© 1997-2009 Walter J. Taylor; Walter James Taylor
Matthew 23
Jesus laments over His rejection and Jerusalem
Matt. 23:34 Wherefore, behold,
[1] I [Jesus] send unto you [the nation, Israel]
[a.] prophets,
and
[b.] wise men,
and
[c.] scribes:
and
[11.] [some] of them ye shall
[aa.] kill and
[ab.]
crucify; and
[12.] [some] of them shall ye
[aa.] scourge in your synagogues, and
[ab.] persecute [them] from city to city:
23:35 That
[2] upon you [the nation, Israel] may come
[a.] all the righteous blood shed upon
the earth,
[11.] from the blood of righteous Abel
[12.] unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias,
[aa.] whom ye slew between
[111.] the temple and
[112.] the altar.
23:36 Verily I say unto
you,
[3] All these things
[a.] shall come upon this generation [the generation of Jews
that rejected Jesus].
[1] [thou] that killest the
prophets, and
[2] [thou that] stonest them
[a.]
which are sent unto thee,
[3] how often would I have
gathered thy children together,
[a.] even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and
[11.] ye would not!
23:38 [4] Behold, your house [the house of Jerusalem: the nation, Israel]
[a.] is left unto you desolate.
23:39 [5] For I say unto you,
[a.] Ye shall
not see me [your Anointed
Messiah] henceforth,
[11.] till ye shall say,
[aa.] Blessed
[is] he that cometh
[111.]
in the name of the Lord [c/p.
Zech.12:7-14].
Matthew 24
Jesus prophesies the destruction of the temple[1]
Matt. 24:1 And Jesus
[1] went out, and
[2] departed from the temple: and
[a.] his disciples came to [him]
[11.] for to show him
[aa.] the buildings of the temple.
24:2 And Jesus said unto
them,
[1] See ye not all these things?
[2] verily I say unto you,
[a.] There shall not be left here
[11.] one stone upon another [of the temple],
[aa.] that shall not be thrown down.
[1] Chapters 24 and 25 of Matthew—taken in their context—concern three subjects: the destruction of the temple, the signs of Jesus’ second coming, and the signs of the end of the age [not the world]. These passages primarily concern Israel and its people during The Antichrist Covenant week of years (Dan. 9:24-27), and not the Church.