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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:14-23

Parallel passages: Matthew 24:15-28 ; Luke 21:1-38 . The end imminent. I. IMMEDIATELY PROXIMATE SIGNS . Hitherto we have had the signs, more or less remote, of Christ's coming at the fall of Jerusalem, and so an answer to the second part of the question contained in Luke 21:4 . Here, however, we have the immediately proximate sign, or rather an answer to the first part of the question of that same verse, namely, "When shall these things be?" Along with the sign here... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:14-31

Dark sayings. I. SACRED LITERATURE , LIKE NATURE , IS FULL OF HINTED TRUTH . "Truths in nature darkly join." So in Scripture. The mystic element in Daniel and Scripture generally was fully recognized by Christ. II. PRUDENCE IN MEN IS THE REFLECTION OF PROVIDENCE IN GOD . It is the light within us. In unsettled times we must be more than usually on our guard. Keen love of truth will make the mind critical and sceptical of the talk that goes on. Let... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:15

Let him that is on the house-top ( ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος ) not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house. The roofs of the houses were flat, with frequently a little "dome" ( δῶμα ) in the center. The people lived very much upon them; and the stairs were outside, so that a person wishing to enter the house must first descend by these outer stairs. The words, therefore, mean that he must flee suddenly, if he would save his life, even though he might lose his goods, he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:16

And let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke ( τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ ). This was the outer garment or pallium. They who worked in the field were accustomed to leave their cloak and their tunic at home; so that, half-stripped, they might be more free to labor. Therefore our Lord warns them that in this impending destruction, so suddenly would it come, they must be ready to fly just as they were. It was the direction given to Lot, "Escape for thy life; look not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:15

On the house-top - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 13:14-20

Mark 13:14-20. When ye shall see the abomination, &c. Our Lord, having foretold both the more remote and more immediate signs of the end of the Jewish economy, proceeds to describe the siege and destruction of Jerusalem. The abomination which caused the desolation, whereof Daniel prophesied, (Daniel 9:27,) signifies the Roman armies, with their standards, whereon the images of their idols were painted; which armies were an abomination to the Jews, on account of their idolatry, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1-27

131. The coming crisis (Matthew 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28)Through his parables and other teachings, Jesus had spoken a number of times of his going away and his return in glory, which would bring in the climax of the age, the triumph of his kingdom and final judgment. His disciples apparently connected these events with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem. Therefore, when Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, his disciples immediately connected this with the return of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:14

see . Greek. eidon . App-133 ., as in Mark 13:29 ; not the same word as in verses: Mark 13:1 , Mark 13:2 , Mark 13:26 . the abomination of desolation. See Matthew 24:22 . Quoted from Daniel 9:27 ; Compare Mark 12:11 ; and App-89 , App-90 , App-91 . Spoken of by Daniel the prophet. Om. by [L] TTr, A WH R, but not the Syriac. by. Greek. hupo App-104 . let him, &c. Hebrew idiom (later usage) = let him who reads and comments on these words in the assembly, &c, Compare 1 Timothy 4:13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:15

on = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . the housetop . Compare Matthew 24:17 . into. Greek eis. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

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

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