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Divine Judgment, Not Disaster
Commentators clarify that the destruction of Jerusalem was not a random tragedy but the "days of vengeance" from God. Scholars like John Gill directly link this judgment to the nation's rejection and crucifixion of the Messiah. It was a specific, divine response to persistent sin, as Matthew Henry notes.
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Luke
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 21:22
18th Century
Theologian
All things which are written may be fulfilled. Judgment had been threatened by almost all the prophets against that wicked city. They had …
AT Robertson
On Luke 21:22
That may be fulfilled (του πλησθηνα). Articular infinitive passive to express purpose with accusative of general reference. The O.…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 21:22
19th Century
Bishop
These be the days of vengeance.—The words correspond to the great tribulation of Saint Matthew and Saint Mark, a…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 21:19–24
19th Century
Preacher
And it is so even to this day. Here is another instance in which the Lord instructed his people to expect his coming, and yet at the same time told…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 21:22
The destruction of Jerusalem. The reference to Jerusalem (v.20) need not be construed as a vaticinium ex eventu (a prophecy put in the mouth of Jes…
John Gill
On Luke 21:22
17th Century
Pastor
For these be the days of vengeance
Of God's vengeance on the Jewish nation, for their rejection and crucifixion of t…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 21:5–28
17th Century
Minister
With much curiosity, those around Christ ask about the time when the great desolation would occur. He answers with clarity and fullness, to the ext…