On the housetop (επ του δωματος). They could escape from roof to roof and so escape, "the road of the roofs," as the rabbis called…

Him which is on the housetop. The roofs of the houses in eastern countries were made flat, so that they were favourable places for walking…

Let him which is on the housetop — The houses in the streets of Jerusalem were built in a continuous line and with flat roofs, so …

This portion of our Savior’s words appears to relate solely to the destruction of Jerusalem. As soon as Christ’s disciples saw the abomination …

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…

Let him which is on the housetop
Who should be there either for his devotion or recreation; for the houses of the Je…

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.