Luke 21:35. As a snare— As a net. Heylin. The exhortations which are connected with this verse, limit the extent of the word all to a considerable number; for, were it to be taken otherwise, there could have been no room to offer them. Instead of earth, some read land. read more
Luke 21:36. To stand before the Son of man.— This does not seem to be merely the counter-part of escaping the things spoken of before: there were thousands of the Jews, that, by one providence or another, escaped temporal destruction, who could with no propriety be said to stand before the Son of man at his coming. This latter clause therefore, which seems to be an advance upon the former, is an allusion to the expression in Psalms 1:5.Nahum 1:6; Nahum 1:6. (see also Wis 5:1.) and, in that... read more
34-37. surfeiting, and drunkenness—All animal excesses, quenching spirituality. cares of this life—(See on :-; :-). read more
36. Watch . . . pray, &c.—the two great duties which in prospect of trial are constantly enjoined. These warnings, suggested by the need of preparedness for the tremendous calamities approaching, and the total wreck of the existing state of things, are the general improvement of the whole discourse, carrying the mind forward to Judgment and Vengeance of another kind and on a grander and more awful scale—not ecclesiastical or political but personal, not temporal but eternal—when all safety... 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
VI. JESUS’ MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM 19:28-21:38Luke’s account of Jesus’ passion highlights Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and His teaching there before His arrest. read more
"That day" is the day of His return, not the destruction of Jerusalem, since it would come on all earth-dwellers (Luke 21:35). Jesus did not want His disciples to be unprepared for His return. He did not want them to be so self-indulgent and selfish that they disregarded His return. In that case it might catch them as a trap. Even though believers should be able to anticipate the Lord’s return by the signs that precede it (Luke 21:10-11; Luke 21:25-26), they may become so entangled in the... read more
6. The concluding exhortation to watchfulness 21:34-36 (cf. Matthew 24:42; Mark 13:33-37)Luke concluded his account of the Olivet Discourse with Jesus’ exhortation to remain ready for what He had predicted. Jesus’ words presupposed an interval before His coming, but He allowed that His coming might occur in the lifetime of His hearers. Nothing that He said precluded the passing of millennia before His coming. read more
Praying brings spiritual strength to maintain alertness. It enables disciples to withstand their temptations to depart from God’s will and consequently stand before the Son of Man, when He returns, without shame. Faithful perseverance in the midst of persecution is in view (cf. Luke 21:19).The people who first heard Jesus give this exhortation needed to trust in Him and commit themselves to remaining true to Him since hard times lay ahead of them. This was especially true of Jesus’ disciples.... read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 21:34
Luke 21:34. Your hearts be overcharged— The word βαρυνθωσιν property signifies, burdened, or pressed down; and elegantly and strongly expresses the hateful consequences of intemperance; and the load that it brings on those rational faculties which peculiarly distinguish us from the beasts of the field. See Horat. Sat. 2: lib. 2: line 77. The reader will observe that St. Luke's account of this discourse is very short, in comparison with that of St. Matthew and St. Mark; for the obvious reason,... read more