Luke 21:35 Meaning and Explanation
“For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →That day will come like a snare upon everyone who dwells on the face of the whole earth.
What Does Luke 21:35 Mean?
Jesus presses the warning to universal scope: as a snare, a trap sprung without warning, that day will come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. No nation, rank, or generation is outside its reach; the language echoes the day of the Lord that the prophets saw coming upon the whole world (Isaiah 24:17).
A snare catches only the unwary; the same day that traps the heedless is the appointed meeting the watchful have longed for. Jesus tells us the day is sudden so that its suddenness will find us ready. For those watching and praying, that day springs no trap. It keeps an appointment.
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What does Luke 21:35 mean?
That day will come like a snare upon everyone who dwells on the face of the whole earth.