The Second Coming of Christ Pt. 6

Mark 13: 4-37 parallels Matt. 24. The first few signs are an exact repeat.

Warning #1: don’t be deceived.
False christs.
Wars and rumors of wars.
The end is not yet.
Nations and kingdoms rise against each other.
Earthquakes.
Famines.
These are the beginning of sorrows.
Martyrdom.
The gospel goes out into the world.

When taken and delivered up, don’t try to think ahead what to say. The Holy Spirit will speak through you. This is a new instruction. Christians will be brought before courts of law, kings, etc. because of their faith. They will be filled with the Holy Spirit to answer to the accusations.

Brother will betray brother, fathers their children, children their parents, to the death. .
Those that endure to the end shall be saved.
The abomination of desolation spoken of in Daniel stands where it shouldn’t.
At that time those in Judea should flee.
Then there will be affliction (the tribulation) such as has not been since the creation.
The days of tribulation are shortened for the elect’s sake (so that there will be someone left to rapture).
2nd warning: don’t be deceived.
False christs and false prophets arise showing great signs and wonders.
If possible, the elect will be deceived. Again, the elect are still there.
3rd warning: We have been told in advance so as not to be deceived. He is telling this to believers, that they shouldn’t be deceived by the great signs and wonders of the false prophet.
After the tribulation the following signs will occur:
The sun is darkened.
The moon won’t give its light.
The stars will fall.
The powers in the heavens will be shaken.
(Signs of the Day of the Lord)
Then the Son of man comes in the clouds with great power and glory.
He will send his angels to gather his elect (from the four winds and uttermost parts of the earth).
The parable of the fig tree. (Already discussed)
This generation won’t pass till all these things have happened. (Already discussed)
Nobody knows the day or hour. (Already discussed)
Keep watch. A warning to believers.

There is a parable about the man on a journey who has told his servants to watch. (Servants are Christians. They are told to watch).Then another parable warning us to watch for his 2nd coming. So Christians are expected to be around when that happens.
Another warning to watch. Christ keeps telling us not to be deceived and to keep watch. This was extremely important to Him, yet there are some who say we won’t be here, so no problem. Not according to Christ.

We can see how Mark, with a few exceptions has the same information in the same order as Matthew. We only need to keep it in that order and understand it as they did.