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36 lines
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title = "Luke 21:20-28"
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date = "2023-01-31"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk21.20-28)
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I wish I knew why Jesus and the prophets don't seem to distinguish between
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near-future and far-future foretellings. Back and forth, Jesus talks about the
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destruction of Jerusalem, an event some 40 years ahead of His life and death,
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and He also speaks of His return upon the clouds, which as yet still hasn't
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happened even after some 2,000 years. Isaiah did the same thing in his
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Messianic prophecies, telling of Jesus's First and Second Comings in the same
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chapter, sometimes even in the same verse. Since I can only guess, I will guess
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it's similar to the reason for speaking in parables, so that the ones given
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understanding by the Holy Spirit will see and understand, while everyone else
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will just be confused.
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After encouraging His disciples that they will go through persecutions but will
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not perish even if they die, Jesus gives warnings to those who will live
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through the sack of Jerusalem. Anyone inside the city should flee, and those
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who are outside should go to the mountains for safety. Many will be killed and
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taken as captives and the city will be trampled underfoot by the Gentile
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armies.
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Immediately after explaining these things, Jesus talks about the signs and
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portents of the coming of the Son of Man (i.e., Jesus Himself). The great
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changes in the cosmos will cause everyone on earth to fear, fainting and
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trembling, because they have never seen anything like it. But then Jesus will
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return in power and glory, and His chosen people are to raise their heads
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because their redemption is coming along with Him.
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* * *
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Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Rule and reign in righteousness and fulfill all of
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Your promises.
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