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For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you will say, `Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.`"
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A Solemn Departure
Commentators agree this verse marks a pivotal moment: the end of Jesus's merciful, physical presence to that generation in Jerusalem. Having rejected their King, their "house"—the temple and the nation—would be left desolate. His departure is presented as a direct and immediate judgment for their unbelief.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ye shall not see me, etc. The day of your mercy has passed. I have offered you protection and salvation, and you have rejected it. You are…
19th Century
Anglican
Till you say — This phrase obviously refers to the words from Psalm 118:26, which the crowd had uttered just a few days before dur…
Baptist
Nothing remained for the King but to pronounce the solemn sentence of death upon those who would not come to Him that they might have life: Beh…
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Here Jesus refers to his Parousia. When he returns, all will acknowledge him as Lord in the future consummation. The context strongly implies that …
16th Century
Protestant
For I tell you. He confirms what he had said about the approaching vengeance of God, by saying that the only method of avoiding destructio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth Meaning in a very little time after the passover, from the time of…
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Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but He does not mention the sufferings He was to u…
13th Century
Catholic
In this part, He recounts their cruelty, and He adds their earthly punishment. To begin with, He does the first thing; and secondly, He adds their …
