What will happen to the Jews of Jerusalem according to Luke 21:24?
According to Luke 21:24, the Jews of Jerusalem will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all nations. Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Les explains that Luke 21:24 foretells the destruction of the temple and the city of Jerusalem by the Roman armies of Titus. Jesus says the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Jews, will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all nations. The clue that this is not Armageddon is that at Armageddon and the Second Coming, Israel is not dispersed into the nations but goes into the kingdom. These Jews are dispersed, which points to what happened at 70 A.D. under Titus. Jerusalem will be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. The word “until” means there is a time factor, and at a certain future period the next event will come on the scene. Then Gentiles will no longer cover Jerusalem with heavy military equipment and the boots of their 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.
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What does Luke 21:24 say would happen to the Jews of Jerusalem?
Luke 21:24 predicts that the Jews of Jerusalem would fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all nations.
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.
What does 'until' in Luke 21:24 indicate about the future of Jerusalem and the Gentiles?
The 'until' in Luke 21:24 does not give a specific day, but it does promise a coming time when Gentiles will no longer trample Jerusalem's streets.
Why is Luke 21:24 about 70 A.D. and not Armageddon?
Luke 21:24 refers to the events of 70 A.D. under Titus, not to Armageddon, because the Jews in that verse are dispersed into all nations, unlike at the Second Coming when Israel goes into the kingdom.
Does Luke 21:24 give a specific day for when the Gentiles will stop treading down Jerusalem?
The word 'until' in Luke 21:24 is a time word that does not put a specific day on the end of Jerusalem being trodden down by the Gentiles.