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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:24

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.THE PROPHECY OF THE ENDAfter that tribulation ... Not "after THE tribulation," as if this had been an apocalypse, but after the destruction of Jerusalem.The sun shall be darkened, and the moon ... Some have construed these words as a metaphorical reference to the covering of the Sun of righteousness, so as to reduce and darken the light, accomplished by the devices of wicked men and to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:25

And the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.These words too are taken to be a strong metaphor for the fall of mighty princes and rulers; but, since it is a good rule of interpretation that the secondary fulfillment of prophecy greatly exceeds in scope and significance the first fulfillment; and since, in the first fulfillment of this chapter, many notable princes and rulers among both the Romans and the Jews fell, it is the conviction here... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:26

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.That this is a literal factual statement of what Christ promised and the holy apostles believed to be true is undeniable. Writing a full generation after the resurrection of Christ, Mark could not thus have quoted Jesus as referring to any ordinary spiritual event. The end of the age and the second coming of the Son of God are promised here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:27

And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.The angels ... are always associated with the final judgment in the New Testament (Matthew 13:41,49; 2 Thessalonians 1:7, etc.).Elect from the four winds ... This is an idiom meaning "from everywhere."Uttermost part of earth ... heaven ... That both earth and heaven are mentioned here as places from which God will gather the elect... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:24

24. But in those days, after that tribulation—"Immediately after the tribulation of those days" (Matthew 24:29). the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:25

25. And the stars of heaven shall fall—"and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth" (Luke 21:25; Luke 21:26). and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken—Though the grandeur of this language carries the mind over the head of all periods but that of Christ's Second Coming, nearly every expression will be found used of the Lord's coming in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:26

26. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory—In :-, this is given most fully: "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man," c. That this language finds its highest interpretation in the Second Personal Coming of Christ, is most certain. But the question is, whether that be the primary sense of it as it stands here? Now if the reader will turn to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:27

27. And then shall he send his angels—"with a great sound of a trumpet" ( :-). and shall gather together his elect, c.—As the tribes of Israel were anciently gathered together by sound of trumpet (Exodus 19:13 Exodus 19:16; Exodus 19:19; Leviticus 23:24; Psalms 81:3-5), so any mighty gathering of God's people, by divine command, is represented as collected by sound of trumpet (Leviticus 23:24- :; compare Revelation 11:15); and the ministry of angels, employed in all the great operations of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 13:24-25

In contrast to the appearance of false Messiahs, the true Messiah will appear after the predicted Tribulation. [Note: Bruce, 1:431.] This is, of course, a reference to the Second Coming, not the Rapture. The Rapture terminates the church age, a period of time within the inter-advent age. The Olivet Discourse deals with the larger period, the inter-advent age, and does not refer to the church, though the church exists during most of the inter-advent age. The Book of Revelation gives further... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 13:24-27

5. The Second Coming of the Son of Man 13:24-27 (cf. Matthew 24:29-31; Luke 21:25-28)These verses do not describe the destruction of Jerusalem but the Tribulation at the end of the present age and the Second Coming that will follow it. The Second Coming is the climax of the Olivet Discourse. It is also the climax of the Book of Revelation, especially chapters 6-19, that is an expanded revelation of the Olivet Discourse. read more

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