Luke 21:12 Meaning and Explanation
“But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.”
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Read Full Chapter →Before the cosmic signs, Jesus' followers will be seized, persecuted, and brought before synagogues, prisons, kings, and rulers for his name's sake.
What Does Luke 21:12 Mean?
Jesus interrupts the sequence: before all these signs, persecution will come. Hands will be laid on his disciples; they will face synagogue courts and prisons, kings and governors. The book of Acts reads like the fulfillment, as Peter and John, Stephen, and Paul stand exactly where Jesus said they would.
Suffering for the name of Jesus is not a sign that something has gone wrong with God's plan; he placed it in the plan and announced it ahead of time. There is strange comfort in that. The disciple hauled before hostile power is not abandoned but is standing where the Lord foresaw, and, as the next verse shows, where the Lord intends to speak.
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What does Luke 21:12 mean?
Before the cosmic signs, Jesus' followers will be seized, persecuted, and brought before synagogues, prisons, kings, and rulers for his name's sake.