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Warren Wiersbe · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Wiersbe summarizes Luke 17 as follows: Luke 17:1-6 Forgiveness Luke 17:7-10 Faithfulness Luke 17:11-19 Thankfulness Luke 17:20-37 Preparedness (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) Outline from Norman Crawford (What the Bible Teaches) Trespass and Forgiveness (Luke 17:1-4) The Smallness of Faith (Luke 17:5-6) The Duty of Servants (Luke 17:7-10) Where are the Nine? (Luke 17:11-19) The Two Aspects of the Kingdom (Luke 17:20-37) (What the Bible teaches – Luke) Outline from Clifton Allen (Broadman Bible Commentary) The Character of the Disciple (Luke 17:1-10) (1) Responsibility to Others (Lk 17:1-4) (2) The Need for Faith (Lk 17:5-6) (3) Unconditional Service (Lk 17:7-10) (4) The Healing of Ten Lepers (Lk 17:11-19) The Kingdom of God and the Son of Man (Luke 17:20-18:14) (1) The Kingdom in the Midst (Lk 17:20-21) (2) The Days of the Son of Man (Lk 17:22-37) John MacArthur's Outline: Four Hallmarks of Humility (Luke 17:1-10) Humble People Refrain From Offending Others. (Luke 17:1-2) Humble People Are Ready To Forgive (Luke 17:3-4) Humble People Are Marked By Recognition Of Weakness (Luke 17:5-6) Humble People Are Characterized By Rejection Of Honor (Luke 17:7-10) Ten Men Healed; One Man Saved (Luke 17:11-19) The Ten Who Were Healed (Luke 17:11-14) The One Who Was Saved (Luke 17:15-19) The Invisible Kingdom of God (Luke 17:20-21) The Kingdom Questioned (Luke 17:20a) The Kingdom Explained (Luke 17:20b-21) Seven Characteristics of the King’s Coming (Luke 17:22-37) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Desired By Believers. (Luke 17:22) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Visible Globally. (Luke 17:23-24) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Delayed By Rejection (Luke 17:25) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Unexpected In Its Timing (Luke 17:26-30) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Revealing In Nature (Luke 17:31-33) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Divisive In Its Effect (Luke 17:34-36) Jesus’ Coming Will Be Permanent In Its Fatality (Luke 17:37 Brian Bell notes that "this is the last teaching of a long Sabbath day that started in Lk 14:1. So Luke names 4 qualities of a true disciple: Offences; Forgiveness; Faith; & Service. Note discipleship’s link between true faith, and necessary obedience. John
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Wiersbe adds - Jesus knew how to balance one truth with another so that His disciples would not go to extremes. The miraculous faith of Lk 17:6 must be balanced with faithful day-by-day "ordinary service" that may not be exciting. Here is a servant who plows, takes care of cattle, and even cooks! He does each job faithfully so that he might please his master. But when we do our jobs, we are still only "unprofitable servants." The word translated "unprofitable" means "without need," that is, nobody owes him anything. Even the rewards we get from the Lord are pure grace! He does not "owe" them to us because we have only done our duty. (Borrow Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament )
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Wiersbe adds that parateresis means "in classical Greek to observe the future by signs. It carries the idea of spying, lying in wait, and even scientific investigation. The point Jesus made was that God’s kingdom would not come with great “outward show” so that people could predict its arrival and plot its progress. The Pharisees’ question was legitimate, but it was also tragic; for Jesus had been ministering among them for some three years, and these men were still in spiritual darkness. They did not understand who Jesus was or what He was seeking to accomplish. Their views of the kingdom were political, not spiritual; Jewish, not universal.” (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) THE EXPECTATION OF THE JEWS REGARDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD MacArthur gleans much of the following from The History of the Jewish People in the Time of Christ, (Volume 2 -Topic - The Messianic Hope, here is a cumulative index) written by historian, Emil Schurer (biography) who collected the ancient material from the time of Christ and pieced together the eschatology espoused by the Jews in the first century (see Schurer's topics covered under "The Messianic Hope")... Here is what the Jews expected. (1) the coming of Messiah would be preceded be a time of tribulation or trouble, even like birth pangs (Ed Comment: Schurer was correct here, and it was not the Roman occupation of the first