Flee Without Turning Back

Jesus Teaches About Tribulation · Mark 13

Story guide: A first-century family moving urgently across a rooftop toward the mountains while a field worker leaves his cloak behind. This shared image is not a scene-for-scene rendering of Mark 13:14-23.

Open this scene in the reader →

14But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains,

15Let the one on the housetop not go down, nor enter to take anything out of his house.

16And the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

17But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days.

18But pray that it may not happen in winter.

19For those days will be a tribulation such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be.

20And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he cut short the days.

21And then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ do not believe it.

22For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will give signs and wonders in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

23But you, watch out; I have told you all things beforehand.

Step through the story beside the Scripture itself. About the People’s Open Bible