1 The Lord is through with the unbelievers and now addresses His own
disciples. He anticipates the fact that, even among themselves, there
would be much to cause them to stumble and fall. He seeks to warn them
against becoming the occasion of a brother's sin. And, in case of sin,
He urges them to co... [ Continue Reading ]
22-25 Compare Luk_5:35; Mat_24:23-27; Mar_13:21-23; Joh_13:33.
25 Compare Luk_9:22.
26-27 Compare Mat_24:37-39; Gen. 7.
26 The unexpected suddenness of the coming of the Son of Mankind is
further enforced by a comparison with the days of Noah. It will be a
day of fancied security and swift destru... [ Continue Reading ]