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As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world?"
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The disciples privately asked Jesus three questions: When will the temple be destroyed? What is the sign of Your coming? And what is the sign of the end of the age? Commentators like John Calvin explain they likely saw these as one single, imminent event. They couldn't imagine the temple falling without the world ending, and they eagerly awaited the immediate, glorious start of Christ's kingdom.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He sat upon the Mount of Olives. (See Barnes on Matthew 21:1).
From that mount there was a magnificent view of the whole city.
As he sat (καθημενου). Genitive absolute. Picture of Jesus sitting on the Mount of Olives looking down on Jerusalem and the temple…
19th Century
Anglican
The disciples came to him privately — From Mark we learn their names: “Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew.” These were the fou…
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Baptist
The little procession continued ascending the Mount of Olives until Jesus reached a resting-place from which He could see the temple ([Reference Ma…
The Mount of Olives () is an appropriate site for a discourse dealing with the Parousia (cf. Zechariah 14:4). The disciples ask Jesus se…
16th Century
Protestant
And while he was sitting. Mark mentions four disciples, Peter, James, John, and Andrew. But neither he nor Luke states the matter…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives Which was on the east of the city of Jerusalem F1 , "over against the t…
Christ foretells the utter ruin and destruction coming upon the temple. A believing foresight of the defacing of all worldly glory, will help to ke…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the multiple provocations of the Jews were recounted; now, the preparation for Christ’s departure through the instruction of His disciples is…
