What event did Jesus foretell in Luke 21:24?
Jesus foretold that Jerusalem and the temple would be destroyed by the Roman armies under Titus. Its inhabitants would fall by the sword or be led captive into all nations, and Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled.
Les explains that Luke 21:24 is foretelling the destruction of the temple and the city of Jerusalem by the Roman armies of Titus. The verse says the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Jews, would fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all nations. Les points out this is the clue that it does not refer to Armageddon, because at Armageddon and the Second Coming Israel is not dispersed into the nations but goes into the kingdom. Jerusalem would be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled, and then they will no longer cover Jerusalem with their military equipment and soldiers.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
More Questions
Has the prophecy in Luke 21:25 already been fulfilled?
Les says Luke 21:24 was fulfilled at the siege of Titus, when the Jews fell by the sword and were led captive into all nations, but Luke 21:25's signs in the sun, moon, and stars have not yet happened.
Was Luke 21:24 about the second coming of Christ or the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD?
In Luke 21:24, Jesus was predicting the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus in 70 AD, not his second coming or Armageddon.
Did Luke 21:24 refer to the second coming of Christ or to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 A.D.?
In Luke 21:24, Jesus is not talking about the return of Christ or Armageddon; instead, His prediction that the Jews would fall by the sword and be led captive into all nations refers to what happened under Titus in 70 A.D.
Who are 'they' in Luke 21:24?
In Luke 21:24, the 'they' who shall fall by the sword are the Jews of Jerusalem.
How do we know Luke 21:24 refers to 70 A.D. rather than Armageddon?
The prophecy that Israel is 'led away captive into all nations' in Luke 21:24 is the clue that this verse describes the 70 A.D. destruction under Titus, not Armageddon, because at Armageddon and the Second Coming Israel is not dispersed but enters the kingdom.