Keach, Keach
(On Matthew 22:7 ; The Parable of the Marriage Supper)
"This parable seems to show the cause or reason of the ruin, rejection, and utter destruction of the Jewish nation, and the city Jerusalem ; or what was the cause why wrath came upon them to the uttermost ?" (Expositions, p. 543)
"This no doubt containeth a prophesy of the Roman armies, who made such a fearful slaughter of the Jews, which fell out about fifty years after the death of our blessed Lord ; and by this city is meant Jerusalem, which was burnt and consumed to ashes, as also was the holy temple." (Expositions, p. 545)
(On Matthew 24:20)
"But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the sabbath day." The disciples are commanded, with respect to the dreadfulness and peril of the siege of Jerusalem, to do those things which belonged to the Jews, who thought that it was not lawful for them on the sabbath to go above 1000 greater (or 2000 lesser) paces; and therefore they ought to pray, that they may not be necessitated to fly on the sabbath, because the accustomed sabbath-day's journey would not be enough to convey them beyond the danger of the Roman soldiers. And by this the grievousness of the calamity is indicated." (p. 28-29)
(On Revelation 14:4)
"These are they that have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins," Rev. xiv. 4. Virgins are chaste and not defiled. So the members of the true visible church are not defiled with idolatry, not popish, nor any other superstitions, they hate spiritual fornication. Idolatry is often in the scripture called whoredom, adultery, and fornication. Hence in Israel such who kept themselves pure from idolatry, were called the virgin daughter of Sion." (Expositions, p. 647)
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