Mark 13:29

29 so ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Mark 13:29 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:29

So ye, in like manner
This is an accommodation of the parable to the present case:

when ye shall see these things come to pass;
the signs preceding the destruction of Jerusalem, and especially the abomination of desolation, or the Roman army surrounding it:

know that it, o
r he is nigh, even at at the doors;
either that the destruction of Jerusalem is near; or that the son of man is just ready to come to take vengeance on it; or as Luke says, ( Luke 21:31 ) , the kingdom of God is nigh at hand; or a more glorious display of the kingly power of Christ, in the destruction of his enemies, and a greater spread of his Gospel in the Gentile world; (See Gill on Matthew 24:33).

Mark 13:29 In-Context

27 And then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth unto the uttermost part of the heaven.

28 Learn the similitude from the fig tree: When her branch is yet tender and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near;

29 so ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.

30 Verily I say unto you that this generation shall not pass until all these things are done.

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.