matthew-24:28,-luke-17:34-37-niv

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 24:28

Matthew 24:28 The Law of Divine Judgment. I. When a wild beast falls in the desert, or a beast of burden on the highway, there is no stir in the heavens for a time. But, far above human ken, the vulture is floating poised on his wings; and looking downwards his eye soon distinguishes the motionless thing for he hunts by an eyesight unequalled in power among all living things, and like a stone he drops through miles of air. Others floating in the same upper region, see their brother's descent... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 24:1-51

Chapter 24Now Jesus went out ( Matthew 24:1 ),Left the house desolate. He is rejected now. They've rejected Him, now He has rejected them. Leave the house desolate; you're not going to see me again until you are saying, "blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord."And so they are not going to see Him, until He comes, until He comes again.So as Jesus was going out,and departing from the temple: his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple ( Matthew 24:1 ).They were... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 24:1-51

Matthew 24:1 . The buildings of the temple. Herod had gradually rebuilt the temple, taking down one part, and raising it anew, so that the worship was not interrupted. Hence it was still the second temple renovated; the vessels, the priests, and even all the stones fit for use were still employed. After consulting a body of sacred critics on this subject, I find Dr. Lightfoot bears the palm. He does not detail lexicons, but being himself a rabbin of the first class, he everywhere... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 24:28

Matthew 24:28For wherever the carcase is. The carcase and the vulturesOur Lord says, wherever there is a rotting, dead society, a carcase hopelessly corrupt and evil, down upon it, as if drawn by some unerring attraction, will come the angel, the vulture of the Divine judgment. There are many “comings of the Lord” which on a smaller scale have embodied the same principles as shall be displayed in world-wide awfulness at the last judgment.I. The first thing in these words is that they are to us... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 24:28

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Ver. 28. For wheresoever the carcase is, &c. ] That is, saith M. Lambert, martyr, wheresoever is declared by the course of the Scriptures, the benefits granted to us by Christ’s death, thither will men seek and flee, to know how they may enjoy the same. The sacrificed body of Christ (saith another) hath a most fragrant smell, inviting the saints (like birds of prey) to fly from far with marvellous swiftness to... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 24:28

Deuteronomy 28:49, Job 39:27-Amos :, Jeremiah 16:16, Amos 9:1-Numbers :, Luke 17:37 Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:13 - the eagle 1 Samuel 17:46 - carcases Job 39:30 - where Lamentations 4:19 - persecutors Ezekiel 17:3 - A great Daniel 7:4 - like Hosea 8:1 - as Habakkuk 1:8 - they Zechariah 5:9 - for 2 Peter 3:4 - where Revelation 19:18 - ye read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 24:28

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles he gathered together — Our Lord gives this, as a farther reason, why they should not hearken to any pretended deliverer. As if he had said, Expect not any deliverer of the Jewish nation; for it is devoted to destruction. It is already before God a dead carcass, which the Roman eagles will soon devour. Luke 17:37. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 24:28

28. For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles It is perfectly obvious that this verse stands in isolation, having no clear connection with what precedes or follows. The for which commences this verse clearly refers to nothing in Matthew 24:27; while in our harmonizing below its reference is natural and convincing. We may suggest that this arises from the fact that the sentence is but a part, which Matthew has preserved, of a passage which Luke presents more fully; in which... read more