21:5 {2} And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and {a} gifts, he said,(2) The destruction of the temple is foretold so that the true spiritual building may be built, whose chief builders must and ought to be cautious.(a) These were things that were hung up on walls and pillars. read more
THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES (vs.1-4) The first four verses are a continuation of the sublect of Chapter 20. If the scribes had no regard for widows, God takes full account of them. Rich men may donate large sums to the temple service and yet make no real sacrifice at all, however much it may impress others. The Lord of glory sees and discerns the motives of every heart as well as the actual gifts given. The poor widow, putting in only two mites, is commended above all the rich men, for she gave... read more
LAST TEACHING IN JERUSALEM The facts of this lesson are: (1) the challenge of the chief priests and scribes as to the authority of Jesus which, as we saw in Matthew 21:0 , was equivalent to their formal rejection of Him who had just entered their city as the Messiah in fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy; (2) the parable of the vineyard which, as we saw in the same place, was equivalent to His formal rejection of the nation; (3) the questionings of the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the... read more
How to Treat Commotion Luk 21:14-29 Jesus Christ is teaching us how to conduct ourselves in the midst of tremendous commotions. The chapter should be read from Luke 21:5-36 : within that space you hear thunder, and great winds blowing like tempests; you are made familiar with the shock of earthquake and the falling of things supposed to be immovable. There is in very deed what we have termed tremendous commotion, nation rising against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and great... read more
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? This prophecy of the Lord Jesus, and the accomplishment of it, is most wonderful. The greatness of the building, and the huge... read more
5-28 With much curiosity those about Christ ask as to the time when the great desolation should be. He answers with clearness and fulness, as far as was necessary to teach them their duty; for all knowledge is desirable as far as it is in order to practice. Though spiritual judgements are the most common in gospel times, yet God makes use of temporal judgments also. Christ tells them what hard things they should suffer for his name's sake, and encourages them to bear up under their trials, and... read more
Luke 21 THEN HE LOOKED up, and here were some of these rich men ostentatiously casting their money into the temple treasury, and amongst them came a poor widow casting in her two mites. We must not allow the break of the chapters to divorce in our minds these opening verses from the closing two of Luke 20.0 . The widow was presumably one of those whose “house” had been devoured, yet instead of repining, she cast her last two mites into the temple treasury. Under these circumstances her gift... read more
The Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World. The beginning of the discourse: v. 5. And as some spake of the Temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, He said, v. 6. As for these things which ye behold, the days will come in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down. v. 7. And they asked Him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be, and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? The evening... read more
2. The Secrets of the Future (Luke 21:5-36)First Part (Luke 21:5-24)(Parallel to Matthew 24:1-21; Mark 13:1-19.)5And as some spake of the temple, how [or, that] it was adorned with goodly stones 6and gifts [offerings, ἀνθέμασιν], he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down [καταλυθήσεται]. 7And they asked him, saying, Master [Teacher], but when shall these things be? and what sign... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 21:1-38
CHAPTER 21 1. The Widow’s Mite. (Luke 21:1-4 ) 2. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. (Luke 21:5-6 ) 3. The Disciple’s Question Concerning the Future. (Luke 21:7 ) 4. Things to Come. (Luke 21:8-19 ) 5. The Destruction of Jerusalem and the World-wide Dispersion of Israel. (Luke 21:20-24 ) 6. The Return of the Lord with Power and Great Glory. (Luke 21:25-28 ) 7. The Fig Tree and Warnings. (Luke 21:29-38 .) This entire chapter with the exception of the incident of the widow’s mite is... read more