Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up

WILL THE REAL JESUS PLEASE STAND UP? MARK 13:14-27 CSB Mark 13:14-27 Adam Myers, October 9, 2022 I. Many will __________ to be the ______________. Mark 13:21-23 2 Cor. 11:13-15 A. The _____________________ of ____________________ replaces _____________ of God with _______________. Mark 13:14-20 Daniel 9:26-27 Daniel 11:31 Daniel 12:8-13 Daniel 11:20-21 Mark 13:14 B. The __________________ will unite the _______ in worship of _____________. II. 14 “When you see the abomination of desolation[c] standing where it 2 Thess. 2:1-4 Rev. 13:3-8 B. The ___________________ will be a time of ________________. Prov. 29:2, 4 Rev. 14:7-12 2 Peter 3:7-9 Rev. 16:8-9 III. Christ will return in great __________ and _________. Mark 13:24-27 Titus 2:11-13 IV. Christ will return ______ His ____________ and _____ His ____________. Titus 2:11-13 John 10:14 NEW HEIGHTS 18 “Pray it won’t happen in winter. 19 For those will be days of tribulation, the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of creation until now and never will be again. 20 If the Lord had not cut those days short, no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect, whom he chose. 21 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘See, here is the Messiah! See, there!’ do not believe it. 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect. 23 And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance. 24 “But in those days, after that tribulation: The sun will be darkened, and The ____________________ _______ will lead the way into the _______ ___________________. A. The ___________________ will be a time of ________________. should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. 15 A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house, 16 and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat. 17 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! the moon will not shed its light; 25 the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 He will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.” Journey Group Questions 1. Do you have any stories to share with the group about mistaken identity – a time when you were mistaken for someone else, or when you thought somebody was another person? 2. How does hope for the future help carry us through the struggles of our daily lives? 3. What issues or people are there which tend to fight for the throne in your heart? How can we help each other worship Jesus above all else? 4. Read 2 Corinthians 3:12 – 4:6 together. How does the presence of the glory of God in the Old and New Covenants differ? How does it connect the two covenants?