Mark 13:24-37

The Coming of the Son of Man

24 "But in those days, after t that tribulation, u the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and v the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see w the Son of Man coming in clouds x with great power and glory. 27 And then y he will send out the angels and z gather a his elect from b the four winds, from c the ends of the earth d to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

28 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, e at the very gates. 30 f Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 31 g Heaven and earth will pass away, but h my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

32 "But concerning that day or that hour, i no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, j nor the Son, k but only the Father. 33 l Be on guard, m keep awake. 1 For you do not know when the time will come. 34 n It is like a man o going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants 2 in charge, p each with his work, and commands q the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 r Therefore stay awake - for you do not know when the master of the house will come, s in the evening, or s at midnight, or t when the rooster crows, 3 or u in the morning - 36 lest v he come suddenly and w find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: r Stay awake."

  1. Cross References
    Mark 13:19
    For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:10
    For the stars of the heavens and their constell...
    Isaiah 24:23
    Then the moon will be confounded and the sun as...
    Ezekiel 32:7
    When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens a...
    Joel 2:10
    The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremb...
    Joel 2:31
    The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the mo...
    Joel 3:15
    The sun and the moon are darkened, and the star...
    Acts 2:20
    The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moo...
    Amos 5:20
    Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not li...
    Amos 8:9
    And on that day," declares the Lord God, "I wil...
    Zephaniah 1:15
    A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress a...
    Revelation 6:12
    When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and be...
    Revelation 8:12
    The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third ...
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 6:13
    And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.
    Isaiah 14:12
    How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
    Isaiah 34:4
    All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
  4. Cross References
    Daniel 7:13
    I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 9:1
    And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.
    Matthew 26:64
    Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.
    Matthew 25:31
    When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 13:41
    The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 23:37
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
    2 Thessalonians 2:1
    Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers.
  8. Cross References
    Mark 13:20
    And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
    Mark 13:22
    For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
  9. Cross References
    Daniel 7:2
    Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
    Zechariah 2:6
    Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord.
    Revelation 7:1
    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
  10. Cross References
    Acts 1:8
    But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
  11. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:32
    For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of.
    Deuteronomy 30:4
    If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you.
  12. Cross References
    James 5:9
    Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
    Revelation 3:20
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
  13. Cross References
    Mark 9:1
    And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 102:26
    They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away.
    Isaiah 51:6
    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
    2 Peter 3:10
    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
    Matthew 5:18
    For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
    Hebrews 12:27
    This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken - that is, things that have been made - in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 119:89
    Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
    1 Peter 1:23
    Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.
    1 Peter 1:25
    But the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
  16. Cross References
    Matthew 25:13
    Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
    1 Thessalonians 5:1 - 2
    Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you.
  17. Cross References
    Philippians 2:6 - 7
    Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.
  18. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:7
    And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
    Acts 1:7
    He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
  19. Cross References
    Mark 13:5
    And Jesus began to say to them, "See that no one leads you astray.
  20. Cross References
    Ephesians 6:18
    Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
    Hebrews 13:17
    Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
    Mark 14:38
    Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  21. Cross References
    Matthew 25:14
    For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
  22. Cross References
    Mark 12:1
    And he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country.
    Matthew 21:33
    Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
  23. Cross References
    Romans 12:6 - 8
    Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 44:11
    They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before the people, to minister to them.
    John 10:3
    To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
    Luke 12:36
    And be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.
  25. Cross References
    Mark 14:34 - 38
    And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful...
    Matthew 25:13
    Watch therefore, for you know neither the day n...
    Matthew 26:41
    Watch and pray that you may not enter into temp...
    Luke 12:37
    Blessed are those servants whom the master find...
    Luke 21:36
    But stay awake at all times, praying that you m...
    Acts 20:31
    Therefore be alert, remembering that for three ...
    1 Corinthians 16:13
    Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like ...
    1 Thessalonians 5:6
    So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let...
    1 Peter 5:8
    Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary th...
  26. Cross References
    Mark 1:32
    That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons.
    Luke 12:38
    If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
  27. Cross References
    Mark 1:32
    That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons.
    Luke 12:38
    If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!
  28. Cross References
    Mark 14:30
    And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.
    Mark 14:68
    But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed.
    Mark 14:72
    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.
  29. Cross References
    Mark 6:48
    And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them.
    Exodus 14:24
    And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic.
  30. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:1 - 6
    Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you.
  31. Cross References
    Mark 14:40
    And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him.
  32. Cross References
    Mark 13:35
    Therefore stay awake - for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning -
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