Bible: Luke 21:20-28

The Desolation of Jerusalem

21:20But when you see Jerusalem 1  surrounded 2  by armies, then know that its 3  desolation 4  has come near. 21:21 Then those who are in Judea must flee 5  to the mountains. Those 6  who are inside the city must depart. Those 7  who are out in the country must not enter it, 21:22 because these are days of vengeance, 8  to fulfill 9  all that is written. 21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress 10  on the earth and wrath against this people. 21:24 They 11  will fall by the edge 12  of the sword and be led away as captives 13  among all nations. Jerusalem 14  will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. 15 

The Arrival of the Son of Man

21:25And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, 16  and on the earth nations will be in distress, 17  anxious 18  over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves. 21:26 People will be fainting from fear 19  and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 20  21:27 Then 21  they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud 22  with power and great glory. 21:28 But when these things 23  begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption 24  is drawing near.”

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