“But in those days, after that suffering,

the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will be falling from heaven,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels and gather the elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.”

“But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but only the Father.” —Mark 13:24-27, 32

Jesus predicted a year would come when the

would fall from the sky.

Apocalypse is a Greek word which means “

.”

The “Little Apocalypse” in Mark 13 reveals the end of

. (Mark 13:2-14, 24-27, 32)

Apocalyptic language is powerful language to lift us out of the

.

The church is that community “called to witness to God’s revelation in this time between the times.” The church, “although a community of remembrance and of hope, is also summoned in the time of the now to be a living community, one which becomes offensive to the world in a particular way… to be the source of prophetic unrest, admonition, and instigation” —Karl Barth

What do we do when the stars are falling?

1. When you see the stars falling – bear witness to the cross!

The world is filed with

.
John Wesley, in his sermon “On the General Deliverance,” taught:

• First, prior to the Fall, the entire creation enjoyed a

and an existence in keeping with the will of the Creator.

• Second, the Fall of humanity affected

of creation.

• Third, God is going to reconcile and

all of creation. (Isaiah 11:6-9)

2. When you see the stars falling – live the resurrection!

“We belong to God. God loves us … We do not have to search for God, we only have to change the direction in which we are looking.” —Simone Weil

Action Steps

1. Bear witness to the cross: Become involved in the

   Reveal Answer
   around you.

2. Live the resurrection.

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