Mark 13:3-5

The first signs preceding the end: V. 3. And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives over against the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately, V. 4. Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? V. 5. And Jesus, answering them, began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you.

Mark's description is graphic, vivid: Jesus with His disciples goes over to the mountain and then sits down opposite the Temple, with the great buildings in full view; an impressive setting for an earnest discussion.

Throughout the chapter, note: Before the eye of the omniscient Son of God, when He speaks in a prophetic vein, the factor of time does not exist; unless He Himself makes the distinction, all the happenings are in His mind's eye at this instant; He sees them all together, whether they are connected with the destruction of the city of Jerusalem or with the end of the world; then, also, the judgment of God upon Jerusalem was the type and the beginning of the last great judgment.