century, not even the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD, which certainly was not followed by the establishment of Messiah's Kingdom. This "time of tribulation" is referred to several times in Scripture =Great Tribulation; Daniel's Seventieth Week; " a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time" = Daniel 12:1-note. See discussion of the "Time of Jacob's Trouble" in note on Jeremiah 30:7; see commentary on Jesus' Olivet Discourse Matthew 24:15 Matthew 24:16 Matthew 24:17 Matthew 24:18 Matthew 24:19 Matthew 24:20 Matthew 24:21). (2) in the midst of this trouble and turmoil there would appear a prophet like Elijah, heralding the coming of Messiah (Ed: cf the mysterious "two witnesses" in Revelation 11:3ff-note). (3) Messiah would establish His kingdom, age and glory and vindicate His people. (4) and they found this in the Sibylline Oracles, the nations would ally to fight the Messiah. They would literally interrupt all of their wars to come and fight against Him (Ed: See Revelation 16:14-16-note). (5) the Messiah would destroy all the opposing nations, subjugate them all (Ed: See Revelation 19:11-21, esp Rev 19:15-note). (6) the restoration of Jerusalem would occur. It would be made new and magnificent. (Ed: See Zechariah 14:10-11-note) (7) scattered Jews from all over the world would return to Israel. (Ed: Ezekiel 36:24-note) (8) Israel would become the center of the world and all nations would be subjected to the Messiah. (Ed: See Zechariah 14:16-note) (9) the Messiah would establish the kingdom and the kingdom would be a time of eternal peace, righteousness and glory. (Ed: See Isaiah 2:2-4-note, Jer 33:15-16-note) (MacArthur goes on to say) That's pretty accurate. Tribulation, an announcement of the arrival of the Messiah, a prophet before He comes, like Elijah. He comes, the world fights Him. He defeats them. He sets up His kingdom, restores Jerusalem, gathers His people, His sheep from all over the world. Israel becomes the center of the world. Jerusalem the throne from which He reigns. And He goes into a kingdom that is forever, a kingdom of peace, righteousness and glory. That's good eschatology. That's my (John MacArthur's) eschatology. And some people say somebody invented this type of eschatology in the 1800's? These expectations on the part of the Jews were drawn from Old Testament teaching and they were embellished by extra biblical writers. They got a little carried away, but the basic eschatology is fairly sound. And remember, the first century Jews did not see two comings of Messiah but only saw one. Their idea was, all Jesus needed to do was show up and do this (set up the Kingdom of God). They did not expect (or understand) that He would come (first) to establish a spiritual kingdom. They were not looking for an internal kingdom, a spiritual kingdom. To put it simply, they were not looking for a Savior because they did not see their need to be saved. And that is why Jesus' message was so offensive. It wasn't that they did not want the kingdom of God. It was not that they didn't like to hear Jesus speak about that kingdom. It was not that they were not looking for a King. But it was the kind of kingdom Jesus was talking about that agitated them. The Jews tried on a number of occasions to force Jesus to be a King. And He had to prevent that from happening. In their minds they had experienced enough tribulation, and even now were living through the tribulation. The time was right for the King and the kingdom. They were weary of the subjugation and oppression of a series of conquerors who had occupied their land, currently the Romans. And when Jesus came along, He just could not be the Messiah, for not only did He not conquer the Romans and establish His throne, but where were all the signs in heaven that were to accompany the coming of the Kingdom of God? The Jews had developed an eschatological scheme which taught that there would be signs in the heavens, signs in the earth, cataclysmic events, but not signs like healing or even resurrections and any of the other miracles Jesus was performing. They did not anticipate those "signs" and they simply did not fit into their system of eschatology. And then when Jesus started talking about dying, it was an absolute absurdity because their understanding of the King was that He would come to conquer, not to be conquered (Ed: Of course He did conquer Satan, sin and death!). And even the disciples were struggling with their own expectations of this kingdom of God. They knew those covenants in the Old Testament. The Pharisees who asked this question knew all of these prophecies. And they knew that God keeps His Word. They knew that God had to fulfill