Mat 24:29-42, Luk 21:25-36 | Family | STEP | Shall the sun be darkened ; on the twofold reference of these words, see the introductory note to the chapter. From this point onward the form of the prophecy has more immediate reference to Christ's final coming, yet not so as to exclude its earlier fulfilment. The language which Christ used to describe his coming in his providence to separate the righteous from the wicked at the destruction of Jerusalem, and the end of the Jewish commonwealth, was designed and strikingly adapted to carry our minds forward to his coming at the end of the world, when before him shall be gathered all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. Chap .

Matthew 24:29-42

Shall the sun be darkened; on the twofold reference of these words, see the introductory note to the chapter. From this point onward the form of the prophecy has more immediate reference to Christ's final coming, yet not so as to exclude its earlier fulfilment. The language which Christ used to describe his coming in his providence to separate the righteous from the wicked at the destruction of Jerusalem, and the end of the Jewish commonwealth, was designed and strikingly adapted to carry our minds forward to his coming at the end of the world, when before him shall be gathered all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. Chap Mt 25:32. The sign of the Son of man in heaven; the sign of his speedy coming.

Shall see the Son of man; fulfilled in a lower figurative sense when Christ came providentially to destroy the Jewish city and nation: to be fulfilled in the highest sense at his final personal coming. The same is true of the gathering together of his elect, mentioned in the following verse. This generation shall not pass--be fulfilled; that is, in the nearer event foretold. See the introductory note to the chapter. That day; the day of "The coming of the Son of man," ver Mt 24:37; 2Ti 1:12,18. Christ did not tell them when it would be, and none but God know. He warned them to be prepared for it, and to be always ready. Noe; the Greek method of spelling Noah. Ge 7:1. Taken; and saved as a follower of Christ.

Left; to perish through unbelief and rejection of him. Ye know not; this was true with regard to the destruction of Jerusalem. It is also true with regard to each one's death; and it will be true with regard to the day of judgment. The day of our death, and of our being called to judgment, though known to God, is not revealed to us, that we may always be found in the path of duty, and thus, through grace, be prepared for those great events which are certain and near.

Luke 21:25-36

The waves roaring; in the first application of the prophecy to the overthrow of Jerusalem, these words are to be understood figuratively of commotions among the nations. 25-33. Signs of Christ's coming--parable of the fig-tree. For the exposition of these verses and their twofold reference, see notes on Mt 24:29-35. The powers of heaven; the same as the hosts of heaven; that is, the sun, moon, and stars. Be overcharged with surfeiting; made heavy and careless by immoderate eating and drinking.

That day; the day when Christ will come to save his people and take vengeance on his foes. These exhortations were applicable to the day of which he had been speaking, to the day of death, and to the day of judgment. Excessive eating and drinking tend not only to produce various bodily diseases, but to blind the mind, stupefy the conscience, and corrupt the heart. Christians should not indulge in these sins, which unfit them for the discharge of their duty, and prevent their being prepared for the coming of Christ. 34-36. Warning to be ready for Christ's coming. Mt 24:36-51. Always; habitually.

Escape all these things; the woes that would come on the wicked.

Stand; stand with acceptance.