Mark 13 “Be On Guard”
Commentators have called Mark 13 “one of the most perplexing chapters in the Bible.”Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and unravels His disciples’ question concerning the sign and timing of Jerusalem’s destruction and the end of the age.
Mark 12:38-44 “False Faith vs. Desperate Dependence”
Mark contrasts two teaching scenes- in one, Jesus warns the crowd against false faith, and in the second, commends to His disciples an example of true faith displayed through a widow’s desperate dependence on God.
Hebrews 1:1-4 “God’s Final Word”
Jesus is a far superior revelation of God than anything or anyone before or after him.
Mark 12:35-37 “Messianic Vision”
In Christ, God might be the God of all comfort, but we must be careful that we never allow ourselves to grow comfortable with the Son of God!