Luke 21:20
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 21
“And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.”Luke 21:20
What Does Luke 21:20 Mean?
Luke 21:20 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 21, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Luke 21:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 24:15“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)”Luke 19:43“For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,”Daniel 9:27“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”Zechariah 14:2“For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.”Mark 13:14“But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:”Malachi 4:1“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.”Zechariah 13:8“And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.”Luke 21:7“And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?”Psalms 74:4“Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.”Daniel 8:13“Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?”Daniel 11:31“And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.”Matthew 23:38“Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.”John 11:48“If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”Leviticus 26:32“And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.”Deuteronomy 28:52“And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.”Isaiah 27:10“Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.”Isaiah 32:14“Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;”Isaiah 42:22“But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.”Jeremiah 4:17“As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 35:11“But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.”
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