Mat 24:6 | TNotes | STEP | 24:6 these things must take place: Tumultuous times are part of God’s sovereign plan as he brings history to a close (see 24:7 , 29-30 ; 2 Thes 2:8-12 ). • The end could refer to the close of an epoch (such as at AD 70) or the end of human history as we now know it (cp. Matt 24:13-14 ; see also 10:22 ; 13:39-40 , 49 ).

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‏ Matthew 24:6

24:6 ^a these things must take place: Tumultuous times are part of God’s sovereign plan as he brings history to a close (see 24:7 ^b, 29-30 ^c; 2 Thes 2:8-12 ^d).

• The end could refer to the close of an epoch (such as at AD 70) or the end of human history as we now know it (cp. Matt 24:13-14 ^e; see also 10:22 ^f; 13:39-40 ^g, 49 ^h).