Mar 13:7 | TNotes | STEP | 13:7 The Greek word translated must is also used in 8:31 . In both instances, God’s sovereignty over events is emphasized. • but the end won’t follow immediately: These things would occur, and just as birth pains are followed by childbirth, God’s judgment on Jerusalem would follow. However, these events did not indicate that it was going to happen right away.

‏ Mark 13:7

13:7 ^a The Greek word translated must is also used in 8:31 ^b. In both instances, God’s sovereignty over events is emphasized.

• but the end won’t follow immediately: These things would occur, and just as birth pains are followed by childbirth, God’s judgment on Jerusalem would follow. However, these events did not indicate that it was going to happen right away.