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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 21:20-21

Luke 21:20-21. And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, &c. The admonition here given to them who were in the midst of Jerusalem to depart out of it, and to them who were in the countries not to enter thereinto, shows that the encompassing of Jerusalem with armies, spoken of in the prophecy, was such as would permit the inhabitants to flee out of it, and those who were in the countries to enter into it. Behold here the wonderful prescience of Jesus! Cestius Gallus, in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 21:5-28

131. The coming crisis (Matthew 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28)Through his parables and other teachings, Jesus had spoken a number of times of his going away and his return in glory, which would bring in the climax of the age, the triumph of his kingdom and final judgment. His disciples apparently connected these events with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem. Therefore, when Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, his disciples immediately connected this with the return of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 21:20

Jerusalem. This is the point of the Lord's prophecy, in Luke. There is nothing of this in Matthew or Mark. See App-155 . with = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 . know = get to know. App-132 . is nigh = has drawn near. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 21:21

it = her. countries = fields. thereinto = into (Greek. eis. App-104 .) her. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 21:22

vengeance. Quoted from Hosea 9:7 . See Daniel 9:26 , Daniel 9:27 ; and Josephus, Bell. Jud. v. 10. all things which are written . These and no more nor less. As in Acts 3:21 . are written = have been, and stand written. fulfilled . As in Luke 21:24 . Not the same word as in Luke 21:32 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 21:20

But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.THE SIGN AND WHAT SHALL FOLLOW ITThe sign was to be the encirclement of Jerusalem with hostile armies. This was a sign no one could miss; and when it came, they were to expect utter desolation of the city.There is absolutely no evidence here that Luke was writing long after the facts, or that he retrospectively included these words in Jesus' prophecy. Such a conceit exists in the critical schools, but it... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 21:21

Then let them that are in Judea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein. For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.Flee unto the mountains ... History records that no Christian lost his life in the incredible devastation that overtook Jerusalem, the certainty that they did escape being the only authentication of Jesus' prophecy that is necessary. Eusebius tells... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 21:22

Luke 21:22. For these be the days of vengeance,— "These are the days of vengeance, wherein the calamities foretold by Moses, Joel, Daniel, and other prophets, as well as those predicted by our Saviour, shall meet in one common centre, and be fulfilled with aggravated wrath on this nation." These are the days of vengeance too, in another sense; as if God's vengeance towards an obstinately impenitent nation had certain periods and revolutions, and the same days were fatal to the impenitent Jews.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 21:20

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" ( :-) "standing where it ought not" ( :-). "Whoso readeth [that prophecy] let him understand" (Matthew 24:15). Then . . . flee, c.—EUSEBIUS says the Christians fled to Pella, at the north extremity of Perea, being "prophetically directed" perhaps by some prophetic intimation still more explicit... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 21:5-36

D. Jesus’ teaching about the destruction of the temple 21:5-36The emphasis in Luke’s version of this important discourse concerning the future, the Olivet Discourse, is a warning and an encouragement to persevere. Jesus gave this teaching so His disciples would be ready for the coming of the kingdom (cf. Luke 21:34-36). Luke had already reported much teaching about the future (Luke 12:35-48; Luke 17:20-37). However some lessons bore repetition, such as the place of signs in signaling the end... read more

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