Summary: <p style="margin: 0in; color: black;">Shoutout to Josh Cole for becoming a Patron of the Daily Devotional Podcast. I appreciate your support, Josh!</p> <p style="margin: 0in; color: black;">Questions about becoming a Patron? Visit <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support</a></p> <p><strong>Our Daily Devotional today is found in Mark 13:14-37. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong></p> <p><strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/mark-1314-37/%20%E2%80%8E">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/mark-1314-37/ </a>.</strong></p> <p><span class="text Mark-13-14"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24725" class="text Mark-13-15"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">15 </sup>Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24726" class="text Mark-13-16"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">16 </sup>and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24727" class="text Mark-13-17"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24728" class="text Mark-13-18"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">18 </sup>Pray that it may not happen in winter.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24729" class="text Mark-13-19"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24730" class="text Mark-13-20"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24731" class="text Mark-13-21"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">21 </sup>And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24732" class="text Mark-13-22"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">22 </sup>For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24733" class="text Mark-13-23"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">23 </sup>But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.</span></span></p> <p><span class="text Mark-13-24"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">24 </sup>“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24735" class="text Mark-13-25"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">25 </sup>and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24736" class="text Mark-13-26"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">26 </sup>And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24737" class="text Mark-13-27"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">27 </sup>And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.</span></span></p> <p><span class="text Mark-13-28"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">28 </sup>“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-24739" class="text Mark-13-29"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum"></sup></span></span></p>
