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The Jerusalem temple was an amazingly beautiful structure. The temple mount dominated the city, and the massive stones involved in its construction are a marvel to this day, some weighing hundreds of tons

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven’ ” (Mark 13:26, 27, NKJV).

He declares that the open sinner is less guilty than is he who professes to serve God, but who bears no fruit to His glory.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 584.

But while peaceably subject to the laws of the land, they should at all times give their first allegiance to God.”—Ellen. G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 602

The day after Jesus cleanses the temple, the religious leaders confront Him in the temple courts, asking by what authority He acted the day before

Then He says the leaders have made the temple a den of robbers (Jer. 7:11). Then, at the end of this amazing day, Jesus leaves the city with His disciples (Mark 11:19).

The Triumphal Entry. Jerusalem is located in a hilly region at an elevation of about 2,400 feet (about 740 meters). In Jesus’ day its population was perhaps 40,000–50,000, but this swelled at Passover.

Jerusalem Controversies. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses’ ” (Mark 11:25, NKJV).

The title “Son of David” in Jesus’ day had two concepts connected with it—the restoration of a king to Israel’s throne (compare with Isaiah 11; Jer. 23:5, 6; Jer. 33:15)

Jesus then calls the group together to give one of His most profound teachings. He indicates that Gentile rulers use power for personal advantage.

Mark 10:27 seems like a beautiful place to end the story: you cannot make it to heaven on your own, you need the grace of God in order to be saved.

While children were desired, they were of low social status, along the lines of slaves, actually (Gal. 4:1, 2).

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many’ ” (Mark 10:45,NKJV).

Herod had beheaded John the Baptist because of his rebuke regarding this illicit relationship (see Matt. 14:1–12)

Jesus immediately picks up on the expression of doubt. The Lord’s response can be paraphrased, “What do you mean, ‘If You can’?” (Mark 9:23).

leaders are tasked in the kingdom of God with the responsibility to care for these new converts with special care, similar to the Old Testament ethic of caring

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life’ ” (John 3:16, ESV)

The betrayer is not pointed out at this time, but the reader already knows who it is because of the identification of Judas (see Mark 3:19)

Luke notes that they were talking about Jesus’ departure (Greek-exodos) that He was about to accomplish in Jerusalem (Luke 9:30, 31). ‘If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us’ ” (Mark 9:22, NKJV).

When Jesus first called the disciples, He said He would make them fishers of men (Mark 1:17)

When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Mark 8:34, NKJV).

“Among the followers of our Lord today, as of old, how widespread is this subtle, deceptive sin.

The Lord’s manner of healing the man is curious, particularly for modern readers. He puts His fingers in the man’s ears, spits, touches his tongue and sighs.