The ὑμῶν placed first contains a contrast with others who are in such a condition as is here forbidden. When He did not, there was great disappointment, with some falling away, and some cultic groups spawned from the prophetic fervor. He saw also: Jesus see us when we give. Luke 24:21. ἡμεῖς δὲ, but we, on the other hand, as opposed to the priests and rulers.— ἠλπίζομεν, were hoping; the hope dead or in abeyance now. But not a hair of your head shall be lost. THE CONTEXT We are tempted to ignore apocalyptic texts such as this. Jesus did not hide in these few days before His betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. 1. looked up--He had "sat down over against the treasury" ( Mark 12:41 ), probably to rest, for He had continued long standing as he taught in the temple court ( Mark 11:27 ), and "looking up He saw"--as in Zaccheus' case, not quite casually. If God needed our money, then how much we give would be more important than our heart in giving. They see the poly-metallic statue from Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Daniel 2) as a representation of this period. Luke 21:10. τότε ἔλεγεν points to a new beginning in discourse, which has the effect of dissociating the repeated mention of political disturbances from what goes before, and connecting it with apostolic tribulations referred to in the sequel. i. Teacher, but when will these things be? 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. For these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately: Yet Jesus specifically said that none of these things are the specific signs of His immediate coming. (2) Christ's standard of commendable offering is not our superfluity, but our deficiency--not what will never be missed, but what costs us some real sacrifice, and just in proportion to the relative amount of that sacrifice. It shall be fully established when the Jewish policy shall come to an end; when the temple shall be destroyed, and the Jews scattered abroad. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. There are three popular interpretations of Jesus’ words in Luke 17:21 that the kingdom of God is within you (or among you): 1) the kingdom of God is essentially inward, within man’s heart; 2) the kingdom is within your reach if you make the right choices; and 3) the kingdom of God is in your midst in the person and presence of Jesus. He said, “The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today. Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. 70 ad. He will take as many as are ready before this calamity begins. What does Luke 21:28 mean? You will be hated by all for My name’s sake: It is strange to think that men and women would be hated for the sake of Jesus, who was and is only love and goodness. d. I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist: Jesus personally promised special grace, special help to His people in such circumstances. c. Not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down: Some 40 years after Jesus said this, there was a widespread Jewish revolution against the Romans in Palestine. These things must come to pass first: “These things must happen because they are part of the prophetic programme of the End-time in general, and so are divinely decreed; but they do not usher in the immediate end. a. i. b. Key Thought. perish--He had just said ( Luke 21:16 ) they should be put to death; showing that this precious promise is far above immunity from mere bodily harm, and furnishing a key to the right interpretation of the ninety-first Psalm, and such like. ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. 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There are three popular interpretations of Jesus’ words in Luke 17:21 that the kingdom of God is within you (or among you): 1) the kingdom of God is essentially inward, within man’s heart; 2) the kingdom is within your reach if you make the right choices; and 3) the kingdom of God is in your midst in the person and presence of Jesus. 8. the time--of the Kingdom, in its full glory. c. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away: No mere man could truthfully say this. Giving one meant giving half of all her money. Disciples will be persecuted, but they must not regard any season of such suffering, no matter how severe, as the specific sign of the end. And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations.”. “It is highly likely that Jesus intended by this phrase to suggest that the moment will come when Gentiles will no longer possess Jerusalem and that when such a time is fulfilled, the nation of Israel will repossess her land.” (Pate), “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. Luke 21:25-26. He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites: This poor widow must have been a welcome sight to a weary Jesus, who endured a storm of questions from His enemies. end not by and by--or immediately, not yet ( Matthew 24:6 , 13:7 ): that is, "Worse must come before all is over.". What a vista this opens up! He said that she put in more than all of them – all of them put together. CHRIST'S PROPHECY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM AND WARNINGS TO PREPARE FOR HIS SECOND COMING, SUGGESTED BY IT--HIS DAYS AND NIGHTS DURING HIS LAST WEEK. a. Each of these things can make us unprepared for the day of Jesus’ return. Luke 21:25, all and singular things signify the state of the church, what would be its quality at the time of its last judgement; and by the sea and the waves roaring, nothing else was signified, than that heresies and controversies, in general within the church, and in particular in every individual, will be thus noisy. God doesn’t want grudgingly given money or guilt money. … Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. ii. i. In a lesser and more immediate sense regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, those who listened to and obeyed Jesus escaped the horrible destruction that came upon the city. After thousands of years of exile, a Jewish state was miraculously established in Israel again in 1948. THE CONTEXT We are tempted to ignore apocalyptic texts such as this. “Most divines think that God in the destruction of Jerusalem intended to give a specimen of the general conflagration, and ruin of the world at the last day; so as the signs of the same kind with those seen before Jerusalem was destroyed, shall be seen before the great and terrible day of our Lord’s coming to judge the world.” (Poole). Luke 21:23 21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. There have been times in the history of the church when rash predictions were made and then relied upon resulting in great disappointment, disillusionment, and falling way. 12. brought before, &c.--The book of Acts verifies all this. The Statue had a head of gold representing Babylon. Good things can become the worst idols; and sometimes God sours or takes away even good things that we make our idols. He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury: At the temple, Jesus noticed a long line of rich people who put in a lot of money, perhaps making some kind of display to call attention to their gifts. But the words are of far wider and more precious import. For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. i. of i. Not only are they difficult to understand, but we are embarrassed by the excesses of today's apocalyptic preachers. especially the striking words of Deuteronomy 28:15-68. Just as is true with labor pains, we should expect that the things mentioned – wars, famines, earthquakes, and so on – would become more frequent and more intense before the return of Jesus – without any one of them being the specific sign of the end. a. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. ii. They make the heart weighed down. "For then shall be tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world, nor ever shall be"--language not unusual in the Old Testament for tremendous calamities, though of this it may perhaps be literally said, "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved, but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened" ( Matthew 24:21 Matthew 24:22 ). But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you: This was and is true both of the time preceding the destruction of Jerusalem and the time preceding the ultimate return of Jesus in glory. Both Matthew and Luke make it clear that Jesus spoke both of the coming destruction of Jerusalem, and of the ultimate end of the age and His glorious return. Whatever we give sacrificially to God, He sees it and is pleased, Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, “These things which you see; the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on. This kind of total chaos and calamity is described in horrific detail in Revelation 6, 8-9, and 15-18. b. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory: Again, history records no adequate fulfillment of these words in A.D. 70 or immediately following. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 23. woe unto--"alas for." Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. When the Romans invaded Jerusalem, the Children of Israel had fought with the Romans. But for this merciful "shortening," brought about by a remarkable concurrence of causes, the whole nation would have perished, in which there yet remained a remnant to be afterwards gathered out. 20, 21. by armies--encamped armies, that is, besieged: "the abomination of desolation" (meaning the Roman ensigns, as the symbols of an idolatrous, pagan, unclean power) "spoken of by Daniel the prophet" ( Daniel 9:27 ) "standing where it ought not" ( Mark 13:14 ). b. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them.”. 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