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Scott's Reference Library
See: November 16, 2003 | November 19, 2006 | November 15, 2009
Mark 13:1 through Mark 13:8 (NIV)
1As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look,
Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
2“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will
be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James,
John and Andrew asked him privately, 4“Tell us, when will these things happen?
And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”
5Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 6Many will come in my
name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. 7When you hear of wars and
rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still
to come. 8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There
will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of
birth pains.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-4
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of
heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them,
but we do not find him look with pity upon the ruin of a fine house. Let us then
be reminded how needful it is for us to have a more lasting abode in heaven, and
to be prepared for it by the influences of the Holy Spirit, sought in the
earnest use of all the means of grace.
VERSES 5-13
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples’ question, does not so much satisfy
their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should
thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be
not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around
is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn away from Christ
and their duty to him, by the sufferings they will meet with for his sake. They
shall be hated of all men: trouble enough! Yet the work they were called to
should be carried on and prosper. Though they may be crushed and borne down, the
gospel cannot be. The salvation promised is more than deliverance from evil, it
is everlasting blessedness.