馬太福音 24:17-20 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:4-41

The first portion of the great prophecy. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:15-28

Predictions of the nearer end: The destruction of Jerusalem. I. THE WARNINGS OF THE COMING END . 1 . The sign. The Lord returns to the first question of the disciples, "When shall these things be?" His eye had been looking forward in prophetic vision through the process of the ages; now he returns to the nearer end, to that awful catastrophe which, to the Jews, seemed like the very end of the world—the destruction of the holy city and of the temple, the dwelling-place of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:15-28

Salutary warnings. Having announced the signs of his advent, first for the destruction of the Jewish antichrist, and secondly for that of its Gentile counterpart, Christ gives to his disciples salutary warnings suited to the crises. I. IN RESPECT TO SECULAR EVILS . 1 . We do well to take heed to the sure Word of prophecy. 2 . Christ is a mountain of safety to those who fly to him for refuge. 3 . Calamities are mitigated for the sake of the deer. II. IN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:17

Housetop . This was fiat, and used as a place of rest, meditation, and familiar concourse ( Matthew 10:27 ). Come down … house. The roof was accessible by two staircases, one external leading from the street or the country, the other mounting from the apartments. The householder was not to descend by this latter to carry off anything from his chambers within, but to escape at once by the outer staircase (setup. Luke 5:19 ). The flight was to be precipitate, like that of Lot from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:18

In the field. People in the open country would be in as great danger as those in the city, the hostile troops doubtless being dispersed on all sides, plundering, burning, and slaying. Return back. He who was working in the fields only partially clad was not to go to his house to fetch the rest of his garments, but to make good his flight just as he was. He would naturally lay aside his heavy burnous while engaged in work, but all considerations of propriety and comfort were to be put aside... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:19

Woe unto them that are with child! The Lord, while he counsels flight, has a word of compassion for those poor mothers who are forced to have recourse thereto. The circumstances mentioned would impede flight and greatly increase danger and distress. The sufferings of mothers and children in the siege are narrated by the historian, and even such horrors as are indicated in Deuteronomy 28:53-56 were not unknown (see Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 5.10, 3; 6.3, 4; Eusobius, 'Hist. Eccl.,' 3.6, 7). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:20

Pray ye that, etc. ( προσευ ì χεσθε ἱ ì να ). He bids them pray to and worship God, in order that he may give them a favourable time for flight. The clause introduced with the final particle does not directly denote the subject of the petition, as our version gives the impression, but rather the aim of the petitioners (Morison). Not in the winter. He spake of personal hindrances in the last verse; here he speaks of external circumstances over which man has no control, except... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:17

Him which is on the house-top - The roofs of the houses in Eastern countries were made flat, so that they were favorable places for walking and retirement. See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8. The meaning here is, that He who should be on the house-top when this calamity came upon the city “should flee without delay;” He should not even take time to secure any article of apparel from his house. So sudden would be the calamity, that by attempting to do this He would endanger his life. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:18

Return back to take his clothes - His clothes which, in “working,” He had laid aside, or which, in fleeing, he should throw off as an encumbrance. “Clothes” here means the “outer” garment, commonly laid aside when men worked or ran. See the notes at Matthew 5:40.These directions were followed. It is said that the Christians, warned by these predictions, fled from Jerusalem to Pella, and other places beyond the Jordan; so that there is not evidence that a single “Christian” perished in Jerusalem... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:20

But pray ye ... - The destruction was certainly coming. It could not be prevented; yet it was right to pray for a mitigation of the circumstances, that it might be as mild as possible. So we know that calamity is before us; sickness, pain, bereavement, and death are in our path; yet, though we know that these things must come upon us, it is right to pray that they may come in as mild a manner as may be consistent with the will of God. We must die, but it is right to pray that the pains of our... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:4-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:15-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:15-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 24:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:20

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