what is your take on mark 13:14-20

[dtulsagrl]

14"When you see 'the abomination that causes desolation'[a]standing where it[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15Let no one on the roof of his house go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 17How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 18Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again. 20If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.

[tsth]

I don't know but there is a slight variation with regard to the gospel of Matthew. It reads and gives significance to the Sabbath:

Matthew 24:19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.


I wonder why? And I also think that this gives credence to the observance of the Sabbath day.

In His Love,
Suzanne

[Lazarus43]

I don't know but there is a slight variation with regard to the gospel of Matthew. It reads and gives significance to the Sabbath:

Matthew 24:19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.


I wonder why? And I also think that this gives credence to the observance of the Sabbath day.

In His Love,
Suzanne

The "flight" would require them to break the religious leaders' sabbath rules concerning how far and how fast they could travel. For that reason they might be put to death.

Exd 31:14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
Exd 31:15 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

Also:

Exd 35:1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded {you} to do:
Exd 35:2 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy {day,} a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Blessings,
Lazarus43