Crossview Church
Dan DeRoche | Mark 13:1-37
BEGINNING
Mark 13:1-8 CSB
Do not be alarmed by: False teachings, wars, earthquakes
Mark 13:9-11 CSB
Mark 13:12-13 CSB
“The radical commitment which the gospel demands can disrupt even the most natural and sacred human relationships.”
1989: “Evangelicals sometimes receive favorable press from the media, but they should never forget the same media powers can quickly turn the world’s opinions against evangelical Christians.”
But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Mark 13:14-23 CSB
Temple History
- First Temple: Completed 957 BC, destroyed 586 BC
- Second Temple: Began 538 BC, completed 515 BC
- 20 BC: Herod The Great restored and remodeled.
- The second temple would be destroyed again by the Romans in 70 AD.
People leaving Jerusalem were like
“swimmers deserting a sinking ship”.
- Josephus
Mark 13:24-27 CSB
The Blessed Hope
Mark 13:28-37 CSB
No one knows the day or hour
Take-a-ways
1. Stay away
2. Stay awake
3. Stay alert
4. Stay hopeful
OUR BLESSED HOPE