A. D. 33. MATT. XXIV. 24-27. of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, Rom. viii. 31-39. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time, 1 Pet. i. 5. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not, 1 John v. 18. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death, Rev. xii. 9-11. VER. 25. Ιδού, προείρηκα ὑμῖν. a And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid have I not told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any, Isa. xliv. 7, 8. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: I A. D. 33. Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; have purposed it, I will also do it, xlvi. 10, 11. I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. Thou hast heard, see all this; and will ye not declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things and thou didst not know them, xlviii. 5, 6. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended, John xvi. 1. a For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part underheaven, so shall also the Son of man be in his day, Luke xvii. 24. b Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom, Matt. xvi. 28. Be ye also patient, stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh, Jam. v. 8. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were A. D. 33. MATT. XXIV, 27-29. A. D. 33. from the beginning of the creation, ἐκείνων, ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται, καὶ ἡ σελήνη 2 Pet. iii. 4. VER. 28. Οπου γὰρ ἐὰν ᾖ τὸ πτῶμα, ἐκεῖ συναχ θήσονται οἱ ἀετοί. For a wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. a The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand, Deut. xxviii. 49. Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she, Job xxxix. 27-30. Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks, Jer. xvi. 16. I saw the LORD standing upon the altar and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good, Amos ix. 1-4. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together, Luke xvii. 37. οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὑτῆς, καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες πεσοῦνται ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται. Immediately a after the tribulation of those days b shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. a All these are the beginning of sorrows, ver. 8. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken, Mark xiii. 24, 25. b For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine, Isa. xiii. 10. Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously, xxiv. 23. I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heaven were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it, Jer. iv. 23-28. And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD, Ezek. xxxii. 7, 8. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be Εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλίψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν turned into darkness, and the moon VER. 29. : into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LoRD come, Joel ii. 30, 31. Shall not the day of the Lonp be darkness, and not light? even very darkness, and no brightness in it? Amos v. 20. The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, Zeph. i. 14, 15. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth for the powers of heaven shall be shaken, Luke xxi. 25, 26. And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come, Acts ii. 19, 20. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken by a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together: and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Rev. vi. 12-17. VER. 30. Καὶ τότε φανήσεται τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· καὶ τότε κόψονται πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ὄψον A. D. 33. ται τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπε τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς. Son of man in heaven: band then shall And then shall appear a the sign of the all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they clouds of heaven with power and great shall see the Son of man coming in the glory. a And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? ver. 3. I saw in the night** visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him, Dan. vii. 13. Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? Mark xiii. 4. b Behold, he cometh with clouds ; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen, Rev. i. 7. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand, vi. 15— 17. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory, Mark xiii. 26. Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up into heaven, shall so come in like manner, as ye have seen him go into heaven, Acts i. 11. And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gos| pel of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Thess. i.7,8. See also on chap. xvi. ver. 27. clause 1. And a he shall send his angels c*with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. ye * Or, with a trumpet, and a great voice. a And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, Matt. xxviii. 18. And he said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned, Mark xvi. 15, 16. that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jeru salem, Luke xxiv. 47. And b The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity, Matt. xiii. 41. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory, xxv. 31. See also on chap. xiii. ver. 41. clause 1. c In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed, 1 Cor. xv. 52. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first, 1 Thess. iv. 16. 4 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth, Isa. xi. 12. 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, Mark xiii. 27. And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad, John xi. 52. That in the dis A. D. 33. pensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him, Eph. i. 10. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord together unto him, 2 Thes. ii. 1. Jesus Christ, and by our gathering VER. 32. ̓Απὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς μάθετε τὴν παρα βολὴν· Οταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται άπαλος, καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύη, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: a Now learn a parable of the fig and putteth forth leaves, ye know tree; When her branch is yet tender, that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when shall see these ye things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors, Mark xiii. 28, 29. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees, When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand, Luke xxi. 29, 30. I shall it also be unto this wicked generation, Matt. xii. 45. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom, xvi. 28. Verily I say unto you, all these things shall come upon this generation, xxiii. 36. Verily say unto you, That this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away, Mark xiii. 30, 31. That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, Luke xi. 50. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away, xxi. 32, 33. a See on chap. v. ver. 18. clause 1. b God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Num. xxiii. 19. The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple, Psal. xix. 7. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall stand for ever, Isa. xl. 8. In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie, promised before the world began, Tit. i. 2. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you, 1 Pet. i. 25. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, Rev. iii. 14. VER. 36. Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τῶν οὐρανῶν, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ μου μόνος. But of that day, and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. A. D. 33. Therefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh, ver. 42. 44. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh, xxv. 13. But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray for ye know not when the time is, Mark xiii. 32, 33. And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power, Acts i. 7. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night, 1 Thess. v. 2. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burned up, 2 Pet. iii. 10. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee, Rev. iii. 3. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watch eth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame, xvi. 15. a And the LORD said, I will destroy face of the earth; both man and man whom I have created, from the beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air: for it repenteth me that I have made them, Gen. vi. 7. Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overthrown with a flood: Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? Job xxii. 15 17. And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they |