Mark 13:1-13
Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty.
“Notice what you notice.” So, a few moons ago I was taking up an offense for Andrew not being included with Peter, James, and John at the Transfiguration. Now in today’s reading he is included in those few (four) with whom Jesus is speaking “privately” (v. 4), so I’m pleased for our namesake!! :-)!
My Study Bible cites Josephus that some of these temple stones (v. 2) were 37 by 12 by 18 feet. That’s huge!!
The ESV header on verses 3-13 says “Signs of the End of the Age”. However, the question by Peter, Andrew, James, and John followed immediately after the discussion of the destruction of the temple in verses 1-3: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” (v. 4) So I’m confused as to why these verses 1-13 refer to the “End of the Age”. To me these verses could refer to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. The only suggestion for the “End of the Age” is in verse 10: And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. Even that, however, could refer to the known world existing in 70 A.D., and Paul and others had pretty well covered much of the known world by then. Neither of the other two Synoptic writers is able to convince me otherwise either. Your thoughts?
Slava Bohu!
Fred, now I am wondering about the end of the age – of what? The age of the Jewish nation? The temple? Revelation has much additional information or visions, but I have never studied it before or even read it carefully, without becoming confused.