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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:14

And when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judea flee unto the mountains. Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains.The abomination of desolation ... This paragraph through Mark 13:23 has a double application to the approaching destruction of the Holy City and to the second coming of Christ. As Cranfield expressed it:Neither an exclusively historical nor an exclusively eschatological... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:15

And let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house: and let him that is in the field not return back to take his coat.These verses were primarily meant to stimulate haste in the Christian community who, upon seeing the armies about the city, were commanded to flee to the mountains.Housetop not come down ... This means that one on the housetop should not come down to take anything out, but that he should come down and flee without hesitation to the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:17

But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! And pray ye that it be not in the winter.The compassion of the Saviour who foresaw the suffering and hardship, especially upon mothers, in the coming disaster, shines in his exclamation here.And pray that it be not in winter ... Their prayers in this were answered, for the siege reached its climax in the spring and summer, the fall of the city coming on August 10,70 A.D. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:19

For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.The tribulation that befell Jerusalem was as great as any disaster ever known, some eleven hundred thousand of the population being butchered by the sword.[40] But even so great a disaster is only a prophecy of the far greater thing that shall come at the End. Cranfield agreed that "The thought here is eschatological, the final tribulation... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:20

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.The elect's sake ... These were Christians, "whom he chose," not through some immutable decree, or capricious election before all time and eternity, but through the gospel. God chose and elected the people who would receive and adore the Christ, obey his gospel, and accept God's forgiveness. No one was excluded by such an election, each man deciding for... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:21

And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not: for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.Although Mark 13:14-23 are principally concerned with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem, Mark 13:14, particularly, has strong overtones applicable to the final judgment. Likewise here there are... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:24

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.THE PROPHECY OF THE ENDAfter that tribulation ... Not "after THE tribulation," as if this had been an apocalypse, but after the destruction of Jerusalem.The sun shall be darkened, and the moon ... Some have construed these words as a metaphorical reference to the covering of the Sun of righteousness, so as to reduce and darken the light, accomplished by the devices of wicked men and to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:25

And the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.These words too are taken to be a strong metaphor for the fall of mighty princes and rulers; but, since it is a good rule of interpretation that the secondary fulfillment of prophecy greatly exceeds in scope and significance the first fulfillment; and since, in the first fulfillment of this chapter, many notable princes and rulers among both the Romans and the Jews fell, it is the conviction here... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:26

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.That this is a literal factual statement of what Christ promised and the holy apostles believed to be true is undeniable. Writing a full generation after the resurrection of Christ, Mark could not thus have quoted Jesus as referring to any ordinary spiritual event. The end of the age and the second coming of the Son of God are promised here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:27

And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.The angels ... are always associated with the final judgment in the New Testament (Matthew 13:41,49; 2 Thessalonians 1:7, etc.).Elect from the four winds ... This is an idiom meaning "from everywhere."Uttermost part of earth ... heaven ... That both earth and heaven are mentioned here as places from which God will gather the elect... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:24

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:27

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