Who was Jesus speaking to in Luke 21:23?
In Luke 21:23, Jesus was speaking to the Jews in Palestine, addressing the people of Jerusalem. The context shows He warned of distress in the land and wrath upon that people, referring to Titus' invasion and the Temple's destruction in 70 A.D., not the end-time Tribulation.
Les explains that Luke 21:23 records Jesus speaking in Palestine to Jews, and this is where all this is going to take place. But He is not talking about the end time; He is talking about 70 A.D., Titus' great invasion and destruction of the Temple. Verse 24 describes the Jews of Jerusalem falling by the sword and being led away captive into all nations, which is the clue that this is 70 A.D. and not the last of the Tribulation. At the end of the Tribulation, the Jews are not led captive into all nations; they survive until their Messiah appears. But here they were emptied out of the land and dispersed into every nation. Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
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Who is Jesus speaking to in Luke 21:23 and where does that judgment happen?
Jesus' woe in Luke 21:23 is spoken in Palestine and to Jews, and Palestine is where the judgment He describes would take place.
Is Luke 21:23-24 about the end times tribulation or about 70 A.D.?
In Luke 21:23-24 Jesus is not speaking about the end time but about 70 A.D., specifically Titus' great invasion and destruction of the Temple.