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Jesus Warns About the Future(Mk. 13:1-31; Lk. 21:5-33) 24 1Jesus left the Templea area and was walking away. But his followers came to him to show him the Temple's buildings. 2He asked them, "Are you looking at these buildings? The fact is, they will be destroyed. Every stone will be thrown down to the ground. Not one stone will be left on another." 3Later, Jesus was sitting at a place on the Mount of Olivesb. The followers came to be alone with him. They said, "Tell us when these things will happen. And what will happen to prepare us for your coming and the end of time?" 4Jesus answered, "Be careful! Don't let anyone fool you. 5Many people will come and use my name. They will say, 'I am the Messiahc.' And they will fool many people. 6You will hear about wars that are being fought. And you will hear stories about other wars beginning. But don't be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes. 7Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places. 8These things are only the beginning of troubles, like the first pains of a woman giving birth. 9"Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me. 10During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other. 11Many false prophetsd will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong. 12There will so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold. 13But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved. 14And the Good News I have shared about God's kingdome will be told throughout the world. It will be spread to every nation. Then the end will come. 15"Daniel the prophetf spoke about 'the terrible thing that causes destruction.' You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place." (You who read this should understand what it means.) 16"The people in Judea at that time should run away to the mountains. 17They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If they are on the roof of their house, they must not go down to get anything out of the house. 18If they are in the field, they must not go back to get a coat. 19"During that time it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have small babies! 20Pray that it will not be winter or a Sabbathh day when these things happen and you have to run away, 21because it will be a time of great trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again. 22"But God has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one would continue living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen. 23"Someone might say to you at that time, 'Look, there is the Messiah!' Or someone else might say, 'There he is!' But don't believe them. 24False messiahs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wondersi, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible. 25Now I have warned you about this before it happens. 26"Someone might tell you, 'The Messiah is there in the desert!' But don't go into the desert to look for him. Someone else might say, 'There is the Messiah in that room!' But don't believe it. 27When the Son of Manj comes, everyone will see him. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere. 28It's like looking for a dead body: You will find it where the vulturesk are gathering above. 29"Right after the trouble of those days, this will happen:
| 'The sun will become dark, and the moon will not give light.
The stars will fall from the sky, and everything in the sky will be changed.'l | | 30"Then there will be something in the sky that shows the Son of Man is coming. All the people of the world will cry. Everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in the sky. He will come with power and great glorym. 31He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth. They will gather his chosen people from every part of the earth. 32"The fig tree teaches us a lesson: When its branches become green and soft, and new leaves begin to grow, then you know that summer is very near. 33In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the timen is very near, already present. 34I assure you that all these things will happen while some of the people of this time are still living. 35The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.
Only God Knows When the Time Will Be(Mk. 13:32-37; Lk. 17:26-30, 34-36) 36"No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don't know when it will be. Only the Father knows. 37"When the Son of Manj comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah's time. 38In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their children to be married right up to the day Noah entered the boat. 39They knew nothing about what was happening until the flood came and destroyed them all.
"It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. 40Two men will be working together in the field. One will be taken and the other will be left. 41Two women will be grinding grain with a millo. One will be taken and the other will be left. 42"So always be ready. You don't know the day your Lord will come. 43What would a homeowner do if he knew when a thief was coming? You know he would be ready and not let the thief break in. 44So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you don't expect him.
Good Servants and Bad Servants(Lk. 12:41-48) 45"Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the one the master trusts to do that work? 46When the master comes and finds that servant doing the work he gave him, it will be a day of blessing for that servant. 47I can tell you without a doubt, the master will choose that servant to take care of everything he owns. 48But what will happen if that servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon? 49He will begin to beat the other servants. He will eat and drink with others who are drunk. 50Then the master will come when the servant is not ready, at a time when the servant is not expecting him. 51Then the master will punish that servant. He will send him away to be with the hypocritesp, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain. aTemple The permanent building in Jerusalem that replaced the portable ¡°Holy Tent¡± that was used by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the desert to the reign of King Solomon, when the first Temple was built. Like the Holy Tent, the Temple was the center of Israelite worship, although provision was made for it to be ¡°a house of prayer for all nations¡± (Isa. 56:7). bMount of Olives A hill east of the city of Jerusalem from which a person could see the Temple area. cMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see ¡°Christ¡±). It was a title for the kings of God¡¯s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a ¡°savior¡± to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God¡¯s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new ¡°Israel,¡± an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations. dfalse prophet A person who claims to speak for God but does not really speak God¡¯s truth. eGod¡¯s kingdom The ¡°reign¡± or ¡°rule¡± of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God¡¯s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God¡¯s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word ¡°kingdom¡± by itself or the phrase, ¡°the kingdom of the heavens,¡± which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.) fprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by ¡°the prophets,¡± who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say. g24:15 ¡®the terrible thing ¡¦ destruction¡¯ See Dan. 9:27; 12:11 (also Dan. 11:31). hSabbath Saturday, the seventh day of the week and a special day for Israelites or Jews. By God¡¯s command it was set aside as a time for the people to rest and honor God. i24:24 miracles and wonders Here, amazing acts done by Satan¡¯s power. jSon of Man The name that Jesus most often used for himself. The phrase in Hebrew or Aramaic means ¡°human being¡± or ¡°mankind,¡± but in Dan. 7:13-14 it is used of a future savior and king, and this was later understood to be the Messiah, the one God would send to save his people. kvulture Or ¡°eagle,¡± a bird of prey that eats dead animals. l24:29 See Isa. 13:10, 34:4. mglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise. n24:33 time The time Jesus has been talking about when something important will happen. See Lk. 21:31, where Jesus says that this is the time for God¡¯s kingdom to come. omill Two large, flat rocks used for grinding grain to make flour. phypocrite A person with wrong motives who pretends to be good.
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