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Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Mark 13:6

Mark THE CREDULITY OF UNBELIEF Mar_13:6 . - Luk_18:8 . It was the same generation that is represented in these two texts as void of faith in the Son of Man, and as credulously giving heed to impostors. Unbelief and superstition are closely allied. Religion is so vital a necessity, that if the true form of it be cast aside, some false form will be eagerly seized in order to fill the aching void. Men cannot permanently live without some sort of a faith in the Unseen, but they can determine... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 13:1-13

Coming Tribulations Mark 13:1-13 Our Lord departed from the Temple, never again to enter its sacred precincts or to open His mouth in public teaching. When He withdrew, the whole system of Judaism was given over to desolation, and the predictions spoken at this time were minutely fulfilled in the fall of Jerusalem under Titus. The Temple was blotted out-indeed, a ploughshare passed over its site; the people were sold into slavery or butchered in the gladiatorial shows; their nationality was... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:1-37

A casual remark from the lips of one of the disciples drew from Jesus words full of solemnity and full of hope. This stately building was to be destroyed. 1t- was already destroyed in the eyes of Christ by the corruption, the impurity, the blasphemy sheltered within its walls. And yet to those who are with Him, what matter? The Temple is gone, but God abideth, and in Christ by the Spirit is ever near hearts that seek Him. No more long pilgrimages to worship. There where thou art, He is. Then... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-2

THE CONVENTIONAL AND THE MORAL‘And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto Him, Master, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.’ Mark 13:1-Exodus :. R.V. That Temple in Zion was the symbol of the national life, and not less of the ecclesiastical life, which found there its central expression. Our Saviour... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:1-2

The Disciples Express Their Admiration of the Temple And Receive Some Astonishing News (13:1-2). The disciples had just been called on to consider the widow who gave her two mites and now they were confronted by this magnificent sight, this splendid Temple, still incomplete and yet majestic in its splendour and hugeness and seemingly everlastingly permanent. And the disciples were awestruck enough to draw Jesus’ attention to it. The two mites were forgotten. But Jesus looked at it with calm... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:1-37

The Advancement of the Kingly Rule of God In The Midst Of The Battering of History: Preliminary Troubles - The Good News Proclaimed Among All Nations - The Coming Destruction of Jerusalem - The Coming of the Son of Man in Glory. The Temple Is To Be Replaced By God’s Elect - All Are Therefore To Watch (13:1-37). Having provided a glimpse through the withering of the fig tree of what God was going to do, Jesus announces that the time is coming when the great Temple of Jerusalem will be torn down... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:2

‘And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down.” Jesus dismissed the magnificence of the Temple with a few words. Like Jeremiah before Him (Jeremiah 7:1-15; Jeremiah 26:1-24; compare Micah 3:10-12) He had recognised that the Temple could no longer be accepted as viable because of the behaviour and attitudes of the religious leaders and those who followed them. They could not be allowed to go on. He had... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:3

‘And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately.’ The group had now left the Temple and returned to their camp on the slopes of the Mount of Olives. The view from the mount of Olives enabled the Temple to be seen clearly and reminded the disciples of what Jesus had said. Two things demonstrate the accuracy of the account. Firstly that the change in scene is described when, if it was not true, it was not necessary. They had moved... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:3-8

Jesus Begins His Response To The Disciples’ Questions By Describing The Dreadful Events Which Are Initially To Come (13:3-8). Undoubtedly shaken by what Jesus had told them, but confident that what He had said must be true, the two sets of brothers, Peter and Andrew, and James and John, came to Him to ask for further details. Their main interest was in when this destruction of the Temple would take place, and what, if any, signs would precede it. But Jesus gave far more than they asked as He... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:4

“Tell us, when shall these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished?” The disciples then asked when all these things were to be, and what signs would warn of their approach. Certain points should be noted here. 'b7 Firstly that they were asking concerning the Temple that they were looking at, not some mythical Temple of the future. 'b7 Secondly that it was the destruction of that Temple that the disciples had in mind. 'b7 And thirdly that Mark... read more

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