Mark 13
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Intro and Context
Intro and Context
We are in a series | Unfiltered Jesus | What does this mean? | We are getting to the heart of Jesus
Mark 13 | Knew it was coming | End times | What’s my view? Pre, post, a-mellenial |
Jesus says so much in this chapter that needs unpacking | not going to today | Can’t go deep enough, give enough scriptural evidence or justification it deserves | What I will do is pull it out and do end times as a 2 part series in “Hot Topics”
What I will do = unpack first part & concentrate on what ACTION JESUS is tellig us | I might debunk some ‘things’ being used in this chapter to load docterine | what is JESUS telling us to DO? good?
Will require some participation from you | Christians go in with loaded interpretation based on doctorine preached to them | We always go Doctorine down, it should be word up | Going to ask you to take your lense glasses off, just set them down next to you | Open your heart. What is GOD sayin? | You’ll know, your brain will say “yeah but..” I invite you to let GOD create NEW THING as we head toward truth |
So what are we called to DO? While we WAIT for return (did that just give away my view) | in the WAITING? How should we BE?
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Context
Context
Jesus just taught to leaders | left gone to mount of olives | talking to disciples | speaking to ppl just about to face persecution | He is talking in 3 timeframes; now, future, distant future
And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
AD70 | Where is Jesus | Perfect Viewing Ground | The stones in the temple | in AD70 the Romans would come and destroy temple
then the desciples ask him
And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray.
What are disciples talking about? | Temple, End Times, Both? | | Note 2 questions being asked | accomplished = Synteleo Comes from Greek word Teles = End, the word is “end times” | Talking about more than temple |
Temple destroyed AD 70 then…Church new temple = US for the Spirit | We see this through mark | This starts with John baptist | Offering forgiveness, no sacrafice, no temple, weird | John says it’s Jesus = Sacrafice | Jesus fulfills need of temple, not required by God anymore.
In Mark 11 Jesus comes to the temple | Mark quotes Malachi 3:1 when it says yahweh is coming | Further reading it says he comes into temple | Transition takes place | OLD WAY = Seperatioin between us and GOD | Seperation now Gone | Full Access | He wants us to fellowship with him | In Step with him | **Pauls instructions** | **our issue is wanting to know the end ** | Take the next step **Nehemiah and the wall**
OK let’s keep going
And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.
Birth Pains not delivery
Jesus’ anti end times list | says “But the end is NOT yet | Things that are NOT a sign of his coming | Why do we have people checking earthquakes saying “The end is coming” | We are curious and want to know the end | First thing on Jesus’ mind here is “don’t be mislead” | we can start critical thinking. We will be mislead
Talks about fake Gods | Happening = Guy in Mexico, Church of almight God have female Jesus | Cult in Siberia | Viseria | Don’t listen because everyone will know
**Atomic Bomb**
We can cross reference with revelation | When mentioned there, there is a scale | and all happens at once | the type of things that will happen, we’ll know
“But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them. And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
But = Deletion word
Example …Wives “Did a good job with the washing…but...
Disciples want end times - They think it will be GREAT - They are expecting messianic eutopia - | Jesus says what? | Eyes on suffering and be willing | Sometimes only time they will hear it
China, before persecution
When you stand on Christian Truths, will you let go of worldly truths
We are called to pray for those that persecute you | reflect the love of Christ
Paul in the prison, Guard that got saved
“But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
Here comes the instruction | See this throughout bible
Puppy, heaps of energy, sleep, heaps of energy, sleep
Introduce word = Stride *Explain the word* - long & Deliberate steps
When you stride | Pace of grace | wil get you to the end
Couple of things to Endure though.
Faith to abide in his love. Can’t endure without it | Abide = Meno = Make it your home / dwell | God made Fish spoke to sea, trees spoke to earth, when God made us he spoke to himself: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” pull these out they die | If we are away from God, we are DEAD inside
trust: Trust that God will carry you through
God will never put you in a situation you can’t handle = is NOT in bible
in fact = saying “I can handle this” = worst thing you can say | too much emphasis on us, not what God is providing
God will give you things that you can’t handle, to build your trust and reliance on him. He wants to work THROUGH you.
You can’t handle this.
Lost Job = can’t handle it
Lost someone you love = you can’t handle that
watching someone you love go through cancer = you can’t handle that
losing a child = you can’t handle that
you can’t handle it = but God can.
God will allow you to go through something you can’t handle to do a work in you that will prepare you for what he is calling you to be to someone else, to do for someone else, to do for HIM.
God Does provide you Peace in the Storm |Already spoke about Temple
Bench Pressing Example
God good, faithful, loves you
What is IN the BIBLE | GOD WILL finish good work that he started in you
Pain,Suffering doesn’t make you better | FAITH during makes you STRONGER | attitude that “no matter wat” God is with you
God calling to endure | calling his disciples to endure and trust in him. Provision where I (GOD) is at. Problems where you at | Have Faith, Don’t give up on God |
Joshua at Jericho, fascinating two verses
Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor.
Fascinating | Can’t get in - it’s yours| GOD only ONE, talks past tense, in present reality | tells you WHAT IS, when WHAT IS, isn’t YET |
How many times, you been in a situation when what God says about you is different to how you see yourself | Different to how you FEEL about you | He says BLESSED you feel forgotton by him | He says STRONG when you feel WEAK | he says FRIEND, HELPER, SAVIOUR, FATHER when you feel Alone
Why? Our perspective = Limited | so what do we need? FAITH to ENDURE | FAITH in the STORM | FAITH in FIRE | FAITH that GOD is on OTHER SIDE | Do not GIVE UP ON GOD in 11th HOUR
imagine if Joshua did that | walked 7 times | silly plan | Maybe that’s where you are
NEXT ACTION
Stay Awake, on guard | Says it throughout this entire chapter |
“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”
If anyone worked it out, they haven’t | word = inerable | we do not know | 2030 will bring predicitons | don’t be mislead |
Church, you are DOOR keepers | you have been given responsability | one day you will stand before HIM |
Road narrow not wide| in a battle - enemy don’t want you to stay on narrow. | Paul says don’t be conformed...
No rewards here, treasures in heaven |
Conclusion
Conclusion
One certain thing | IT IS COMING | Called to ENDURE | Called to stay AWAKE, on GUARD | you are ENTRUSTED to be DOORKEEPER | the DOING is what Jesus is calling us to DO, Find the PACE OF GRACE so you can ENDURE | the DOING is the imporaant part | if you don’t understand his wrath, you can’t undesrtand, feel or give out is great LOVE
His great LOVE is why we are here | when we were SINNERS | Sent his only SON.
**Alter Call* - IF YOU NEED HIS GREAT LOVE TODAY.
PRAYER | Communion