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Begin Section 1: Mark 13 Text
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Verses 1-31 The Destruction of the
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1As Jesus was leaving the
temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones!
What magnificent buildings!”
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.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the
4“Tell us, when will these
things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be
fulfilled?”
5Jesus said to them: “Watch
out that no one deceives you.
6Many will come in my name,
claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many.
7When you hear of wars and
rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is
still to come.
8Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various
places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
9“You must be on your guard.
You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On
account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
10And the gospel must first be
preached to all nations.
11Whenever you are arrested
and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say
whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy
Spirit.
12“Brother will betray
brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their
parents and have them put to death.
13Everyone will hate you
because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14“When you see ‘the
abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the
reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15Let no one on the housetop
go down or enter the house to take anything out.
16Let no one in the field go
back to get their cloak.
17How dreadful it will be in
those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
18Pray that this will not
take place in winter,
19because those will be days
of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until
now—and never to be equaled again.
20“If the Lord had not cut
short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he
has chosen, he has shortened them.
21At that time if anyone says
to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
22For false Christs and false
prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible,
even the elect.
23So be on your guard; I have
told you everything ahead of time.
24“But in those days,
following that distress,
“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
25the stars will fall from
the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
26“At that time people will
see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27And he will send his angels
and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the
ends of the heavens.
28“Now learn this lesson from
the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know
that summer is near.
29Even so, when you see these
things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.
30Truly I tell you, this
generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
31Heaven and earth will pass
away, but my words will never pass away.
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1)
What was the
impact on the disciples of Jesus’ pronounced judgment of the temple in verse 2,
given that the Jewish culture was very much bound up with the temple?
2)
What motivated
Peter, James, John and Andrew to ask Jesus the question in verse 4?
3)
Is the prophecy
that Jesus was making going to be fulfilled at the end of the age or does it
have an earlier fulfillment?
4)
What happened in
70 A.D.?
5)
What does it mean
for people to come in Jesus’ name claiming to be he, given that there will be the
second coming of Christ?
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what will happen before the coming of the end?
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what should the disciples do when they hear of wars and
rumors of wars?
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 what are the beginning of birth pains?
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what is another condition that must be fulfilled before
the end will come?
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 who will hate the disciples because of Jesus?
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 where will much of the persecution come from?
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 how will the disciples be saved amidst persecution?
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 what did he mean when he referred to ‘the abomination
that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong?
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 14 to 16 what should the disciples do when they saw ‘the
abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong?
15)
What does it mean
to flee from
16)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 for which particular group of people will the situation
be particularly dreadful in those days?
17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 how dreadful will those days be?
18)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what can one do to make it less catastrophic?
19)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20 for whose sake is God going to cut short those days?
20)
Who are the elect
whom God has chosen?
21)
Will false
Christs and false prophets performing signs and miracles be able to deceive the
elect, given that the elect reads the bible and pays attention to Jesus’ warnings?
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 what will the Son of Man do after those days of
distress?
23)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what will he do upon his return?
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 28 and 29 how does the lesson of the fig tree aid us in
discerning the imminence of the end?
25)
Did what Jesus
described happen within Jesus’ generation?
26)
What does ‘this
generation’ in verse 30 refer to, given that the timing reference for ‘this
generation’ is in the preceding verse 29 that refers to the presence of all the signs that
accompany the end of the age in the terminal generation of humanity?
27)
What does verse
30 tell us about the fulfillment of all the
things Jesus described in the terminal generation
of humanity?
28)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 31 what is the durability of his words?
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Verses 1-31 The Destruction of the
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Verses 32-37 The Day and Hour Unknown
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32“But about that day or hour
no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33Be on guard! Be alert! You
do not know when that time will come.
34It’s like a man going away:
He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned
task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35“Therefore keep watch
because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in
the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.
36If he comes suddenly, do
not let him find you sleeping.
37What I say to you, I say to
everyone: ‘Watch!’”
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29)
Does it mean that
Jesus is not God since he does not know about the timing of the end of the age
and why?
30)
Whom does the man
who is going away represent in verse 34?
31)
What does the
man’s house represent?
32)
What does the man
leaving his house mean?
33)
Whom do the
servants represent?
34)
What does it mean
for the man to put his servants in charge of his house, each with their
assigned task?
35)
According to
verse 36 why should the disciples keep watch?
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Verses 32-37 The Day and Hour Unknown
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Begin Section 2: Mark 13
Questions & Answers
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Verses 1-31 The Destruction of the
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Concerning the destruction of
the temple,
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1)
What was the
impact on the disciples of Jesus’ pronounced judgment of the temple in verse 2,
given that the Jewish culture was very much bound up with the temple?
o
They were shocked.
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Concerning signs of the end times,
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2)
What motivated Peter,
James, John and Andrew to ask Jesus the question in verse 4?
o
They wanted to
escape the calamity that would be coming upon
3)
Is the prophecy
that Jesus was making going to be fulfilled at the end of the age or does it
have an earlier fulfillment?
o
The prophecy that
Jesus was making has fulfillment both
§
In 70 A.D.
§
And at the end of
the age.
4)
What happened in
70 A.D.?
o
Jesus’ pronounced
judgment on the temple came true in 70 A.D.
o
When
o
The Romans
§
Put down a Jewish
rebellion.
