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
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