Today’s Sermon:

Mark 13:13-20, “Jesus Olivet Discourse: Part #2, Jesus Answers The Question, “When Will The Temple Be Torn Down

And What Will Be The Signs That This Is

Fulfilled”

by Pastor Jim Bomkamp

The disciples ask 3 questions:

1. When will these things be?

2. What will be the sign of Your coming?

3. What will be the sign of the end of the age?

Mark’s recording of the disciple’s question to Jesus:

“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all

these things are going to be fulfilled?”

3 Divisions of the Great Tribulation from Jesus’ reply (from Bible

Exposition Commentary):

1. The beginning (Mark 13:5–13.

2. The middle (Mark 13:14–18).

3. The events that lead to the end (Mark 13:19–27).

We looked at secular studies that reveal the

exponential increase the signs Jesus described:

1. Men in the past hundred years or so who claimed to be the Messiah or Jesus Christ

2. GTZ Corporation’s graphs that showed the exponential increase of wars and rumors of wars in the past 100 years

3. List of organizations designated as Terror Organizations operating today

4. The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction organization’s graphs showing the exponential increase of all manner of natural catastrophes in the past 60 years

5. Exponential increase-Christian persecution in past 100 years

Breakdown of judgments during Tribulation of the book of Revelation:

During the 7 yr. Tribulation Period of the Book of Revelation the world will be battered under-

(1) God’s divine judgments of the 7 seals, 7 trumpets, & 7 bowls;

(2) Antichrist will issue absolute economic and political decrees which bring further woes; and

(3) Satan and his emissaries will concentrate activities on earth (Rev. 12:12)

As the world begins to come apart, supernatural events will transpire worse than any ecologist’s nightmare. Acts of man and judgments from God will combine to cause-

Stars to fall Planets to run off course Unnatural climate changes Food production largely

wiped out Strange new epidemics

spread Gigantic earthquakes level

cities

And destructions to occur in other areas of human life

Economic systems collapse Moral standards cease to

exist Social structures

breakdown A super-church absorbs all

religions Satanism, occultism,

witchcraft Humanism and human

knowledge increase Terrorism, fear destruction

abound An unprecedented world

war (Armageddon)

Continued…

THE 3 SETS OF 7 JUDGMENTS OF THE 7YR. TRIBULATION IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

SEVEN SEALJUDG-MENTS(Rev. 6)

FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH

Rider onWhiteHorse:TheAntichrist

Rider onRedHorse:Wars,Threats,Terrorism

Rider onBlackHorse:FamineAndEconomicRuin

Rider onPalehorse:Death andHades

Martyredsaints andMorePerse-cutions

PhysicalDisturb-ances,Earth-Quakes

Silence;then, the7TrumpetJudg-Mentsoccur

SEVEN TRUMPETJUDG-MENTS(Rev. 8-9)

FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH

1/3rd

Earth onfire; 1/3rd

Trees onfire; AllGrassburned

1/3rd SeaBecomeBlood;1/3rd

Shipssink; 1/3rd Fishdie

A fallingStarPoisons1/3rd ofall riversand 1/3rd

of allfountains

1/3rd sunDarkene1/3rd

MoonDarkened1/3rd starsdarkened

Demon-izedLocustsTorturemen 5months

1/3rd ofMankinddies; 200Millionmen gofrom Asiato theMiddleEast

Hugeearth-quake and7,000 dieInJerusalem

SEVENBOWLJUDG-MENTS(Rev. 16)

FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH

Boils onFollowerOfAntichrist

All seaBecomeBlood;All fishdie

All riversare turnedinto blood

SunScorchesAllmankind

TotaldarkenessCoversearth

EuphratesRiverdries up;Asiankings goToMiddleastfor BattleOfArma-geddon

Earth-QuakeTopplesall citieson earth;Babyloncited;Huge hailKillspeople

Growing rate of sociopathy in youth in the world:

Is the fulfillment of 2 Timothy 3:1-9 upon us?

Mark 13:13:

Persecution and being hated for Christ’s name, yet the saints will

persevere until the end

What does it mean to persevere faithful until the end?

(Rev. 13:1-10; 14:9-13)

Mark 13:14-18:

Jesus points to Daniel’s timetable for the end-times, particularly chapter 9 and his 70 weeks

prophesy

Lets read Daniel’s prophesy:

(Dan. 9:24-27)

Graph of Daniel’s 70 weeks (from truthnet.org )

http://www.truthnet.org/Christianity/Apologetics/IsthebiblefromGod6/

Seventyweekschart_2a.jpg

Graph of Daniel’s 70th week (from truthnet.org):

http://www.truthnet.org/endtime

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Mark 13:19-20:

Description of the Great Tribulation, a time unlike any before or which

shall come afterwards

CONCLUSIONS:

Luke 12:40, 40 “You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an

hour that you do not expect.”