Luke 17:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus tells the disciples that days are coming when they will long to see even one of the days of the Son of man, and will not see it.
What Does Luke 17:22 Mean?
Turning from the Pharisees to His disciples, Jesus looks past the cross into their future. After He is taken from them, through long years of labor and persecution, they will ache for a single day of His visible presence — and for the day of His appearing — and for a time the longing will go unmet.
Jesus prepares His own for delay. Between His ascension and His day, faith lives by memory and promise rather than sight, and homesickness for Christ is part of its honesty. Such longing is not weakness; it is love's compass pointing true. Blessed are those who ache for Him: the desire itself is His gift, and it will not always go unsatisfied.
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What does Luke 17:22 mean?
Jesus tells the disciples that days are coming when they will long to see even one of the days of the Son of man, and will not see it.