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Mark 13 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Watch and Be Ready

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolJesus' Words Last Forever

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenWatch

WATCH → picture 2PRAY → picture 3WORDS → picture 4CLOUD → picture 1

Grade 1Keep Alert

The big temple stones → picture 4Jesus' words will last. → picture 3Jesus will come in clouds. → picture 5Learn from the fig tree. → picture 2A doorkeeper keeps watch. → picture 1

Order:

1. The big temple stones2. Jesus will come in clouds.3. Learn from the fig tree.4. Jesus' words will last.5. A doorkeeper keeps watch.

Grade 2Jesus' Words Will Last

  1. Where did Jesus and His friends sit? On a hill (circle)
  2. What did they look at? The big temple (circle)
  3. How will Jesus come back? With great power and glory
  4. What will never pass away? Jesus' words (circle)
  5. What did Jesus tell them to do? Watch and pray (circle)
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Grade 3Stay Awake!

  1. What did Jesus say would happen to the temple? Not one stone would be left on another.
  2. What must first be preached to all nations? The Good News
  3. Who would help the disciples know what to say? The Holy Spirit
  4. How will the Son of Man come? In clouds with great power and glory
  5. What should we do since no one knows the time? Watch, keep alert, and pray.
1: The big temple stones2: Jesus will come in clouds.3: Learn from the fig tree.4: Jesus' words will last.5: A doorkeeper keeps watch.

Grade 4Keep Watch

  1. What did the disciple admire about the temple? Its massive stones and buildings
  2. What did Jesus call wars, earthquakes and famines? The beginning of birth pains
  3. What did Jesus promise His followers when brought to trial? The Holy Spirit would give them words to say.
  4. What lesson does the fig tree teach? As its branches signal summer, the signs show the Son of Man is near.

Word bank: 1. temple; 2. Olives; 3. Good; 4. words; 5. glory

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Olivet Discourse

  1. What historical event did Jesus' prediction about the temple point to? Its destruction by Rome in AD 70
  2. What does the image of birth pains suggest about disasters? They are painful but signal that new life (God's Kingdom) is coming.
  3. What is God's priority before the end, according to Jesus? The gospel being preached to all nations
  4. What Old Testament passage does the coming of the Son of Man in clouds quote? Daniel 7
  5. What is surprising about Jesus' statement concerning the day or hour? He says not even the Son knows, only the Father, reflecting His humble earthly role.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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