© 1997-2009 Walter J. Taylor; Walter James Taylor
[3] ye [the Jewish Church in and around
Jerusalem] shall be betrayed both by
[a.] parents,
and
[b.] brethren,
and
[c.] kinsfolks,
and
[d.] friends;
and
[4] [some] of you shall they
cause to be
[a.] put to death.
21:17 And
[5] ye shall be hated of
all [men] [hated by both the Romans and the Jews]
[a.] for my
name's sake [hated for
the name of Jesus].
21:18 [6]
But there shall not an hair of your
head perish [all Christians were supernaturally delivered from
the Roman siege of Jerusalem in AD 70.
None perished when the Roman
general, Titus, inexplicably lifted his siege, allowing every Christian (and
any others who would leave) to escape the city and the coming destruction when
the Romans returned to complete their conquest.]
21:19 [7]
In your
patience
[a.] possess ye your souls [It is through
faith and
patience that we inherit the promises of God (Heb. 6:12). All those who waited for the move of the
Holy Spirit were delivered from the destruction of Jerusalem].
2. What sign will there be when Jerusalem is
about to fall?
21:20 And
[1] when ye [Jesus’ disciples of
Luke 21:7 in their representative capacities of the Jewish Church] shall see Jerusalem
[a.] compassed with armies, then
[11.] know that the desolation thereof is nigh [fulfilled in AD 70].
21:21 Then
[2] let them which are in
Judaea [this prophecy
is directed at those living in Judah]
[a.] flee to the mountains
[those who fled when Titus lifted his siege were saved; and
[3] let them which are in the
midst of it [Jerusalem]
[a.] depart
out; and
[4] let not them that are in the
countries
[a.] enter thereinto [into Jerusalem].
21:22 For
[5] these be the days of
vengeance [see
Matt. 23:34-38],
[a.] that all
things which are written
[11.]
may be fulfilled.
21:23 But
[6] woe unto them that are with child, and
[7] [woe] to them that
give suck,
[a.] in those days! for
[11.] there shall be great distress
[aa.]
in the land, and
[12.] wrath upon this people.
The remnant of Judah is scattered into the nations
[8] they [the Jews who remained in Jerusalem] shall fall
[a.]
by the edge of the sword, and
[9] [they] shall be led away
captive
[a.]
into all nations [this reference fixes this prophecy
to a point-in-time before the great scattering of the Jews to the
nations by the Romans following the fall of Jerusalem]: and
[10] Jerusalem shall be trodden down
[a.]
of the Gentiles,
[11.] until the times of the Gentiles [the times
of the Gentiles will last from AD 70 to the time the Antichrist is cast out of the temple in Jerusalem (Dan. 8:13-14);
Compare
The
vision of the 2300 evenings and mornings.]
[aa.] be fulfilled.
When the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled
[1]
21:25 And there shall be [this prophecy now shifts to the
time of the end]
[1] signs
[a.] in the sun,
and
[b.] in the moon,
and
[c.] in the stars;
and
[d.] upon the earth
[11.] distress of nations,
[aa.] with perplexity;
[12.] the sea and the waves roaring [this is not a symbol, these are the oceans
of the world];
21:26 [2] Men's hearts failing them
[a.] for fear,
and
[b.] for looking
after those things
[11.]
which are coming on the earth:
[aa.] for the powers of heaven [Satan’s kingdom in the atmospheric heavens]
[111.]
shall be shaken [by Michael and his angels (Rev.
12:7-9).
[1] These signs occur following the close of the Antichrist Covenant week of years (Dan. 9:24-27).