Listen "Mark 13:1-23 - Let the Reader Understand"
Episode Synopsis
Sermon Discussion Questions
1) In Mark 13:5-11 Jesus warns us that scary times will shake the whole earth before the end (“these are the beginning of the birth pangs,” v.8). Our role in this time of global tribulation is to bear witness (vv.9-13). How does this challenge you during the COVID-19 pandemic?
2) The prophecy of Daniel regarding the “abomination of desolation” apparently involves multiple applications in history. Ex. the abomination of Antiochus Epiphanes in 167 BC (Daniel 11:31), and the desolation of Titus in AD 70 (Daniel 9:26). How do you understand the final fulfillment of this abomination of desolation (Daniel 9:27; 11:36; 12:1-11) Jesus references in Mark 13:14 to relate to Paul’s teachings regarding the “man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonians 2:1- 8? Why is this important to our expectation regarding the return of Christ?
3) Many false “Christs/Messiahs” emerge during a crisis. What “messiahs” are we presently looking to as a culture (note 1John 2:18)? How does Jesus alone offer us hope during our present and future crises?
1) In Mark 13:5-11 Jesus warns us that scary times will shake the whole earth before the end (“these are the beginning of the birth pangs,” v.8). Our role in this time of global tribulation is to bear witness (vv.9-13). How does this challenge you during the COVID-19 pandemic?
2) The prophecy of Daniel regarding the “abomination of desolation” apparently involves multiple applications in history. Ex. the abomination of Antiochus Epiphanes in 167 BC (Daniel 11:31), and the desolation of Titus in AD 70 (Daniel 9:26). How do you understand the final fulfillment of this abomination of desolation (Daniel 9:27; 11:36; 12:1-11) Jesus references in Mark 13:14 to relate to Paul’s teachings regarding the “man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonians 2:1- 8? Why is this important to our expectation regarding the return of Christ?
3) Many false “Christs/Messiahs” emerge during a crisis. What “messiahs” are we presently looking to as a culture (note 1John 2:18)? How does Jesus alone offer us hope during our present and future crises?
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