His promises to Israel. And it just frankly did not look like Jesus was the One to bring about the fulfillment of the prophecies to Israel. (The Invisible Kingdom of God, Part 1) Related Resource from Andy Woods The Coming Kingdom - Part 1 of a 41 part series!!! (for the rest of the articles click here and scroll through the pages) Here is Emil Schurer's Outline of The Messianic Hope Relation to the older Messianic Hope Historical Survey Systematic Statement a. Last Tribulation and Perplexity b. Elias as the Forerunner c. The Appearing of the Messiah d. Last Attack of the Hostile Powers e. Destruction of the Hostile Powers f. Renovation of Jerusalem g. Gathering of the Dispersed h. The Kingdom of Glory in Palestine i. Renovation of the World j. The General Resurrection k. The Last Judgment, Eternal Salvation and Condemnation l. Appendix—The Suffering Messiah Literature Luke 17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” KJV Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Look, here it is Luke 21:8; Matthew 24:23-28; Mark 13:21 the kingdom of God Romans 14:17; Colossians 1:27 in your midst - within you or, among you. Luke 10:9-11; Matthew 12:28; John 1:26 THE INVISIBLE, INTERNAL, ETERNAL KINGDOM OF GOD Stein introduces this last section of Luke with some interesting comments - The setting of this material is unspecified, and as the introductory scene reveals, there is no necessary tie with the preceding material. Luke wove this section from various traditional materials and placed it here for reasons other than chronology. Why he placed this material at this point, however, is unclear. The account consists of two different sets of material. The first speaks of the “already now” or realized aspect of God’s kingdom (Lk 17:20–21). The second speaks of the “not yet” or future aspect of the kingdom (Lk 17:22–37). The two sets of teachings are connected by catchwords: “come” (Lk 17:20)—“is coming” (Lk 17:22); “here it is” or “there it is” (Lk 17:21)—“there he is!” or “here he is!” (Lk 17:23). Similar material is found in Luke 21:7–35-note. ... Within this “little Lukan apocalypse” we find side-by-side teachings that demonstrate the twofold nature of God’s kingdom. The realized nature of the kingdom is seen in Luke 17:20–21. In fulfillment of the OT promises God’s kingdom is seen by Jesus and Luke as having already arrived so that the Pharisees’ question in Lk 17:20 reveals the same error as the statement in Lk 14:15. Questions involving the future coming of God’s kingdom must not lose sight of the already-now dimension of the kingdom. Already now the kingdom has come, and the future not-yet dimension of God’s kingdom will be shared only if one now enters the kingdom in its present manifestation. (See Luke: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition) Wiersbe - The Jewish people lived in an excited atmosphere of expectancy, particularly at the Passover season when they commemorated their deliverance from Egypt. They longed for another Moses who would deliver them from their bondage. Some had hoped that John the Baptist would be the deliverer, and then the attention focused on Jesus (John 6:15). The fact that He was going to Jerusalem excited them all the more (Luke 19:11). Perhaps He would establish the promised kingdom! (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) Nor will they say, ‘Look (idou), here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ - Jesus counters their belief that the Kingdom of God would come in an obvious way that would be visible to all to behold (including great signs to behold). To the contrary, God’s kingdom would not be preceded by signs that could be observed. The Pharisees were completely off base regarding their theology of the Kingdom. Then Jesus really rocks their boat with His next declaration. Jesus had made it very clear what was required to "see" this "invisible" kingdom. Speaking to Nicodemus He said “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot (absolutely continually will not be able to) see the Kingdom of God.” (John 3:3). Jesus gave a similar explanation in Matthew Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know (ED: TO "SEE" SPIRITUALLY) the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. 12 “For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. 13 “Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see (THE INVISIBLE SPIRITUAL KINGDOM), and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 “In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; 15 FOR (term of explanation = EXPLAINING WHY THEY CANNOT SEE THE SPIRITUAL, INVISIBLE KINGDOM OF GOD) THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES (SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING), OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.’ 