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John's & Mary's daughter came after a long, difficult labor.
She was beautiful, perfect in every way.
Later, in Mary's room, John looked at her tenderly, with tears in his eyes.
He glanced up at Mary.
She expected John to say something truly poetic.
He asked, "What'd we decide to call her again?"
Long birth pangs, & a miracle.
John missed the significance.
We're in long birth pangs, too.
Let's don't miss what they signify.
Jesus' temple ministry is over.
He pronounces 7 woes on the Scribes & Pharisees.
In Mt 23:37-39, Lk 13:34-35, Jesus laments over Jerusalem.
He concludes, Look, your house is left to you desolate.
Judgement.
The Temple looms over the valley as they walk.
Let's turn to Mark 13:1-8.
1aOne last time, Jesus leaves the temple with the Twelve.
They exit the city through a gate in the N wall & head E across the Kidron Valley.
As they walk, the temple looms behind them.
Looking back, 1bOne disciple said, "Look, Teacher! [lit.]
1cWhat stones!
The white marble stones were massive, ≤ 37' x 18' x 12' & 100 tons.
1dWhat buildings!"
<left> It was glorious, one of the great wonders of the Roman world!
The top was gold plated, the rest gleaming white.
In the fiery sun, it dazzled.
And after 46 yr of construction, it was nearly finished!
Jews thought the temple & its religion were so permanent, they'd last forever.
2"Do you see all these great buildings?"
replied Jesus.
"Not one stone here will be left on another.
Every one will be thrown down."
The temple will be as dead as Jewish religion.
In AD70, it happened.
Rome razed both city & temple.
Josephus said over 1M died by crucifixion, sword, & famine.
To survive, the starving people became murderers & cannibals.
The temple?
Destroyed stone-by-stone, ground into rubble.
Just as Jesus said.
Only in the Wailing Wall do a few pieces of the stones remain.
No other trace, except the foundation.
Scholars still argue where things were.
It was massive.
It seemed so permanent.
Yet Jesus says it'll be completely destroyed.
To Jesus' disciples, its destruction meant one thing: end times.
Judgment on the world.
The KoG fully here.
Jesus, the king.
And they'll reign with Him.
They trekked across the Kidron Valley & back up the Mount of Olives.
Afterwards, 3aJesus was sitting, facing the temple.
His disciples are still troubled.
3bPeter, James, John & Andrew, the inner circle (+ Andrew) went to Him privately.
2 questions weigh heavily.
4a"Tell us.
When will these things happen?
If these things are so sure, when?
Also, 4bWhat will be the sign that they're about to be fulfilled?"
When You begin to establish Your KoG on earth, how will we know?
We want to know, too!
People in every age have wondered.
When?
What are the signs?
5aJesus starts to answer them.
And us.
In Mk 13:32, He'll soon say, 32 "No one knows that day or hour.
Not even the angels in heaven.
Nor the Son.
Only the Father."
If anyone says they know, they're wrong.5b"Watch
out that no one deceives you.
How will they try?
Timetables.
Many have claimed to know God's timetable.
Has anyone yet had it right?
Not so far.
Jesus now shares what the signs won't be.
To start?
6Many will come in my name, claiming, (lit.)
'I Am.' They'll deceive many.
If someone claims to be the great 'I Am,' don't believe it.
Not unless you see THE sign.
False messiahs have appeared in every age.
Even ours.
Jim Jones (1978, Guyana).
David Koresh (1993, TX).
Marshall Applewhite (1997, LA).
And Wayne Bent (2012, NM).
All claimed to be the solution for life's problems.
But they're about as reliable as Preacher Billy's warning.
To impress his flock, he memorized a sermon on Revelation.
He started, "Behold, I come."
His mind went blank.
He repeated, "Behold, I come."
No words.
He gripped the pulpit, leaned forward, & shouted, "Behold!
I come!"
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