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Verse Luke 21:24. _THEY SHALL FALL BY THE EDGE OF THE SWORD_] Those
who perished in the siege are reckoned to be not less than _eleven_
_hundred thousand_. See Matthew 24:22.
_AND SHALL BE LED AWAY...
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The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter
has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24. All that will be
necessary here will be an explanation of a few words that d...
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CHAPTER 21
_ 1. The Widow's Mite. (Luke 21:1)_
2. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. (Luke 21:5)
3. The Disciple's Question Concerning the Future. (Luke 21:7)
4. Things to Come. ...
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THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE (Mark 13*, Matthew 24*). Lk. follows Mk.,
though with certain modifications and amplifications. In Mt., Mk. is
blended with Q, but Lk. has already used the Q material in c...
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THE PRECIOUS GIFT (Luke 21:1-4)...
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When some were speaking about the Temple, how it was adorned with
lovely stones and offerings, Jesus said, "As for these things at which
you are looking--days will come in which not one stone here wil...
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AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6), for emphasis.
EDGE. mouth (Genesis 34:26 m.)
LED AWAY CAPTIVE. Josephus speaks of 1,100,000 slain and 97,000 taken
away to Egyptian mines and e...
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_fall by the edge of the sword_ Literally, "_mouth of the sword."
Genesis 34:26; Genesis 34:1_,100, Genesis 34 Jews are said to have
perished in the war and siege. "It seems as though the whole race h...
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ΣΤΌΜΑΤΙ ΜΑΧΑΊΡΗΣ. A Hebraism, though στόμα in the
sense of ‘edge’ is also classical (comp. δίστομος).
1,100,000 Jews are said to have perished in the war. “It seems as
though the whole race had appoin...
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SIGNS OF THE END...
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20. And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know
that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21. Then let them which are in
Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the mid...
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ΠΕΣΟΎΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΊΠΤΩ (G4098)
падать.
ΑΊΧΜΑΛΩΤΙΣΘΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_
ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΤΊΖΩ (G163) брать в плен,
ΈΣΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Luke 21:7.
ΠΑΤΟΥΜΈΝΗ _praes. p...
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AND THEY SHALL FALL BY THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, &C.— There are three
particulars denounced in this verse, and all of them were remarkably
fulfilled. I. That they should _fall by the edge of the sword;_...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies
Scripture_
Luke 21:20-24 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then
know that her desolation is at hand. 21 Then let them that are in
J...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Precise Signs of Destruction (Luke 21:20-32)
20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its
desolation has come near. 21Then let those who are in J...
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And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly
stones and gifts, he said,
Far the exposition, see the notes at Mark 13:1....
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8-7 Compare Mat_24:1-3; Mar_13:1-4; Mic_3:12.
6 The present interval being an absolute secret, we must banish it
from our view entirely when considering the prophetic forecast here
given. It is contai...
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THE WIDOW'S MITE. PROPHECY OF THE FALL OF JERUSALEM AND THE SECOND
ADVENT
1-4. The widow's mite (Mark 12:41). See on Mk....
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GREAT PROPHECY OF THE FALL OF JERUSALEM AND THE SECOND ADVENT (Matthew
24:1; Mark 13:1). See on Mt. St. Luke distinguishes these two events
more clearly than the other evangelists (Luke 21:24). He als...
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THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES] i.e. the time of the rejection of Israel,
and of Gentile predominance both in the affairs of the world and in
the Kingdom of God. The times of the Gentiles will come to an e...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 21
THE WIDOW’S *OFFERING 21:1-4
V1 Jesus looked up and watched the rich men. They dropped their money
into the boxes in the *Temple. V2 He also saw a...
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AND THEY SHALL FALL BY THE EDGE OF THE SWORD. — There is nothing in
the parallel prophecies of the other two Gospels that answers to this
special description, and it is possible, as suggested above, t...
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(20-24) WHEN YE SHALL SEE JERUSALEM COMPASSED WITH ARMIES. — See
Notes on Matthew 23:15; Mark 13:14. This is St. Luke’s equivalent,
possibly chosen as more intelligible for his Gentile readers, for
“t...
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_Jerusalem's judgment day_ (Matthew 24:15-21; Mark 13:14-19)....
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THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN GLORY
Luke 21:20-28
This paragraph clearly has its first reference to the fall of
Jerusalem, which took place a.d. 70. The directions given by our Lord
were of the gre...
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Here we have another illustration of the fact that nothing could
escape the Master's vigilance. Of the gifts being cast into the
treasury He was the true Appraiser. He saw the widow as she cast in
her...
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And they shall fall by the (f) edge of the sword, and shall be led
away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of
the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
(f...
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Whoever reads Josephus's history of the calamities which befall
Jerusalem before its destruction, will find none of these terrible
menaces unfulfilled. Seventy thousand were carried away captives in
t...
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CHAPTER 20
COMING OF THE LORD
Matthew 24; Matthew 25; Mark 13; Luke 21. It is now in the afternoon,
on Wednesday, preceding the arrest of our Savior about midnight the
ensuin
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THIRD CYCLE: THE PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, LUKE
21:5-38.
This piece contains a question put by the disciples (Luke 21:5-7), the
discourse of Jesus in answer to their question (Luke 21:...
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2. _The Discourse: Luke 21:8-36_.
The four points treated by Jesus are: 1 _st._ The apparent signs,
which must not be mistaken for true signs (Luke 21:8-19); 2 _d._ The
true sign, and the destruction...
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_The true Sign, and the Catastrophe._ “ _But when ye shall see
Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof
is nigh._ 21. _Then let them which are in Judoea flee to the
mount...
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And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in
my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not
therefore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and commo...