16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. Beloved brother or sister in Christ, does the fact that you can truly see the invisible Kingdom of God not give you indescribable joy and a deep sense of humility that cries "Why me Lord? Why am I so privileged?" How blessed we are as believers to be able to see and understand the Kingdom of God which is shrouded in total mystery to the majority of the people we encounter daily. This should motivate us even more to share the Gospel with them, trusting in the Spirit to "open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light ("I ONCE WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE" listen to this version!) and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me." (Acts 26:18-note) Paul echoes the words of Jesus regarding the inability of the unregenerate man to see the Kingdom of God explaining that... "a natural man does not accept (WELCOME) the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot (ABSOLUTELY IN NOT ABLE TO) understand them, because they are spiritually appraised (YOU MUST HAVE SPIRITUAL EYES TO SEE THE SPIRITUAL KINGDOM OF GOD).(1 Cor 2:14-note) Simply stated, if you do not recognize the King (Jesus) you cannot see the Kingdom of God. However, as explained below, the day will come when even the spiritually blind will see the Visible Kingdom, for they will then behold the Visible King. Sadly, it will be too late to repent at that time. Today is the day of salvation! For behold (idou = "listen up" "Don't miss this!"), the kingdom of God is in your midst - What is Jesus saying? He is saying the Kingdom of God is present now, at the moment He spoke those words. One can only imagine the look of confusion and consternation on the Pharisees and Jews in general when Jesus made this declaration! Even Jesus' own disciples did not comprehend what He was saying and so in Lk 17:37 ask “Where, Lord?” (in context a question related to the Kingdom of God). The kingdom of God - see note below. Kingdom (932)(basileia from basileus = a sovereign, king, monarch) denotes sovereignty, royal power, dominion. Basileia can also refer to the territory or people over whom a king rules, his sovereign realm. Most of the NT uses refer to the Kingdom of God (Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew's gospel). And as discussed in this section, one needs to understand that the kingdom refers to a present, invisible Kingdom where Jesus is sovereign over believer's hearts and the future, visible kingdom, which John
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Wiersbe - The statement “the kingdom of God is within you” has challenged Bible translators and interpreters for centuries, and many explanations have been given. One thing we can be sure of is that He was not telling the unbelieving Pharisees that they had the kingdom of God in their hearts! The Greek preposition can mean “within,” “among,” or “in the midst of.” Jesus was saying, “Don’t look for the kingdom ‘out there’ unless it is first in your own heart” (see Rom. 14:17). At the same time, He may also have been saying, “The fact that I am here in your midst is what is important, for I am the King. How can you enter the kingdom if you reject the King?” (see Luke 19:38–40) The Pharisees were preoccupied with the great events of the future but were ignoring the opportunities of the present (Luke 12:54–57). (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) In your midst (1787) (entos) is a preposition which means inside, which is exactly what Jesus means in the only other NT use of this word declaring to the Pharisees to "first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish so that the outside of it may become clean also." (Mt 23:26). BDAG says entos "(1) pertains to a specific area inside someth., inside, within, within the limits of" and (2) pertaining to wha tis inside an area, content." Gilbrant - Entos is properly an adverb of place and was used that way in classical and Attic Greek, the Septuagint, the inscriptions, and other Greek documents of the First and Second Centuries A.D. It became an improper preposition which took as its object a noun in the genitive case. In the Septuagint (e.g., Isaiah 16:11; Psalm 103:1) entos refers to the inside of man (i.e., the heart). It is used only as an improper preposition in the New Testament. However, it still functions adverbially. (Complete Biblical Library) Earlier in Luke Jesus had taught about the Kingdom of God... Luke 13:18-21-note So He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19“It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and THE BIRDS OF THE AIR NESTED IN ITS BRANCHES.” 