John Trapp on Matthew 24:35

Verse 35. Heaven and earth shall passe, &c.] What God hath written, he hath written. His word is stablished in heaven,Psal. 119. saith David; It endures for ever, saith Peter; It remaineth firm1 Pet. 1. as Mount Sion, and shall stand inviolable, when heaven shall passe away with a great noise, and the earth with its works shall be burnt up, 2 Pet. 3. 10. to the terrour and confusion of those profane scoffers, who deridingly demand, Where is the promise of Isa. 5. 19. his coming, &c? vers. 4. that say, Let him make speed and hasten Amos 5. [illegible: 1 word]. his work, that we may see it, &c. Woe to you that thus desire the day of the Lord: To what end is it for you? The day of the Lord is darknesse, and not light. The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and hasteth greatly. It is a day of wrath, a dayZeph. 1. 15. of trouble and distresse, a day of wastnesse and desolation, a day of darknesse and gloominesse, a day of clouds and thick darknes, to them that are setled on their [illegible: 1 word], and that say in their heart, [illegible: 1 word] Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.