Prophesy or Fulfilled?
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Things to come
Things to come
As we come into Mark chapter 13 we come to one of the most difficult sections of scripture to grasp and have full understanding of. As we start this study, may we remember that this is not a salvation issue but history and prophesy issue.
Challenges of this chapter
Jewish mindset for time spoken
This is one of the most Jewish chapters in the Bible. The things that are written were very familiar to the Jews of that day. This comes from Jewish history and Jewish ideas.
This chapter must be looked at within the Jewish background that it is set.
Wide differences in interpretations
There are views that believe this section is 100% about the Day of the Lord when the Lord returns.
There are views that believe it is about the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70
There are those who believe that it is interwoven about both events
Is this prophesy that is fulfilled; or prophesy to be fulfilled?
I will try to present the evidence and you can draw a conclusion
As we do this study over next couple of weeks
What does this mean to us today?
There are things we can learn from this chapter and things we can apply from this chapter too so may we learn some truth and application along the way.
(Day of the Lord)
Day of the Lord, what is it? Has it come, is it to come? Is it one day, or is it multiple days?
Day of the Lord Jewish mindset
Day of the Lord, a few scriptures
16 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, “There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation. 17 “And in all the vineyards there is wailing, Because I will pass through the midst of you,” says the Lord.
18 Alas, you who are longing for the day of the Lord, For what purpose will the day of the Lord be to you? It will be darkness and not light; 19 As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.
20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?
Day of the lord is day of judgment in the Jewish mindset. Day of Judgment against others.
The Jewish mindset was they knew they were God’s chosen people, they never doubted that they would inhabit the land that was promised to Abraham, they thought they would have it until the end, so they are looking at judgment against other nations that were against them.
Now look at what Isaiah ways.
6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt.
8 They will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light. 11 Thus I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
12 I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the gold of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the Lord of hosts In the day of His burning anger.
14 And it will be that like a hunted gazelle, Or like sheep with none to gather them, They will each turn to his own people, And each one flee to his own land. 15 Anyone who is found will be thrust through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
16 Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.
This is judgment that was coming, day of the Lord
Joel2-3
You can read in Joel2-3
1 Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the Lord is coming; Surely it is near,
Joe2:
A day of the Lord coming then, and a prophetic view of what was to come too.
and in you can see part of what is found in Act2! In case you are wondering it in Joel2:28ff.
I think you can see that “the day of the Lord” is more than “a day” but it is days of judgment.
Having said all that, today want to look at our passage, with some interwoven , the parallel passage at the:
Setting of the Olivet discourse (Mk13:1-4)
The Olivet discourse (Mk13:5-13)
Signs, prophesy or fulfilled (Mk13:14-23)
The Setting
The Setting
We have already established the view from the Jewish mindset for the time. So, as we look at the setting now may we look at The Words of Jesus, the prophesy of Jesus as well as the questions from the disciples.
1 As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” 2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”
3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”
5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
We are talking about the setting, we already have the background, so to get the setting we need to look back at other passages and over at some others. I think it would be best if we briefly cover and you can look, study in depth on your own.
The words of Jesus in the temple
States, depicts Israel’s rejection of Him
Parable of vinedresser (Mk12:1-12; Mt21:33-46)
Parable of the vinedresser, anyone remember what that one is about?
Vinedresser plants and prepares everything needed for harvest
Vinegrowers kill the slaves of the vinedresser (prophets) and even the son in hopes of taking the inheritance for themselves
This was a condemnation against the Pharisee’s
Parable of two sons (Mt21:28-32)
Two son’s one asked to go into the field, said would go but did not go
Other son said no to going into the field, but went.
This was a condemnation against the chief priest and elders of the people.
Parable of wedding feast (Mt22:1-14)
This is another section with condemnation against the Pharasee’s scribes and Jews in general.
1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
3 “And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come. 4 “Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.” ’
5 “But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.
7 “But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. 8 “Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
These are all great passages to check out, read and see how they work into the setting of the Olivet discourse but there is much more to go today and I want us to be able to focus on the discourse itself, eventually.
9 ‘Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’ 10 “Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.
11 “But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
13 “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Jesus condemnation of scribes and Pharisees
The pretentious scribes (Mk12:38-40)
Wanting to look good on the outside, when the inside is still not right.
Matthews account is more elaborate (Mt23:1-36)
Pharisees would fill up the measure of fathers’ guilt (Mt23:29-32)
In the midst of the “woe” statements just after the whitewashed tombs, to passage condemning them for words and actions don’t match and their hypocrisy.
The extremes they went to (Mt23:33-36)
And this passage I cannot pass by, we need to look at it, so turn in Mt23:33
33 “You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? 34 “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
34 “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, 35 so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 “Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Mt23:36
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
What is the condemnations result here (v.33)
Why the condemnation (vv.34-35)?
Jesus lamentation over Jerusalem (Mt23:37-39)
Jesus laments over Jerusalem overlooking it and He foresees the destruction of it on a “day of the Lord” event (implied). The destruction does come in AD70.
