Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 13].
13:25 {The stars shall be falling} (\hoi asteres esontai
piptontes\). Periphrastic future indicative, \esontai\, future
middle indicative and \piptontes\, present active participle.
13:27 {Shall gather together his elect} (\episunaxei tous
eklektous autou\). This is the purpose of God through the ages.
{From the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of
heaven} (\ap' akrou g•s he•s akrou ouranou\). The Greek is very
brief, "from the tip of earth to the tip of heaven." This precise
phrase occurs nowhere else.
13:28 {Coming to pass} (\ginomena\). Present middle participle,
linear action. See on ¯Mt 24:32-36 for details of verses 28-32
(the Parable of the Fig Tree).
13:32 {Not even the Son} (\oude ho huios\). There is no doubt as
to the genuineness of these words here such as exists in Mt
24:36. This disclaimer of knowledge naturally interpreted
applies to the second coming, not to the destruction of Jerusalem
which had been definitely limited to that generation as it
happened in A.D. 70.
13:34 {Commanded also the porter to watch} (\kai t•i thur•r•i
eneteilato hina gr•gor•i\) . The porter or door-keeper
(\thur•ros\), as well as all the rest, to keep a watch (present
subjunctive, \gr•gor•i\). This Parable of the Porter is only in
Mark. Our ignorance of the time of the Master's return is an
argument not for indifference nor for fanaticism, but for
alertness and eager readiness for his coming.
13:35 The four watches of the night are named here: evening
(\opse\), midnight (\mesonuktion\), cock-crowing
(\alektoroph•nias\), morning (\pr•i\).
13:37 {Watch} (\gr•goreite\). Be on the watch. Present imperative
of a verb made on the second perfect, \egr•gora\, to be awake.
Stay awake till the Lord comes.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Mark: Chapter 13)