Mark 13:24-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:28

a parable = the parable. See Matthew 24:32 . of = from. Greek. apo. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Mark 13:13 , Mark 13:13 , Mark 13:32 . branch . Greek klados. See note on Mark 11:8 . is yet = shall have already become; as in Matthew 24:32 leaves = its leaves. know = get to know. Greek. ginosko. App-132 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:29

y e in like manner = ye also. come = taking place. at . Greek. epi. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:30

Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . this generation . See note on Matthew 11:16 . be done = may have taken place. See note on Matthew 24:34 ; where the Greek particle, an , with the Subjunctive Mood, marks it as being conditional on the repentance of the nation (Acts 3:18-26 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:31

Heaven = the heaven. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:32

of = concerning. Greek. peri. App-104 . knoweth. Greek. oida . App-132 . no, not = not even. Greek. oude . Compound ou. App-105 . the Son : i.e. as the Son of man". See Mark 13:26 . Father . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

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

James Burton Coffman

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:26

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.That this is a literal factual statement of what Christ promised and the holy apostles believed to be true is undeniable. Writing a full generation after the resurrection of Christ, Mark could not thus have quoted Jesus as referring to any ordinary spiritual event. The end of the age and the second coming of the Son of God are promised here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:27

And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.The angels ... are always associated with the final judgment in the New Testament (Matthew 13:41,49; 2 Thessalonians 1:7, etc.).Elect from the four winds ... This is an idiom meaning "from everywhere."Uttermost part of earth ... heaven ... That both earth and heaven are mentioned here as places from which God will gather the elect... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:28

Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh.THE LESSON FROM THE FIG TREEThe conclusion to be drawn from observance of the fig tree is stated in the next verse. In the realm of nature, the budding of trees and the appearance of the foliage have the invariable meaning that the summer is not very far away. read more

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