John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:27
And then shall they see the son of man ,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:30 . read more
And then shall they see the son of man ,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:30 . read more
And when these things begin to come to pass ,.... When the first of these signs appears, or any one of them: then look up and lift up your heads ; be cheerful and pleasant; do not hang down your heads as bulrushes, but erect them, and put on a cheerful countenance, and look upwards, from whence your help comes; and look out wistfully and intently, for your salvation and deliverance: for your redemption draweth nigh ; not the redemption of their souls from sin, Satan, the law, the... read more
And he spake to them a parable ,.... That is, to his disciples: behold the fig tree, and all the trees ; that, or any other tree; See Gill on Matthew 24:32 . read more
When they now shoot forth ,.... Their buds, branches, and leaves; the Vulgate Latin adds, "of themselves": ye see and know of your own selves ; without any hint, or direction from others, the case is so plain and obvious; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "of them"; the trees, by their putting forth their buds and leaves; the Persic and Ethiopic versions leave out the clause "of yourselves"; and none of the Oriental versions lead the word see: the summer is now nigh at hand : see ... read more
So likewise when ye see these things come to pass ,.... The signs before mentioned, in Luke 21:8 . Know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand : a more visible and glorious display of the kingdom of the Messiah, in the destruction of his enemies, the Jews; see Mark 9:1 . read more
Verily I say unto you, this generation ,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:34 . See Gill on Matthew 24:35 . All the Oriental versions read here as there, "all these things"; before related. read more
And take heed to yourselves ,.... To your souls and bodies, to your lives and conversations; be upon your watch and guard: lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness ; with excessive eating and drinking; for these, as they oppress and burden the stomach, and disorder the body, so they stupefy the senses, and make the mind dull and heavy, and unfit for spiritual and religious exercises; such as reading, meditation, and prayer: and cares of this life ; concealing... read more
For as a snare shall it come ,.... In which a bird is suddenly taken, and cannot get out again; the Persic version renders it, "as lightning and the splendour of the sun"; which break out at once, and enlighten the whole earth; so the destruction of the Jewish nation should be sudden and unavoidable, and universal; for it should come on all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth : or land of Judea; and so it was, for not only Jerusalem, but all Judea, and Galilee, suffered in... read more
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 ... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 21:26
Men's hearts failing them for fear ,.... Of what these signs in the heaven, earth, and sea portend: and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth ; on the land of Judea: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken ; See Gill on Matthew 24:29 . read more