Heaven and earth shall pass away, and so forth. You may sooner expect to see the heaven and earth pass away, and return to nothing, than m…

Heaven and earth — The tone is that of One who speaks with supreme authority, foreseeing, on the one hand, death and seeming failu…

Our Lord here evidently returns to the subject of the destruction of Jerusalem and in these words gives His apostles warning concerning the signs o…

St. John Chrysostom: Because He had said that these things would come to pass immediately after the tribulation of those d…

The authority and eternal validity of Jesus’ words are nothing less than the authority and eternal validity of God’s words ([Reference Psalms 119:8…

Heaven and earth shall pass away. In order to secure greater confidence in his statements, he illustrates their certainty by this comparis…

Heaven and earth shall pass away
This is either an assertion, which will be true at the end of time; not as to the s…

Christ foretells His second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express their greatness and certainty.…

After the Lord answered the disciples' question concerning the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, He begins here to answer them concerning His S…