Matthew 24:37

Verse 37

37. Days of Noe Noah. The same illustration is used in 2 Peter 3:5-6, and the parallelism shows that it is the judgment day alone that is the present subject. Coming of the Son of man The word coming here is parousia, which we hold in all cases in the New Testament to signify a bodily presence. The suddenness of the flood here is in contrast with the graduality of the leafing forth of the fig tree. We are utterly at a loss to comprehend the interpretation which would hold the coming of the Son of man in these (37 and 38) verses not to be identical with the coming of the Son of man in Matthew 24:27; Matthew 24:30; Matthew 24:46, and with Matthew 25:13; Matthew 25:31.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 37

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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