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.
However, no
one has guessed right yet and no
one will.
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 may be.
Amen
-
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First Baptist
Church in Lancaster, SC. He is
ordained from Rich Hill Baptist
in Lancaster. The website is at
http://www.makingchristknown.com
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