March 12 Readings

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The One in Three Years Bible devotion can be covered in one years; It consists of
1)The Law and History blog is the first year of the Three Years Bible blog and covers Genesis through Malachi.
2) The Poetry and Prophecy blog is the second year of the Three Years Bible blog and covers Job through Malachi, with a daily portion of Psalm read every day.
3) The New Testament is the third year of the Three Years blog and covers Matthew through Revelation.

You can read the passage from the Law and History blog, Poetry and Prophecy blog and the New Testament blog using the Three Years Bible Readings in One Year:

Today's Readings in The One in Three Years Bible
Exodus 21; Mark 13.1-20; Proverbs 29; Psalms 33.10-17

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You can start with any of the three years and finish the Bible at a slower pace in three years
Try the Three Years in the Bible: Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament.

Today's Reading From Mark 13.1-20

Mark 13.1-20 Commentaries, verse by verse
Signs of the End Times
(Mark 13.1-37; Matthew 28.1-51; Luke 21.5-36)

In verse 1-2 Jesus prophesied that the Temple in Jerusalem would be destroyed in A.D. 70. The disciples asked him when would these things be and what would be the sign when all these things would be fulfilled. He warned them about the signs of the antichrists, wars, earthquakes, persecution, the Gospel preached to all nations. Are we in the last days? The answer is yes. All of the above signs mentioned have and is happening now more than ever. The nation of Israel should be used as a barometer of when He is returning. In 1948, The Jews returned back to Palestine. In 1967, the Israelis captured Jerusalem and are living there now, after some 1900 years. The European Union is now here. And 9/11/2001 triggered the invasion of Iraq. Babylon was located in modern Iraq, and many Bible scholars believe that Babylon will have an important role to play in the last days. Regardless of all of these events, Jesus warned to stand firm to the end.

Mark 13.14-37
Jesus gave several warnings about His Second Coming. He told them to look for signs v. 5-13 which we discussed yesterday. Jesus warned us when we see the abomination of desolation (Dan 9.25-27), the revealing of the Antichrist, and the desecration of the temple, then we should flee. It would be hard for pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days. God will shorten those days.. He warned to be on our guard (v. 23).

Application
When we know an hurricane is coming, what do we do? We look for signs, that is check for the weather channel prepare accordingly.


More Links in Mark
Dan Hill on Mark
Ray Stedman on Mark
Jeff Miller on Mark
Chadwick on Mark
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Sermons on Mark by Ryle, Spurgeon, and Whitefield
John Piper Sermon's on Mark

More Links on Commentaries for the Old Testament
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes (for both OT and NT) is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader

Jesus Saves
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.