Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
Matthew 24:1. And Jesus went out. The disciples undoubtedly perceived that Christ was paying, as it were, his last adieu to the temple. It remained, therefor that he should erect a new temple far more magnificent, and that he should produce a more flourishing condition of the kingdom, as had been foretold by the Prophets; for he had nothing to do with that temple, in...
MATTHEW CHAPTER 24 INTRO: Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple, as he takes his final leave of it, and teaches what were the signs of his coming. These predictions are also recorded in ; . Verse 1. And Jesus went out. He was going over to the Mount of Olives, . The buildings of the temple. The temple itself, with the surrounding courts, porches, and other edifices. .
Our blessed Saviour had often acquainted his disciples with his approaching death at Jerusalem. The Son of man must go up to Jerusalem to be crucified. Now in this chapter he acquaints them with the destruction that should come upon Jerusalem in general, and upon the temple in particular, for their putting him, the Son of God, to death.