JESUS, Approached on the Mount of Olives by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Asking Him what will happen to the world when He leaves them, how Jesus answers them

JESUS. Approached on the Mount of Olives by Matthew, Mark, and Luke,

Asking Him what will happen to the world when He leaves them, how Jesus answers them

Eileen Renders

And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. And his disciples approached him, so as to show him the buildings of the temple. But He said to them in response, “Do you see all these things? Amen,

 I say to you, there shall not remain here stone upon stone, which is not torn down.” Then when he was seated at the Mount of Olives, the disciples drew near to him privately, saying; “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your advent and the consummation of the age?”.

And answering, Jesus said to them: “Pay attention, lest someone lead you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Christ. And they will lead many astray. You will hear of battles and rumors of battles. Take care not to be disturbed. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places. But all of these things are just the beginning of sorrows. Then they will hand you over to tribulation, and they will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for the sake of my name. And then many will be led into sin, will betray one another, and will have hatred for one another.

God spoke at length to them, and he spoke of people being merry, and marrying, even unto the day when Noah entered into the Ark. And they did not realize it until the flood came and took them all away.

Jesus warned, Be vigilant, for only the Father knows the day and the hour. Matthew Verse 24

Much of what Matthew wrote about their conversation is repeated by Mark, Chapter 13: Including when Jesus said to Mark, “Do not worry about what to say when they hand you over, for it will not be you speaking, say whatever is given to you at the time.

Luke 21: All that has been said by Jesus on the Mount of Olives is again repeated by Luke, but for the following words:

Jesus said, “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you must realize that it will soon be laid to desolate. Then those in Judaea must escape to the mountains, those inside the city must leave it, and those in in country districts must not take refuge in it. For this is the time when all that scripture says must be fulfilled.”

My research tells us Israel is currently in conflict with three countries: the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria

Jesus warns us not to be deceived by those who attempt to deceive us in saying they are the Christ.

While we all realize that at some time the End must come. We are not to live in fear, but in love and trust. We can feel safe when we are in the state of grace, and teaching our children the importance of following Jesus in the qualities He exemplified, Love, mercy and forgiveness.