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THE SON OF MAN WILL COME

Passage: Mark 13:14~27

Key verse: 13:26

¹⁴“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’^[a]^(A) standing where it^[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. ¹⁶Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. ¹⁷How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!^(B) ¹⁸Pray that this will not take place in winter, ¹⁹because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,^(C) until now—and never to be equaled again.^(D)

²⁰“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. ²¹At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.^(E) ²²For false messiahs and false prophets^(F) will appear and perform signs and wonders^(G) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²³So be on your guard;^(H) I have told you everything ahead of time.

²⁴“But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
²⁵the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’^[c]^(I)

²⁶“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds^(J) with great power and glory. ²⁷And 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.^(K)

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Mark 13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
Mark 13:14 Or he
Mark 13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4

First, Be on your guard (14-25). These verses tell of the turmoil in the end times. The 'abomination that causes desolation' might refer to the destruction of the temple by the Romans in 70 AD, or to some future horrific event. Jesus said to be on your guard so that when these things happen, the people of Judea should flee to the mountain. There would be distress in the world like no one has ever seen. But for the sake of the elect, God cut those days short. Otherwise, no one could survive. But after that, even the moon would be darkened and the stars would fall from the sky. How could anyone survive? Second, the Son of Man will come (26-27). This is the climactic event of world history. At the height of the distress, the Son of Man would come in clouds with great power and glory. He will come and gather his elect to go and be with him in the kingdom of God. Our hope is not in the end of terrible times. Our hope is in the coming of the Son of Man.

Prayer: Father, help me, that when I am faced with terrible times, I will keep my hope in your coming. Help me to look for the Son of Man coming in clouds of great power and glory.

One Word: The Son of Man will come

Daily Bread

THE SON OF MAN WILL COME

Passage: Mark 13:14~27

Key verse: 13:26

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