Mark 13:1-37
“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory... But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”
King James Version
Mark's Olivet Discourse: the Temple's fall and the Son of Man's coming, closing with the charge to watch since the hour is unknown.
Fulfillment References
Matthew 24:1-44 Luke 21:5-36 Daniel 9:27 Revelation 6:12-17
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalApostolic readers heed the 'watch and pray' charge with Spirit-filled readiness, awaiting the literal return of the one Lord Jesus.
JewishReflects the 'birth-pangs' tradition before redemption; the Temple's destruction in AD 70 is central to Jewish memory.
CatholicRead on the dual horizon of Jerusalem's fall and the end of the world, urging watchfulness.
ProtestantThe destruction of the Temple foreshadows the final tribulation; 'watch' is the governing command.
OrthodoxA call to constant spiritual vigilance amid the trials of history until Christ's glorious coming.
DispensationalThe 'abomination' and tribulation signs point to a future seven-year period for Israel before Christ's return.
AcademicMark 13, the 'Little Apocalypse,' is widely studied as composed around the Jewish-Roman war crisis.
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