Awake - Mark 13-14

Mark 13:32-37 (ESV Strong's)
32 “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— 36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”

Awake!!

In this chapter the disciplines have asked Jesus about the signs and timing of the end times.   After going through several thoughts, truths and instructions, Jesus ends with the above thought.  The main point of the entire passage is that:

1. God has declared an “end” of something.

2. God has declared He is going to do something at the end.

3.  There are many, many different types of signs that tell us that we are getting close to the end.

4. There are many, many different prophets that would and will claim they are Christ.

5.  We are to watch for Christ’s return.

6.  We are not going to know when, but we do know for certain it is going to happen and we are to be AWAKE and waiting in for Him.

This last point is the exact point of the above text.   We have to be ready for His coming and we do not know, for sure, when that time will be.   From the entire chapter this is the point.   We don’t know the time, no one does.  We only know the fact and we are to be ready, by faith.