That may be fulfilled (του πλησθηνα). Articular infinitive passive to express purpose with accusative of general reference. The O.…

All things which are written may be fulfilled. Judgment had been threatened by almost all the prophets against that wicked city. They had …

These be the days of vengeance.—The words correspond to the great tribulation of Saint Matthew and Saint Mark, a…

And it is so even to this day. Here is another instance in which the Lord instructed his people to expect his coming, and yet at the same time told…

The Venerable Bede: Until now our Lord had been speaking of those things that were to happen for forty years, but the end was n…

The destruction of Jerusalem. The reference to Jerusalem (v.20) need not be construed as a vaticinium ex eventu (a prophecy put in the mouth of Jes…

For these be the days of vengeance
Of God's vengeance on the Jewish nation, for their rejection and crucifixion of t…

With much curiosity, those around Christ ask about the time when the great desolation would occur. He answers with clarity and fullness, to the ext…