many died for lack of food. Which best represents the problem with the comment? 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. Matt. (c) Literally, "of great torments", just like women in childbirth. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 24. All these things must come to pass - As a foundation for lasting tranquillity. 24:5 Many shall come in my name - First, false Christs, next, false prophets, #Mt 24:11|. Pestilences are the usual attendants of famines: as the scarcity and badness of provisions generally produce epidemic disorders. At Scythopolis they murdered upwards of 13,000. Annal. The Syrians, in return, destroyed not a less number of the Jews. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. He explains it precisely, better than I can. Matt. Said a mother to me one day concerning her long-absent boy: "I lay a place for him at every meal! Bereshith Rabba, sect. Editor of "The Dictionary of Theology," "The Annotated Book of Common Prayer;" Author of "Household Theology," Etc. Let me arrange my affairs on the assumption that the next to lift the latch will be the King. Through the blood of Christ, Christians in this dispensation of Grace, have been given access into the throne-room of God, and as His children, we have been given the right to draw near to Him with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help in times of need. A sudden turn in the road, and, A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHURCH HISTORY [Ancient] Edited by JOHN HENRY BLUNT, M.A. We are living in the end of days. And so let me practise meeting Him! 14 Rivingtons Waterloo Place, London Oxford, and Cambridge MDCCCLXXVII [New Edition]. This repetition is characteristic of Pagan prayer, and when it recurs in the Church, as in saying many Aves and Paternosters, it is Paganism redivivus.—, the second of three references to Pagans (Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:32) in the Sermon on the Mount, not to be wondered at. Nation shall rise against nation - This portended the dissensions, insurrections and mutual slaughter of the Jews, and those of other nations, who dwelt in the same cities together; as particularly at Caesarea, where the Jews and Syrians contended about the right of the city, which ended there in the total expulsion of the Jews, above 20,000 of whom were slain. The verses are Matthew 24:6-8 and Matthew 24:29-31. May, My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, THE last and most solemn denunciation of Jerusalem had been uttered, the last and most terrible prediction of judgment upon the Temple spoken, and Jesus was suiting the action to the word. There may not have been one visible a moment before in the hot blue sky, but, taught by scent or by sight that their banquet, "Ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." 10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. . Earthquakes, in divers places - If we take the word σεισμοι from σειω to shake, in the first sense, then it means particularly those popular commotions and insurrections which have already been noted; and this I think to be the true meaning of the word: but if we confine it to earthquakes, there were several in those times to which our Lord refers; particularly one at Crete in the reign of Claudius, one at Smyrna, Miletus, Chios, Samos. verily I say unto you, There shall not be left … At Ascalon they killed 2,500. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Let me arrange my affairs on the assumption that the next to lift the latch will be the King. Matthew 24:15 "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:)" “Abomination of desolation”: This phrase originally referred to the desecration of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes, king of Syria in the second century B.C. 2dly. He was afraid this new-born King – Jesus – would eventually take his throne (CP V1-3, … “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” Isaiah 9:19-21 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire... Isaiah 19:2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother... Ezekiel 21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. Matthew 24. See Grotius. 9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And so He quitted for ever the Temple and them that held office in it. The major sign now is pestilence such as Ebola that is mostly in West Africa is a sign of a pandemic that will be worldwide. The Evening of the Third Day in Passion-Week - on the Mount of Olives: Discoures to the Disciples Concerning the Last Things. Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible. In v3, apparently some of the twelve talked with Him privately. May …John Henry Jowett—My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, The Evening of the Third Day in Passion-Week - on the Mount of Olives: Discoures to the Disciples Concerning the Last Things. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. The people being assembled at the feast of unleavened bread, at the ninth hour of the night, a great light shone about the altar and the temple, and this continued for half an hour. "This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations."--St. They had left the Sanctuary and the City, had crossed black Kidron, and were slowly climbing the Mount of Olives. Add to all these, a dreadful one in Judea, mentioned by Josephus (War, b. iv. 42-51. noun: NATION a politically organized body of people under a single government, that is the definion of the word nation. These were but light, in comparison of what befell the Jews, in … 3dly. Mais ce ne sera pas encore la fin. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; … Editor of "The Dictionary of Theology," "The Annotated Book of Common Prayer;" Author of "Household Theology," Etc. Etc. A believing foresight of the defacing of all worldly glory, will help to keep us from admiring it, and overvaluing it. xxiv. 2d. Then let me always live as though my Lord were at the gate! These are the birth pains that Jesus was talking about, and as a woman has more frequent pains the closer she gets to delivery tells us that we are very close to the second coming. b. xx. 2020 pestilences - the world is calling the coronavirus. His seat is always ready!" It was as if He had cast the dust of His Shoes against the House' that was to be left desolate.' Matthew 24:7-13 King James Version (KJV). The Fourth sign, earthquakes or popular commotions. KJV 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. verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 1 Then # Mark 13:1; Luke 21:5–36 Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 28. xxiv. #Matt 10:17|. Said a mother to me one day concerning her long-absent boy: "I lay a place for him at every meal! 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. When I am out with my friend, walking and talking, let me assume that just round the corner I may meet the Lord. xii. At Ptolemais they slew 2000, and made many prisoners. "Ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." Matthew 24 is the twenty-fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It commences the Olivet Discourse or "Little Apocalypse" spoken by Jesus Christ, which continues into chapter 25, and contains Jesus' prediction of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Could the 2 nations be Jacob and Esau and the 2 kingdoms be darkness and Light? 24:8 All these [are] the beginning of c sorrows. For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. Parallel passage: Luke 11:9-13.Nearly verbally identical, but in the son's request, reads "egg" and "scorpion" for "bread" and "stone," and reverses the order of the sentences.In Luke the verses are closely connected ("and I say unto you") with the parable of the friend at midnight, which itself immediately follows the Lord's Prayer. Matthew 24 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times 1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. Matthew 24 Parallel Chapters ... 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. xxiv. and lib. Departed He left it never to return mt2337-9. The people of Damascus conspired against the Jews of that city, and, assaulting them unarmed, killed 10,000 of them. Trudy is right...birth pains. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? And ye shall he hated of all nations - Even of those who tolerate all other sects and parties; but in no nation will the children of the devil tolerate the children of God. Matthew 24:7 . And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. The bible clearly states in verse 6 of this chapter of Matthew "The end shall NOT be yet" - this is not the end. . Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple. xiv. Matthew 24:7. urther development of the war-portent, possibly here the prophetic range of vision widens beyond the bounds of Palestine, yet not necessarily. 14 Rivingtons Waterloo Place, London Oxford, and Cambridge MDCCCLXXVII [New Edition] …John Henry Blunt—A Key to the Knowledge of Church History, 'Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.'--MATT. A star hung over the city like a sword; and a comet continued a whole year. It says nation singular against nation and kingdom against kingdom. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 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