![]() Verse 1 notes, "Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you." Paul had just noted that his readers did not need information about the exact time or season Jesus would return. The previous context helps answer this question. In 1 Thessalonians 5:2 Paul writes, "For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night." What does this mean? An Incredible Sermon on Luke 21:25ĭr.Jesus will return like a thief in the night, what does that mean? When this happens, take heart, the end is near. The only explanation will be that God is doing it. The nations, all over the world, will be not only in anguish but perplexity. ![]() When the sign comes, it will be cataclysmic and make no natural sense. But no one is really in perplexity about these weather events. Tsunamis, hurricanes, tidal destruction are all a part of life on a planet that is fallen and experiences tragic “natural” disasters. Thousands of times since the days of Christ’s earthly ministry there has been anguish at the roaring of the sea. #3 “On earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.” The shepherds saw the light of the moon and stars eclipsed by the angel chorus. There was no mistaking the signs in the heavens at the first Advent. What Christ predicts here will be unmistakable. Take care not to see a sign in every eclipse or shooting star. Would you act differently if you saw a sign today that the end is near? If so, repent and begin following Jesus with your whole life. And yet in some ways, we don’t really need them. Breaking Down the Key Parts of Luke 21:25 The one thing we do know is that he will come like a thief in the night (1 Thes 5:2), and we should always be found ready and accomplishing his purposes on earth. But Jesus seems to be pointing to phenomena and world events like nothing that has ever happened all at once and will be unmistakable to even the most unlearned of Christians. There have been many incidents in history that probably looked like the final tribulation, even including a candidate for antichrist (Hitler, Stalin, various Popes, various monarchs). When the world faces troubled times, it can be easy to wonder if this is it. Many a charlatan has come and gone, building a great following by their confident assertions and predictions about what God has not allowed us to predict. Nevertheless, there seem to be false prophets in every generation who claim to be able to read the current signs so well that they can do what not even Christ would do (Mk 13:32) and pinpoint the day of his return. Jesus teaches us that it will be obvious when it is imminent. ![]() Whether you believe in the pre-tribulation rapture or not, it seems that there will be much turmoil before anyone is taken up. Besides this teaching, Jesus told parables about being ready and how to wait properly for his return (Mt 25:1-13). The exact nature of the signs in the sun, moon, and stars is not completely known, but that there will be obvious signs is a fact.Ĭhristians know that the end will come. Here he has turned his attention to the end of the age and his own second coming. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.” Explanation and Commentary of Luke 21:25Ĭhrist has been discoursing on the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple that would take place within a generation or two. “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars.
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