Mark’s Gospel

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The Tribulation – Mark 13:14-23

The Tribulation will be a terrible time on earth. (Revelation 7:9) “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;” Multitudes will be killed […]

The Tribulation is Coming – Mark 13:1-13

Mark 13, Matthew 24 and Luke 21 are parallel passages that record Jesus’ answer to His disciples about the coming Tribulation. Taking the Bible literally, we believe the Futurist View which sees much of this section as yet future. However, futurists do not all agree on the interpretation of verses 5-13 which we will be […]

Errors of the Scribes – Mark 12:35-44

The Scribes in Jesus’ day were the Bible scholars. Though they knew the Bible, they did not always apply what they knew. If we are not careful, we can fall into that error as well. (Read text). Transition Jesus is primarily addressing the scribes in this passage in which, for our benefit, He identifies three […]

Clean the Temple – Mark 11:12-19

Read text. On the day following Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus and His disciples returned to the city. They likely entered the eastern gate, called the “Golden Gate”. This gate led directly to the temple. As Jesus cleansed the Temple, did He love those He cast out? Yes! His act of discipline was an […]

The Triumphal Entry – Mark 11:1-11

John 12:1 tells us that Jesus had spent the night at Bethany. The next morning Jesus did something that His followers had wanted Him to do for a long time. He publically proclaimed Himself to be the coming Messiah. He rode a young donkey about three kilometres from Bethany to Jerusalem while thousands cried, “Hosanna!” […]

Reversing our Values – Mark 10:28-45

Robert E. Speer says that several years ago he was being entertained by the president of a small college in America’s South. The school had limited guest facilities, so the head of the institution offered him his apartment. “I woke up early the next morning,” said Speer, “when I heard someone tiptoe into the room. […]