Suppression of Retributive Warnings
A. Maclaren,D. D. Matthew 24:28 For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Such suppression is unfaithfulness. Surely if we preachers believe that tremendous truth, we are bound to speak. It is cruel kindness to be silent. If a traveller is about plunging into some gloomy jungle infested by wild beasts, he is a friend who sits by the wayside to warn him of his danger. Surely you would not call a signalman unfeeling because he held out a red lamp when he knew that just round the curve beyond his cabin, the rails were up, and that any train that reached the place would go over in horrid ruin; and surely that preaching is not justly charged with harshness which rings out the wholesome proclamation of a day of judgment when we shall give each account of ourselves to the Divine-human Judge. (A. Maclaren,D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. WEB: For wherever the carcass is, there is where the vultures gather together.