Thank you. Jesus' mission was to seek and save the lost.

That's why he came.

And when he ascended into heaven, he promised he would come again.

But when exactly will that happen? And why

does it seem to be taking him so long? Alistairbegg addresses these questions today on

Truth for Life as he considers how we can be prepared for Jesus' second coming.

I invite you to turn with me initially to the Gospel of Mark and to chapter 13.

I'm going to read from the third verse to the sixth and then from the 32nd verse to the end of the chapter.

Mark chapter 13 and verse 3.

And as he, that is Jesus, sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple,

Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished? And Jesus began to say to them, see that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name

saying, I am he, and they will lead many astray. And down in verse 32, but concerning that day or that

hour, no one knows. Not even the angels in heaven, nor the son,

but only the father. Be on guard, keep awake, for you do not know when the time will come.

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. 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, lest he comes suddenly and find

you asleep. And what I say to you, I say to all, stay awake."

That's not a reference to what is about to take place. It is a much bigger exhortation, but it does

have something of an immediate application. Father, as we turn to the Bible, help us to stay awake,

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