470 Gustavo Martin which starts powerfully in v. 14 with the most emphatic o{tan plus imperatives set, expressed in the “when x then y” construction, appearing only twice in the entire gospel. There are no more references to tevlo" in Mark 13, or in the remainder of the gospel (45). In light of this, and the complete change in register and subject matter that begins in v. 24, it seems clear that “the end” cannot refer to anything after v. 23. Indeed, the two instances of tevlo" are pointing forward to the answer to the disciples’ question (tiv to; shmei'on o{tan mevllh/ tau'ta sunteleisqai), an answer that is finally complete with v. 14-16. Pesch ' and Geddert have both failed to see that, as is to be expected from the question asked, this section is the discussion of a set of road signs (when x do y) leading up to and climaxing in a concrete event in the near future of his audience. In fact, the only end in view in this section of the speech is that of the temple, as predicted by Jesus in v. 2. As we will see below, Mark 13,27 contains the only ergative clause with the Son of Man as agent in the entire gospel: ejisunavxei tou;" ejklektou;" aujtou, a clause edited by Matthew to make the angels the agent (46). In stark contrast with the grammatical role assigned to the Son of Man in 13,27 is the role assigned to the audience of Jesus in vv. 5b- 23. The audience is addressed by means of second person plural verbs and pronouns, most often appearing in the direct or indirect object slot, or as subjects of passive verbs or of imperatives pronounced by Jesus or by the false prophets (v. 21 i[de w|de oJ Cristov")(47). The “you” subject (45) Besides the two instances in Mark 13, there is only one additional instance in 3,26: kai; eij oJ satana'" ajnevsth ejfΔ eJauto;n kai; ejmerivsqh ouj duvnatai sth'nai ajlla; tevlo" e[cei. (46) Cf. Matt 24,31: kai; ejpisunavxousin tou;" ejkklektou'" aujtou' with the angels as subject. The clause in Mark 13,26, with the Son of Man as agent of a material process, is in contrast especially with the Son of Man clauses of Mark 8- 11. The depiction of the Son of Man as a patient sufferer which begins in 8,31, reaches a climax in the third passion prediction (10,33-34) as Mark piles on 7 verbs with the Son of Man on the receiving end of the actions of his enemies: paradoqhvsetai…katakrinou'sin aujto;n qanavtw/ kai; paradwvsousin auvto;n… ejmpaivxousin aujtw/' kai; ejmptuvsousin aujtw/' kai; mastigwvsousin aujtovn kai; apoktenousin. j ' (47) “You” as subject of imperatives in vv. 5b-23, note especially those with explicit subject, and one imperative issued by the false prophets. blevpete" mh; qrosisqe, blepete de; ujmei'" e Ôautouv", mh; promerimna'te, laleite, proseucesqe, ide v ' v [ ' w\de oJ cristov", mh; pisteuvete, uJmei'" de; blevpete (9). “You” as object (direct or indirect) or as passive subject in vv. 5b-23: mhv ti" uJma'" planhvsh/, paradwvsousin uJma'", darhvsesqe, ejpi; hJgemovnwn kai; basilevwn staqhvsesqe, o{tan a[gwsin uJma'", paradidovnte", o} ejavn doqh'/ uJmi'n, e[sesqe misouvmenoi, ejavn ti" uJmi'n ei[ph/, proeivrhka umin pavnta (10). J'