TUESDAY- LAST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –A
Gospel: Luke 21:5-11: Not a
single stone will be left on another.
I Reading: Daniel 2:31-45: God will set
up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; it will absorb all kingdoms.
The Predicted Signs of the Present Age, Lk
21:5-11
This chapter is known as the Olivet Discourse. It deals with three great subjects that lay out
in the future when they were predicted by Jesus.
1. The destruction of Jerusalem Temple: The disciples
admired the temple’s beauty (v.6-7; cp.
Mt 25:2-3)
a. Jesus predicted the temple’s utter destruction
b. The disciples asked two questions
1) when was it
to be destroyed: Jesus did not answer this question
2) what were
signs
Sign 1: False christs
Sign 2: Conflict of nations
Sign 3: Natural disasters
c. The warning: be not deceived
2. The Lord’s return (v.7; cp. Mt 24:3):
3. The end of the world (v.7; cp. Mt 24: 3).
Matthew and Mark’s account of what happens in this
passage should be read along with Luke for a clearer understanding.
Thought:
Jesus said, “The end will not come right away,” not yet. “Watch out that you
are not deceived.”
(2Chr 15:6-7; Jer 51:45-46; Lk 21:34; Phil 4:6; 1Pet 5:7)
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