Differences btween mark and john

Mark-
strong apocalyptic themes
"second coming" of christ
(Parousia-Greek means coming)

Olivet discourse Mark 13
Solomons temple destroyed by Romans in 70ad

Signs of second coming(7 years of tribulation-

-the temple will be destroyed again
-war
-varous calamities
-presecution of christians
-false messiahs
-abomination of desolation
-cf daniel 9:27/ 11:31, 12:11, a ruler that will persuecute jesuss followers
-all of tis will build to the soecond coming of christ to judge and set up his holy kingdom.

figtree parable Mark 13:28

-second coming
-when we see signs his return is emenent