Mark 13:30

13:28-37 We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to the Divine pleasure. As to both, our duty is to watch and pray. Our Lord Jesus, when he ascended on high, left something for all his servants to do. We ought to be always upon our watch, in expectation of his return. This applies to Christ's coming to us at our death, as well as to the general judgment. We know not whether our Master will come in the days of youth, or middle age, or old age; but, as soon as we are born, we begin to die, and therefore we must expect death. Our great care must be, that, whenever our Lord comes, he may not find us secure, indulging in ease and sloth, mindless of our work and duty. He says to all, Watch, that you may be found in peace, without spot, and blameless.

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass,.... Not the generation of men, in general, or Jews in particular, nor of Christians; but that present generation of men, they should not all go off the stage of life, till all these things be done; which were now predicted by Christ, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, the signs of it, and what, should immediately follow upon it; See Gill on Matthew 24:34.

30 . this generation shall not pass ] The word thus rendered denotes (1) birth, age , as in the phrases “younger,” “older in age; ” (2) descent; (3) a generation of men living at the same time; (4) in a wider sense, a race . He, Who surveys all things as an Eternal Present, “turns the thoughts of His disciples to two horizons, one near and one far off:”— (i) In reference to the destruction of Jerusalem , He declares that the generation of the literal Israel then living would not pass away before the judgments here predicted would fall upon Jerusalem, just as God had made their forefathers wander in the wilderness “until all the generation was consumed” that had come out of Egypt “and done evil in the sight of the Lord” ( Numbers 32:13 ); (ii) In reference to His own Second Coming , and the world at large, He affirms that the race of men, and especially the generation of them that sought the Lord ( Psalm 24:6 ), the faithful seed of Abraham, should not pass away until all these things should be fulfilled.

Verse 30. This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished . This is one of those prophecies which admit of a growing fulfillment. If the word "generation" ( γανεὰ ) be understood (as it may undoubtedly be understood) to mean the sum total of those living at any time on the earth, the prediction would hold true as far as the destruction of Jerusalem was concerned. The destruction of Jerusalem took place within the limits of the generation living in our Lord's time; and there might be some of those whom he was then addressing who would live to see the event. His prediction amounted, in fact, to this, that the destruction of Jerusalem would take place within forty years of the time when he was speaking. But it may have a wider meaning. It may mean the Jewish people. Their city would be destroyed their power overthrown. They would be "peeled and scattered." But they would still remain a distinct and separate nation to the end of the world. And there are other prophecies which show that with their national conversion to Christianity will be associated all that is most glorious in the future Church of God. Mark 13:30

30. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass fill all these things be done—or "fulfilled" (Mt 24:34; Lu 21:32). Whether we take this to mean that the whole would be fulfilled within the limits of the generation then current, or, according to a usual way of speaking, that the generation then existing would not pass away without seeing a begun fulfilment of this prediction, the facts entirely correspond. For either the whole was fulfilled in the destruction accomplished by Titus, as many think; or, if we stretch it out, according to others, till the thorough dispersion of the Jews a little later, under Adrian, every requirement of our Lord's words seems to be met.

MARK 12: 42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin. MARK 12: 43 He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury, MARK 12: 44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.” [ Mark 13 ] MARK 13: 1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!” Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple, Mark 13:1, Mark 13:2. His disciples inquire when this shall be, and what previous sign there shall be of this calamity, Mark 13:3, Mark 13:4; which questions he answers very solemnly and minutely, vv. 5-27; illustrates the whole by a parable, Mark 13:28, Mark 13:29; asserts the absolute certainty of the events, Mark 13:30, Mark 13:31; shows that the precise minute cannot be known by man, Mark 13:32; and inculcates the necessity of watchfulness and prayer, Mark 13:33-37.

[Reformed Biblical] 17:23 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 22 Verse 22. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 23 Verse 23. No Barnes text on this verse. {p} "take ye heed" 2 Pe 3:17 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 24 Verse 24. No Barnes text on this verse. {q} "tribulation" Daniel 12:1; Zephaniah 1:15-17 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 25 Verse 25. No Barnes text on this verse. {r} "the stars of heaven" Isaiah 13:10; 24:20,23; Jeremiah 4:28; 2 Pe 3:10,12 Revelation 6:12 -14; 20:11 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 26 Verse 26. No Barnes text on this verse. {s} "and then" Daniel 7:9-14; Matthew 16:27; 24:30; Mr 14:62; Acts 1:11; 1 Th 4:16 2 Th 1:7,10; Revelation 1:7 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 27 Verse 27. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 28 Verse 28. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GO SPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 29 Verse 29. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GO SPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 30 Verse 30. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GO SPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 31 Verse 31. No Barnes text on this verse. {t} "but m y words" Isaiah 40:8 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 32 Verse 32. Neither the Son. This text has always presented serious

[Reformed Biblical] THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 13 Verse 13. No Barnes text on this verse. {k} "hated" Luke 6:22; John 17:14 {l} "but he that shall endure" Daniel 12:12; Revelation 2:10 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 14 Verse 14. No Barnes text on this verse. {m} "of by Daniel" Daniel 9:27 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 15 Verse 15. On the housetop. See Matthew 9:1-8. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 16 Verse 16. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 17 Verse 17. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 18 Verse 18. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 19 Verse 19. No Barnes text on this verse. {n} "For in those days" Daniel 12:1; Joel 2:2 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 20 Verse 20. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 13 - Verse 21 Verse 21. No Barnes text on this verse. {o} "Lo, here is" Luke