What does Luke 21:24 say about Jerusalem and the Gentiles?
Luke 21:24 states that the Jews of Jerusalem would fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all nations. It adds that Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled. The context identifies this as 70 A.D., not the Tribulation.
Les explains that Luke 21:24 is not about the end-time Tribulation but about 70 A.D., when Titus invaded and destroyed the Temple. The Jews of Jerusalem would fall by the sword and be led away captive into all nations, showing they were emptied from the land and dispersed into every nation. He contrasts this with the end of the Tribulation, when the Jews will not be led captive into all nations but will survive until their Messiah appears. Jerusalem would be trodden down by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled.
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
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.
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.