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耶稣对未来的警告

13 耶稣正要离开大殿院子的时候,有个门徒对他说“老师,您瞧,这用巨石砌成的大殿多壮观啊!”

耶稣说∶“你们看见这些宏伟的建筑物了吧?可是它们都会被毁掉。每块石头都将被丢到平地,就连两块垒在一起的石头也不会有。”

耶稣在大殿院对面的橄榄山上坐下来,彼得、雅各、约翰和安得烈私下问他说: “请您告诉我们这一切什么时候会发生?到时候会有什么先兆吗?”

耶稣对他们说∶“你们要当心,不要受人欺骗。 许多人会冒充我的名义而来,对你们说∶‘我是基督。’他们会让很多人走上歧途。 你们会听到战争和有关战争的消息,不必惊慌,这些事情是一定要发生的,但这不是结局。 民族与民族之间、王国与王国之间会互相攻打,不同的地区会发生饥荒和地震。这仅仅是灾难的开始,就仿佛像妇女临产前的阵痛一样。

你们要当心!因为你们是我的门徒,有人会逮捕你们,送你们去受审,他们将在会堂里殴打你们。你们将会被迫站在国王和统治者面前,告诉他们有关我的事情。 10 可是在这些事情发生以前,福音必将传遍世界各地。 11 甚至在你们被捕并被送去受审时,都不必担心自己该怎么说,到时候,上帝赐给你们什么话,你们就说什么,因为那时讲话的不是你们,而是圣灵。

12 “兄弟会彼此出卖,置对方于死地;父亲会出卖儿女,置他们于死地;儿女也会与父母做对,置他们于死地。 13 你们会因为跟随我而遭到所有人的憎恨,但是,坚持信仰到底的那些人必会得救。

14 “你将会看到‘那导致毁灭的可憎之物 [a]’出现在它不该出现的地方(读者应该理解其中的含义),那时,住在犹太地区的人应该逃到山上去。 15 在房顶上的人不要下来,也不要进屋取房东西; 16 在田里干活的人也不要回去拿衣服。 17 在那些日子里,孕妇和哺乳的妇女要遭多大的罪啊。 18 祈祷吧,这一切不要发生在冬天。 19 因为那些日子里的灾难,是上帝创世以来不曾有过的,以后也不会再有。 20 如果主不缩短了灾难的时间,就不会有人能幸存下来。他这么做是为了那些被选中的人。 21 如果有人对你们说∶‘看,基督在这里!’或者‘基督在那里!’不要相信他。 22 因为会出现假基督和假先知。他们会行大神迹和大奇事,如果有可能他们甚至企图欺骗上帝的选民。 23 因此,你们要当心,我事先把一切都告诉给你们了。

人子耶稣何时重返

24 “在那些日子里,灾难过后,

‘太阳将会变得暗淡无光,
月亮也失去了光辉,
25 星星从天空坠落,
天空的一切都会改变。’

26 “然后,人们将会看到人子伴着力量和巨大的荣耀乘云降临。 27 他将派来天使,把他的选民从四面八方、天涯海角召集起来。

28 “你们要从无花果树上受到启发,一旦树枝发嫩,树叶发芽,你们就知道夏天快到了。 29 同样,当你们看到所有这一切发生时,你们就知道人子重返的时刻临近了,近在咫尺。 30 我实话告诉你们,这一代人死之前,这一切将会发生。 31 天地将会消逝,但我的话绝不会消逝的。

32 “谁也不会知道那一天、那一时刻什么时候到来,甚至天上的天使也不知道,人子也不知道,只有父知道。 33 要当心!要警醒,因为你们不知道那日子什么时候到来。 34 就像一个要离家出门旅行的人,他让仆人们照看家舍。他给每个仆人分了工,他吩咐看门人好好守家。 35 所以你们一定要留神,因为你们不知道房主什么时候回来,是在午夜,是在傍晚,是在凌晨,还是在鸡叫的时候。 36 假如他突然回来了,可别让他发现你们在睡大觉。 37 我对你们说的话也是对所有人说的∶‘要准备好!’”

