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Luke 21:5-38
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5Some of his disciples were
remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts
dedicated to God. But Jesus said,
6“As for what you see here,
the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of
them will be thrown down.”
7“Teacher,” they asked, “when
will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take
place?”
8He replied: “Watch out that
you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and,
‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
9When you hear of wars and
uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end
will not come right away.”
10Then he said to them:
“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11There will be great
earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and
great signs from heaven.
12“But before all this, they
will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put
you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on
account of my name.
13And so you will bear
testimony to me.
14But make up your mind not
to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.
15For I will give you words
and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
16You will be betrayed even
by parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, and they will put some
of you to death.
17Everyone will hate you
because of me.
18But not a hair of your head
will perish.
19Stand firm, and you will
win life.
20“When you see
21Then let those who are in
22For this is the time of
punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.
23How dreadful it will be in
those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress
in the land and wrath against this people.
24They will fall by the sword
and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations.
25“There will be signs in the
sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at
the roaring and tossing of the sea.
26People will faint from
terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies
will be shaken.
27At that time they will see
the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28When these things begin to
take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing
near.”
29He told them this parable:
“Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
30When they sprout leaves,
you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
31Even so, when you see these
things happening, you know that the
32“Truly I tell you, this
generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
33Heaven and earth will pass
away, but my words will never pass away.
34“Be careful, or your hearts
will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and
that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
35For it will come on all
those who live on the face of the whole earth.
36Be always on the watch, and
pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you
may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
37Each day Jesus was teaching
at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill
called the
38and all the people came
early in the morning to hear him at the temple.
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1)
According to
verses 5 and 6 what was Jesus’ response to his
disciples’ remark about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and
with gifts dedicated to God?
o
As for what you
see here, the time will come when
§
Not one stone
will be left on another.
§
Every one of them
will be thrown down.
2)
What was the
impact on the disciples of Jesus’ pronounced judgment on the temple, given that
the Jewish culture was very much bound up with the temple?
o
They were shocked.
3)
According to
verse 7 what were the questions that the disciples asked Jesus?
o
When will these
things happen?
o
What will be the
sign.
o
That
o
They are about to
take place?
4)
What motivated the
disciples to ask Jesus these questions?
o
They wanted to
escape the calamity that would be coming upon
5)
Is the prophecy
that Jesus was making going to be fulfilled at the end of this age or does it
have an earlier fulfillment?
o
The prophecy that
Jesus was making has fulfillment both
§
In 70 A.D.
§
And at the end of
the age.
6)
What happened in
70 A.D.?
o
Jesus’ pronounced
judgment on the temple came true in 70 A.D.
o
When
o
The Romans
§
Put down a Jewish
rebellion.
§
And burned and
tore apart the temple.
§
Such that
§
Not one stone was
left on another.
7)
What does it mean
for people to come in Jesus’ name claiming to be the Messiah or the Christ, given
that there will be the second coming of Christ?
o
These people will
claim to be the second coming of Christ.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 what must the disciples do when people claim that they
are the second coming of Christ and that the
time is near?
o
They must
§
Watch out that
they are not deceived.
§
And not follow
them.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 what will happen before the end comes?
o
The disciples will
hear of
§
Wars.
§
And uprisings.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 9 what should the disciples do when they hear of wars and
uprisings?
o
They should not
be frightened.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 10 and 11 what other things will happen?
o
Nation will rise
against nation.
o
And kingdom
against kingdom.
o
There will be
§
Great earthquakes.
§
Famines.
§
And pestilences
in various places.
§
And fearful
events.
§
And great signs
from heaven.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 what will happen to the disciples on account of Jesus’ name before all these things?
o
They will
§
Seize the disciples.
§
Persecute them.
§
Hand them over to
synagogues.
§
Put them in
prison.
§
And bring them
before
Ø
Kings.
Ø
And governors.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 12 to 15 what should the disciples do when they bear testimony to him before kings and governors?
o
They should make up
their mind not to worry beforehand.
o
How
o
They will defend themselves.
o
For Jesus will
give them
§
Words.
§
And wisdom.
o
That
o
None of their
adversaries will be able to
§
Resist.
§
Or contradict.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 16 and 17 how will the disciples be treated?
o
They will be
betrayed by
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Parents.
