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A Shift to the End Times
Commentators emphasize that this verse marks a clear shift in Jesus's teaching. After discussing the destruction of Jerusalem, the phrase 'But in those days' pivots the focus to the ultimate end of the world and the final judgment, correcting the disciples' initial confusion.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 13:24
The sun shall be darkened (ο ελιος σκοτισθησετα). Future passive indicative. These figures come from the prophets ([Reference Isai…
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 13:24
19th Century
Bishop
But in those days.—See Notes on Matthew 24:29-35.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 13:24
Verses 24–27 form a unit and relate to the End. They are set off from the previous verses by the strong adversative alia (“but”; GK 247). Whereas t…
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John Gill
On Mark 13:24
17th Century
Pastor
But in those days, after that tribulation
That is, after the destruction of the city and temple of Jerusalem, and th…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 13:24–27
17th Century
Minister
The disciples had confused the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and showed that the day of Christ'…