And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings _are here_ ! Ver. 1. _What manner of stones, &c._] Huge stones, and so cunningly cemented, as it were inoculated, the one into the other, that a man would have thought, and sw... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Ver. 2. _There shall not be left one stone, &c._] There is no trusting, therefore, to forts and strongholds; no, though they be munitions of rocks, as... [ Continue Reading ]
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Ver. 3. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:1 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:2 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:3 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Tell us, when shall these things be? and what _shall be_ the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? Ver. 4. _Shall be fulfilled_] or, have an end, συντελεισθαι, that is, be destroyed, as Matthew 13:2. Which yet these apostles held not destroyable till the world's destruction, as appears Mat... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any _man_ deceive you: Ver. 5. _And Jesus answering them, &c._] Not directly to their question, but far better to their edification. This was ordinary with our Saviour.... [ Continue Reading ]
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am _Christ_; and shall deceive many. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for _such things_ must needs be; but the end _shall_ not _be_ yet. Ver. 7. _The end shall not be yet_] Neither of the world, nor of the temple.... [ Continue Reading ]
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these _are_ the beginnings of sorrows. Ver. 8. _The beginning of sorrows_] The sorrows and throes of child birth, ωδινων, which are nothing so... [ Continue Reading ]
But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. Ver. 9. See Matthew 10:17; Matthew 24:9. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 10:17 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 2... [ Continue Reading ]
And the gospel must first be published among all nations. Ver. 10. _Among all nations_] _i.e._ Among other nations than the Jews.... [ Continue Reading ]
But when they shall lead _you_, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Ver. 11. _Neither do ye premeditate_] Con not your answers,... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against _their_ parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. Ver. 12. See Matthew 10:21 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall be hated of all _men_ for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Ver. 13. _And ye shall be hated of all men_] _Odio generis humani, _ as Tacitus (lib. 15), speaking of the Christians under Nero. St Luke adds, "But there shall not a hair of your... [ Continue Reading ]
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: Ver. 14. _The abomination of desolation_] The Roman forces, therefore most abominable to God a... [ Continue Reading ]
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter _therein_, to take any thing out of his house: Ver. 15. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:16 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:17 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. Ver. 16. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:18 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! Ver. 17. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:19 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. Ver. 18. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:20 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
For _in_ those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. Ver. 19. _For in those days shall be affliction_] Gr. "Those days shall be affliction," as if the very time were nothing else but affliction in itself. _Se... [ Continue Reading ]
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. Ver. 20. _Except the Lord had shortened_] _Mutilaverat, truncaverat, _ εκολοβωσε. Not in respect of the divine decree, but, 1. Of the long miseries... [ Continue Reading ]
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here _is_ Christ; or, lo, _he is_ there; believe _him_ not: 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if _it were_ possible, even the elect. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. Ver. 25. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:29 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. Ver. 26. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:30 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Ver. 27. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:31 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: Ver. 28. _Now learn a parable of the fig tree_] We should not rest content with a natural use of the creatures, as brutes do, but pick some spiritual matter out of every sensib... [ Continue Reading ]
So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, _even_ at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. Ver. 30. _Till all these things be done_] Begun they were in the destruction of Jerusalem, car... [ Continue Reading ]
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and _that_ hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 _For the Son of man is_ as a man ta... [ Continue Reading ]
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Ver. 35. _When the master cometh_] But come he will to judgment, as sure as that he hath destroyed Jerusalem; this is a pledge of the other.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. Ver. 37. _Watch_] What Cerbidius Scevola was wont to say of the civil law, holds more true of the divine law: _Ius civile scriptum est vigilantibus, non dormitantibus._ The law was written for those that o... [ Continue Reading ]