Luke 21:36

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....

29-38 Christ tells his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. Yet this race and family of Abraham shall not be rooted out; it shall survive as a nation, and be found as prophesied, when the Son of man shall be revealed. He cautions them against being secure and sensual. This command is given to all Christ's disciples, Take heed to yourselves, that ye be not overpowered by temptations, nor betrayed by your own corruptions. We cannot be safe, if we are carnally secure. Our danger is, lest the day of death and of judgment should come upon us when we are not prepared. Lest, when we are called to meet our Lord, that be the furthest from our thoughts, which ought to be nearest our hearts. For so it will come upon the most of men, who dwell upon the earth, and mind earthly things only, and have...

Verse Luke 21:36. _WATCH YE THEREFORE, AND PRAY ALWAYS_] Perhaps we should connect ες παντι καιρω, _continually_, with αγρυπνειτε, _watch_, as it appears to be the most natural order. Indeed the word _continually_ belongs equally to both _watch_ and _pray_; and no man is safe, at _any time_, who does not attend to this advice as _literally_ as possible. _THAT SHALL COME TO PASS_] That is, the tribulations which are on their way to overwhelm and destroy the Jewish people. These are sufficiently stated in the preceding verses. _TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN._] To be _acquitted_, and to be _condemned_, are expressed, in Romans 14:4, by _standing_ and _falling_. Those who were faithful to the grace t

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 did not occur in that chapter. Luke 21:9 COMMOTIONS - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 FEARFUL SIGHTS - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Lu

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 the scribes and Pharisees—in the covered colonnade of that part of the temple which was open to the Jewish women. Here was the treasury, with its thirteen boxes in the wall, for the reception of the alms of the people. These boxes were called _shopheroth, _or trumpets, because they were shaped like trumpets, swelling out beneath, and tapering upward into a narrow mouth, or opening, into which the alms were dropped. Some of these "trumpets" were marked with special inscriptions, denoting the destination of the offerings....

WATCH YE THEREFORE, AND PRAY ALWAYS,.... Watch against every sin, snare, and temptation; particularly, against the above things, surfeiting, drunkenness, and worldly cares; pray continually, for fresh supplies of grace: THAT YE MAY BE COUNTED WORTHY; not for watchfulness and prayer, but through the grace and goodness of God: TO ESCAPE ALL THESE THINGS THAT SHALL COME TO PASS; the dreadful miseries and distress, that shall come upon the Jews: AND TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN; with intrepidity, confidence, and pleasure; and meet him at his coming in this way, with joy and comfort; and likewise at death, and at judgment; see 1 John 2:28....

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 this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but like of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down._ This was literally true of the temple at Jerusalem; and today there remains nothing of it. It is also true of all earthly buildings and of all earthly things. However firm they appear to be, as though they might outlast the centuries themselves, yet the things which a

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. (Luke 21:8) 5. The Destruction of Jerusalem and the World-wide Dispersion of Israel. (Luke 21:20) 6. The Return of the Lord with Power and Great Glory. (Luke 21:25) 7. The Fig Tree and Warnings. ...

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 ch. 17. The following table shows the parallels: Luke 21. Mark 13. Matthew 24. Introduction Luke 21:5 Mark 13:1 Matthew 24:1 First Signs of the End Luke 21:8 Mark 13:5 Matthew 24:4 Persecution Luke 2

THE PRECIOUS GIFT (Luke 21:1-4)...