Mark 13:16

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Then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains; they that are in Jerusalem, or in any of the cities and towns of Judea, let them make their escape, as soon as possible, to the mountainous parts of the country; where they may be more safe from, the devastations of the Roman army; See Gill on "Matthew 24:16". Mark 13:15 Ver. 15. And let him that is on the house top,.... On the battlements of the house, either for diversion or devotion: not go down into the house; in the inner way by the stairs, or ladder within doors: neither enter therein; being come down from the top of the house, by stairs, or a ladder without, which was usual: to take any thing out of his house; to take care of his goods, or take any thing along with him, that might be useful in his flight, and journey, and stay abroad; See Gill on "Matthew 24:17". Mark 13:16 Ver. 16. And let him that is in the field,.... At work, in any sort of business there, not turn back again: either to his own house, or rather to that part of the field where he laid down his clothes: for to take up his garment; but let him flee without it, or otherwise he would be in great danger; See Gill on "Matthew 24:18". Mark 13:17

13:14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see abundant cause to flee without delay for refuge to Christ, and to renounce every earthly object, for the salvation of our souls.

And let him that is in the field,.... At work, in any sort of business there, not turn back again: either to his own house, or rather to that part of the field where he laid down his clothes: for to take up his garment; but let him flee without it, or otherwise he would be in great danger; See Gill on Matthew 24:18.

Verse 16. - And let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke ( τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ ). This was the outer garment or pallium. They who worked in the field were accustomed to leave their cloak and their tunic at home; so that, half-stripped, they might be more free to labor. Therefore our Lord warns them that in this impending destruction, so suddenly would it come, they must be ready to fly just as they were. It was the direction given to Lot, "Escape for thy life; look not behind thee." Mark 13:16

2 . elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father ] The word “elect” or chosen belongs, as already stated, to 1 Peter 1:1 , but the English sufficiently represents the meaning of the Greek. The word and the thought that the disciples of Christ are what they are by the election or choice of God, characterises the whole teaching of the New Testament. Here there is the personal interest of noting that the word is prominent in the Gospel of St Mark, which we have seen reason to connect closely with St Peter’s influence, and in that portion of our Lord’s discourses recorded in it ( Mark 13:20 ; Mark 13:22 ; Mark 13:27 ), to which the wars and tumults of Palestine must at this time have been drawing attention. Comp. also the prominence of the thought and of the verbs for “choosing” in John 13:18 ; John 15:16 ; John 15:19 . The “elect” had, like the “saints” ( Acts 9:13 ), become almost a synonyme for Christians ( 2 Timothy 2:10 ; Titus 1:1 ). And this choice is referred to the “foreknowledge” of God. The word hovers between the meaning of a mere prevision of the future, and the higher sense in which “knowing” means “loving” and “approving,” as in 1 Corinthians 8:3 , Galatians 4:9 , and probably Romans 8:29 ; Romans 11:2 . The noun occurs in the New Testament only here and in St Peter’s speech in Acts 2:23 , and is so far evidence of continuity of character and thought.

that it is bestowed by the H. Spirit of God, Hd. 20:28, can be exercised only in the name of Christ and the power of the H. Spirit, John 20:22, 23, 1 Corinthians 5:4, concerns exclusively people as believers, 1 Corinthians 5:12, and only in a spiritual, moral way, not with coercion and punishment in money, goods, or life, but through conviction, faith, willingness, freedom, love and thus only with spiritual weapons, 2 Corinthians 10:4, works and can work, Mark 16:16, John 8:32, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Ef. 6:7 etc. Finally this power also has its own goal; it tends, although for unbelievers it also brings an aggravation of judgment, to salvation, to edification and not to overthrow, to the perfecting of the saints and the building up of the body of Christ, Matthew 10:13, Mark 16:16, Luke 2:34, By all this ecclesiastical power is generically distinct from all political power. Already under the O. Test. state and church, though closely connected, were nevertheless not one and the same. Much more clearly, however, Christ has expressed the distinction between his kingdom and the kingdoms of the world, Matthew 22:21, John 18:36; he himself refused all earthly power, Luke 12:13, 14, John 6:15, and forbade to his disciples everything that savored of worldly dominion, Matthew 20:25, 26, 1 Petr. 5:3. Between church and state and the power of both there is therefore all manner of difference; in origin not only, as was already remarked above,