Jesus, close to the end of his earthly life, prophesies another beginning, Jesus, the Messiah, tells the people to watch out for the Messiah. This text is an excellent introduction to the Advent theme of past and future colliding in the present and the difficulty of living in expectation while not being quite sure what to expect.

How would you live your life differently if you knew Jesus was coming back tomorrow?

Talk about a time when you were really excited for an event in your life even though you were not sure how it would all play out?