§
Brothers.
§
Sisters.
§
Relatives .
§
And friends.
o
They will put
some of the disciples to death.
o
Everyone will
hate the disciples because of Jesus.
15)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 18 and 19 how can the disciples overcome their trouble?
o
Stand firm.
o
And they will win life.
o
Not a hair of their
head will perish.
16)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20 what is near when
o
Its desolation is
near.
17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 21 what should the disciples do to flee the atrocity of the
surrounding armies?
o
Let those who are
in
o
Let those in the
city get out.
o
And let those in
the country not enter the city.
18)
What does it mean
to flee from
o
In the late 60
A.D. the disciples
§
Heeded Jesus’
advice.
§
And fled from
Judea to a place called
o
When
o
The Roman Legions
were laying siege to
o
Hence escaping
the Roman atrocity.
19)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 22 what is that time of punishment the fulfillment of?
o
That time of
punishment is the fulfillment of all that
has been written in the Old Testament of the bible.
20)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 for which particular group of people will the situation
be particularly dreadful in those days?
o
It will be
particularly dreadful in those days for
§
Pregnant women.
§
And nursing
mothers.
21)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 23 and 24 what trouble will the Jews face?
o
There will be
§
Great distress in
the land.
§
And wrath against
the Jews.
o
They will
§
Fall by the sword.
§
And be taken as
prisoners to all the nations.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 24 what will the
Gentiles do to
o
o
Until
o
The times of the
Gentiles are fulfilled.
23)
What are the
times of the Gentiles?
o
The times of the
Gentiles represent the period of time
§
Between
Ø
The Babylonian
captivity of the Jews.
Ø
And the second
coming of Christ.
· When
· The Gentiles will dominate the world.
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 25 and 26 what unusual events will take place?
o
There will be
signs in the
§
Sun.
§
Moon.
§
And stars.
o
On the earth
nations will be in
§
Anguish.
§
And perplexity.
o
At the
§
Roaring.
§
And tossing of
the sea.
o
People will faint
from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world.
o
For
o
The heavenly
bodies will be shaken.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what will the Son of Man do at that time?
o
The Son of Man
will come in a cloud with great
§
Power.
§
And glory.
26)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 what should the disciples do when these things begin to take place?
o
They should
§
Stand up.
§
And lift up your
heads.
o
Because
o
Their redemption
is drawing near.
27)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 29 to 31 how does
the parable of the fig tree and all the
trees aid us in discerning the imminence of the
o
We know that
summer is near.
o
As soon as
o
The fig tree and
all the trees sprout leaves.
o
Even so
o
We know that the
o
When
o
We see these
things happening.
28)
Did what Jesus
described happen within Jesus’ generation?
o
Some but not all
of the things that Jesus described happened in 70 A.D.
29)
What does ‘this
generation’ in verse 32 refer to, given that the generation for which ‘this
generation’ serves as timing reference is in the
preceding verse 31 that refers to the
presence of all the signs that accompany the coming of the kingdom of God in the
terminal generation of humanity?
o
‘This generation’
in verse 32 does not refer
§
To Jesus’
generation.
§
But to the
terminal generation of humanity.
30)
What does verse
32 tell us about the fulfillment of all the
things Jesus described in the terminal generation
of humanity?
o
The terminal
generation of humanity will certainly not pass away.
o
Until
o
All the things Jesus
described have happened.
31)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 34 what should the disciples be careful about?
o
They should be
careful.
o
Or
o
Their hearts will
be weighed down with
§
Carousing.
§
Drunkenness.
§
And the anxieties
of life.
o
And that day will
close on them suddenly like a trap.
32)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what is the reason no one will be exempted from that day?
o
For it will come
on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.
33)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 36 how should the disciples prepare for that day?
o
They should
§
Always be on the
watch.
§
And pray that they
may be able to
Ø
Escape all that
is about to happen.
Ø
And stand before
the Son of Man.
34)
According to
verse 37 how did Jesus spend his time?
o
Each day Jesus
was teaching at the temple.
o
And each evening
he went out to spend the night on the hill called the
35)
According to
verse 38 where did all the people go to
hear Jesus teach?
o
They came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.
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Luke 21:5-38
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