But when you shall see.—See Notes on Matthew 24:15-28.

Standing where it ought not.—St. …

Theophylact of Ohrid: After the Lord had finished all that concerned Jerusalem, He now speaks of the coming of Antichrist, …

The section (vv.5–23) ends as it began, with a warning against false Christs. A crisis like that of the fall of the city would be sure to produce m…

And then if any man shall say to you
During those days of tribulation and affliction, or when shortened and at an en…

The Jews, by rebelling against the Romans and persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin swiftly. Here we have a prediction of that ruin, …