Today’s Sermon: Mark 13:21-37, “Jesus Olivet Discourse: Part #3, Jesus Answers The Question, “When Will The Temple Be Torn Down And What Will Be The Signs That This Is Fulfilled” by Pastor Jim Bomkamp

The disciples ask 3 questions: 1. When will these things be? 2. What will be the sign of Your coming? 3. What will be the sign of the end of the age?

3 Divisions of the Great Tribulation from Jesus’ reply (from Bible Exposition Commentary): 1. The beginning (Mark 13:5– The middle (Mark 13:14–18). 3. The events that lead to the end (Mark 13:19–27).

We have looked at secular studies that reveal exponential increase the signs Jesus described: 1. Men who claimed to be the Messiah or Jesus Christ 2. Graphs showing exponential increase of wars last 100 years 3. List of Terror Organizations operating today 4. The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction organization’s graphs showing the exponential increase of all manner of natural catastrophes in the past 60 years 5. Exponential increase-Christian persecution in past 100 years 6. We looked at the three sets of seven judgments that make up the Tribulation of the book of Revelation: Seal, Trumpet, and Bowl Judgments 7. Increase of sociopath today in fulfillment of 2 Timothy 3: We looked at timetable of 70 week prophesy of Daniel 9.

Outline of today’s msg: 1. We are going to look at the events that will occur when Christ returns at the end of the 7 yr Tribulation 2. We are going to look at the book of Revelation’s description of the Millennial Reign of Christ that will occur after He returns. 3. We are going to look at the judgment of Christ that occurs after the Millennial Reign of Christ, and the new heavens and earth God will create

Mark 13:21-22: Jesus says false Christs will arise at this time but we are not to listen to anyone who says that Christ is here or there

Breakdown of judgments during the 7 year Tribulation period: THE 3 SETS OF 7 JUDGMENTS OF THE 7YR. TRIBULATION IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION SEVEN SEAL JUDG- MENTS (Rev. 6) FIRSTSECONDTHIRDFOURTHFIFTHSIXTHSEVENTH Rider on White Horse: The Antichrist Rider on Red Horse: Wars, Threats, Terrorism Rider on Black Horse: Famine And Economic Ruin Rider on Pale horse: Death and Hades Martyred saints and More Perse- cutions Physical Disturb- ances, Earth- Quakes Silence; then, the 7Trumpet Judg- ments occur

SEVEN TRUMPET JUDG- MENTS (Rev. 8-9) FIRSTSECONDTHIRDFOURTHFIFTHSIXTHSEVENTH 1/3 rd Earth on fire; 1/3 rd Trees on fire; All Grass burned 1/3 rd Sea Become Blood; 1/3 rd Ships sink; 1/3 rd Fish die A falling Star Poisons 1/3 rd of all rivers and 1/3 rd of all fountains 1/3 rd sun Darkene 1/3 rd Moon Darkened 1/3 rd stars darkened Demon- ized Locusts Torture men 5 months 1/3 rd of Mankind dies; 200 Million men go from Asia to the Middle East Huge earth- quake and 7,000 die In Jerusalem SEVEN BOWL JUDG- MENTS (Rev. 16) FIRSTSECONDTHIRDFOURTHFIFTHSIXTHSEVENTH Boils on Follower Of Antichrist All sea Become Blood; All fish die All rivers are turned into blood Sun Scorches All mankind Total darkeness Covers earth Euphrates River dries up; Asian kings go To Middleast for Battle Of Arma- geddon Earth- Quake Topples all cities on earth; Babylon cited; Huge hail Kills people

False prophets and Christs will be able to perform great ‘signs and wonders’ and deceive many (Revelation 13:11-16 says the false prophet will perform great signs and wonders)

Mark 13:23: Jesus to take heed

Mark 13:24-25: Jesus tells us that after the events of the Tribulation that the sun and moon will be darkened

‘the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken’ at this time (see Colossians 2:13-15)

Mark 13:26-27: We will see Jesus coming in the clouds and the angels will gather together the elect from all the earth

Passages describing Second Coming of Christ: 1. Revelation 19: Zechariah Zechariah Revelation 20

Mark 13:28-30: The parable of fig tree

Is Israel becoming a nation what Jesus refers to as the fig tree putting forth its leaves?

Mark 13:31: Jesus words will be fulfilled

Mark 13:32-37: no one knows the day or hour of His coming, and it will be like a thief in the night so always be on the alert