Text -- Mark 13:24-27 (NET)

The Arrival of the Son of Man

13:24 “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light; 13:25 the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 13:26 Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory. 13:27 Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mar 13:24

¹ tn Traditionally, “tribulation.”

NET Notes: Mar 13:25

¹ sn An allusion to Isa 13:10, 34:4 (LXX); Joel 2:10. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spiritual realm. Although some take the powers as a reference to bodies in the heavens (like stars and planets, “the heavenly bodies,” NIV) this is not as likely.

NET Notes: Mar 13:26

¹ tn Grk “they.”

² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.

NET Notes: Mar 13:27

¹ tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.