Fusion: week of 4/26

FAMILY THEME: RETURN OF CHRIST

Mark 13:1-27

Jesus answered His disciples' questions about when He would

return to earth and what it would be like.

1.  The Return of Christ Will Be Preceded by False Teaching,

     Wars, and Natural Disasters

     (Mark 13:1-8)

     This triad of items heralding the approach of the actual end

     of time describes only the beginning of the end and not the

     end itself.

 
2.  The Return of Christ Will Be Preceded by Christians Being

     Persecuted

     (Mark 13:9-13)

     God's people have been persecuted since the beginning of

     time and most certainly will be up until the return of Christ.

     

3.  The Return of Christ Will Be Preceded by a Time of Terrible

     Tribulation

     (Mark 13:14-27)

     Even though tribulation has always existed, the Bible

     predicted a unique period of tribulation unlike any other

     within human history. Persecution, natural catastrophes,

     and even miracles will occur to an unprecedented degree

     shortly before the Second Coming of Christ.