The Millennial Reign: Part 2 (Mark 13:24-37 & Rev. 20:1-6)

February 22, 2024 Nate Holdridge

The fourth element of the millennium is that spiritual life will come to the nations. Israel won't be alone in its renewed spiritual life. The prophets clarified that the earth will experience a population explosion during the millennium. With the curse suspended or at least significantly decreased, Isaiah and Jeremiah said infants would no longer die, and everyone would *"fill out their days,"* so that death at age one hundred would be considered young (Isaiah 65:20, Jeremiah 30:20).

The Millennial Reign: Part 1 (Mark 13:24-37 & Rev. 20:1-6)

February 15, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Today, we pick up in Mark 13 with Jesus teaching his disciples about the end times. Last week, we studied his second coming, which takes place before his millennial reign. Now, we will look to the book of Revelation to learn more about the time of his 1,000-year reign.

The Second Coming of Christ (Mark 13:24-27)

February 8, 2024 Nate Holdridge

On the Mount of Olives outside Jerusalem's temple, a few days before his crucifixion, Jesus explained the end times to his disciples.

The Great Tribulation: The End of the Age -- Mark 13:15-23

February 1, 2024 Nate Holdridge

All these exhortations Jesus gave during his teaching about the end of the age have a Jewish bent. Housetops were used in that region as a place for leisure in the cool of the evening. You could dine, relax, sleep, store goods, and pray on your home's flat roof. And Jesus had already said it was the citizens of Judea who should flee when the abomination of desolation occurs. Many Christians, when the armies of Titus began arriving at Jerusalem, did flee the city before the greatest destruction came.

The Great Tribulation: The Abomination of Desolation & the Anti-Christ -- Mark 13:14

January 25, 2024 Nate Holdridge

On the Mount of Olives, overlooking the temple precincts, Jesus continued his teaching about the end of the age. Peter, John, James, and Andrew sat riveted as their Master explained the end times.

Jesus Prepared His Followers for Tribulation Through the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13:5-13)

January 18, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Jesus began his teaching on the Mount of Olives warning about the tendency to be led astray (5). He knew some would come and lead many astray, so he sought to bolster his followers by telling them to see to it that they were not led astray (5). And many will come in Jesus' name, he said, even declaring themselves to be the Christ, and will deceive many. Ideologies, movements, and individuals will always arise, declaring themselves to be the savior the world needs.

Reasons the Olivet Discourse Points to Future Events (Mark 13:1-4)

January 11, 2024 Nate Holdridge

As we enter Mark 13, we come to a passage of Scripture that is hotly debated. Some, like myself, believe it communicates the doctrine of future things. Others, many of whom I respect and read, believe the entirety of this chapter has to do with the destruction of the Jewish temple in the first century. And others are in between those two views. Regardless of our position on this chapter or other apocalyptic passages in Scripture, we should treat one another with respect, humility, and love. We will discover who was right someday, but we don't know today. With that as an attitudinal backdrop for the next few weeks in Mark, let's get into this next movement and chapter.

Walk in Truth - Consider the Season (1 John 2:18-20)

June 8, 2021 Nate Holdridge

I want you to think of Joseph in the section of John's writing we are entering into today. You see, when you come to Christ, there is a feeling of abundance. You are forgiven for your sin through Jesus' substitutionary death, connected to your Father in heaven, and a recipient of the Spirit. (10 Minutes/2600 Words)

Follow #43 - Mark 13:24-37 - The Second Coming Of Christ

February 14, 2021 Nate Holdridge

On the Mount of Olives outside Jerusalem's temple, a few days before his crucifixion, Jesus explained the end times to his disciples.

Follow #42 -- The Great Tribulation -- Mark 13:14-23

January 31, 2021 Nate Holdridge

On the Mount of Olives, overlooking the temple precincts, Jesus continued teaching about the end of the age. Peter, John, James, and Andrew sat in riveted as their Master explained the end times.