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The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world
and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the
disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
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The Lord's discourse in chapter 21 displays the character of the
Gospel in a peculiar manner. The spirit of grace, in contrast with the
Judaic spirit, is seen in the account of the poor widow's offeri...
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AND THEY SHALL FALL BY THE EDGE OF THE SWORD,.... Or "mouth of the
sword", an Hebraism; see the Septuagint in Judges 1:8. The number of
those that perished by the famine and sword, were eleven hundred...
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And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the
Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Ver. 2...
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_And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
captive into all nations_ The fulfilment of this part of the prophecy,
we have _Bell., Luke 7:16_, where Josephus describes the sac...
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Destruction of Jerusalem. Matthew 24:1-22. For the principles on which
this prophecy is to be interpreted, and the double reference contained
in it to the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the w...
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BY THE EDGE OF THE SWORD; eleven hundred thousand were slain.
LED AWAY CAPTIVE; ninety-seven thousand were carried into captivity.
TRODDEN DOWN; desolated, oppressed. This has been done successively...
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AND THEY SHALL FALL BY THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND SHALL BE LED AWAY
CAPTIVE INTO ALL NATIONS; AND JERUSALEM SHALL BE TRODDEN DOWN OF THE
GENTILES, UNTIL THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES BE FULFILLED.
Here is...
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A special prophecy concerning Jerusalem:...
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THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES
(vs.1-4)
The first four verses are a continuation of the sublect of Chapter 20.
If the scribes had no regard for widows, God takes full account of
them. Rich men may donate larg...
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5-28 With much curiosity those about Christ ask as to the time when
the great desolation should be. He answers with clearness and fulness,
as far as was necessary to teach them their duty; for all kn...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 21:23...
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Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
For after He had declared that "Jerusalem was to be trodden down of
the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles should be
fulfilled,"[131]...
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THE COMING DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE (21:5-24).
The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD is now for us a
simple fact of history of which today many are unaware, and most see
it as almost a...
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“And they will fall by the edge (literally ‘mouth') of the sword,
and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be
trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are...
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THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM AND THE TEMPLE AND THE SCATTERING OF THE
JERUSALEMITES (IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION MENTIONED BY MATTHEW)
(21:20-24).
The only sign that will be given of the events leading u...
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PROPHECY CONCERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE, THE SCATTERING OF
THE JEWS, AND THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN (21:5-36).
This passage connects with the last in that the disciples begin to
discuss th...
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Luke 21:24. THEY SHALL FALL, etc. Peculiar to Luke. The reference is,
of course, to ‘this people.' ‘According to Josephus, the number of
the slain amounted to 1,100,000; 97,000 were carried away as sl...
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Luke 21:20-24. THE DIRECT PREDICTION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM.
See on Matthew 24:15-22; Mark 13:14-20. There is no parallel in Luke's
report to...
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The discourse of our Lord about the last times, is here connected most
closely with the prediction of the destruction of the temple (Luke
21:5-6). There is no allusion to the mount of Olives, where, a...
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EDGE OF THE SWORD
(στοματ μαχαιρης). Instrumental case of στοματ
which means "mouth" literally (Genesis 34:26). This verse like the
close of verse Luke 21:22 is only in Luke. Josephus (_War_, VI. 9....
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TRODDEN DOWN OF THE GENTILES
The "times of the Gentiles" began with the captivity of Judah under
Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chronicles 36:1); since which time Jerusalem has
been under Gentile overlordship....
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Luke 21:1. And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts
into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in
thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that...
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CONTENTS: The widow's mite. Discourse on the course of the age and
return of the Lord.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, widow, disciples.
CONCLUSION: As the time draws near when the Kingdom of God shall be
fully e...
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Luke 21:5. _Some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly
stones and gifts._ This conversation occurred as they were going out
of the temple. Mark 13:1. On mount Olivet the Lord delivered t...
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WHEN WILL THIS BE? This parallels _Matthew 24._ See notes on each
section at the reference in _Matthew 18_. BUT NOT A SINGLE HAIR FROM
YOUR HEADS WILL BE LOST. Every Christian escaped from Jerusalem b...
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_Master, but when shall these things be?_
JUDAISM OVERTHROWN
I. THE MASTER’S WARNING CONCERNING FALSE CHRISTS.
1. Many will assume the daring _role. _
(1) Some saying, “I am Christ.”
(2) Others s...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 21:24 THE EDGE OF THE SWORD. Compare Jeremiah
21:7; Hebrews 11:37....
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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 one...
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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....
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JESUS TELLS ABOUT THE FUTURE MATTHEW 24:1-28; MARK 13:1-23; LUKE
21:5-24; MATTHEW 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple
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CHAPTER 21 VER. 18. _But there shall not an hair of your head perish._
"Because," says S. Gregory, "what was said about death was hard,
comfort is added at once, from the joy of the resurrection, when...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 21:7. AND THEY ASKED HIM.—St. Mark tells us (Luke 13:3) that
the questioners were the apostles Peter, John, James and Andrew. The
discourse that follows is related by the two fir...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 21:1
_The_ _widow_'_s mite. _We find this little sketch only here and in
St. Mark (Mark 12:41). The Master was sitting—resting, probably,
after the effort of the great denunciation of...
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And he looked up, and he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the
treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two
mites (Luke 21:1-2).
A mite was one-sixteenth of a penny. I...
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Daniel 12:7; Daniel 9:27; Deuteronomy 28:64; Isaiah 5:5; Isaiah 63:18
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Edge [σ τ ο μ α τ ι]. Lit., the mouth. So Wyc. Either in the
sense of the foremost part, or picturing the sword as a devouring
monster. In Hebrews 11:33; Hebrews 11:34, the word is used in both
senses...
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They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
captive — Eleven hundred thousand perished in the siege of
Jerusalem, and above ninety thousand were sold for slaves. So terribly
was th...