Questions about Mark 13:1-37

  1. Who are the elect spoken of in verse twenty?
    1. They are they that make up the Christian Church.
      • No, the Church is taken right after the abomination that causes desolation sign.
    2. They are the saints of the Old Testament.
      • No, the saints of the OT will remain in their graves until the last day, the day of the second resurrection.
    3. They are the angels in heaven.
      • No.
    4. Right Answer!They are the believers that have survived those times.
      • Yes, the time that the world has just gone through is a time of judgment. The "sinners" have all been purged from the earth. The elect that the Scripture is referring to are the Israelites that have been scatter across the whole world. After the day of the Lord all of the children of Israel will be gathered up and brought back to the Promised Land. The people of the world will honor the children of Israel and will respectfully and fearfully return them to Israel. The whole world will then understand that God is who is he is and that the children of Israel are his chosen people.

     

     

  2. What is the sign that occurs to inform us of the temples destruction?
    1. Right Answer!The abomination that causes desolation.
      • Yes, this is not the destruction of the temple that occurs in 70 AD. Luke records for us the sign that foretells of that destruction. This temple has not yet been built, but when it is built it will be destroyed right after the abomination that causes desolation sign. Then at a later point the temple spoken of in Ezekiel 40-48 will be built.
    2. The sun, moon, and stars darken.
      • No this is the sign of the official Second Coming of the Lord.
    3. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
      • No, this is not the sign.
    4. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child.
      • No.

     

     

  3. Which temple's destruction does the sign mentioned foretell?
    1. The temple that was in Jerusalem at the time of Christ.
      • No, that destruction is recorded in Luke, but not in Matthew or Mark.
    2. Right Answer!The temple in Jerusalem that has yet to be built.
      • Yes, there must be a temple built in Jerusalem to fulfill the prophecies. The man called the Antichrist will enter the temple and declare himself to be the Christ and this action will reveal the beast to the people that understand such things.
    3. The temple described in Ezekiel chapter forty through chapter forty-six.
      • No, that temple will not be built until the Millennial Kingdom age has started.
    4. The Church, that is, the current temple of God.
      • No, that temple is never destroyed.

     

     

  4. Who will see the Coming mentioned in verse twenty-six?
    1. The Christians.
      • No, this Christians are in heaven at that time.
    2. The Jews.
      • Yes, they will see, but this is not the best answer.
    3. The Israelites.
      • Yes, they will see, but this is not the best answer.
    4. Right Answer!Men, and women regardless of who or what they are.
      • Yes, everyone alive at that time will see. When the Bible says that "men" will see, it means that all people, not just the Israelites, will see.

     

     

  5. What does it mean that the Son does not know the day and the hour of the coming events?
    1. It means that Jesus is not God.
      • No, it doesn't mean that at all. Jesus is the physical manifestation of God, and he is the physical manifestation of the Bible.
    2. It means that the day and the hour were not set at that time.
      • No, everything, and I mean everything, was set by God before anything was created. Nothing is left to chance. God knew the exactly when the day and the hour would be before he ever formed the earth.
    3. Right Answer!It means that the day and hour are not in the Bible, but are nonetheless known by God.
      • Yes, if Jesus did not know, then it means that it was not in the Bible.
    4. It means that the day of the Lord's Coming is dependent upon the Church, that is, when the gospel has been preached across the whole world then it will come.
      • No, see (b.) above.

     

     

  6. What does Jesus mean in Mark 13:37 when he says that we must "Watch!"?
    1. It means that we must sleep as little as possible, reading the Bible constantly, so that we will not be asleep at his coming and miss the call.
      • No, this is not what he meant.
    2. Right Answer!It means that we must always be aware of our relationship with God in Christ, and remain in the faith.
      • Yes, we must not forget God, or to let our relationship with him fade.
    3. It means that we should go to church as many times a week as it is open.
      • No, church has nothing to do with your relationship with God.
    4. It means that we should literally be looking up into the sky for evidence of his coming, so that we don't miss it.
      • No.

 

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