Luke 21:26

Luke 21:26 Meaning and Explanation

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

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Hearts will fail for fear of what is coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

What Does Luke 21:26 Mean?

Jesus describes the inner toll of the last shaking: hearts failing, people fainting from fear and from dread anticipation of what is coming on the earth, as the very powers of heaven are shaken. It is a portrait of a world that has watched its securities fall and can see nothing beyond them.

Fear of the future is among the oldest human burdens, and Jesus does not mock it; he answers it. The difference between this verse and verse 28 is not the events but the watchers: the same shaking that empties one heart lifts another's head. Those who belong to the One who is coming need not faint before the things that come.

Luke 21:26 in the Original Language

apopsycho (ἀποψύχω), 'hearts failing' -- to faint away, as though the breath itself were leaving.

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Hearts will fail for fear of what is coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

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