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
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