20 And again He said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.” The kingdom of God begins in the heart of all who believe and it grows and grows like the mustard seed and like leaven until it is fully realized in its millennial glory, which is the final phase of the expanding Kingdom of God on earth. In other words, the Kingdom of God begins as a spiritual Kingdom in the heart but is consummated in a visible Kingdom on earth in the Millennium. Just to reiterate -- So how does the Kingdom of God grow? Every time a person accepts Christ as Savior and Lord the Kingdom of God grows or expands so to speak, just as Luke described in Acts 2:47 writing that "the Lord was adding to their number day by day [Kingdom of God expanding] those who were being saved." And not only does this aspect of the Kingdom of God grow like a mustard seed or like leaven, but one day when Christ the King is revealed so too will be His loyal subjects. Paul explains this aspect of the Kingdom of God in Romans 8 writing... For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly (apekdechomai) for the revealing (apokalupsis = MEANS TAKING THE LID OFF TO REVEAL WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN - SAINTS TODAY ARE IN A STAGE OF "INCUBATION" WHICH ONE DAY WILL HATCH OUT IN GLORY!) of the sons of God (BELIEVERS - SURE HOPEFULLY SOME OF YOUR UNREGENERATE FRIENDS KNOW YOU ARE BELIEVERS [cf Mt 5:16, Php 2:15] BUT THEY HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT YOU WILL BE ON THAT DAY WHEN YOU ARE GLORIFIED!). 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope (ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE OF FUTURE GOOD) 21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. (THIS DESCRIBES SAINTS IN THEIR ETERNAL GLORIFIED STATE!) (Ro 8:19-note; Ro 8:20-21-note) John also alludes to the fact that the world looks at us today and has no clue as to our real identity in Christ and thus who we are destined to become when we are glorified... See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him (THEY DID NOT KNOW THE KING AND THUS THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE HIS SUBJECTS IN THEIR FULL GLORY FOR IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REVEALED). 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.(1 Jn 3:1-note, 1Jn 3:2-note) So when the King returns in His glory, the world will see Him and will also see His loyal subjects arrayed in His glory. Oh, happy day! In your midst - The kingdom of God was in their midst because the rule of God was being acknowledged by many (that is of course what caused the Pharisees considerable jealousy and angst). AMILLENIALISTS use this verse to say that Jesus Himself did not believe in a literal 1000 year reign on earth AND thus prophecies regarding Israel are not to be interpreted LITERALLY (this was Augustine's approach to the Scripture).
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Wiersbe - Jesus then used two Old Testament events to illustrate the certainty and the suddenness of His coming: the Flood (Gen. 6–8) and the destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19). In both examples, the people of the world were caught unprepared as they engaged in their everyday activities. (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) What happened in the days of Noah (see also note from gotquestions)? A catastrophic global flood that killed every man, woman and child on earth except for Noah and the 7 members of his family. Given that life spans in Noah's day was up to 1000 years of age, undoubtedly families were large and the world was populated by millions of people (perhaps even billions but that is speculation). The point is that the judgment of God came on the world for it was filled with godlessness and wickedness. And yet God had given the world ample warning that judgment was coming and that men must repent of their wickedness. Noah was a "preacher of righteousness" (2 Peter 2:5-note) and was building his ark most think for 100-120 years (note), sufficient time for his message of righteousness to be heard. But no one had ears to hear. And so just like the ancient world, the "terminal" generation will not have ears to hear the clarion warnings that sound the alarm that the curtain is about ready to rise on the final act of world history as we know it and that the end is truly near. The horrendous events of Revelation 6-19 will be a clear warning of final divine judgment and even the world has some sense of their impending doom and destiny, the apostle recording their pitiful cry "to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”" (Rev 