36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
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But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-51)We have here the practical application of the foregoing prediction; in general, we must expect and prepare for the events here foretold. I. We must expect them; “ Now learn a parable of the fig-tree , Matt. 24:32 , 33 . Now learn what use to make of the things you have heard; so observe and understand the signs of the times, and compare them with the predictions of the word, as from thence to fore…
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