Later text
At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Intertextuality Pair
Mark 13:26-27 → Daniel 7:13-14
Allusion
Earlier text
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
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Earlier text
“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
Earlier text
Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.
Significance
Jesus' vindication and gathering of the elect follow Jerusalem's judgment. Daniel 7:13-14 provides Son of Man imagery—crucially, this is ascent to God's throne (not descent to earth), receiving authority and kingdom. "Coming in clouds" echoes Yahweh's presence. Jesus' opponents will witness validation of his claims in their lifetimes (cf. 9:1; 14:62; "this generation" in 13:30) through the temple's destruction (AD 70). This fulfills new exodus promises—Zechariah 2:6 and Deuteronomy 30:4 promised gathering scattered exiles. Mark's Jesus expands gathering to include Gentiles, not to destroyed Jerusalem but to the new temple with Jesus as cornerstone (12:10-11), establishing the new spiritual temple-people where God's presence dwells.
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- Reference Type
- Allusion
- Connection Method(s)
- Promise-Fulfillment
Related Anchor-Text Networks
▸ The Son of Man Receiving Dominion
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