The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
Mark Chapter 13
And Jesus
(Mat 24:3) on the Olivet discourse:
(See Scofield) - (Mat 24:3).
sorrows
birthpangs. Answering to the "seals." (Revelation 6) (Rev 6:1-17).
The death-agony of this age is the birth-agony of the next.
And
Compare (Mat 24:14).
"Gospel of the Kingdom".
See note, (See Scofield) - (Rev 14:6).
end
Not the end of the believer's life, but the end of the great tribulation.
saved
In the sense of (Rev 13:8); (Rev 20:4).
when ye
See "Beast." (Dan 7:8); (Rev 19:20).
then let
Compare (Luk 21:20-24); which is a prophecy fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70, when the Christians escaped, and which foreshadowed the more terrible day here described.
See "Great Tribulation"; (Psa 2:5); (Rev 7:14).
(See Scofield) - (Psa 2:5).
(See Scofield) - (Rev 7:14).
affliction
Tribulation.
Compare (Mat 24:21).
See "Tribulation"; (Psa 2:5); (Rev 7:14).
Son of man
Christ (Second Advent). (Luk 12:35-40); (Deu 30:3); (Act 1:9-11).
(See Scofield) - (Mat 8:20).
angel
(See Scofield) - (Heb 1:4).