Mark 13:24-25 Bsb

The disciples asked Jesus when the destruction of the temple would occur. Jesus described the trouble and deceptions that are coming upon the world. But now, in this, his most extensive recorded prophetic sermon, what Jesus says next is literally out of this world. Something is going on here. He’s not just talking about the destruction of the temple! Jesus is here quoting the prophet Joel, using imagery that is typical apocalyptic and that is associated with the end of the world. It shows how the evil that people do on earth doesn’t just affect us here on earth, but it disrupts the harmony of the heavens as well – the entire universe. This was illustrated by the way that a supernatural darkness covered the land at the crucifixion of Jesus, and there was a great earthquake at his death.…

The disciples asked Jesus when the destruction of the temple would occur. Jesus described the trouble and deceptions that are coming upon the world. But now, in this, his most extensive recorded prophetic sermon, what Jesus says next is literally out of this world. Something is going on here. He’s not just talking about the destruction of the temple! Jesus is here quoting the prophet Joel, using imagery that is typical apocalyptic and that is associated with the end of the world. It shows how the evil that people do on earth doesn’t just affect us here on earth, but it disrupts the harmony of the heavens as well – the entire universe. This was illustrated by the way that a supernatural darkness covered the land at the crucifixion of Jesus, and there was a great earthquake at his death.…

“Immediately after the distress of those days (off distress for the Jews dispersed): ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’”—Jesus, Matthew 24:29 “I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and […]…

“Immediately after the distress of those days (off distress for the Jews dispersed): ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’”—Jesus, Matthew 24:29 “I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and […]…

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