Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 13:39
Matthew 13:39. The end of the world— Of the age, literally, a Hebraism, frequently used in the New Testament. Comp. the next verse, and Hebrews 1:2. What follows is an allusion to Joel 3:13. See also Revelation 14:15. read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 13:40
As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.The fire into which the tares will be cast is hell, the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20; 21:8; Mark 9:44; Matthew 25:41ff). The ultimate fate of the wicked is a doom so intolerable and overwhelming that Christ came down from heaven and endured the pangs of suffering and death to deliver men from such a fate. Only a fool could set aside such warnings, delivered at such cost, and authenticated in... read more