Mark 13:24-31
Jesus
Tells about His Return
13:24
"But in those days, following that distress, "
- 'the sun will be
darkened,
- and the moon will not
give its light;
- 25
the stars will fall from the sky,
- and the heavenly
bodies will be shaken.'
26
"At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in
clouds with great power and glory.
27
And 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.
29
Even so, when you see these things happening, you
know that it is near, right at the door.
30
I tell you the truth, this generation will
certainly not pass away until all these things have
happened.
31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will
never pass away.
-
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
The Second Coming as
Explained by Jesus
All the predictions Jesus
made in these verses came to pass and many of the
disciples lived to see them.
For instance, the temple in
Jerusalem did not stand very long. It was completed
around the year 64 AD and was completely destroyed
by the Romans in 70 AD.
When will the end of times
come?
There have been numerous
points in history with "prophets" and
self-appointed dooms sayers claiming to know the
exact time and date. At the time of this writing,
there is even a movie called "2012" based on some
of the latest discovered predictions.
However, no one has guessed
right yet and no one will. Why?
Jesus will return when God
gives the word, not before. No amount of prediction
or guessing will change this.
Our role in this picture is
to live the best we can as Christians to be
prepared if the end times happens in our lifetime.
If it doesn't, we are still saved by the grace of
God in Jesus Christ.
Let us treat today and every
day as if it is the last chance we have to please
God.
It could be.
Amen
-
Love in Christ
- Bob
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Verses explaining the return of Jesus
Christ are from the New American Standard
Bible
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