§
And burned and
tore apart the temple.
§
Such that
§
Not one stone was
left on another.
5)
What does it mean
for people to come in Jesus’ name claiming to be he, given that there will be the
second coming of Christ?
o
These people will
claim to be the second coming of Christ.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what will happen before the coming of the end?
o
There will be
§
Wars.
§
And rumors of
wars.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what should the disciples do when they hear of wars and
rumors of wars?
o
They should not
be alarmed.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 what are the beginning of birth pains?
o
The beginning of
birth pains comes when
§
Nation rises against
nation.
§
And kingdom
against kingdom.
§
And there are
Ø
Earthquakes in
various places.
Ø
And famines.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what is another condition that must be fulfilled before
the end will come?
o
The gospel must
first be preached to all nations.
o
Before
o
The end will
come.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 who will hate the disciples because of Jesus?
o
Everyone will
hate the disciples because of Jesus.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 where will much of the persecution come from?
o
Much of the
persecution will come from within the family.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 how will the disciples be saved amidst persecution?
o
Disciples who stand firm to the end will be saved.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 what did he mean when he referred to ‘the abomination
that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong?
o
Jesus meant
§
The antichrist
who will proclaim himself to be God in the temple that will have been rebuilt
not long before the end of the age.
§
And also the
Roman Legions that were laying siege to
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 14 to 16 what should the disciples do when they saw ‘the
abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong?
o
Let those who are
in
o
Let no one on the
housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.
o
Let no one in the
field go back to get their cloak.
15)
What does it mean
to flee from
o
In the late 60
A.D. the disciples
§
Heeded Jesus’
advice.
§
And fled from
Judea to a place called
o
When
o
The Roman Legions
were laying siege to
o
Hence escaping
the Roman atrocity.
16)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 for which particular group of people will the situation
be particularly dreadful in those days?
o
It will be
particularly dreadful in those days for
§
Pregnant women.
§
And nursing
mothers.
17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 how dreadful will those days be?
o
Those days will
be the most catastrophic in the entire human history.
18)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what can one do to make it less catastrophic?
o
One can pray that
it will not take place in winter.
19)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20 for whose sake is God going to cut short those days?
o
God is going to
cut short those days for the sake of the
elect.
o
Whom
o
He has chosen.
20)
Who are the elect
whom God has chosen?
o
The elect are
Jesus’ disciples
§
Whom God has
chosen.
§
And who stand
firm to the end.
21)
Will false
Christs and false prophets performing signs and miracles be able to deceive the
elect, given that the elect reads the bible and pays attention to Jesus’ warnings?
o
No.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 what will the Son of Man do after those days of distress?
o
The Son of Man
will come in clouds with
§
Great power.
§
And glory.
23)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what will he do upon his return?
o
Jesus will
§
Send his angels.
§
And gather his
elect.
o
From the four
winds,
§
From the ends of
the earth.
§
To the ends of
the heavens.
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 28 and 29 how does the lesson of the fig tree aid us in
discerning the imminence of the end?
o
We know that
summer is near.
o
As soon as
o
The twigs of the
fig tree get tender.
o
And its leaves
come out.
o
In the same way we
know that the end is near, right at the door.
o
When
o
We see these
things happening.
25)
Did what Jesus
described happen within Jesus’ generation?
o
Some but not all
of the things that Jesus described happened in 70 A.D.
26)
What does ‘this
generation’ in verse 30 refer to, given that the timing reference for ‘this
generation’ is in the preceding verse 29 that refers to the presence of all the signs that
accompany the end of the age in the terminal generation of humanity?
o
‘This generation’ in verse 30 does not refer to
§
Jesus’ generation.
§
But the terminal
generation of humanity.
27)
What does verse
30 tell us about the fulfillment of all the
things Jesus described in the terminal generation
of humanity?
o
The terminal
generation of humanity will certainly not pass away.
o
Until
o
All the things Jesus
described have happened.
28)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 31 what is the durability of his words?
o
Heaven and earth
will pass away.
o
But
o
Jesus’ words will
never pass away.
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Verses 1-31 The Destruction of the
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Verses 32-37 The Day and Hour Unknown
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Concerning the day and hour
unknown,
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29)
Does it mean that
Jesus is not God since he does not know about the timing of the end of the age and
why?
o
Jesus is
§
Fully God.
§
And fully man.
o
He chose to
§
Lay aside some of
his divine capacity.
§
And come under
the limitation we face as humans.
o
When
o
He was walking
the earth.
o
It does not
contradict the fact.
o
That
o
Jesus is fully
God.
30)
Whom does the man
who is going away represent in verse 34?
o
The man
represents Jesus.
31)
What does the
man’s house represent?
o
The man’s house
represents the church.
32)
What does the man
leaving his house mean?
o
The man leaving
his house means Jesus
§
Leaving the
church.
§
And returning to
heaven.
33)
Whom do the
servants represent?
o
The servants
represent Jesus’ disciples.
34)
What does it mean
for the man to put his servants in charge of his house, each with their assigned
task?
o
It means that
Jesus puts the disciples in charge of the affairs of the church, each with their
assigned task.
35)
According to
verse 36 why should the disciples keep watch?
o
They would not be
found to be sleeping.
o
If
o
Jesus comes
suddenly.
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Verses 32-37 The Day and Hour Unknown
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