they : i.e. "the some" of Luke 21:5 . Not any of the Apostles. See App-155 . Master = Teacher. See App-98 . Luke 21:1 . when . . . what? Note the two questions here, and the three on the later occasion. See App-155 . sign = the sign. Greek. to semeion. App-176 . shall come to pass? = may be about to take place? read more
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.THE PROPHECY OF THE TEMPLE'S DESTRUCTIONThere cannot be imagined a more shocking statement of Jesus, as this must have been viewed by the apostles. Mark identified the ones speaking here as Peter, James, John, and Andrew. To every Jew, the temple was the most sacred... read more
And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?Jesus went far beyond answering the question recorded here. He did indeed give the sign that signaled the end of Jerusalem and the temple (Luke 21:20); but as Geldenhuys noted:So terrible, the Saviour warns them, will be the judgments soon to burst forth over the people of Jerusalem, that the judgments upon the guilty city will be the foreshadowing of... read more
Luke did not mention that Jesus gave this teaching on Mt. Olivet exclusively to His disciples (Matthew 24:1-4; Mark 13:1-5). His omission of these facts created continuity in his narrative and connected this discourse with Jesus’ preceding teaching in the temple that He gave on the same day. It also has the effect of making this discourse the climax of that teaching and suggests that it had value for all the people."This [apparently] double audience is appropriate to the eschatological... read more
1. The setting and the warning about being misled 21:5-9 (cf. Matthew 24:1-6; Mark 13:1-6) read more
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
Luke’s record of Jesus’ reply is almost identical to what the other evangelists recorded. Jesus predicted the complete destruction of the temple (cf. Luke 19:44; Mark 14:58; John 2:19; Acts 6:14). His following explanation shows that He was speaking of a destruction in the Tribulation primarily. read more
Jesus hearers-specifically Peter, James, John, and Andrew (Mark 13:3)-then asked Him when the destruction would take place and what sign would precede it. They did not ask for a sign because they disbelieved Jesus but because they wanted a warning of the disaster. The destruction of the temple would constitute the end of Judaism as they knew it. When the Babylonians destroyed the first temple in 586 B.C., the result was dispersion and disaster for the Jews. Now Jesus announced that another... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 21:6
behold = are gazing at. Greek. theoreo. App-133 . in. Greek. en. App-104 . one stone upon another = stone upon (Greek. epi. App-104 .) stone. not. Greek. ou. App-105 . read more