False Teachers in The End Times
Mark 13:24-32
A Description of The Second Coming
Mark 13:33-37
We Must Not be Found Sleeping
Mark 14:1-9
Jesus Anointed With Perfume
Mark 14:10-16
Judas Arranges For Jesus Betrayal
Mark 14:17-26
Lord’s Supper Replaces The Passover
Mark 14:27-31
Peter’s Heart Was in The Right Place
Mark 14:32-42
Jesus in The Garden of Gethsemane
Mark 14:43-52
Judas’ Arrival to Betray Jesus
Mark 14:53-65
Jesus is Brought Before The Sanhedrin
Mark 14:66-72
Peter Denies His Lord Three Times
Mark 15:1-5
Jesus is Brought Before Pontius Pilate
Mark 15:6-15
Barabbas is Released
Mark 15:16-23
Simon Commanded to Carry The Cross
Mark 15:24-32
Jesus is Nailed to The Cross
Mark 15:33-41
Jesus “Gave Up The Ghost”
Mark 15:42-47
Joseph Places Jesus in The Tomb
Mark 16:1-8
Angel Says Jesus is Risen
Prediction of “The Time of Tribulation”
Mark 13:1–13
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One day as Jesus was going out to the Temple, which was built on top of Mount Moriah, His disciples commented on how beautiful it was (v. 1). Josephus in his writings tells us how it was built of beautiful white marble stones that were 40 feet long, 12 feet high, and 18 feet thick. The total height of the sanctuary was said to have been over 100 feet and the roof inside was covered with gold. Is it any wonder that these Galilean disciples were amazed by it? Jesus’ comment was that, “There shall not be one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down (v. 2).” This prediction came to pass some 40 years later (A.D. 70) when the Roman armies under Titus destroyed Jerusalem. Josephus in his book on “The Wars of the Jews” tells us that 97,000 were taken captive and 1,100,000 either perished by slow starvation or died by the sword.
A little later Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to Jesus with a question, “When shall these things be” (vv. 3-4)? This portion of Scripture is often referred to as the Olivet Discourse because Jesus gave it on the Mount of Olives just outside Jerusalem. He warned that many would come saying they were the Messiah (vv. 5-6). He said that there would be wars and rumors of wars but the end was not yet (v. 7). In addition there would even be earthquakes and famines and they would even be beaten because of their faith and, “hated by all men for my name’s sake” (vv. 8-13). Jesus never told His followers the Christian life would be an easy way, but it is a proven fact that Christians are wonderfully strengthened by trials.
We need to realize that this chapter describes a period of time known as “the Tribulation." The Old Testament prophets wrote about this period and called it “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7), a time of wrath (Zeph. 1:15-18), and a time of indignation and punishment (Isa. 26:20-21). Jesus was warning his followers about the future so that they could learn how to live in the present. Many of the predictions Jesus made in this passage have not yet been fulfilled. His purpose was not to cause us to guess when they would be fulfilled but to help us stay alert and prepared for His return.
Application
If I knew that the world would come to an end in six months, how would I change my lifestyle? What does this scriptural passage make me want to do?
Mark 13:1-13 (English Standard Version)
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