“ But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: ”
But pray ye ... - The destruction was certainly coming. It could not be prevented; yet it was right to pray for a mitigation of the circumstances, that it might be as mild as possible. So we know...
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the (h) sabbath day: (h) It was not lawful to take a journey on the sabbath day; Josephus, book 13.
Matthew 24 f. The Eschatological Discourse, and the Parables of Parousia (Mark 13*, Luke 21:5-36 *, Luke 17:23-37 ). Mt. follows Mk. fairly closely, but appends other eschatological sayings and...
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But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter - For the hardness of the season, the badness of the roads, the shortn...
But pray ye that your flight be not, &c.— "Pray that these evils be not further aggravated by the concurrence of other natural and moral evils, such as the inclemencies of the seasons, and your...
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. For the exposition of this wonderful Prophecy, which will be best a...
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World Foretold 1. Jesus went out] RV 'Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way, and his disciples,' etc. The buildings ] The magni...
Pray ye that your flight ... — Rules were given for flight where the conditions lay within their own power. Other incidents which lay outside their will might lawfully be the subjects of their pray...
Chapter 18 The Prophecy on the Mount - Matthew 24:1-51 & Matthew 25:1-46 WE have seen that though the Saviour's public ministry is now closed, He still has a private ministry to discharge...
Beware of False Christs Matthew 24:15-28 The abomination of desolation is explained in Luke 21:20 , and probably refers to the Roman ensigns as the symbols of pagan and therefore unclean power...
Passing from the city, the disciples drew their Master's attention to the stones of the Temple, and He told them that this glorious building would be demolished so that no single stone would be left...
"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) (16) Then let them which be in Judaea flee i...
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter ,.... When days are short, and unfit for long journeys, and roads are bad, and sometimes not passable, through large snows, or floods of water; and...
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: Ver. 20. But pray ye ] Christ saith not, Fight ye, but Pray ye. To fight it boots not; for God hath resolved the lan...
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter For the inclemency of the season, the badness of the roads, the shortness of the days, will all be great impediments to your flight: neither on th...
He leaves the temple, and in Matthew is not seen there again. What can it be now without its proper Inhabitant? But the disciples draw His attention to the ornate buildings that were really only the...
Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name,...
Ver. 19,20. Mark saith nothing of the sabbath day, Mark 13:1-37 . Luke hath not what Matthew hath, Matthew 24:20 . Woe to them in this text is only a phrase testifying our Saviour's compassio...
Jesus' Words After Leaving The Temple About The Future History of the World, About The Destruction Of The Temple And About His Second Coming (24:1-26). After having prepared His disciples and woul...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 24:15 . The abomination of desolation .— I.e . “the abomination that maketh desolate,” “the act of sacrilege, which is a sign and a cause of desolation.” What special act...
Matthew 24:1 . And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. Ah, me! the rejected king took but slight interest in t...
Matthew 24:1 . The buildings of the temple. Herod had gradually rebuilt the temple, taking down one part, and raising it anew, so that the worship was not interrupted. Hence it was still the secon...
Not in the winter. Winter and how to meet it The winter season is especially full of temptation, because of the long evenings allowing such full swing for evil indulgences. You can hardly expec...
EXPOSITION Matthew 24:1-40 PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM , AND OF THE TIMES OF THE END . ( Mark 13:1-41 ; Luke 21:5-42 .) There is no reason to think,...
Further advice:
Acts 1:12 ; Exodus 16:29
Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter — They did so; and their flight was in the spring. Neither on the Sabbath — Being on many accounts inconvenient; beside that many would have scrupled t...