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Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
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Jerusalem or End Times?
Commentators are divided on whether 'he is nigh' refers to the imminent judgment on Jerusalem in AD 70 or the final Second Coming. Many scholars, like Albert Barnes, suggest a dual fulfillment. The events surrounding Jerusalem's fall serve as a pattern or 'type' for the events that will precede the final judgment, calling believers in every age to be watchful.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So likewise you, etc. In the same manner, when you see what I have predicted, the signs around Jerusalem, then know that its dest…
19th Century
Anglican
So you also—The pronoun is emphatic. You whom I have chosen, who are therefore among the elect that will be gathered in this way.<…
Baptist
Our Lord here evidently returns to the subject of the destruction of Jerusalem and in these words gives His apostles warning concerning the signs o…
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The “lesson” (lit., “parable”; GK 4130) of the fig tree (cf. 21:18–22) is based on the common observation that the twigs get tender before summer a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So likewise you, when you shall see all these things That are mentioned above, relating to the signs of the destruction o…
Christ foretells His second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express their greatness and certainty.…
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13th Century
Catholic
After the Lord answered the disciples' question concerning the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, He begins here to answer them concerning His S…
