Luke 21:24 Meaning and Explanation
“And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Jerusalem's people will fall by the sword and be scattered among all nations, and the city will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
What Does Luke 21:24 Mean?
Jesus completes the prophecy of the city's fall: death by the sword, captives led into all nations, Jerusalem trodden down of the Gentiles. History answered: the city fell to Rome, its people were scattered, and foreign powers held Jerusalem for centuries. Yet the sentence does not end in ruin; it ends with until.
Until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled: the trampling has a boundary set by God. Judgment in Scripture is real but not endless; God appoints its seasons and keeps his purposes through them. That small word until is a window of hope cut into a dark wall, the signature of a God whose last word over his people is never destruction.
Luke 21:24 in the Original Language
kairos (καιρός), 'times' -- an appointed season, time measured by God's purpose.
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What does Luke 21:24 mean?
Jerusalem's people will fall by the sword and be scattered among all nations, and the city will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.