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Text -- Luke 21:27-38 (NET)
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21:27 Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory .
21:28 But when these things begin to happen , stand up and raise your heads , because your redemption is drawing near .”
The Parable of the Fig Tree
21:29 Then he told them a parable : “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees .
21:30 When they sprout leaves , you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near .
21:31 So also you , when you see these things happening , know that the kingdom of God is near .
21:32 I tell you the truth , this generation will not pass away until all these things take place .
21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will never pass away .
Be Ready!
21:34 “But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life , and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
21:35 For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth .
21:36 But stay alert at all times , praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen , and to stand before the Son of Man .”
21:37 So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts , but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives .
21:38 And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
MILLENNIUM, PREMILLENNIAL VIEW |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
PAROUSIA |
Jesus, The Christ |
Earth |
Watchfulness |
FIG, FIG-TREE |
Temptation |
Fig Tree |
Instruction |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X |
Righteous |
Summer |
TRANSFIGURATION, THE |
Anxiety |
Drunkeess |
Kingdom of God |
Worldliness |
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NET Notes -> Luk 21:27; Luk 21:27; Luk 21:28; Luk 21:28; Luk 21:29; Luk 21:29; Luk 21:30; Luk 21:31; Luk 21:31; Luk 21:32; Luk 21:32; Luk 21:33; Luk 21:34; Luk 21:34; Luk 21:34; Luk 21:35; Luk 21:35; Luk 21:35; Luk 21:36; Luk 21:36; Luk 21:37; Luk 21:37; Luk 21:37; Luk 21:37; Luk 21:37; Luk 21:37; Luk 21:38; Luk 21:38; Luk 21:38
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NET Notes: Luk 21:28 With Jesus’ return comes the manifestation of judgment and final salvation (redemption).
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NET Notes: Luk 21:30 Grk “seeing for yourselves, you know.” The participle βλέποντες (bleponte") has been tra...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:31 The kingdom of God refers here to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20-37.
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NET Notes: Luk 21:32 This is one of the hardest verses in the gospels to interpret. Various views exist for what generation means. (1) Some take it as meaning “race&...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:33 The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; ...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:34 Or like a thief, see Luke 12:39-40. The metaphor of a trap is a vivid one. Most modern English translations traditionally place the words “like ...
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NET Notes: Luk 21:35 This judgment involves everyone: all who live on the face of the whole earth. No one will escape this evaluation.
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