Mark 13:30

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 13:28-37

We have here the application of this prophetical sermon; now learn to look forward in a right manner. I. ?As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly; as when the branch of the fig-tree becomes soft, and the leaves sprout forth, ye expect that summer will come shortly, Mark 13:28. When second causes begin to work, ye expect their effects in their proper order and time. So when ye see these things come to pass, when ye see the Jewish nation embroiled in wars, distracted... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 13:1-37

Mark 13:1-37 is one of the most difficult chapters in the New Testament for a modern reader to understand. That is because it is one of the most Jewish chapters in the Bible. From beginning to end it is thinking in terms of Jewish history and Jewish ideas. All through it Jesus is using categories and pictures which were very familiar to the Jews of his day, but which are very strange, and indeed, unknown, to many modern readers. Even so, it is not possible to disregard this chapter because... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:30

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass ,.... Not the generation of men, in general, or Jews in particular, nor of Christians; but that present generation of men, they should not all go off the stage of life, till all these things be done ; which were now predicted by Christ, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, the signs of it, and what, should immediately follow upon it; See Gill on Matthew 24:34 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:30

This generation - Ἡ γενεα αὑτη , This very race of men. It is certain that this word has two meanings in the Scriptures; that given in the text, and that above. Generation signifies a period of a certain number of years, sometimes more, sometimes less. In Deuteronomy 1:35 ; Deuteronomy 2:14 , Moses uses the word to point out a term of thirty-eight years, which was precisely the number in the present case; for Jerusalem was destroyed about thirty-eight years after our Lord delivered... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-37

Watching. This chapter relates almost exclusively to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Yet in its testimony to the Divine power of foretelling future events, it has its evidential value to all students of the person of our Lord; while its central and simple lesson, " Watch! the day of your Lord's coming ye know not," may be profitably reiterated with frequency in the ears of all. One of the disciples, on passing out of the temple, drew the attention of the Master to the massiveness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:14-31

Dark sayings. I. SACRED LITERATURE , LIKE NATURE , IS FULL OF HINTED TRUTH . "Truths in nature darkly join." So in Scripture. The mystic element in Daniel and Scripture generally was fully recognized by Christ. II. PRUDENCE IN MEN IS THE REFLECTION OF PROVIDENCE IN GOD . It is the light within us. In unsettled times we must be more than usually on our guard. Keen love of truth will make the mind critical and sceptical of the talk that goes on. Let... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:24-31

Parallel passages: Matthew 24:29-35 ; Luke 21:25-33 .— The second advent. I. THE GREATNESS OF THE EVENT . Whether our Lord's coming shall be pro-millennial or post-millennial we stay not to inquire. The great importance attaches to the fact of the second coming of the Son of man, which this section describes and which all Christians believe. The future coming of the Son of man naturally leads us back in thought to his first coming. The world had waited long for that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:30

This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished . This is one of those prophecies which admit of a growing fulfillment. If the word "generation" ( γανεὰ ) be understood to mean the sum total of those living at any time on the earth, the prediction would hold true as far as the destruction of Jerusalem was concerned. The destruction of Jerusalem took place within the limits of the generation living in our Lord's time; and there might be some of those whom he was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:30-31

The fulfilments of the kingdom of God an evidence of the truth of Christianity. I. THE WHOLE SOCIAL , POLITICAL , AND NATURAL CONSTITUTION OF THINGS WAS INFLUENCED BY , AND MADE SUBSERVIENT TO , ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT . Compare the history of the world from the death of Christ to a.d. 70. A period of destruction, calamity, and revolution. Judaism deposed from its spiritual leadership, robbed of its prestige, discredited, stunted, and stultified by the very... read more

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