Mark 13:1-13 | Be Witnesses Of The True King
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A ROUGH START TO A NEW BEGINNING
This discourse was not given to decode. It was given to do.
Main Argument: Followers of Christ are commanded and equipped to be vigilant testimonies of Christ and the gospel through deceptions, trials, hatred, and persecutions.
A PRIVATE DISCUSSION FOR ALL THE CHURCH
Mark 13:1–4 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
JESUS & HIS DISCIPLES
TEMPLE & CULMINATION
Important Verses in the Chapter’s Structure: Mark 13:2,4,23,29-30,31-35,37
PERSONALIZED & LOCALIZED INSTRUCTION
MARK & RECIPIENTS
US & THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL
Q: How does it help you to remember that Scripture was not written to you , but it is written for you ?
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PREDICTIONS
Be vigilant that you are not deceived .
Mark 13:5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
BY ANTICHRISTS
Mark 13:6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Later Testimony to This: 1 John 2:18,22; 2 John 7
BY NEWS, WARS, DISASTERS, & WAITING
Mark 13:7–8 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Old Testament Echo: Isaiah 19:1-4
Q: How might people, news, and circumstances be deceiving you today? How can re-interpreting God’s Word by current events lead you astray?
Be vigilant that you are not discouraged .
BY PERSECUTIONS
Mark 13:9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
BY MISSION-FATIGUE
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Similar Word Usage: Matthew 10:17-23; Romans 1:5, 8; 10:18; 15:18–24; Colossians 1:6, 23;
BY SELF-RELIANCE
Mark 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
BY BETRAYAL
Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
BY HATRED
Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
NT Encouragement for Believers in Trials & Persecutions: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-6; 1 Peter 4:12-19; Romans 8:18, 35-39; 2 Timothy 3:10-11; 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:11; Revelation 2:8-11; 1 Peter 2:20-25; Jude 24-25
Q: If you do not live as a witness to Christ and the gospel in times of prosperity and freedoms , how can you expect to do so in adversity or persecution? Are you vigilant now for trials to come ?
WORTHY IS THE KING WHO SAVES
Acts 28:17-31; John 15:20-21; Mark 13:6,9,13
Summary: Jesus's prophetic instruction and the early church's past witness through those events show us how to endure to the end as we look to God's faithful salvation.