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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:24-31

Parallel passages: Matthew 24:29-35 ; Luke 21:25-33 .— The second advent. I. THE GREATNESS OF THE EVENT . Whether our Lord's coming shall be pro-millennial or post-millennial we stay not to inquire. The great importance attaches to the fact of the second coming of the Son of man, which this section describes and which all Christians believe. The future coming of the Son of man naturally leads us back in thought to his first coming. The world had waited long for that... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:24-32

The second coming. It is very difficult exactly to discriminate between some words of Christ which refer to the destruction of Jerusalem, and others which refer to our Lord's coming to judge all mankind. There seems to be a designed blending of the references to these events. We are thus taught to remember that we are called to be as men that wait for their Lord. I. THE CERTAINTY OF CHRIST 'S COMING . If his words are to be accepted, this great event of the future is not to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:25

And the stars shall be falling from heaven ( ἔσονται ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πίπτοντες ) and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken . In the great events of the creation recorded in Genesis 1:1-31 the sun and the moon and the stars did not show their light until that period which is called the fourth day. So in the end of the world, the sun and the moon and the stars are represented as withdrawing their light, perhaps figuratively, but perhaps also literally, in the course of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:26

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory . St. Matthew ( Matthew 24:30 ) introduces here the words, "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven." Many of the Fathers, as St. Chrysostom, Jerome, Bede, and others, think that this sign will be the cross. Josephus (5.3) says that shortly before the destruction of Jerusalem, a portent like a sword, glittering as a star, appeared in the heavens. But surely the sign of the Son of man at... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:27

And then shall he send forth the angels . This represents the great harvest at the end of the world, when the angel-reapers shall be sent forth to separate the wicked from the just. The elect will be gathered from the four winds ( ἐκ τῶν πεσσάρων ἀνέμων ); literally, out of the four winds—the winds representing figuratively every corner of the world; or, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven . At its extremities, in the horizon, there appears to be... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:28-29

Now from the fig tree learn her parable ; that is, her own particular teaching. Our Lord makes frequent mention and use of the fig tree, as we have seen already. It is probable that a fig tree may have been near to them. When her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh . The branch ( κλάδος ) would be the young shoot, now become tender under the quickening influences of the spring; and this was an evident sign that the summer was at... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:30

This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished . This is one of those prophecies which admit of a growing fulfillment. If the word "generation" ( γανεὰ ) be understood to mean the sum total of those living at any time on the earth, the prediction would hold true as far as the destruction of Jerusalem was concerned. The destruction of Jerusalem took place within the limits of the generation living in our Lord's time; and there might be some of those whom he was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:30-31

The fulfilments of the kingdom of God an evidence of the truth of Christianity. I. THE WHOLE SOCIAL , POLITICAL , AND NATURAL CONSTITUTION OF THINGS WAS INFLUENCED BY , AND MADE SUBSERVIENT TO , ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT . Compare the history of the world from the death of Christ to a.d. 70. A period of destruction, calamity, and revolution. Judaism deposed from its spiritual leadership, robbed of its prestige, discredited, stunted, and stultified by the very... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. Here is a distinct prediction that the present structure of the universe will pass away; that is, that it will be changed, that it will perish, as far as its present state and condition are concerned; but only that it may be refashioned in a more beautiful form. "We look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" ( 2 Peter 3:13 ). With this declaration of our blessed Lord all the discoveries of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:31

The words of Christ and the world-revolution with which they were associated. I. A PREDICTION OF IT . The date of these utterances and their authorship beyond all reasonable question. A daring forecast, identifying the fortunes of Christianity with vast cosmical movements. Insight such as this more than human; dependent upon perception of unseen principles and absolute faith in God. The immediate effect of the changes predicted is acknowledged to be adverse to the outward... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:24-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:24-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:28-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:30-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:31

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