Luke 21:28 Meaning and Explanation
“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →When these things begin, Jesus' people are to look up and lift their heads, because their redemption is drawing near.
What Does Luke 21:28 Mean?
Jesus turns the whole catalog of terrors into a summons of hope. When these things begin to come to pass, his people are not to cower but to straighten: look up, and lift up your heads. The reason transforms everything: your redemption draweth nigh, your release drawing near at last.
What makes the world faint makes the church watchful and glad, for the same horizon holds its Redeemer. Redemption language remembers the cross, where the price of release was paid, and reaches forward to the day the purchase is claimed in full. The Christian posture toward the future is a lifted head: not bravado, but the bearing of people who know who is coming.
Luke 21:28 in the Original Language
apolytrosis (ἀπολύτρωσις), 'redemption' -- release secured by ransom, a captive bought back and set free.
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What does Luke 21:28 mean?
When these things begin, Jesus' people are to look up and lift their heads, because their redemption is drawing near.