Mark 13:24, ff. From this point, the reference is to the second coming of Christ, the fulfilment of ‘these things all' (Mark 13:4), in the widest sense. See on Matthew 24:29.

But. Here almost equivalent to ‘nevertheless;' although I have foretold you all things, yet the subsequent tribulations may still astonish you.

After that tribulation. The length of the interval is not definitely indicated. See on Matthew 24:29, and Luke 21:24.On the rest of the verse and Mark 13:25 see Matthew 24:29-30, where a number of details are added. Comp, also, Luke 21:25-26, where the language is quite different.

And the stars shall be falling. This vivid form is peculiar to Mark.

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