Luke 21:19-21
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19 By your perseverance you will secure your lives.(A)
The Great Tribulation.[a] 20 (B)“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand.(C) 21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city,(D)
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- 21:20–24 The actual destruction of Jerusalem by Rome in A.D. 70 upon which Luke and his community look back provides the assurance that, just as Jesus’ prediction of Jerusalem’s destruction was fulfilled, so too will be his announcement of their final redemption (Lk 21:27–28).
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