Synonyms: Levi, disciple, evangelist, tax collector, the 12, the twelve, apostle, sermon on the mount, jewish audience, beatitudes, lord's prayer, great commission, parables, olivet discourse, mount of olives, olivet, synoptic
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J. Scott Duvall
... God. The eschatological often points directly to the ethical in the New Testament, telling us how to live in light of Christ’s return (e.g., Rom. 13:11; 1 Tim. 6:13–14; 2 Pet. 3:11; James 5:8; 1 John 2:28; 4:17). Jesus’s Olivet (or Eschatological) Discourse (Mark 13; Matt. 24–25) calls us to be alert and prepared for his coming by doing what God has called us to do rather than speculating about when Christ will return.5The present passage offers a great opportunity to point people back to the basics ...
27. The Conclusion
Revelation 22:7-21
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J. Scott Duvall
... to persevere in faithfulness to Jesus.8 Theological Insights Throughout Revelation we have seen a strong connection between eschatology and ethics. Those who anticipate and long for Christ’s return are called to holy living. We see the very same emphasis in Jesus’s Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24–25 (and parallels in Mark 13 and Luke 21). Jesus repeatedly warns his disciples to “stay alert” in order to be ready for his return (e.g., Matt. 24:33, 42–44; 25:13). He then explains that being prepared ...
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Gary M. Burge
... and chariots are logical symbols for the carrying out of divine judgment in war (Jer. 46:9–10; Joel 2:4–11; Nah. 3:1–7). These chariots come out from between two mountains of bronze, which are commonly identified with Mount Zion and Mount Olivet, with the Kidron Valley in between. What is important to recognize is that they come from the presence of God himself. Bronze is often associated with divine judgment (Num. 21:9), and this accords well with the symbolism of the passage. The fact that there ...
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Gary M. Burge
The Olivet Discourse concludes in 13:32–37, on the subject of the distant future. “About that day or hour no one knows,” says Jesus (13:32). “That day” reintroduces the theme of the second coming of verses 14–27. Remarkably, in this, the only passage in the Gospel of Mark where ...
30. Gethsemane
Mark 14:32-42
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Gary M. Burge
... prelude to Golgotha, for in the valley below Jerusalem his soul is crucified, and on a hill above Jerusalem he will relinquish his body. The three warnings of Jesus to the disciples to “watch” (14:34, 37–38) reveal their failure to fulfill the Olivet Discourse (13:36–37), and they prefigure Peter’s three forthcoming denials. The admonition to the disciples, “Watch and pray,” for “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (14:38), is a reminder that trust and obedience of God are always ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... crisis was quite natural. A parallel situation in Revelation pictures the final conflict in terms of hostility brought to bear on the church through the powers of the Roman Empire in consort with the religious leaders of the Asian church. The Olivet Discourse (as it is often called) is best understood if we do not press it unduly at points where we may be uncertain about an exact temporal fulfillment. Matthew moves freely between the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the final consummation. Whether ...
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Craig A. Evans
... prayerful, the disciples sleep. Once again Jesus urges them to pray so that they will not fall into temptation. Now more than ever they need to be praying (cf. 1 Thess. 5:4–8). Additional Notes 22:39 Mount of Olives: sometimes called “Olivet.” Mark (14:32) and Matthew (26:36) call the place “Gethsemane” (Fitzmyer, pp. 1436–37: “probably a grecized form of Hebrew/Aramaic [word meaning] ‘oil-press’ ”). The Mount of Olives is one of three mountains east of Jerusalem, whose summit is 2660 ...
Understanding Series
Robert H. Mounce
... in the traditional terms of Jewish apocalyptic. The Son of Man will send out his angels to uproot from his kingdom “everything that is spoiling it” (Phillips) and “all who violate His laws” (Weymouth). The same scene is portrayed later in the Olivet Discourse (24:30–31). Some find it strange (Beare calls it “grotesque,” p. 313) that angels rather than demons inflict punishment, but in Revelation 14:18–20 angels are very much involved in carrying out the vengeance of God on the wicked ...
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King Duncan
... us to reach out to others—God’s desire that all His children would have fellowship with Him. The second answer is to be found in our Scripture lesson for today from the opening chapter of the book of Acts. The setting is a mount called Olivet. The resurrected Christ is making his final appearance to his disciples before his ascension to be with his Father. Here are his final instructions to them: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem ...
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