6:16-17-note) See related resources: How was the flood in the time of Noah just? What can we learn from the life of Noah? How long did it take Noah to build the ark? How long was Noah on the ark? What was the purpose of the flood in the time of Noah? What is the canopy theory? Ryrie - Luke 17:26-27 in the days of Noah. See Genesis 6:1-22 The activities mentioned are not wrong; the people were unprepared for the judgment of the flood because they did not heed God's warnings through Noah. And so just as there were warnings in Noah's day, so too there would be three major warnings preceding the return of the King. The entire world will have exposure to two groups of supernaturally empowered witnesses in the first 3.5 years of the 7 year Tribulation, the two Jewish witnesses (Rev 11:3-14-note) and the 144,000 Jews who presumably serve as evangelists to the world (Rev 7:3-9-note). At the midpoint of the seven year Tribulation, preceding the beginning of the Great Tribulation, that last period of devastating divine Seven Bowl judgments, God will send "another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he said with a loud voice, “Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters.” (Rev 14:6-7-note, notice this warning preceding the end will fulfill Jesus' prophecy in Mt 24:14-note a verse often used to stimulate missions)
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Wiersbe - Luke 17:30–36 describes what will occur when Jesus Christ returns in judgment to defeat His enemies and establish His kingdom on earth (Rev. 19:11–20:6). Believers in every age of the church can take warning from these verses, but they apply in a special way to Israel at the end of the age (see Matt. 24:29–44). When Jesus comes for His church and takes it to heaven, it will happen “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye” (1 Cor. 15:52). Nobody taking part in the rapture of the church need worry about being on a housetop or in a field and wanting to get something out of the house! However, when the Lord returns to the earth, His coming will first be preceded by a “sign” in heaven (Matt. 24:30–31), and some people might try to hurry home to rescue something. “Remember Lot’s wife!” (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) On the day that the Son of Man is revealed (apokalupto) - God has a "prophetic calendar," a divine "day-timer," if you will, and on His calendar is "THE DAY," designating that glorious DAY when His Son returns to take sovereign and total control of the earth (Mt 24:30+), having received the scroll, the "title deed" to the earth. Play the song "O Glorious Day!" Martin Luther said he only had two days on his calendar—today and “that day.” D. L. Moody said, “I felt like working three times as hard when I discovered that my Lord was returning again." THOUGHT - What does the imminency of His return do to your heart? Are you filled with trepidation or are you stirred to action? Do you have a zeal to redeem the time for the days are evil (Eph 5:16+ - see Redeem the Time)? Do you daily seek to be filled with the Spirit of Jesus that you might daily abide in the Vine (Jn 15:5) and daily bear fruit for His glory and your eternal reward (note order - His glory before your fruit, fruit that will last throughout eternity = Jn 15:16)? Is revealed (601)(apokalupto from apó = from + kalúpto = cover, conceal, English = apocalypse - see study of apokalupsis English = apocalypse) literally means to remove the cover from and so the idea is to remove that which conceals something. Almost all of the NT uses have a figurative use, especially to some aspect of spiritual truth that was heretofore hidden but now has the "lid removed" so that it can be seen (understood).Thus apokalupto means to "take the lid off", to remove the cover and thereby to expose to open view that which had heretofore not been visible, known or disclosed. The idea is to make manifest something previously secret or unknown. It describes removing of a veil (an unveiling) or covering thus exposing to open view what was concealed. In this case it is a PROPHECY of the day when the "VEIL OF HEAVEN" is torn asunder, the Son of Man will be MADE KNOWN to the entire world (including the unique group known in Revelation as the earth dwellers), much to their surprise, dismay, chagrin and eternal loss! If the first 100 (+/-) prophecies of His First Coming were perfectly fulfilled, you can rest assured that this terminal prophecy will be fulfilled in the days of the terminal generation! Woe! All the NT uses of apokalupto - Matt. 10:26; Matt. 11:25; Matt. 11:27; Matt. 16:17; Lk. 2:35; Lk. 10:21; Lk. 10:22; Lk. 12:2; Lk. 17:30; Jn. 12:38; Rom. 1:17; Rom. 1:18; Rom. 8:18; 1 Co. 2:10; 1 Co. 3:13; 1 Co. 14:30; Gal. 1:16; Gal. 3:23; Eph. 3:5; Phil. 3:15; 2 Thess. 