Footnotes

  1. 馬 可 福 音 13:14 见《但以理书》9:27;12:11。(比较《但以理书》11:31。)

Doomsday Deceivers

13 As he walked away from the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Teacher, look at that stonework! Those buildings!”

Jesus said, “You’re impressed by this grandiose architecture? There’s not a stone in the whole works that is not going to end up in a heap of rubble.”

3-4 Later, as he was sitting on Mount Olives in full view of the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew got him off by himself and asked, “Tell us, when is this going to happen? What sign will we get that things are coming to a head?”

5-8 Jesus began, “Watch out for doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, ‘I’m the One.’ They will deceive a lot of people. When you hear of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don’t panic. This is routine history, and no sign of the end. Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Earthquakes will occur in various places. There will be famines. But these things are nothing compared to what’s coming.

9-10 “And watch out! They’re going to drag you into court. And then it will go from bad to worse, dog-eat-dog, everyone at your throat because you carry my name. You’re placed there as sentinels to truth. The Message has to be preached all across the world.

11 “When they bring you, betrayed, into court, don’t worry about what you’ll say. When the time comes, say what’s on your heart—the Holy Spirit will make his witness in and through you.

12-13 “It’s going to be brother killing brother, father killing child, children killing parents. There’s no telling who will hate you because of me.

“Stay with it—that’s what is required. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry; you’ll be saved.

Run for the Hills

14-18 “But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up where it should never be. You who can read, make sure you understand what I’m talking about. If you’re living in Judea at the time, run for the hills; if you’re working in the yard, don’t go back to the house to get anything; if you’re out in the field, don’t go back to get your coat. Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Hope and pray this won’t happen in the middle of winter.

19-20 “These are going to be hard days—nothing like it from the time God made the world right up to the present. And there’ll be nothing like it again. If he let the days of trouble run their course, nobody would make it. But because of God’s chosen people, those he personally chose, he has already intervened.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

21-23 “If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here’s the Messiah!’ or points, ‘There he is!’ don’t fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and bewitching performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. So watch out. I’ve given you fair warning.

24-25 “Following those hard times,

Sun will fade out,
    moon cloud over,
Stars fall out of the sky,
    cosmic powers tremble.

26-27 “And then they’ll see the Son of Man enter in grand style, his Arrival filling the sky—no one will miss it! He’ll dispatch the angels; they will pull in the chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.

28-31 “Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer’s just around the corner. And so it is with you. When you see all these things, you know he is at the door. Don’t take this lightly. I’m not just saying this for some future generation, but for this one, too—these things will happen. Sky and earth will wear out; my words won’t wear out.

32-37 “But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven’s angels, not even the Son. Only the Father. So keep a sharp lookout, for you don’t know the timetable. It’s like a man who takes a trip, leaving home and putting his servants in charge, each assigned a task, and commanding the gatekeeper to stand watch. So, stay at your post, watching. You have no idea when the homeowner is returning, whether evening, midnight, cockcrow, or morning. You don’t want him showing up unannounced, with you asleep on the job. I say it to you, and I’m saying it to all: Stay at your post. Keep watch.”

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(A)

13 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”

“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”(B)

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives(C) opposite the temple, Peter, James, John(D) and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”

Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(E) Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues.(F) On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.(G)

12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.(H) 13 Everyone will hate you because of me,(I) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(J)

14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’[a](K) standing where it[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(L) 18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,(M) until now—and never to be equaled again.(N)

20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.(O) 22 For false messiahs and false prophets(P) will appear and perform signs and wonders(Q) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23 So be on your guard;(R) I have told you everything ahead of time.

24 “But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[c](S)

26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds(T) with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.(U)

28 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it[d] is near, right at the door. 30 Truly I tell you, this generation(V) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(W) 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(X)

The Day and Hour Unknown

32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.(Y) 33 Be on guard! Be alert[e]!(Z) You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants(AA) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Mark 13:14 Or he
  3. Mark 13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  4. Mark 13:29 Or he
  5. Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray