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There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
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A Prophetic 'Rehearsal'
Commentators widely agree that these signs have a dual fulfillment. They point first to the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, which served as a 'rehearsal' or foreshadowing of the events that will surround Christ's ultimate second coming. This helps us understand how prophecy can have both a near and a far fulfillment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See Barnes on Matthew 24:29.
Upon the earth distress of nations. Some have proposed to interpret the word earth as lan…
Distress (συνοχη). From συνεχω. In the N.T. only here and 2 Corinthians 2:4. Anguish.
In perplexity
19th Century
Anglican
And there shall be signs in the sun.—See Notes on Matthew 24:29-35, Mark 13:24–31, where the “signs” are defined as
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Baptist
And in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon They shall be darkened, and suffer very strange and surprising …
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…
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