Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 12:53

53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in law, against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law, against her mother in law.

See the Notes on Matth. 10.34, 35. Our Saviour in these Words doth but pursue the same Argument, which began, v. 49. to shew what would be the consequents of the Doctrine of the Gospel. And hereby they might have understood a design in our Saviour to convince them, that the business of the Messiah whom they expect, was not to exercise a temporal but a Spiritual Kingdom and Power, not to restore to their Nation a civil Peace, but to purchase their Peace with God, and to bring them to that Joy, and Peace which is consequent to believing. For as to the eternal state of things it would be much more troubled then it was before; our Lord foresaw how tenacious both the Iews and Pagans, and in succeeding ages Christians also would be of their Idolatries and Superstitious rites and usages, with whom their believing Relations not complying, there would be greater feuds and animosities arise then ever was before; the Father would hate the Son, the Son, the Father, &c. Before the Gospel came amongst the Heathens, they wer[illegible: 1 letter] entirely the Devils Kingdom, which is not divided against it self. But when Christ by those who belonged to the election of Grace, should be separated, through the Devils rage, and Men[illegible: 1 letter] lu[illegible: 1 letter]ts, there would be continual feuds, and divisions.