Run away to another one. They were not to forfeit their life foolishly for no good purpose. Life is sacred and must not be flung away! But, they must value Christ even more than their own life! Before the Son of Man comes. That is, before he is glorified in the death of the Cross. (See Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1. Jesus was there when his Kingdom came with power, at Pentecost (Acts 2) and Jesus was there when "judgment" came on Jerusalem in its destruction. This latter event brought an end to the Jewish persecution of the Christians. Jesus is coming again IN PERSON to judge the world, but the meaning in this verse does not include that event.

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