Luke 21:1-4
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:1 OFFERING BOX. One of the 13 collection chests in the temple. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:1 OFFERING BOX. One of the 13 collection chests in the temple. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:5 Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem (vv. Luke 21:5) and the coming of the Son of Man (vv. Luke 21:25). As is also the case earlier in Luke 1:1 (Luke 17:22; Luke 19:43), the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 is used by Jesus as a pattern or a “type” of... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:7 WHEN WILL THESE THINGS BE, AND WHAT WILL BE THE SIGN? See notes on Matt. 24:3; Mark 13:4. FOR MANY introduces what the disciples should not be LED ASTRAY by. IN MY NAME. People claiming the title “Messiah.” These imposters will say I AM HE, that is, “I am the Messiah,” and the... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:12 BEFORE ALL THIS. Before the events of vv. Luke 21:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:14 NOT TO MEDITATE BEFOREHAND HOW TO ANSWER. Compare Luke 12:11. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:16 YOU WILL BE DELIVERED UP EVEN BY PARENTS intensifies Luke 12:53; Luke 14:26; Luke 18:29. SOME OF YOU suggests that there will be only a few martyrs, but there will be some. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:18 In light of the prediction that some disciples will be “put to death” (v. Luke 21:16), it is best to take NOT A HAIR OF YOUR HEAD WILL PERISH as a metaphorical way of saying that God’s people will suffer no eternal spiritual harm. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTag... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:19 GAIN YOUR LIVES. That is, will be enabled to share in the full benefits of final salvation in the end times; see Luke 9:24. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:20 In vv. Luke 21:8 the audience is Jesus’ followers (“you”). Here it is described as “those,” “women,” “this people,” and “they,” indicating that Jesus’ followers are not the ones being directly addressed. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:21 THEN (while there is still time)... FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS (see note on Matt. 24:16). THOSE WHO ARE INSIDE THE CITY (should) DEPART before the Roman siege occurs. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:22 DAYS OF VENGEANCE refers to God’s vengeance and judgment, not Rome’s. TO FULFILL ALL THAT IS WRITTEN. Compare Luke 18:31; Luke 24:44; Acts 13:29. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = documen [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:23 WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT AND... NURSING. In war, they are the most vulnerable. What was normally a blessing would now present a great difficulty. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:24 THE EDGE OF THE SWORD. Compare Jeremiah 21:7; Hebrews 11:37. UNTIL THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES ARE FULFILLED may point to a later time when Israel/Jerusalem will repent and be restored to God’s favor (see Romans 11:11). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:25 SIGNS IN SUN AND MOON AND STARS and THE POWERS OF THE HEAVENS WILL BE SHAKEN describes great changes in the skies (see note on Matt. 24:29). THEY WILL SEE. The second coming involves the visible return of the Son of Man from heaven (Acts 1:11; see notes on Matt. 8:20; 24:30).... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:31 SO ALSO introduces the reality to which the fig tree analogy of vv. Luke 21:29 points. THESE THINGS refers to the second coming (vv. Luke 21:25). THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NEAR means the consummation of the kingdom (see Introduction: Key Themes), when the Son of Man returns. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:32 THIS GENERATION WILL NOT PASS AWAY. See note on Matt. 24:34. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:33 MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY. This applies to all of Jesus’ teaching, but specifically to his teaching about the certainty of his return and the events leading up to it. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:34 THAT DAY. When the Son of Man comes (v. Luke 21:27) and the kingdom comes in its fullness (v. Luke 21:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:35 The warnings of vv. Luke 21:34 and Luke 21:36 apply to people throughout the WHOLE EARTH, not just “those who are in Judea” (v. Luke 21:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:36 TO ESCAPE ALL THESE THINGS. That is, to avoid being harmed by the difficult times before Christ’s return. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]