The Poor Widow’s Offering
(Mark 12:41–44)
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, Mrk 12:41-44Jhn 8:202Ch 36:18Mat 27:6Neh 13:132Ki 24:13Jos 6:19Mrk 7:11-13 and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 1 Mrk 12:42
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 2Co 8:122Co 8:2-3Act 10:34Exo 35:21-29Mrk 12:43-442Co 9:6-7Act 4:27Luk 12:44 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” Act 2:44-45Luk 15:12Act 4:34Luk 8:43
Temple Destruction and Other Signs
(Matthew 24:1–8; Mark 13:1–8)
As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said, Jhn 2:20Mat 24:1-51Mrk 13:1-37 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Mat 24:2Mrk 13:2Lam 5:18Zec 14:21Ki 9:7-92Ch 7:20-22Act 6:13-14Dan 9:26-27
“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?” Act 1:6-7Mrk 13:14Mrk 13:3-4Luk 21:20-21Luk 21:27-28Mat 24:15-16Dan 12:6Dan 12:8
Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. 1Jn 4:12Th 2:3Eph 5:6Mrk 13:5-6Mat 24:11Mat 24:4-5Mrk 13:21-23Jer 29:8 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” Luk 21:28Mat 24:6-8Mrk 13:7-8Isa 51:12-13Luk 21:18-19Pro 3:25-26Psa 27:1-3Psa 46:1-2
Witnessing to All Nations
(Matthew 24:9–14; Mark 13:9–13)
Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Act 2:19-20Mrk 13:82Ch 15:5-6Heb 12:27Zec 14:13Zec 14:2-3Isa 19:2Act 11:28 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. Mat 24:29-30Luk 21:25-27
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors. 1Pe 4:12-141Pe 2:131Th 2:15-16Act 12:1-4Act 16:22-26Act 21:30-31Act 22:30Act 24:1-9 This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. Php 1:12Php 1:282Th 1:51Th 3:3-4 So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves. Luk 12:11-12Mrk 13:11Mat 10:19-20 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. Jer 1:9Eph 6:19Luk 12:12Act 6:10Exo 4:11-12Col 4:3-42Ti 4:16-17Luk 24:45
You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. Luk 12:53Rev 6:9Jer 9:4Mat 10:21Mic 7:5-6Mrk 13:12Act 12:2Act 7:59 And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. Jhn 15:19Luk 6:222Co 12:10Jhn 15:212Co 4:11Mat 10:22Mat 24:9Mrk 13:13 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish. Mat 10:301Sa 14:45Act 27:34Luk 12:72Sa 14:111Sa 25:29 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls. Heb 10:36Jas 1:3Mat 10:22Rev 3:10Rom 5:3Rev 13:10Rom 2:7Psa 37:7
The Destruction of Jerusalem
(Matthew 24:15–25; Mark 13:14–23)
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. Luk 19:43Dan 9:27Mrk 13:14Luk 21:7Mat 24:15 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. Jer 6:1Exo 9:20-21Gen 19:17Gen 19:26Jer 35:11Luk 17:31-33Mat 24:16Mrk 13:15 For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. Hos 9:7Isa 65:12-162Pe 2:9Isa 34:8Isa 63:4Jer 51:62Pe 3:7Dan 9:24-27
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. Lam 4:10Luk 23:29Mat 24:19Mrk 13:171Pe 4:171Th 2:16Deu 28:56-57Heb 10:26-31 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Rom 11:25Rev 11:2Isa 63:18Dan 12:7Dan 9:27Dan 8:13Isa 5:5Isa 66:19
The Return of the Son of Man
(Matthew 24:26–31; Mark 13:24–27)
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. Isa 13:10Jol 2:30-31Rev 6:12-14Dan 12:1Ezk 32:7-8Isa 24:232Pe 3:10-12Act 2:19 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Deu 28:65-67Mat 24:292Pe 3:10-12Lev 26:36Mrk 13:25Deu 28:32-34Heb 10:26-27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 2 Mat 24:30Rev 1:7Mrk 13:26Dan 7:13Mat 26:64Act 1:9-11Mat 16:27-28Mat 25:31 When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Rom 8:23Isa 60:1-2Eph 4:30Isa 12:1-3Rom 8:19Luk 18:7Psa 98:5-9Eph 1:14
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Matthew 24:32–35; Mark 13:28–31)
Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. Mat 24:32-35Mrk 13:28-30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Luk 12:57 So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Jas 5:9Heb 10:371Pe 4:7Luk 12:51-57Mat 16:1-4Mat 3:2 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. Mat 24:34Mrk 13:30Mat 23:36Mat 16:28Luk 11:50-51 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. Isa 40:8Mrk 13:31Mat 24:35Isa 51:6Psa 102:26Mat 5:181Pe 1:252Pe 3:7-14
Be Watchful for the Day
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. Mrk 4:191Th 5:2-8Luk 12:40Luk 12:45-461Pe 4:3-71Co 6:10Rev 3:32Pe 3:14 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. Rev 16:15Ecc 9:12Isa 24:17-18Jer 48:43-44Luk 17:37Psa 11:6Act 17:26Gen 7:4 So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” 1Jn 2:28Mat 25:131Pe 5:8Mat 24:421Pe 4:71Co 16:13Mrk 13:33Luk 18:1
Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives. Luk 22:39Mat 21:1Mat 21:17Mat 26:55Mrk 11:19Act 1:12Jhn 12:1Luk 19:37 And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple. Jhn 8:1-2