Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 24:28

28 For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Luke hath much the same▪ Luk 17.24, 37. The Disagreement of Interpreters, about the Coming of the Son of Man, here spoken of, makes a Variety in their Interpretation of these Verses. Some think the coming of the Son of Man here spoken of, was his coming to destroy Ierusalem, which he saith, will be sudden like the Lightning, which tho the Thunder be taken notice aforehand, as following the Lightning, yet is not taken notice of. These Interpreters make the Carcass mentioned, v. 28. to be the Body of the Iewish Nation, designed to be destroyed, and the Eagles to be the Roman Armies. Iob saith of the Eagle Ch. 39. v. 30. Where the slain are, there is she, Habbakuk, Ch. 1.8. saith the same of the Caldean Armies. They shall fly as the Eagle that hasteth to E[illegible: 1 letter]t. Some understand by the Coming of Christ here, his coming in his Spiritual Kingdom. The preaching of the Gospel shall be, like the Lightning; you need not listen after those that say: Lo here is Christ, or Lo he is there, for my Gospel shall be preached every where, and where the Carkass is, where my Death, and Resurrection shall be preached, all the Elect, My sheep that hear my Voyce and follow me, shall be gathered together. Others understand it of Christ's coming to Iudgment, which is compared to Lightning for the suddenness, and Vniversality of it. There saith Christ I shall be, and all my Saints shall be gathered together, Luk▪ seemeth to speak of this, Luk. 17.24.37. That Phrase, Wheresoever the Carcass is, there will the Eagles be gathered together, is a Proverbial Speech signifying, That it will need no great Labour to bring things together, which are naturally joyned by an innate Desire, either of them to the other; so that it is applicable in more Cases than one, and whether that Discourse in Luke, were at the same time, when this was, I cannot say; our Saviours Discourse on this Argument, Luk. 21. hath not these Verses, and is a part of a Discourse which Luk. 17. v. 20. is said to have been begun at least to the Pharisees. But I shall further consider what Luke saith, when I shall come to that Chapter in him.