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A Sudden, Inescapable Snare
Commentators unanimously explain that the 'snare' metaphor illustrates the sudden and unexpected nature of the coming judgment. Just as a trap springs instantly on an unsuspecting animal, this event will catch people completely by surprise. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill note this imagery emphasizes both the speed and the inescapability of the event.
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Luke
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 21:35
18th Century
Theologian
As a snare. In Matthew and Mark Jesus compares the suddenness with which these calamities would come to the deluge coming in the days of N…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 21:35
19th Century
Bishop
As a snare . . .—The word is not found in the other Gospels, but is used several times by Saint Paul ([Reference Romans 1…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 21:35–37
19th Century
Preacher
You know what he did there, for –
"Cold mountains and the midnight air,
Witnessed the fervor of his prayer."
Jesus ever practiced …
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John Gill
On Luke 21:35
17th Century
Pastor
For as a snare shall it come In which a bird is suddenly taken, and cannot get out again;
the Persic version rende…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 21:29–38
17th Century
Minister
Christ tells His disciples to observe the signs of the times, by which they could judge. He charges them to consider the ruin of the Jewish nation …