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For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
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Divine Judgment, Not Disaster
Commentators clarify that the destruction of Jerusalem was not a random tragedy but the "days of vengeance" from God. Scholars like John Gill directly link this judgment to the nation's rejection and crucifixion of the Messiah. It was a specific, divine response to persistent sin, as Matthew Henry notes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All things which are written may be fulfilled. Judgment had been threatened by almost all the prophets against that wicked city. They had …
That may be fulfilled (του πλησθηνα). Articular infinitive passive to express purpose with accusative of general reference. The O.…
19th Century
Anglican
These be the days of vengeance.—The words correspond to the great tribulation of Saint Matthew and Saint Mark, a…
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Baptist
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 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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For these be the days of vengeance Of God's vengeance on the Jewish nation, for their rejection and crucifixion of t…
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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…
