Daily Lesson for Thursday 5th of September 2024 Read Mark 13:24-32. What great event is described here? The great event described in Mark 13:24-32 is none other than the return of Jesus Christ in glory, preceded by signs in the sun, moon, and stars. The New Testament is full of prophecies pointing toward this wonderful … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 4th of September 2024 Read Mark 13:19. What does this verse refer to? Mark 13:14, regarding the abomination of desolation, is the fulcrum around which the chapter pivots (see Tuesday’s study). Mark 13:19 marks a transition point, as well. It refers to a great tribulation that does not have an equal … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 3rd of September 2024 Read Mark 13:14-18. What clue does Jesus give in figuring out what the “abomination of desolation” refers to? Jesus comes to the central point about the fall of Jerusalem in Mark 13:14. He refers to “_the abomination of desolation._” The Lord says that the reader should understand. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 2nd of September 2024 Read Mark 13:1-13. How did the disciples respond to Jesus’ statement about the temple, and what is the significance of Jesus’ answer to them? As we have noted, the temple complex was a truly amazing structure. Josephus notes that the Royal Portico on the south side of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 1st of September 2024 Read Mark 12:41-44. How much did the widow give, and what did Jesus have to say about that? The Jerusalem temple was an amazingly beautiful structure. The temple mount dominated the city, and the massive stones involved in its construction are a marvel to this day, some … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 31st of August 2024 Read for This Week’s Study: Mark 12:41-44, Mark 13:1-32, Daniel 9:24-27, Daniel 7:25, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Memory Text: “ ‘Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather His elect … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 30th of August 2024 By Andrew McChesney Anush had prayed for years for Father to come to God. After Father allowed her and Mother to return to church on Sabbaths, she began to pray even more earnestly, pleading with God to reveal Himself to Father. “I don’t want to be the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 30th of August 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “A Doomed People,” Pages 580–588; “The Temple Cleansed Again,” Pages 589–600; “Controversy,” Pages 601–609, in The Desire of Ages. “Christ’s act in cursing the tree which His own power had created stands as a warning to all churches and to all Christians. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 29th of August 2024 Read Mark 12:28-34. What deep question did the friendly scribe ask, and what double response did Jesus give? Up to this point in the Gospel of Mark, most of the religious leaders, with few exceptions, are antagonistic to Jesus. This is particularly true in Jerusalem, where Jesus … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 28th of August 2024 Read Mark 12:13-27. What is going on here, and what truths does Jesus teach? The religious leaders were trying to catch Jesus in something they could use to condemn Him, either to the Roman governor or to the people. In this controversy, it was the question of … Continue reading –>