Prophecy of Jesus regarding the temple
Temple admired (Mk13:1)
1 As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”
Temple condemned (Mk13:2)
Temple condemned (Mk13:2)
2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”
The questions regarding the temple (Mk13:3-4)
3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”
I think we need to stop here for a couple of minutes and unpack (vv.3-4)
(mt of olives view)
Who was with Jesus at this time (v.3)?
What was the question (v.4)?
What is “these things”?
In looking at context could “these things” be anything else?
In Lk21:7, parallel, it is worded just about the same as far as statement and question, in Matthew it is a little differant
2 And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.” 3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
What is the difference here (v.3)? Do you think it has significance?
Point to ponder:
Matthew is writing to a Jewish audience, the Jewish mindset here would be a judgment against Israel, against Jerusalem and and end to the Jewish age.
The end of the age actually began at the death of Jesus making the old testament covenant obsolete, the fulness of the end happens in AD70, but here is a couple of scriptures to consider about the end of the age and end of the covenant.
15 For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16 For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it.
I believe we have discussed before about when a covenant is agreed to and for it to be ratified something had to die for it is ratified by the blood and there is no changing it.
13 When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.
It disappears in AD70 when the prophesy of Jesus is fulfilled and there is no way for them to worship in the OT ways.
I think you can clearly see that the subject at hand in the Olivet discourse is the destruction of the temple and not the 2nd coming of Christ
The Olivet Discourse
The Olivet Discourse
Whereas, as mentioned before, there are varying views on this passage, there are things we can learn, glean from it. What will not be the sign, what will be the sign, what to do when you see the sign. I am presenting this with the view of the subject being addressed in the Jewish mindset at the time being the destruction of the temple.
5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. 6 “Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!’ and will mislead many.
5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. 6 “Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!’ and will mislead many.
7 “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. 8 “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
7 “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. 8 “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
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9 “But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them. 10 “The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.
9 “But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them. 10 “The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.
11 “When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit. 12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
11 “When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit. 12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
13 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Some don’ts from what you see and hear:
Don’t be deceived (Mk13:5-6)
What is the deception that Jesus is speaking of in (vv.5-6)?
Will the deception be effective according to (v.6)?
Don’t be troubled (Mk13:7-8)
What kind of troubles are being spoken of (vv.7-8)?
There were going to be rumblings of trouble, there were going to be earthquakes and such, but the destruction of Jerusalem was still yet to come, it was not the end yet.
According to (v.8) it was only the beginning of the birth pangs, in other versions it say’s sorrows
Don’t be unprepared (Mk13:9-13; Rev2:10)
They needed to be prepared why? What was going to happen?
Who is Jesus speaking to in (vv.9-13)? - answer found (v.3)
Who must endure to the end (v.13)? - answer found in (v.3)
Further evidence that the end was not end of time and 2nd coming, but end of age (destruction of Jerusalem) and some may not live til then so they needed to endure to end of life. Let me add a scripture to help us
10 ‘Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Now let’s look what more we can learn.
Gospel of kingdom must be preached (Mk13:10)
Reason as a witness to all nations (Mt24:14)
(Gospel Preached - Mt24_14)
Gospel preached as a witness
Then destruction would happen, ending any form of O.T. worship for it was abolished by Jesus on the cross (Col2:14-17; Eph2:14-16; Heb8:13)
Gospel was preached to all nations prior to destruction (Rom10:16-18; Col1:23)
Again, keep in mind the Jewish mindset at the time and Paul’s mindset at the time too. Having said that just a little more to go in looking at this passage today.
Some Do’s when you see the sign’s
Flee to the mountains (MK13:14-20; Lk21:23-24)
Don’t delay, don’t go back, don’t look back, keep going!
It is going to be a time of great tribulation (Lk21:23-24)
23 “Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people; 24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
all this transpired during the time of the Passover and history reports in there writing of Josephus that there were 3,000,000 in Jerusalem when this transpired and no fewer than 1,100,000 were killed during this, in the surrounding areas another 250,000. Another 97,000 were taken captive. The remnant, the Christians spared by the shortened siege because they got out. The siege was not long lasting for Titus, the attacking Roman general was recalled to Rome to assume the throne there.
Don’t be mislead by false christs and false prophets (Mk13:21-23)
Don’t be misled for scripture tells us about the time frame
1Cor15:52: the twinkling of an eye
1The4:17: all will be caught up.
So he is not going to be in the desert or anyplace else for we also know
Act1:11: as He went up into the clouds, he will return in the clouds
So what is being referenced cannot be the end of time, the return of Christ but I think the evidence shows it has to do with the destruction of the temple being foretold.
Day of the Lord
This day of the Lord event; judgment is escapable because it is local (Jerusalem)
It does not fit a worldwide inescapable judgment as seen (2Pt3:10-12; 1The5:2-3; 2The1:7-10)
(Prayer and close)