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
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