
John Chrysostom
Catena Aurea · Lukasevangelium 21
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
But He says, that the end of the city shall not come immediately, that is, the taking of Jerusalem, but there shall be many battles first.