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Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 13:26

Jesus described His return by referring to Old Testament prophecies of it (Daniel 7:13; Deuteronomy 30:4; Zechariah 2:6). The disclosure and triumph of Jesus are major emphases (cf. Revelation 19:11-16). [Note: Wessel, p. 750.] Jesus will no longer appear primarily as the Suffering Servant but as the glorified Son of Man. read more

Thomas Constable

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

Evidently Jesus will bring all the elect together. This implies the resurrection of Old Testament saints (Daniel 12:2) and Tribulation saints who have died (Revelation 6:9-11). Probably Christians, saints of the church age who have gone to heaven at the Rapture or death, will return with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Saints living on the earth when Jesus returns will also assemble to Him (cf. Matthew 25). Jesus pictured all believers converging to Him at His second coming whether alive or dead,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:1-37

Great Prophecy of the Fall of Jerusalem and of the End of the World1-37. Christ’s great prophecy (Matthew 24:1; Luke 21:5). See on Mt.14. Spoken of by Daniel the prophet] RV rightly omits these words. Let him that readeth understand] Words of the evangelist, not of Jesus, intended to warn Palestinian readers to watch carefully for the fulfilment of this sign, and immediately afterwards to flee for their lives. They do not necessarily indicate, as some think, that the fulfilment was already... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 13:24-31

(24-31) But in those days.—See Notes on Matthew 24:29-35. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 13:26

(26) Then shall they see the Son of man.—Note the simpler form, which at once replaces and explains St. Matthew’s “the sign of the Son of Man.” read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 13:27

(27) Then shall he send his angels.—Note the absence of the “trumpet,” which is prominent in St. Matthew. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 13:1-37

The Material and the Spiritual Mark 13:1 It stands out clearly in our story that Jesus did not care for the Titanic stones on which the Jewish Temple rested. They were crying out to the disciples of man's power over matter, and the disciples were full of wonder at it, but Jesus did not care for it. There was a higher, fuller power of man, another conquest of the world which these men had missed, and, because of their missing that, this mere material triumph did not interest or move Him. He... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Mark 13:1-37

Chapter 13 1. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. (Mark 13:1-2 .Matthew 24:1-2; Matthew 24:1-2 ; Luke 21:5-6 ) 2. The Questions of the Disciples. (Mark 13:3-4 .Matthew 24:3; Matthew 24:3 ; Luke 21:7 ) 3. The Olivet Discourse. (Mark 13:5-37 . Matthew 24:4-42 ; Luke 21:8-38 ) 1. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. Mark 13:1-2 He went out of the temple for the last time, when one of His disciples called attention to the temple buildings. They were of the most massive... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1-37

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The contents of chapter 12 are constituted of: · The Parable of the Householder (Mark 12:1-12 ); · The Question of Tribute (Mark 12:13-17 ); · The Question about the Resurrection (Mark 12:18-27 ); · The Question about the First Commandment (Mark 12:28-34 ); · The Question about the Son of David (Mark 12:35-40 ); and· The Incident of the Widow’s Mite. Chapter 13 is the discourse of Christ about His second coming delivered to the disciples on the Mount of Olives, in... read more

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