Study Desk

As Jesus left the Temple and was walking away, his followers came up to show him the Temple's buildings.

Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his followers came to be alone with him. They said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that it is time for you to come again and for this age to end?"

He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from every part of the world.

When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be blessed.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he called for his servants and told them to take care of his things while he was gone.

"After a long time the master came home and asked the servants what they did with his money.

"So the master told his other servants, ‘Take the bag of gold from that servant and give it to the servant who has ten bags of gold.

"The Son of Man will come again in his great glory, with all his angels. He will be King and sit on his great throne.

The Son of Man will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

"Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made.

"Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘Go away from me. You will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever that was prepared for the devil and his angels.

After Jesus finished saying all these things, he told his followers,

"You know that the day after tomorrow is the day of the Passover Feast. On that day the Son of Man will be given to his enemies to be crucified."

His followers were upset when they saw the woman do this. They asked, "Why waste that perfume?

In the evening Jesus was sitting at the table with his twelve followers.

Jesus answered, "The man who has dipped his hand with me into the bowl is the one who will turn against me.

Then Judas, who would give Jesus to his enemies, said to Jesus, "Teacher, surely I am not the one, am I?" Jesus answered, "Yes, it is you."

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to his followers and said, "Take this bread and eat it; this is my body."

This is my blood which is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many to forgive their sins.

Jesus told his followers, "Tonight you will all stumble in your faith on account of me, because it is written in the Scriptures: ‘I will kill the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter.' Zechariah 13:7