Cling to Jesus

This Sunday's Gospel reading is from Mark 13:1-8 in which Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.

As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’
When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?’ Then Jesus began to say to them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, “I am he!” and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs. 

If we read the rest of Mark 13 we realize that the future has even more in store than the destruction of the Temple. In verses 26-27  Jesus says, 

"Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven."

Through all of the trials and tribulations that the future holds, the message is to beware of false Messiahs, to cling to Jesus, and to not bother asking about when the end will come.

We can cling to Jesus by studying the primary source through which we came to know him, and that is the Bible. When we reject the Bible, when we follow false prophets, and when we accept false teachings, we reject He who promised to save us, to gather us from the ends of the earth.