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As before in verse 23, so here again Christ bids them beware to believe his bodily local presence in the earth after his ascension until the day of judgment. Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651) Matthew 24:26 Meaning – Behold The warning about false Christs…

The Lord commands to make use of the warning. Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651) Matthew 24:25 Meaning – Behold, I have told you before The Lord’s forewarning of the danger from false prophets should stir up all to be the more watchful, and it…

Christ gives a reason why we should be wary from the certain danger which the multitude of deceivers should bring. It is possible that false deceivers pretending themselves to be Christ, and false prophets drawing men away from the true Christ, may make show of great signs and wonders, for so does Christ foretell. Dickson,…

Our Lord returns to direct his disciples and the Church to beware of whatever might destroy their souls as the main thing which concerned them to take heed to. Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651) Table of Contents Matthew 24:23 Meaning – Believe it not…

Sign 7. The extremity of trouble should be such that if God should not shorten the tribulation of those days and restrain the fury of the Romans against the rebellious Jews, the elect seed of that nation should be rooted out, so that no memory of a Jew might remain thereafter: but because God was…

Sign 6. Never was, nor ever should be in any war, such horrible tribulation as God should send at the destruction of Jerusalem (v 21). Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651) Matthew 24:21 Meaning – Great Tribulation God’s judgments upon despisers of the gospel and…

Sign 5. It should be great mercy if such as got occasion to fly, might so fly as they might rest in a foul day (when the unseasonableness of the weather might make the flight more grievous) and might rest on the Sabbath, when to be forced to go a long journey for fear of…