Flee unto the mountains (φευγετωσαν εις τα ορη). The mountains east of the Jordan. Eusebius (H.E. iii,5,3) says that the Ch…

Then let them, etc. Then Christians may know that the end has come, and should seek a place of safety. Destruction would not only visit th…

Then let them who are in Judea — The words were acted on when the time came. Eusebius (Hist. Eccl. iii. 5) recor…

When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoever reads, let him un…

St. John Chrysostom: Just as He had previously hinted obscurely at the end of Jerusalem, He now gives a more direct announceme…

The instructions Jesus gives to his disciples about what to do in view of v.15 are so specific that they must be related to the Jewish War. The dev…

Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Having shown by the testimony of the prophet that, when the temple had been profaned…

Then let them who are in Judea
When this signal is given, let it be taken notice of and observed; let them that are …

The disciples had asked concerning the times, "When should these things be?" Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, "What sha…

Having already related the destruction, in this part He relates that the consummation will come, and He gives a sort of introduction.