Mark 13:14-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 13:21-23

Mark 13:21-23. If any shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ See on Matthew 24:23-28. For there shall arise false Christs Grotius, and some others, think our Lord had Barchochebas in view here, because he expressly called himself Messiah, and pretended to work great miracles. But as the passage describes what was to happen about the time of the destruction of Jerusalem, it cannot be applied to Barchochebas, who arose in the reign of Adrian, about sixty years after. Josephus ( Antiq., ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1-27

131. The coming crisis (Matthew 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28)Through his parables and other teachings, Jesus had spoken a number of times of his going away and his return in glory, which would bring in the climax of the age, the triumph of his kingdom and final judgment. His disciples apparently connected these events with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem. Therefore, when Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, his disciples immediately connected this with the return of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:14

see . Greek. eidon . App-133 ., as in Mark 13:29 ; not the same word as in verses: Mark 13:1 , Mark 13:2 , Mark 13:26 . the abomination of desolation. See Matthew 24:22 . Quoted from Daniel 9:27 ; Compare Mark 12:11 ; and App-89 , App-90 , App-91 . Spoken of by Daniel the prophet. Om. by [L] TTr, A WH R, but not the Syriac. by. Greek. hupo App-104 . let him, &c. Hebrew idiom (later usage) = let him who reads and comments on these words in the assembly, &c, Compare 1 Timothy 4:13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:15

on = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . the housetop . Compare Matthew 24:17 . into. Greek eis. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:18

pray ye. Greek. proseuchomai. App-134 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:19

affliction = tribulation. As in Mark 13:24 . Quoted from Daniel 12:1 . was not = has not been the like. from the beginning of the creation which God created. Note the emphasis of this peculiar amplifica tion, giving the Divine condemnation of "Evolution". Compare in Mark 13:20 , "the chosen whom He chose". See note on John 8:44 . God. App-98 . neither = nor by any means. Greek. ou me. App-105 . be = come to pass. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:20

the LORD . App-98 . shortened . See on Matthew 24:22 . no flesh . Not as in Mark 13:11 ) any flesh. should be = should have been. elect's sake . See note on Mark 13:19 , above. He hath shortened. See note on Matthew 24:22 , and App-90 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:21

if any man , &c. The condition of probable contingency. App-118 . Not the same word as in Mark 13:22 . Lo. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . Christ = the Messiah. App-98 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:22

prophets , &c. Quoted from Deuteronomy 13:1 . Shew = give. But T and A read 'work", not Syriac. to. Greek. pros. App-104 . if, &c, Quite a hypothetical condition; so much so that no verb is expressed. App-118 . Not the same word as in Mark 13:21 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:14

And when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judea flee unto the mountains. Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains.The abomination of desolation ... This paragraph through Mark 13:23 has a double application to the approaching destruction of the Holy City and to the second coming of Christ. As Cranfield expressed it:Neither an exclusively historical nor an exclusively eschatological... read more

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