Luke 21:27

Luk 21:27-28. Then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud — They shall see the accomplishment of what Daniel foretold, by the figurative expression of, “the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven;” for the destruction of the Jewish nation by the Roman armies, and, in after ages, of other persecuting and antichristian powers, and the spreading of my gospel in consequence thereof, according to this my prediction, shall demonstrate to all unprejudiced persons, that I am the Son of man, prophesied of by Daniel, and that the conversion of the world to Christianity is the glorious universal kingdom which Daniel foretold was to be given to the Son of man; and this is the true sign from heaven, about which the Jews have been so solicitous. See note on Mat 24:30-31. With regard to the destruction of the Jewish nation, and the consequent downfall of their religious institutions, which they all along opposed to Christianity, it may be observed, that no events whatever could have contributed so effectually to the conversion of both Jews and Gentiles.

“For it is a known fact, that while the Jewish constitution subsisted, the spreading of the gospel was hindered, both by the believing and unbelieving Jews; the former disgusting the Gentiles, by endeavouring to subject them to the law of Moses; and the latter, terrifying them by the persecutions which they raised against the disciples, even in heathen countries. But the abolition of the Mosaical institutions confuted the error of the one, and the destruction of the nation brake the power of the other. The success, therefore, of the gospel, depending in a great measure upon the downfall of the Jewish state, was very properly predicted as the natural consequence thereof. Moreover, as this prophecy described so minutely the catastrophe of the Jewish state, its accomplishment could not but make a strong impression upon the minds of the Gentiles, as we know in fact it did bring over many of them to Christianity.” When these things begin to come to pass — The things I have been predicting; then look up — With firm faith; and lift up your heads — With joy; for your redemption — Out of many troubles; draweth nigh — By God’s destroying your implacable enemies.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Luk_21:27-28. Comp. on Luk_21:27; Mat_24:30; Mar_13:26.

Καὶ τότε] and then; after the previous occurrence of these σημεῖα.

ἀρχομ. δὲ τούτων] but when these begin; these appearances, Luk_21:25 f. They are therefore not conceived of as of long continuance.

ἀνακύψατε κ.τ.λ.] lift yourselves up, raise yourselves (till then bowed down under afflictions, Luk_21:12 ff., comp. Luk_12:32) erect (hopefully). Comp. Dorville, ad Charit. p. 177.

ἡ ἀπολύτρ. ὑμ.] which shall follow by means of my Parousia. Comp. the ἐκδίκησις τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν, Luk_18:7.

Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Luk 21:27 . ἐν νεφέλῃ , in a cloud, sing., instead of the plural in parallels, making the conception more literal.

The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

27. coming in a cloud] Metaphorically in great world crises (Mat_16:17; Mat_16:28); actually at the Last Coming. Act_1:11; Mat_26:64; Rev_14:14.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Verily I say unto you, this generation,.... See Gill on Mat 24:34. See Gill on Mat 24:35. All the Oriental versions read here as there, "all these things"; before related.

. All the Oriental versions read here as there, "all these things"; before related.

Luke 21:34

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luk 21:34And take heed to yourselves,.... To your souls and bodies, to your lives and conversations; be upon your watch and guard:

lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness; with excessive eating and drinking; for these, as they oppress and burden the stomach, and disorder the body, so they stupefy the senses, and make the mind dull and heavy, and unfit for spiritual and religious exercises; such as reading, meditation, and prayer:

and cares of this life; concealing food and clothing, what you shall eat or drink, or wherewith ye shall be clothed; all such anxious and worldly cares, being that to the soul, as intemperance is to the body; for there is such a thing as being inebriated with the world, as well as with wine:

and so that day come upon you unawares; the day of Jerusalem's destruction; and this suggests, that such would be the carnality and security of some persons, and so they would be surprised with ruin at once; see Luk 17:26.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Ver. 27. Coming in a cloud] As on a chariot. See Rev 1:7.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Jews shall not see him corporally, but at the last judgment. Then, says the Scripture, (Zacharias xii. 10.) They shall see him whom they pierced with nails. But in the ruin of Jerusalem, all who will compare his predictions with the event, can evidently see that this was the day of his coming, so plainly marked in his words. Every body could see that this was evidently the hand of God that punished them. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Matthew seemeth to expound this, Mat 24:31; so doth Mar 13:27. Both speak to the same sense: And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from, one end of heaven to the other. This is certainly to be understood of the day of judgment, when the saints shall be glorified as the sons of God by adoption, and obtain the redemption of the body, Rom 8:23.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Son of man

(See Scofield "Mat 8:20").

The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Son of Man coming

Jesus is referring to himself. AT: "me, the Son Man, coming" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)

coming in a cloud

"coming down in a cloud"

with power and great glory

Here "power" probably refers to his authority to judge the world. Here "glory" may refer to a bright light. God sometimes shows his greatness with a very bright light. AT: "powerfully and gloriously" or "and he will be powerful and very glorious"

stand up

Sometimes when people are afraid, they crouch down in order to avoid being seen or hurt. When they are no longer afraid, they get up. AT: "stand up with confidence"

lift up your heads

Lifting the head is a metonym for looking up. When they lift their heads up, they will be able to see their rescuer coming to them. AT: "look up" (See: Metonymy)

because your deliverance is coming near

God, who delivers, is spoken of as if he were the deliverance that he causes. The word "deliverance" is an abstract noun that can be translated as a verb. AT: "because God will soon deliver you" (See: Metonymy and Abstract Nouns)

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Son of Man

power

glory

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[27. Ἐρχόμενον, coming) viz. to judgment. See Luk 21:36.—ἐν νεφέλη, in a cloud) The Singular. Comp. the note on Mat 24:30 (“Whilst He shall have in His train many chariots; Plural; He shall ride in one chariot in particular: Singular).—V. g.]

Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

27. ἐρχόμενον ἐν νεφέλῃ. Metaphorically in great world crises (Mat 16:17; Mat 16:28); actually at the Last Coming. Act 1:11; Mat 26:64; Rev 14:14.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

27. καὶ τότε ὄψονται. “Not till then shall they see.” Not ὄψεσθε: there is perhaps a hint that those present will not live to see this. This verse is in all three: comp. 1Th 4:16; 2Th 1:7, 2Th 1:2:8; Rev 1:8, Rev 19:11-16.

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