{"id":10072,"date":"2024-08-29T11:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=10072"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:25:49","slug":"mark-chapter-13-the-destruction-of-the-temple-and-signs-of-the-end-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=10072","title":{"rendered":"Mark Chapter 13 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13&nbsp;<\/strong>As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, \u201cLook, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cDo you see all these great buildings?\u201d<\/mark>\u00a0replied Jesus.\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cNot one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>3&nbsp;<\/sup>As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives&nbsp;opposite the temple, Peter, James, John&nbsp;and Andrew asked him privately,&nbsp;<sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>\u201cTell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus said to them:\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cWatch out that no one deceives you.\u00a0<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Many will come in my name, claiming, \u2018I am he,\u2019 and will deceive many.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cYou must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues.\u00a0On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>Everyone will hate you because of me,\u00a0but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhen you see \u2018the abomination that causes desolation\u2019\u00a0standing where it\u00a0does not belong\u2014let the reader understand\u2014then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.\u00a0<sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>Pray that this will not take place in winter,\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,\u00a0until now\u2014and never to be equaled again.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cIf 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.\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>At that time if anyone says to you, \u2018Look, here is the Messiah!\u2019 or, \u2018Look, there he is!\u2019 do not believe it.\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>For false messiahs and false prophets\u00a0will appear and perform signs and wonders\u00a0to deceive, if possible, even the elect.\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>So be on your guard;\u00a0I have told you everything ahead of time.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBut in those days, following that distress,<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201c\u2018the sun will be darkened,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the moon will not give its light;<br><sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>the stars will fall from the sky,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.\u2019<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAt that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds\u00a0with great power and glory.\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>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.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cNow 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.\u00a0<sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it<sup>[<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark%2013&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-24747d\\\">d<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0is near, right at the door.\u00a0<sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>Truly I tell you, this generation\u00a0will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.\u00a0<sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13&nbsp;As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, \u201cLook, Teacher! 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What magnificent buildings!\u201d 2\u00a0\u201cDo you see all these great buildings?\u201d\u00a0replied Jesus.\u00a0\u201cNot one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.\u201d 3&nbsp;As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives&nbsp;opposite the temple, Peter, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10072","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mark Chapter 13 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times &#8212; Jesus Did Say<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jesus on the destruction of the temple and the end of the world.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mark Chapter 13 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times &#8212; 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