Mark 13:20 meaning and explanation
If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
Mark 13:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking on the Mount of Olives to Peter, James, John and Andrew about the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the tribulation around it. Verse 20 says the severity of those days is limited by God's mercy: unless the Lord shortened them, no one would survive.
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