Interpreting the Time
54 He also said to the crowds, [Matt. 16:2,3] "When you see 1 Kgs. 18:43,44a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens.55 And [See ver. 54above] when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be See Matt. 20:12scorching heat,’ and it happens.56 You hypocrites! Matt. 16:3You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?