en_tn/mat/24/32.md

# he is near

Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. AT: "the time for me to come is near" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# at the very gates

"close to the gates." Jesus uses the imagery of a king or important official getting close to the gates of a walled city. It is a metaphor meaning the time for Jesus to come is soon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he is near`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. AT: "the time for me to come is near" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# at the very gates`

			`"close to the gates." Jesus uses the imagery of a king or important official getting close to the gates of a walled city. It is a metaphor meaning the time for Jesus to come is soon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`