2:3; 2 Thess. 2:6; 2 Thess. 2:8; 1 Pet. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:12; 1 Pet. 5:1 Given that the name Antichrist means "instead of Christ" (or against Christ), it is notable that this same verb, apokalupto, is used to describe the revealing of the grand imposter, Paul writing... Then (WHEN? SEE 2Th 2:7+) that lawless one (Antichrist) will be revealed (HE REVEALS HIS TRUE COLORS IN Mt 24:15 WHICH MARKS THE MIDPOINT OF THE LAST 7 YEARS OF THIS AGE - SEE CHART ON "DANIEL'S 70TH WEEK") whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming (on the day that the Son of Man is revealed) (2 Thessalonians 2:8+) The prophet Daniel pictures the holistic holocaust that will occur on that fateful day when the Son of Man will be revealed describing His return as a Stone that crushes the statue (SYMBOLIZING THE GENTILE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD) writing “You (Daniel describing to King Nebuchadnezzar his dream) continued looking until a STONE was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them (THE WORLD SYSTEM ARRAYED AGAINST THE CHRIST). 35 “Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found (COMPARE JESUS' PHRASE HERE "DESTROYED THEM ALL"). But the STONE that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth (THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE VISIBLE ASPECT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD). (Daniel 2:34-35-see in depth commentary) “In the days (A CRUCIAL TIME PHRASE) of those kings (Da 2:42-note = THE KINGS IN THE DAYS OF THE "TOE" PHASE = A TEN NATION LOOSE CONFEDERACY = Da 7:24-note) the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed (THE VISIBLE ASPECT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD), and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms (THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE RETURN OF CHRIST), but it (THE KINGDOM OF GOD) will itself endure forever. 45 “Inasmuch as you saw that a STONE was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy (IT WAS TRUSTWORTHY THEN AND IS TRUSTWORTHY TODAY - IT WILL BE FULFILLED - JUST AS THERE ARE OVER 300 PROPHECIES OF THE MESSIAH AND ABOUT 100 WERE FULFILLED AT HIS FIRST COMING, THE REMAINING 200 OR SO WILL BE PERFECTLY FULFILLED AT THE SECOND COMING WHEN THE STONE CRUSHES THE STATUE. YOU CAN STAKE YOUR LIFE ON THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD! HAVE YOU DONE THAT?).” (Daniel 2:44-45-see in depth commentary) Luke 17:31 “On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. KJV Luke 17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. the one who is on the housetop The flat-roofed eastern houses have stairs on the outside, by which a person may ascend and descend without coming into the house; and in walled cities they usually form continued terraces, from one end of the city to the other, terminating at the gates; so that one may pass along the tops of the houses and escape out of the city without coming down into the street. Job 2:4; Jeremiah 45:5; Matthew 6:25; 16:26; 24:17-21; Mark 13:14-16; Philippians 3:7,8 Luke 17 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 17:20-37 The Present and Future Kingdom - Steven Cole Luke 17:31-37 Characteristics of the Coming King, Part 4 - John MacArthur THAT DAY WILL DISCLOSE HEARTS On that day - As always expressions of time beg the question, "What day?" The context (which is usually the source of the answer) is clear that Jesus is describing that day when He returns as the conquering King and "from His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." (Rev 19:15-16-note). That day is a phrase which would also be a component of the Day of the Lord (see preceding Timeline and discussion). In this context that day is the specific day He returns. While men may know the general time, they do not know the day nor the hour of this frightening, fateful day (Mt 24:36). But when this day comes, it will be obvious to all what is happening and it will come suddenly upon the world.
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Wiersbe - The fact that it is night in Luke 17:34 but day in Luke 17:35–36 indicates that the whole world will be involved in the return of Jesus Christ in glory. (Borrow Be courageous Luke 14-24) Morris feels that "When the Lord comes, it will be at night when men are in bed. But it will also be early morn when women are grinding meal (Luke 17:35) and mid-day when men are working in the field (Luke 17:36). This is possible since the earth is round and rotating daily on its axis." (Borrow The Defender's Study Bible)